One night I blogged Dan Rather in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.the "modified, limited hang-out" from the Watergate era. Wow, he took me back with that one. Excellent article.
Kenneth has painted himself into a corner which will be his legacy. Excellent.
"Allowed the network to be had", my @ss.
"Three, that the week before Knox appeared on "60 Minutes" she told the Houston Post that "she had no firsthand knowledge of Bush's time with the Texas Air National Guard.""
I think this statement has not been may public enough to the mainstream media,....the week before she no firsthand knowledge, but on the 60min2 interview she spoke in great detail about it.... one more though FoxNEWS this morning(I missed his name) who said Rather, and crew are in Texas now trying to talk the source into coming on TV, and tell what docs are true and which are fake.... that is incredible.
It never hurts to send a letter or e-mail of praise for a piece that we all appreciate:
David Reinhard, associate editor, can be reached at 503-221-8152 or davidreinhard@news.oregonian.com
How do I write a Letter to the Editor?
letters@news.oregonian.com
Hmm, a perky blonde RAT surrogate was on Fox this am, parroting the Karl Rove did it line. She was giggling, but even the dumbest viewer knew she was hoping he'd buy it.
"It's impossible to believe CBS conspired with the source of the almost certain forgeries. It's more likely that a "Get Bush" newsroom culture compromised professional checks and standards and allowed the network to be had."
Actually, this is absolutely wrong. In the absence of contemporaneous preconception that CBS is trustworthy (a preconception I fail to share), one could reach no other conclusion than that CBS intentionally foisted these fraudulent documents on the public. All roads lead back toRather. They came from Texas. Rather comes from Teaxas. They came from Harris Courty. Rather and his daughter hve ties to Harris County. Rather hates the Bushes. The documents were meant to hurt the Bushes. The documents were not vetted. Rather was responsible for vetting. When questioned, Rather defended them and attached his critics.
What other facts would it take to make Rather the most likely suspect in this crime? A draft of the forgery being faxed from Rather to Texas? People have gone to prison with less circumstantial evidence than there is against Rather.
One night I blogged Dan Rather in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.Reinhard is the token conservative columnist at the Oregonian.
MEDIA ETHICS PROJECT SEEKS FCC RULING AGAINST CBS NEWS FOR RATHERGATE
Media Ethics Project (“MEP”) of New York today petitioned the FCC to sanction CBS News and its parent organization, Viacom, Inc., for its recent broadcast of news reports based on forged documents.
In announcing the FCC filing, MEP Chairman William L. Whitely stated: “Most people familiar with Dan Rather’s reports have seen solid evidence from various credible sources showing the documents to be forged. Yet, day in and day out, CBS has stubbornly continued to maintain that the memos are authentic. This supremely arrogant conduct violates the public trust and FCC rules and policies. Viacom cannot be allowed to flaunt the Commission’s rules in this manner. ”
MEP seeks a ruling by the FCC finding that the deliberate actions of CBS and Viacom maintaining the authenticity of the documents, constitute broadcasting of falsified, faked, distorted or staged news reports in violation of Commission policies. MEP is asking the FCC to sanction Viacom including imposing fines and ordering forfeiture of one or more broadcast licenses .
Mr. Whitely added that, “This whole episode must be regarded as a remarkable failure of management. It is truly sad that the proud traditions of professionalism of CBS News, the division built by the likes of Morrow, Severeid, Reasoner, Mudd and Cronkite, have been allowed to slowly fade away. In their place is an organization where unprincipled ego, bias, negligence, partisanship and vindictiveness apparently determine the setting of management policy. Such changes are not in the best interest of CBS, the CBS affiliates and CBS shareholders, nor, most certainly, are they in the public interest as well. Staying to this course, the House that Paley Built will likely become the Network that Rather Wrecked.”
MEP has asked that the FCC expedite its consideration of the group’s Petition for Declaratory Ruling against CBS News.
See a full copy of the MEP Petition for Declaratory Ruling at http://mediaethicsproject.blogspot.com/ or www.mediaethics.8k.com
With MEP's filing, the FCC now has a formal Petition to review requesting that CBS be found guilty for violating Commission policy prohibiting the broadcasting of falsified, faked, distorted or staged news reports as contrary to the public interest.
All interested parties will now be able to contact the FCC to request that it take immediate action on the MEDIA ETHICS PROJECT Petition For Declaratory Ruling Against CBS News.
FCC Contact Information:
Chairman Michael K. Powell: Michael.Powell@fcc.gov ---
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy: Kathleen.Abernathy@fcc.gov --- Commissioner Michael J. Copps: Michael.Copps@fcc.gov ---
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin: KJMWEB@fcc.gov ---
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein: Jonathan.Adelstein@fcc.gov
I am amazed that this came from the Oregonian!!! Just one more indication that the left has decided to eat their own.
And this is being charitable.