Posted on 09/17/2004 11:40:08 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
If Sen. Hillary Clinton needs a vice presidential running mate in 2008, she might give Dan Rather a look: They apparently have the same view of the world.
When her husband, President Bill Clinton, was under attack for his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, then-first lady Hillary Clinton laid the blame on a "vast right-wing conspiracy."
Now Rather is blaming questions about his "60 Minutes" story on President Bush's National Guard record on a similar kind of partisan conspiracy.
Rather told USA Today that no one has disputed "the heart" of his report last week, but complained that a "thick partisan fogging machine seeks to cloud the core truth of our story by raising questions about the messenger, methods and techniques."
It's that kind of comment by the veteran CBS News anchor that shows he belongs in politics rather than journalism. In politics, point of view is everything. In journalism, facts are paramount. Clearly, Rather can no longer see the difference between facts and point of view.
His interview on "60 Minutes" Wednesday night with Marian Carr Knox, the former secretary of the late Lt. Col. Jerry B. Killian, who was purportedly the author of the documents, is a good example of Rather's confusion.
Knox told Rather that she did not type the documents but, in her opinion, they did represent Killian's view of Bush. Afterwards, Rather told the Washington Post he was "relieved and pleased" by her comments that the disputed memos reflected the sentiments of Killian, but that "I take very seriously her belief that the documents are not authentic."
How Rather can claim that "the heart" of his report has not been disputed when his own interviewee questioned the authenticity of the documents is beyond us?
For a journalist, "the heart" of the matter has to be the facts, not the opinions. If the documents are fakes, there is no story - except perhaps one about how Rather's own partisanship so fogged his judgment that he became the victim of a journalistic hoax.
Copyright The Advocate-Messenger 2004
Good for you. Rather isn't confusing facts he's lying. Perfect running mate for Hitlery. Except, hopefully, they will be in jail.
They are quite a collection, aren't they?
LOL
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Gunga Dan is an old man, and has earned the right to a secluded and stress-free retirement. He could take it anytime, drawing a full Social Security check and with Medicare and his 401(k) investments, could enjoy his declining years in relative comfort.
It's your Golden Age, Gunga, and you should welcome it. Don't be letting Her Heinous be dragging you back, mostly so you could be HER fall guy.
Burkett Boasts He 'Reassembled' Bush Files, Aided Michael Moore
(CNSNews.com) - The man believed to be the source of the documents used in a CBS News report critical of President Bush, wrote a commentary in August for a left wing online journal in which he bragged that he had "reassembled" President Bush's National Guard files and that he had served as a source for information in the Michael Moore film, "Fahrenheit 911." More to Come.
And now the robotic anchorman on the left, Dan "Short Circuit" Rather--otherwise known as "Johnny 5," quips, "Disassemble? No disassemble!"
And now the robotic anchorman on the left, Dan "Short Circuit" Rather--otherwise known as "Johnny 5," quips, "Disassemble? No disassemble!"
I'm going to deposit a check for a million bucks in my account this weekend, It's signed by Dan Rather,.
Well, Actually it's a forgery - But the information is true !
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