Dan Rather: He still believes in the forged memos

Someone sent me this email from one of those "conservative think tanks"


Declaring he "absolutely" believes "the truth" of his discredited story
based on forged memos, about President Bush's National Guard record, on
Wednesday's Larry King Live on CNN Dan Rather contended that "we had a
lot, a lot of corroboration, of what we broadcast about President Bush's
military record. It wasn't just the documents." Rather then attacked those
who dared to expose his misdeeds: "It's a very old technique used, that
when those who don't like what you're reporting believe it can be hurtful,
then they look for the weakest spot and attack it, which is fair enough.
It's a diversionary technique." A bit later, Rather played the martyr.
Reminded by King of how Rather's CBS News was called "the liberal
network," Rather charged: "They call you names when you insist on being
independent." Rather proceeded to insist, clearly talking about himself,
that journalists who are "willing to be truly independent, and fiercely
independent when called upon, and dedicated to pulling no punches and
playing no favorites have become in recent years a bit of an endangered
species."

 

Truly bombshell stuff there poin... : It's just too bad the (poorly) forged documents used solidfy claims of WMB in Iraq and support Bush's charge to lead the nation to war weren't scrutinized as closely.

 

Used Daddy's pals to get into the Guard.Took the oath. Dodged his requirements. Covered it up.
Anything else is smoke and mirrors.
Anybody collected that reward yet?

 

I'm sure you have proof of all that, Streisand.

 

This thread is about Rather. You know, the one in your line of work? I guess forging up documents (and refusing to come clean about it) is okay, because of Bush's daddy.

Fenian - exremely intellectually dishonest. You chide others about people using the "But Clinton got a blow job" line... Yet, this thread, dealing with Rather forging documents, and you fall back on another Bush/Daddy thread.

At least be honest with yourself once in a while.

 

I believe in the substance of the memos as well.

 

His self-honesty consists of deciding whether to back Hillary or Nader.

 

The thread is about....

Okay, whatever dude. A journalists got bamboozled by a source. So I guess you are saying this is NEWS because Rather has such great credibility and reverence, the fact he would allow himself to be mislead is astonishing still, more than 5 years after the fact? And the fact he still believes in the story must mean there's something there. Right?

 

HONK! HONK!

 

I think it means that he is an intellectually dishonest man who can't come clean with a "mistake". Nice to see he just got a new job with HdNet.

Do you disagree?

 

Wait! Poin, you saying Dan Rather himself forged up documents? Damn. What's your source on that. If true, that is one heckuva story. You should have broken at your shop and not here on SportsJournalists.com.

 

I didn't say he forged them up. I say they were forged up, and refusing to come clean about where he got them (and the fact that they were forged) is weak..

Do you disagree?