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To: WildTurkey
It's a long article. I must have missed the part that referred to Rather's "unimpeachable" source ...

Yeah, really!

From the article:


The action was prompted by the report of an independent panel that concluded that CBS News failed to follow basic journalistic principles in the preparation and reporting of the piece. The panel also said CBS News had compounded that failure with “rigid and blind” defense of the 60 Minutes Wednesday report.


They WANTED this to be true. They WANTED to make Bush look bad.

It backfired on them.

Rather should be pitched from the 60 Minutes II show also.


178 posted on 01/10/2005 7:54:33 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: MeekOneGOP
The panel said a “myopic zeal” to be the first news organization to broadcast a groundbreaking story about Mr. Bush’s National Guard service....

“....a zealous belief in the truth of the segment seem to have led many to disregard some fundamental journalistic principles, “ the report said.

The piece was aired during a tight and hotly contested presidential race between Mr. Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry. The timing of the story prompted charges of political bias against CBS News.

"....the Panel cannot conclude that a political agenda at 60 Minutes Wednesday drove either the timing of the airing of the segment or its content.”

TRANSLATION: "The panel cannot conclude anything based on what is right before its own stinking eyeballs."

218 posted on 01/10/2005 8:13:56 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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