CBS Appoints Panel to Investigate 'Memogate'

Fox News ^ | September 22, 2004 | Liza Porteus, Kelly Wright and The A P

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NEW YORK — CBS has appointed former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and former Associated Press chief executive Lou Boccardi to investigate the National Guard documents story that has caught the news network by storm. The two-person review panel will begin its work this week and will have full access and complete cooperation from CBS News and CBS, as well as all of the resources necessary, CBS said in a statement Wednesday. The panel will report its findings to CBS News and CBS. The findings also will be made public, according to the network. Meanwhile, a veteran CBS News producer may be taking the fall for the news network at the center of the "memogate" controversy regarding President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service.

[OldFriend]

But of course, this is all a republican plot.

Poor thing, bet there's nothing you can't find to blame on republicans.

[slimer]

Need to research WHO received the Pulitzer Prize since this guy was Chairman of the Board.

[Dad2Angels]

Progress Already?

In a stunning development the panel has already revealed the discovery of Ms. Mapes' membership in an exclusive and exclusionary private club!

[GBA]

You misunderstand my post. I don't blame the republicans for Rather, See B.S., the memos, or anything else. I blame the DEMONCRATS and RATHER, and SEE B.S.

What I accuse the Republicans of is being gutless about going after people like Rather or the Clinton crime family when they break the law.

I want justice! I'm sick and tired of the liberal bias in the media and people connected with the demoncrats and/or the Clinton crime family getting away with stuff that you or I would be hung by the short hairs for.

I VOTE Republican with the hope that they will fight for the justice I want to see, blind justice for all and not according to party affiliation. I just can't REGISTER as a republican any more, at least not until they fight like they mean it. Clinton should have been fired if not sent to jail and so should Rather and company.

Like I said, I hope I'm wrong, but I won't be surprised if nothing happens.

[VRWC_minion]

Democratic insiders are fearful of what the scandal could do to their party.

"You start tying these connections together … I said I'm so scared because I know what's going on with my party," Democratic strategist Pat Caddell told FOX News. "The fact is, [Burkett] did not approach CBS, CBS approached him looking for the documents, which means someone tipped CBS off … which could be a violation of the law."

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PUBLIC SERVICE

For a distinguished example of meritorious public service (gag) by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources (puke) which, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs and an on-line presentation, a gold medal.

Awarded to The New York Times (barf) for the work of David Barstow and Lowell Bergman that relentlessly examined death and injury among American workers and exposed employers who break basic safety rules. (Moved by the Board from the Investigative Reporting category, where it was also entered.)

Here's one example for 2004 although Boccardi is not currently listed as a board member.

[OldFriend]

All there is in your rant is a lot of......I, I, I, I, I, I,....and more I, I, I,....I want, I want.......

Get a grip.

[bvw]

It raises legitimate questions about Mr. Thornburg's impartiality. Why did he get chosen? Did he or some intermediary approach CBS, or did some CBS mucky-muck or advisor know of a possible grudge of Mr. Thornburg's, and thus sent CBS after him?

How CBS decided on this panel, on these two men is itself a fact that is very pertinant towards evaulating the panel's performance. Not that much time should be so spent, for in the end CBS choose them itself and that alone is such a serious compromise as to make any invetsigation by the panel meaningless as to truth and actual fact.

The fact that CBS choose Thornburg for such de-facto compromised panel, and that Mr. Thornburg accepted it is of itself a significant tell-tale of Mr. Thornburg's integrity in this matter.

Therefore I have been removing the final "h" from his name. For in my view, at least, he will have to re-earn his "burgh" -- for now, by his act of joining this mockery of a panel, he is just a another "burg".

[Beckwith]

I would prefer to see this episode referred to as "Rathergate" since it points at the person most responsible for defending the documents and continuing to insist the story is about Bush not the forgeries and conspiracy.

[Just mythoughts]

"It raises legitimate questions about Mr. Thornburg's impartiality. Why did he get chosen? Did he or some intermediary approach CBS, or did some CBS mucky-muck or advisor know of a possible grudge of Mr. Thornburg's, and thus sent CBS after him?"

I will not disagree. We are talking about CBS and they have demonstrated how they do business, especially the "news" business.

The announcement stated his credibility of having worked in two Republican administrations. However, his position is not to give we the public answers rather to give CBS answers.

Personally the mere fact that CBS is still promoting the story told in the forged documents as being true and are still trying to verify the information is all I need to know that this was a publicity stunt. Nobody has been fired, resigned or any apology to the people they caused deliberate harm to.

My take on the people they chose to do whatever it is they are going to do is more about containing the damage from potential lawsuits.

Quite frankly this was a hoax, a fraud committed on what I continually get told are 'public' airwaves, now that would seem to indicate that the public was defrauded by what they supposedly already own, not to mention President Bush who they know darn well will not crawl down into the sewer with them.

[Just mythoughts]

"For the record my source id'd: http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2004/01/karl_roves_laws_1.html
Found via a google of "Thornburgh Rove"."


Just for your information, this was news to me.
Jmt

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[RGSpincich]

Great! Another facr finding commission. Here come the memo gate widows...

[Just mythoughts]

bvw wrote:
For the record my source id'd: http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2004/01/karl_roves_laws_1.html
Found via a google of "Thornburgh Rove".

Little background history...

[Grampa Dave]

Interesting find.

One might say that Thornburgh probably has no love for Rove.

[Just mythoughts]

"Interesting find.

One might say that Thornburgh probably has no love for Rove."

At this level of "power" who knows, but it does contradict old Danny's supposed unhappiness of Thornburgh's selection.

[Grampa Dave]

"It does contradict old Danny's supposed unhappiness of Thornburgh's selection."

This is a great find. I hope that Rush, Sean and Drudge find out about your research.

[Just mythoughts]

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"To: Just mythoughts
For the record my source id'd: http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2004/01/karl_roves_laws_1.html
Found via a google of "Thornburgh Rove".


28 posted on 09/23/2004 4:14:40 AM PDT by bvw
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"This is a great find. I hope that Rush, Sean and Drudge find out about your research."


No no, not my credit, it was pointed out to me. Really didn't think much about it until the supposed unhappiness of Danny about the Thornburgh selection.

[GBA]

"All there is in your rant is a lot of......I, I, I, I, I, I,....and more I, I, I,....I want, I want.......

Get a grip."

Thanks for caring and for your helpful suggestion! I now have a grip.

But...selfish little me, I, I, I still want, want, want the media to lose (or at least admit) its liberal bias, Rather, CBS, and the DNC to be investigated by law enforcement, Rather to lose his job, and, while they're at it, Rather and CBS to appologize to President Bush.

After 8 years of Clinton, pardon me if I'm still a little jaded about seeing justice being done.

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C...........B...........S