http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mapes/ en-us Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:41:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088332/posts A New York state Supreme Court judge Monday limited the scope of Dan Rather's $70-million lawsuit against CBS Corp., tossing out his claims that the network committed fraud and unlawfully interfered with his contract in his final months at the news division. But Justice Ira Gammerman allowed Rather to proceed with his claims that CBS broke the terms of his contract and breached its fiduciary duty by sidelining him in the wake of a controversial story about President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard. The ruling "allows us to prove everything we need to prove to a jury,"... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088332/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:41:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049361/posts The Media Mob has learned that a team of Hollywood insiders is currently working on a screen adaptation of Truth And Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power—the 2005 book by former CBS News producer Mary Mapes, in which she defends the 60 Minutes II story by Dan Rather about President George W. Bush's time in the Texas Air National Guard, which ran on CBS in September 2004 and eventually led to her ouster from the network. Who would want to turn "Rathergate" into a feature-length film? According to sources familiar with the situation, Producer Mikkel Bondesen,... New York Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049361/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:33:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013865/posts There is debatable evidence that right-wing radio and TV commentator Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" resulted in Sen. Hillary Clinton's narrow victory in Indiana's Democratic primary on Tuesday.Operation Chaos is Limbaugh's effort to encourage Republican voters to reregister as Democrats or cross over in primaries that permit it, like Indiana's. A vote for Clinton, in Limbaugh's master plan, assures an extended Democratic primary, weakening the eventual nominee.Of course, the egocentric bloviator is taking full credit for Clinton's win by only 14,000 votes in the Hoosier State. Limbaugh has a knack for taking credit for everything he promotes.Imagine if the Democrats were... U.S. News & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013865/posts#comment Sat, 10 May 2008 02:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931248/posts Dan RatherÂ’s Last Big Story Is Himself By Joe Hagan Published Nov 25, 2007 If he werenÂ’t famous, heÂ’d be mistaken for a veteran of a long-ago war: khaki safari shirt on his back, scuffed combat boots on his feet, that wiry crest of a brow, rheumy eyes under heavy lids, lower lip jutting out like an ornery fish resisting a hook. When Dan Rather sits on a bench in Central Park to tell how his 44-year career at CBS News ended in ignominy and humiliation, he is in fact still waging a war, a bitter and personal one. And... New York Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931248/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:29:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931050/posts New York magazine's Joe Hagan writes at length (5,700 words worth) about Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS. Hagan, who also wrote about Rather's successor Katie Couric for a cover story in July, conjures up a likely "catalyst" for Rather's suit: former producer Mary Mapes' book defending the Bush/National Guard story. Hagan writes: What was in the book wasn't surprising to Rather. What was surprising was that after its publication, Mapes hired a high-powered Houston lawyer named Mark Lanier to draw up a lawsuit against CBS, and CBS responded with a settlement before she had even filed it. What was in... Media Bistro http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931050/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:17:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900980/posts Dan Rather's lawsuit at CBS achieved its first purpose; it's put Dan Rather back in the spotlight. After having disappeared into the black hole of HDNet, Rather once again has become noteworthy enough to get an invitation on Larry King Live and the rest of the talkshows. However, if he had hoped to resurrect his reputation with the lawsuit, his colleagues have not been impressed (via QandO): Rather’s former colleagues at CBS have something to say. Take, for example, Don Hewitt, the legendary producer of “60 Minutes.” “Any news organization, print or broadcast, has the right to protect its reputation... Captain's Quarters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900980/posts#comment Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:50:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900026/posts How can I put this nicely? Mary Mapes [file photo] has reality "issues." Three years after she was exposed for having perpetrated one of the worst frauds in the history of presidential-campaign journalism, she continues to paint herself as the victim of a right-wing conspiracy. And incredibly, despite a mountain of incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, she clings to the notion that the blatantly forged documents at the heart of the Memogate story were authentic. Mapes's meltdown-in-the-guise-of-a-column appeared in yesterday's Huffington Post. Excerpts from the metaphor-gone-wild "Courage for Dan Rather" [emphasis added]: [We] reaped a whirlwind of right-wing outrage and... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900026/posts#comment Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:41:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876261/posts Bob Owens has been in contact with the Public Affairs Officer for General David Petraeus: It’s Official: Beauchamp’s Claims Debunked by Army Internal Investigation.Col. Steven Boylan, Public Affairs Officer for U.S. Army Commanding General in Iraq David Petraeus, just emailed me the following in response to my request to confirm an earlier report that the U.S. Army’s investigation into the claims made by PV-2 Scott Thomas Beauchamp made in The New Republic had been completed.He states:To your question: Were there any truth to what was being said by Thomas?Answer: An investigation of the allegations were conducted by the command and... Little Green Footballs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876261/posts#comment Sat, 4 Aug 2007 12:21:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872356/posts Scott Thomas came out of the closet today. His real name is Scott Thomas Beauchamp and he's serving with Alpha Company, 1/18 Infantry, Second Brigade Combat Team, First Infantry Division in Iraq: It’s been maddening, to say the least, to see the plausibility of events that I witnessed questioned by people who have never served in Iraq. I was initially reluctant to take the time out of my already insane schedule fighting an actual war in order to play some role in an ideological battle that I never wanted to join. That being said, my character, my experiences, and those... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872356/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:53:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867210/posts Appearing on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' Disgraced former CBS producer Mary Mapes said she is “uncomfortable” watching Katie Couric anchor the network's evening news. Mapes came to this conclusion not because she is a woman as Katie would like you to believe, instead because she looks “drugged” and “kidnapped.” Video available here .Partial transcript: Mapes on Couric: She is "...someone who looks like they've been kidnapped and drugged and are making a hostage tape. It has nothing to do with her being a male or female, it's just not comfortable to watch." Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867210/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:53:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1771502/posts As cable news becomes increasingly combative and opinionated, the financial news network CNBC is pushing in the other direction, introducing an hourlong monthly newsmagazine, “Business Nation.” “It really is a first in terms of a business-oriented newsmagazine,” the network’s vice president for special programming, Josh Howard, said. “No one has really done this.” The debut of “Business Nation,” which includes reports about the sale online of stolen goods and the popularity of martial arts fighting, will be Wednesday at 10 p.m. It will be repeated 8 to 10 times before the next installment is broadcast. “In order to make this... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1771502/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:40:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695806/posts Memogate Reunion! QUEEN MARY MapesGood news, phony document fans! The team that gave you Memogate is back in action. Former CBS News producer Mary Mapes has rejoined her old running partner Dan Rather at Mark Cuban's HDNet channel. Rather, 74, is starting all over at hi-def cable network with a weekly one-hour show that will translate the day's events into awkwardly-worded homespun similes. It debuts in October. Mapes, of course, was at the center of the scandal that triggered Rather's abrupt retirement from CBS: She was the producer of a 60 Minutes segment that showcased documents suggesting that, just maybe,... Drudge.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1695806/posts#comment Tue, 5 Sep 2006 16:40:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645153/posts Wednesday, Jun 07 Rick Kaplan Resigns: "He Has Led MSNBC Through A Period Of Impressive Growth" "I want to thank Rick for his service to MSNBC," NBC News president Steve Capus said in a message to MSNBC employees at 4pm. "Over the last two and a half years, Rick has been a tireless champion for the network and all the hard work you do each and every day. He has led MSNBC through a period of impressive growth especially in primetime. You, the staff at MSNBC, are enormously dedicated and have built a rock-solid foundation for our future growth. MSNBC... TVNewser http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645153/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:56:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1644975/posts (NOTE TO FReaders. I would not normally alter the basic article, but it so full of delusional thoughts and outright lines that direct attribution is needed so FReader will see what is being references, much like DUmmie Funnies from PJ Comix) STORY FOLLOWS By Mary Mapes My first thought when I read the NY Post's latest Page Six item on Dan Rather was that Dan must have missed a hush money payment or something. Reading on, I realized this was actually an opening publicity volley for a new book, one that is probably guaranteed a small but ready readership. (IT... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1644975/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635615/posts This just in from source at Black Rock: He/She is at pre-season party in The Hamptons. Other CBSers (The Suits) are there as well. The Suits confirmed: Ran Rather's contract at CBS expires in August. He has not been offered ANY type of renewal. There may be some tiny dollar (the exact fee never to be disclosed) face-saving deal but that's it, Dan is out. This comes after he "resigned" from CBS Evening News position last year in an attempt to stop the bloodletting of advertisers at CBS. As we all know, the primary cause was not so much Rather's... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635615/posts#comment Sat, 20 May 2006 23:28:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635149/posts Leslie Cauley, the USA Today reporter who last week “broke” the news that three major U.S. telecommunications companies were assisting the National Security Agency in building a database to more easily track any communications by potential terrorists, is listed as a donor to former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt... A search found a listing for "writer and journalist" Leslie Cauley, indicating she gave $2,000 to Gephardt on June 30, 2003, when Gephardt was running for the Democratic presidential nomination. And that seems not to be her only tie to Democratic politics ... Cauley's link to a Democratic campaign seems likely... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635149/posts#comment Fri, 19 May 2006 20:18:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1577179/posts Fired CBS "60 Minutes" producer Mary Mapes is still blaming the internet for ending her media career prematurely - or more precisely; the "vicious" bloggers who discovered that documents she unearthed in a bid to trash President Bush's National Guard service were forgeries. "The criticism that was launched at us initially really came from the very conservative blogosphere, folks who are on these very conservative web sites," Mapes complained Friday on WVMT Vermont's "Charlie & Ernie" radio show. "This was really a terribly vicious attack they launched on CBS," she insisted, before lamenting: "Politics is not necessarily the way it... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1577179/posts#comment Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:09:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1544469/posts The year 2005 is ending as it began, with another successful election in Iraq and a liberal media still flapping around trying to find other controversies to submerge it. It does not matter to them that a Gallup poll found that 74 percent of Americans express confidence in their military, but only 28 percent express confidence in their newspapers or TV news outlets. The "mainstream" media excels in excoriating the performance of nearly everyone else, but acts as if nothing they do should be held up as ineffective, inaccurate or just plain absurd. That's why the Media Research Center and... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1544469/posts#comment Wed, 21 Dec 2005 05:59:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1540064/posts I just noticed this after another freeper commented that the Wikipedia article on memogate was generally favorable to free republic yesterday. Literally a few moments after the post, some leftist wacko essentially rewrote the entire Wikipedia article on memogate using talking points that supposedly "refute" each evidence item that shows they were forgeries. He added a bunch of citations to TANG-Bush conspiracy sites and the site he used the most (12 times) was www.truthandduty.com. In case you don't know www.truthandduty.com is Mary Mapes' website pushing her new book. Here's the link of all the changes that were made - it's... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1540064/posts#comment Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:17:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532525/posts On Saturday, December 3 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, December 4 at 6:00 pm and at 9:00 pm Description: This week on After Words journalist Mary Mapes explains her investigative story on George W. Bush's National Guard record that aired on 60 Minutes II. Her new book about the experience is titled "Truth and Duty: The Press, The President, and the Privilege of Power." Ms. Mapes tells her version of the controversy over the segment, and the ensuing internal investigation at CBS that led to Dan Rather's resignation as anchor of CBS Evening News, and her own dismissal. She is... BookTV.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532525/posts#comment Fri, 2 Dec 2005 06:45:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530367/posts MARY MAPES IS BACK. With her memoir, Truth and Duty: The Press, The President, and the Privilege of Power, the former CBS News producer is trying to write a second act for her career. Sadly, if her book is any indication, her second act is just a repeat of the first. Mapes was the producer of the CBS 60 Minutes II segment on President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard that aired on September 8, 2004. According to the segment, President Bush had received preferential treatment in being admitted to the Guard, and once in, had served dishonorably.... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530367/posts#comment Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:07:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529791/posts I've spent the last few days reading Mary Mapes's Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power. Mapes was of course the producer of the September 8, 2004 60 Minutes II segment attacking President Bush's Air National Guard Service. The book is infuriating in so many ways that it would take an inordinate amount of space to do justice to it, and I'm not sure whether to take it seriously. Yet it has won remarkably favorable notices in respectable venues such as the Washington Post, for example, where Paul Farhi had kind words for it: "Lashing... Powerline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529791/posts#comment Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:13:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530008/posts MIDI - SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN You better watch out...you may hear her cry You should be aware, I'm telling you why Mary Mapes is coming to town She's selling her book...it's fiction for sure Like white driven snow, she claims she is pure Mary Mapes is coming to town She hates the evil FReepers...Buckhead, perhaps the most She pushed her phony documents...and her job was turned to toast You better watch out...you may hear her cry You should be aware, I'm telling you why Mary Mapes is coming to town She'll never admit what she did... DFU CHRISTMAS 2005 SONGS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530008/posts#comment Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:32:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527802/posts Listen on streaming now: Mary Mapes trying to say that the documents were not fake... KFI AM radio Los Angeles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527802/posts#comment Thu, 24 Nov 2005 05:11:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526303/posts Ever since the controversy over the CBS use of forged memos erupted, those disappointed by the exposure of the forgeries have wondered if the whole thing wasn't some sort of set up perpetrated by the Dark Lord, Karl Rove. Integral to this paranoid theorizing was their slack-jawed amazement that anyone could have observed and commented that the documents were fake based on typography as quickly as I did. How could anyone not on the inside have articulated a technical and convincing explanation that the documents were fake within a few hours of the broadcast? Well, here's your answer. It's probably... How Did Buckhead Know? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526303/posts#comment Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:17:55 GMT