Full CBS Report on "RatherGate" (Long)

CBS News ^ | 1-10-2005 | CBS

[kellynla]

BTTT
don't cha think posting just a link would have been better? LOL
so what's the bottom line?
are they holding to the Blather line that "they were misled but the story is legit?" LOL

[peyton randolph]

Can't conclude political bias was involved? What a white wash.

[OXENinFLA]

The attacks on the September 8 Segment began virtually immediately. One of the first came on freerepublic.com, a website:

[Colonel_Flagg]

Thanks for the post. Bookmarking for later reading. I wonder if there's a pdf link to this somewhere?

[Always Right]

The Panel has not been able to conclude with absolute certainty whether the Killian documents are authentic or forgeries.

Yeah, and we can't say with absolute certainty that 2+2=4.....

[LoneGOPinCT]

The Panel has not been able to conclude with absolute certainty whether the Killian documents are authentic or forgeries.

This sentence says it all. CYA.

[Lou L]

CBS News should establish a protocol for stories that require authentication of any materials, including documents, videotapes, recordings, and photographs. Such a protocol could identify experts, vetted in advance, who might be called on to assist with authentication.

Removed from original report:

"If initial authentication proves said materials are shoddily produced and couldn't stand up to Internet bloggers and those damn "Freepers," said materials should be forged improved upon until they can pass the smell test."

[TomGuy]

Links to the PDF documents.

Complete Independent Panel report on CBS News

Exhibits and Appendices for report (to be posted soon)

Official CBS News reaction and actions taken

[Just mythoughts]

Wonder what this load of whitewash cost seeBS? How much did the republican judge earn?

[Jenya]

I'll read it, I promise, but can someone bottom line this for me?

[Always Right]

The attacks on the September 8 Segment began virtually immediately. One of the first came on freerepublic.com, a website:

Cool, although I am certain it was the first that pointed out with absolute certainty the documents were obviously fake, something this report still can't admit despite there being enough evidence that would convince the OJ jury.

[FreedomPoster]

>>don't cha think posting just a link would have been better?

No. Links go away. FreeRepublic will, hopefully, be here for a long time.

[DoughtyOne]

I thought this was supposed to be an investigation of Rather, not Bush.

LOL, this is some pretty amazing 'STUFF'.

Were Rather's sources bonified? Where their documents real? Did Rather exercise due dilligence?

The answers to these questions DO NOT require the Bush record to be investigated, or aired.

If every accusation regarding Bush by Rather's story were true, it still would be unsupportable if the documents didn't validate that. Therefore the documents and sources should be the fucus here, not the Bush record.

[roses of sharon]

So this panel was just "investigating" WHO SHOULD BE FIRED??

I thought they were investigating WHO FAKED THE DOCUMENT?

CBS needed a panel to decide who to fire? Wasn't that obvious in the first week?

How very typical of elites, they are willing to destroy lives, reputations and livelihood's of everyone but their own.

[FreedomPoster]

Someone needs to post that cool SeeBS animated *.gif to this thread.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Thank you very much!

[calcowgirl]

Poor Dan... he was overworked... hurricane, etc.... wasn't giving it enough attention...
(violins in background)...

You get the idea?

[BluH2o]

>I>The Panel has not been able to conclude with absolute certainty whether the Killian documents are authentic or not

Well folks ... how about starting with the PO Box on the memo header ... P.O. Box 23456? Get a clue ...

[Zacs Mom]

The Panel was not able to reach a definitive conclusion as to the authenticity of the Killian documents

what a bunch of "un-flushables! ...