Posted on 09/20/2004 2:31:16 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
According to the CBS News web site, tonight's CBS Evening News will address the latest developments in Rathergate.
Let's pile on.
Error made in good faith! Horse Hockey!
They should have been willing to actually ask the questions, not run with them like 2 year olds with scissors.
No, I'm Sorry to President George W. Bush, Dan...you a$$hole!
Not just "I'm Sorry." That doesn't cut it. I'm far, FAR from satisfied.
That is Robin?
All righty then! :-)
OOOOooooooo.......... That had to hurt!
This story isn't dead.....
The Bastard did not apologize to Bush! He's only sorry he got caught...grrrrr.
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No, he won't be allowed to be the fall guy. He's too stupid.
Good point.
Leaving open the question: WHO SUPPLIED THE DOCUMENTS CBS? Aren't you in the least bit interested in knowing?
Email sent---thanks for the email address.
Why did CBS all of a sudden go to Burkett ? Who told them to go to Burkett. Its not like he was an unknown player in this ? Did the DNC tip CBs off ?
The failure of CBS to properly authenticate these documents...etc etc...I'm sorry. Error made in good faith....blah blah blah
Goes to Scott McClellan's news conference.....Ended the broadcast with "The president was honorably discharged"
Now, news about cbs news, and the questions surrounding documents we aired on this broadcast and on the wednesday edition of "60 minutes" on september 8. The documents purported to show that george W. Bush received preferential treatment during his years in the national guard. At the time, cbs news and this reporter fully believed the documents were genuine. Tonight, after further investigation, we can no longer say that. The documents were provided to cbs news by a former commander in the texas national guard, bill burkett. Burkett is well known in national guard circles for a long battle over his medical benefits, and for trying, for several years now, to discredit president bush's military service record. Burkett initially told cbs news he got the documents from a fellow guardsman. But when we interviewed burkett this past weekend, he changed his story, and told us he got the documents from a different source, one we cannot verify. Why did burkett tell cbs news something he now says is not true? We put the question to him. Why did you mislead us?
>> Well, I didn't totally mislead you. I misled you on the one individual. You know, your staff pressured me to a point to reveal that source.
>> Rather: Well, we were trying to get the chain of possession.
>> I understand that.
>> Rather: And you said that you had received them from someone.
>> I understand that.
>> Rather: We did pressure you to say, well, you received them from someone.
>> Yes.
>> Rather: And it's true, we pressured you. It was a very important point for us.
>> Yes. And I simply threw out a name. That was basically, I guess, to take a little pressure off for a moment.
>> Rather: Have you forged anything?
>> No, sir.
>> Rather: Have you faked anything?
>> No, sir.
>> Rather: But you did mislead us.
>> Yes, I misled.
>> Rather: You lied to us.
>> Yes, I did.
>> Rather: Now, if you would mislead us about that, which is critical, why would I or anyone believe that you wouldn't mislead us about something else?
>> I could understand that question. I can'T... that's going to have to be your judgment and anybody else'S.
>> Rather: Burkett still insists the documents are real, but now says he was in no position to verify them.
>> I also insisted when I sat down with your staff in the first face-to-face session, before I gave up any documents, I wanted to know what you were going to do with them, and i insisted that they be authenticated.
>> Rather: The failure of cbs news to do just that, to properly scrutinize the documents and their source, led to errors in our reporting. Cbs news deeply regrets it. Also I want to say personally and directly, I'm sorry. Cbs news president haywood has ordered an investigation to examine the process by which the report was prepared. It will be made public. This was an error made in good faith as we try to carry on the cbs news tradition of asking tough questions and investigating reports. But it was a mistake. Now, some reaction to our revelations today. It comes from a spokesman for president bush, scott mcclellan.
>> Obv
>> Obviously there are still a number of questions that need to be answered, and we look forward to seeing the results of the investigations that other media organizations have undertaken, and that cbs says that they are now undertaking. We appreciate the fact that they have said they deeply regret it, but we still want to see those questions answered.
>> Rather: And scott mcclellan repeated the the white house insistence that president bush fulfilled his obligation to the national guard and he was honorably discharged.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY 2 LITTLE, WAAAAAAAAAAAAY 2 LATE!!!!!!!!!!!
Dan Rather isn't sorry for what he did. He's just sorry.
Everybody knows that! ROFLMAO
LOL, you're the winner, of the post of the day award.
"President Bush is also due a very humble apology" ... yes, and "with all due respect, Mr. President."
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