[Archangelsk]

Sure, Rupert from Survivor (also Rudy the SEAL), but that's entertainment, not news.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

No.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

IS THERE ANYONE AT CBS WITH ANY INTEGRITY AND COURAGE?

Not since Bernie Goldberg left.

[Bernard]

I'm not a journalist either, so perhaps somebody can explain to me the difference between an unnamed source and an imaginary friend?

[Jet Jaguar]

Nope.

[Eccl 10:2]

From the standpoint of journalistic integrity, obviously CBS and Rather have indeed sold their souls.

However, judging from the reaction at DUnceland, to his faithful, Rather has vaulted himself to folk-hero status.

By self-removing what little veneer of objectivity CBS had left they have staked out an audience (market) of loyal though morally-bankrupt mushheads.

This looks like a business decision to serve a market demographic, and survive economically in the face of an eroding market. They are no longer the "news", they are butt-nekkid propoganda. And their not unsubstantially sized market loves it.

Just think of the savings when you don't have to bother with pesky things like research, fact-checking, and source substantiation. The profit potential is enormous.

[LadyPilgrim]

No............ they've all been recruited by the dnc.

[Columbine]

No

[snooker]

Well cBS sure had the courage to put this steaming pile out and think people would just believe it.

Integrity is the missing part.

[ClearCase_guy]

CBS's blind faith in the authenticity of the memos is disingenuous (at best). The only way to KNOW for sure (when there is so much apparent evidence to the contrary) is if Dan Rather was "on the boat" and watched Killian type the memo back in 1973. Aside from that, there is no "knowing" and an investigation into the matter is the safe, responsible course to take.

But CBS won't do that. Not because they "know", but because they know. And are afraid.

Dan: Lesson from Nixon -- it's not the crime, it's the cover-up.

[hflynn]

I spent a month undercover at CBS looking for someone with courage and integrity. I found him but I can't divulge his identity. I can however show you a redacted photo which will give you a hint of his identity

[Jonathan]

Yes, there certainly is.

Call their main office in New York City and ask to be connect to a Mr. Bernard Kalb. I know that he has a reputation for integrity and honesty.

WHAT????!!!!

Bernie has left????

Oh . . . I guess that you shouldn't even bother dropping a dime, then.

[capt. norm]

Evidently Dan Rather finally got enough rope...

...and he's using it.

[Piquaboy]

One of the janitors, maybe?

[Lunkhead_01]

There is no one at CBS News with any integrity let alone courage. Dan Rather has neither. Two of his claims to fame are he was in Dallas when President Kennedy was shot and he was the bureau chief in Saigon at about the time LT(jg) Kerry was there.

If I remember the video I saw of Rather on November 22, 1963, he was hunkering down afraid of additional snipers.

I seem to remember a picture of him during the Tet Offensive just about shaking with fear while reporting.

Note: I have often thought that Rather was proliferating the Kerry propaganda about Vietnam veterans being evildoers and how the NVA and VC were pure warriors seeking goodness and truth. Now I think Kerry has been spreading the Rather propaganda all these years. Does anyone know if Kerry -- who admits to entering Saigon even though under orders not to do so -- ever met Rather in Vietnam?

[AmericanMade1776]

I know one thing, no one with integrity, and intelligence is watching Dan Blather on CBS.

[Cboldt]

Don't hold your breath.

I think public opinion of media in general puts their honesty BELOW that of used car dealers. Still, there are plenty of suckers who buy cars from used car salesmen, and plenty of suckers who believe media reports.

[spodefly]

INTEGRITY AND COURAGE?

What about plain old COMPETENCE. If they are going to whore themselves out to a political party fielding a losing candidate, the least they can do is manage to forge documents without anachronisms and inconsistencies that make them obvious frauds. If they are going to flush whatever credibility they had left down the drain, at least do so with an attention to detail that would at least give the propaganda some legs.

Lie. And lie big, CBS. It's what we now expect of you. But for goodness sakes, at least get good at it.

[Brilliant]

No.

[fatal]

Andy Rooney ?