CBS Fires Mapes

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[Theodore R.]

Thornburgh was a "Republican for Johnson" in the Democrat year of 1964. He was elected governor as a liberal Republican in 1978 and narrowly reelected in the Democrat year of 1982. He joined the first Bush administration as attorney general and was quite conservative, maybe not another Ed Meese but more conservative than most Bush41 appointees. I don't know if he would try to pacify Dan Rather: I kind of doubt it.

[Theodore R.]

Mapes should move fast and announce her own candidacy for the DNC chairmanship.

[1Old Pro]

If there was no Media bias how do they explain 5 years researching GWB's Guard record and NO investigation of Kerry's outrageous record?

I think your question is the answer.

[IPWGOP]

[steelyourfaith]

Is this all about Mapes knowing (but not reporting) that Dubya wanted to go to Nam?

"Mapes had information prior to the airing of the September 8 [2004] Segment that President Bush, while in the TexANG [Texas Air National Guard] did volunteer for service in Vietnam but was turned down in favor of more experienced pilots. For example, a flight instructor who served in the TexANG with Lieutenant Bush advised Mapes in 1999 that Lieutenant Bush “did want to go to Vietnam but others went first.” Similarly, several others advised Mapes in 1999, and again in 2004 before September 8, that Lieutenant Bush had volunteered to go to Vietnam but did not have enough flight hours to qualify."

Mapes, like Rather, will be remembered as being discredited and dishonest.

[mojitojoe]

Very interesting!