Posted on 09/20/2004 9:34:42 AM PDT by SmithPatterson
This is not the end of this episode.
It's been my observation that a forced apology is NEVER sincere. But it's better than none at all.
SeeBS should give Rush Limbaugh a 20 year no fire contract to do Rather's job.
I think they owe an apology to Killian and his family as well.
They regret the memos were bad forgeries. Next time they'll be better forgeries and will be harder to debunk.
Good point!
If they had been more careful, the slime would have stuck!
SOMETHING TO REMEMBER!
It boils down to these facts....
1. There is NO WAY THAT CBS WAS TRICKED OR MISLED. Too many people and facts say otherwise.
2. CBS AND RATHER CONTINUE TO LIE AND COVER UP WHO SUPPLIED THE FORGERIES.
3. CBS AND RATHER ARE PROTECTING THE SOURCE. To disclose the source would BRING DOWN RATHER, CBS AND THE KERRY CAMPAIGN.
4. IF CBS WERE GENUINE ABOUT THEIR ROTTEN, HIT PIECE, THEY WOULD APOLOGIZE TO BUSH. This whole HIT PIECE was targeted to hurt Bush. WHERE IS AN APOLOGY FROM CBS AND RATHER??? (I know, don't laugh).
CBS AND RATHER ARE COMPLICIT IN A CRIME against President Bush, in violation of public trust, in violation of FCC regulations and THEY DON'T CARE. CBS IS FINISHED AS A CREDIBLE ORGAINZATION.
''Burkett originally said he obtained the documents from another former Guardsman. Now he says he got them from a different source whose connection to the documents and identity CBS News has been unable to verify to this point.''
So much for the source being ''unimpeachable''. The saga continues.
It's only going to get worse. every time Dan opens his piehole, they step into it deeper.
They need to fire him if they hope to regain an ounce of respect; even from liberals.
I am sure he could get a comfy spot at CNN.
There has been no apology from C BS to President Bush and those of us who support President Bush.
It is time boycott any advertiser who pays the 40 pieces of silver to any C BS NOTNEWS or Lies Instead of News program from 60 minutes to Blather's evening lies.
If the source originated anywhere other than the high ranks of the DNC, I think they would have "outed" it by now. They certainly wouldn't be risking their entire reputation, and everything that implie$, by protecting some isolated whack-job.
Burkett will say that the substance of the memoranda is still correct and that these are recreations. Rather will apologize for airing them, but he still stands by the story. He will say that Bush must answer the questions about his guard service. Another non-apology apology.
Remember when Cleland made that bus trip to the Bush ranch to protest the Swift-Vets? That had to be when the transaction of documents took place. It puts the two men logistically together in a state of heightened willingness.
I guess the DNA test results on the stained blue memo are in?
The Killians and at least two of their experts say that they told CBS that the documents were forgeries.
And CBS never spoke to Staudt.
Apparently.
They violated Texas law by forging a Government document. That is a felony.
Rather is an accomplice and Burkett is guilty as sin.
They should both be tried.
Most liars and cheats do regret getting caught.
They're going to regret it through their ratings and lost revenue for a long time to come.
Burkitt is not "the press". Since forging the documents is illegal as is probably passing on/misrepresenting known forgeries, I would think Burkitt could be encouraged by prosecution to own up to the lineage of the documents.
Rather was probably not interviewing him as much as telling him not to talk about the DNC part of it.
Absolutely unbelievable. Burkett is "unimpeachable." And he's not the originator. But CBS will keep digging. PLEASE . . . it's their grave.
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