In a development first covered Tuesday morning by "Fox and Friends" host E.D. Hill, the report says:
"Heyward recalled speaking to Rather on Monday, September 6, and being told that the story was thoroughly vetted. Heyward also told the Panel that Rather said he had not 'been involved in this much checking on a story since Watergate.'” [page 104]
The only head left unrolled at CBS after the Memogate debacle, Dan Rather has pretty much represented himself throughout this as right, Right, Right, Right! Not politically, of course, because he obviously believes anyone to the right of Marx is still too Republican.
Unfortunately for Rather, he's been flat out busted and a couple of things finally came into play. First we get to see what media whores really do when TSHTF. They point their dirty little fingers and people start to go down. Rather only made it as far as he has for two reasons. One, the network thought it could weasel out of looking like it was run by a collection of idiots (first wrong assumption) and two, the network really cannot legally risk admitting Rather knew it was completely a put-up job - and make no mistake about it, it was - because of the legal hassles that could have enused. And still may.
Two and a half months after the incredibly stupid broadcast, Rather announced his retirement. Two months later, the report comes out and heads roll. Now with four people fired, we only need to wait two more months before Rather is gone. Unfortunately for See-BS, they'll need just a tad longer to regain any measure of credibility.
The simple fact of the matter is, Rather's ego outgrew his abilities and he took the big fall. I'll be happy to see him gone, but I have got to ask the Decison Makers at headquarters, "What the hell are you thinking? Do you boobs there behind the big, unblinking, myopic eye really think your credibility will be improved by hiring Katie Couric?"
One request I do have for the Rathers, Michael Moore and his oily ilk, the Power Mad Soros Group types and the rest of the Useful Idiots out there.
Will you please find something else to do with your time and let the elective process go forward as honestly as it can? Let the little guys among us make mistakes and the few of you knotheads that think you're so damned much smarter and richer that you ought to be able to decide who our presidents should be just shut up and leave us the hell alone. I, for one, am sick to death of you.
And I am not alone.
Funny bit - read it for your grin for the day:
Judge Judy talks to Dan and Ms. Mapes.
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