Well, well, well...

[SAmikeyp]

Some people need to get fired over this. All politics aside...who was the dumbass that let this make it on air without making sure it was 100% accurate.

[Yonivore]

uh, SAmikeyp, that was intentional...it wasn't a mistake.

And, Nbadanallah keeps avoiding the real issue...since when is it ethical for a Network News division to feed information to a Political campaign's opposition research team?

To his credit, Al Gore rejected the debate prep tape sent to him by a partisan...and then, called the police. Al Gore also rejected overtures from Bill Burkett-type (maybe even Bill Burkett) about unsubstantiated allegations similar to what Dan Rather vomited onto the airwaves a couple of weeks ago.

What does the Kerry Camp do? They call the guy. Why? Because CBS asked them to..according to Joe Lockhart. Why would CBS be asking a Political Campaign to contact a confidential source on a Bush-bashing story?

That, again, is the $64,000 question.

Nbadanallah?

[Yonivore]

Oh yeah, I hear Mary Mapes dad is calling her a left wing nut today. Mary's stepmom told him to shut up.

[SAmikeyp]

my point was that even if no political motives are involved....journalists should be held accountable for accuracy....hence someone needs to be shown the door.

[Yonivore]

I agree.

The truth of the matter is, had it been a simple mistake, they could have admitted it, apologized to the public and the President (who was slandered by the story) and we'd of probably let them move on.

However, the stonewalling by Rather and the network put blood in the water and, voila', a political scandal was born!

[Tommy Duncan]

Rather's ratings have crated since this episode began.

[Yonivore]

They'd be even worse if there weren't so many of us waiting for him to have an on-air seizure.

Seriously! Who wants to miss his last broadcast?

Do you think he'll end it with some clever, pithy little catch-word, like "Courage?" Or, will he just tell the President to go **** himself?