Why did Dan Rather continue to ‘claim to’ believe it,
Because he wanted it to be true, it would seem.
and CBS not immediately fire him?
He had the support and complicity of quite a few within CBS. It wasn’t a rogue operation: As the article notes, the ‘60 Minutes’ piece was done in active concert with the Kerry Campaign, with commercials already made and time bought.
33 posted on 09/08/2021 11:22:54 AM PDT by lepton
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