Full Version: Cbs Holding Press Conference At Noon
This oughta be interesting, today at noon CBS is going to either bail out of this fraudulent story or dig a deeper hole for themselves and continue defending Dan Blather's partisan and innacurate report. Stay tuned for further details.
I would be surprised if they crawl out of the hole they have dug for themselves. After all, they have so much time invested into it. And too, they would have to turn right around and fill in the hole, which also requires further effort. For, if they don't fill it back in, the folly of their efforts will still be there for all to see. 
QUOTE (John L @ Sep 15 2004, 09:16 AM)
I would be surprised if they crawl out of the hole they have dug for themselves. After all, they have so much time invested into it. And too, they would have to turn right around and fill in the hole, which also requires further effort. For, if they don't fill it back in, the folly of their efforts will still be there for all to see.
So far your right on the money. They are holding firm to their lies. I e-mailed the Chaiman of CBS today, the 2nd one i've sent this week. I will copy them and paste them for all to see. hang on a while, while i get them.
Subject: President Bush's Military Memo's
To: evening@cbsnews.com
Dear CBS, For the sake of full disclosure, would you please release the source for the alleged memo's you released on the Presidents National Guard Records ? It would be really great if just once we could actually trust your reporting and the information you pass on to the American People.
As a layman, i thought your job was to report news not create it artificially in order to manipulate a Presidential Election. I have known for some time that Dan Rather is an embarrassment to objective News Reporting but now i know the whole News Division is also culpable in his lies and misinformation.
Please pass this on to Rather as i would like him to know how despicable i find his actions to be. Maybe as your ratings continue to fall, you will realize Americans want objective News reporting and not mass manipulation.
Thanks, Ali (deleted)
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To: evening@cbsnews.com
Dear CBS, For the sake of full disclosure, would you please release the source for the alleged memo's you released on the Presidents National Guard Records ? It would be really great if just once we could actually trust your reporting and the information you pass on to the American People.
As a layman, i thought your job was to report news not create it artificially in order to manipulate a Presidential Election. I have known for some time that Dan Rather is an embarrassment to objective News Reporting but now i know the whole News Division is also culpable in his lies and misinformation.
Please pass this on to Rather as i would like him to know how despicable i find his actions to be. Maybe as your ratings continue to fall, you will realize Americans want objective News reporting and not mass manipulation.
Thanks, Ali (deleted)
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This one was just sent out eithin the past hour. I thought it fitting to send it to the scams division of CBS News, if possible i would've enclosed a mirror so they would be sure to see the subjects of the scam being perpetuated on the American people.
Subject: Dan Rathers scam on America:
To: scams@cbsnews.com
I am writing to the Chairman of CBS to say that you are destroying all of the credibility you have built up over the decades by keeping a Liberal Elitist on the air who has attempted to deceive the American People and manipulate the Presidential Election in November. Rather is not an objective purveyor of the News, he is a partisan political tool of the most liberal faction of the Democratic party.
As you continue to remain in denial and defend Rather's attempted subterfuge on the American people i will join the petition to seek an FBI investigation into your crime of attempting to manipulate the November Election. The American people already know you are biased but i didn't know until now you were dishonest. Unless you fire Rather and prove you will disseminate the News objectively i will find a new source for my news and never watch the CBS Evening News again. With the likes of Dan Rather on the air you will see your low ratings plummet even further until your News Division is forced off the air for good. Thank you, Ali (Deleted) Nashua N.H.
Subject: Dan Rathers scam on America:
To: scams@cbsnews.com
I am writing to the Chairman of CBS to say that you are destroying all of the credibility you have built up over the decades by keeping a Liberal Elitist on the air who has attempted to deceive the American People and manipulate the Presidential Election in November. Rather is not an objective purveyor of the News, he is a partisan political tool of the most liberal faction of the Democratic party.
As you continue to remain in denial and defend Rather's attempted subterfuge on the American people i will join the petition to seek an FBI investigation into your crime of attempting to manipulate the November Election. The American people already know you are biased but i didn't know until now you were dishonest. Unless you fire Rather and prove you will disseminate the News objectively i will find a new source for my news and never watch the CBS Evening News again. With the likes of Dan Rather on the air you will see your low ratings plummet even further until your News Division is forced off the air for good. Thank you, Ali (Deleted) Nashua N.H.
Yea this story was due out at noon, but they made everyone wait till late afternoon till they made their lame brained excuses. " Uhh maybe the docs aren't aren't authentic but the story is acurate"!!!!WTF. How can you base a story on forged documents?? Unbelievable!!!
Has CBS just completely lost it?
here's an intersting timelime on this story:
http://www.nationalreview.com/kerry/kerryspot.asp
Has CBS just completely lost it?
here's an intersting timelime on this story:
http://www.nationalreview.com/kerry/kerryspot.asp
Here is the latest on the whitehouses view of memogate and the continuing investigation into the DNCs part in this latest smear campaign in the hopes of bringing down the President. Will their tactics work ? you tell me.
P.S. Bobs article above is the best and most complete timeline i've seen on this journalistic travesty.
White House Says CBS Documents Part of DNC Plot
By Jeff Gannon
Talon News
September 16, 2004
WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Controversy continued to swirl around documents that CBS has used to further its story about gaps in President George W. Bush's National Guard service. On Wednesday, the White House said that while there are questions about the authenticity of the documents, there is no question about the timing of their appearance 50 days before the election.
The White House released the documents shortly after receiving them from CBS.
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended the move saying, "We received those documents from a major news organization. We had every reason to believe that they were authentic at that time."
He said that the documents were released in keeping with a policy of openness about the president's military service records. In February, over 400 pages were given to reporters when the issue of Bush's service in the Texas Air Guard was introduced to the 2004 campaign just as it was in 2000.
McClellan noted that since the documents were released there have been a number of questions that have been raised about their authenticity.
While he said the White House is not planning to investigate the documents itself, he added, "There continue to be questions raised. Those are serious issues; they ought to be looked into fully."
McClellan focused on the political impact of the documents.
"The one thing that is not under question is the timing of these orchestrated attacks by the Democrats on the President's service," McClellan said.
The press secretary continued, "These are old, recycled attacks, and the Democrats have made it clear that they intend to try to tear down the President and throw the kitchen sink at us because they can't run on John Kerry's record, and because they see him falling behind in the polls."
He supported that claim by citing that on Tuesday, the Democratic National Committee launched what it called "Operation Fortunate Son."
McClellan said, "Fortunate Son was the name of a book from the 2000 campaign that was written by a convicted felon who was widely discredited. And this whole effort is simply to attack the president."
He added, "Then you have this so-called group, Texans for Truth, which is lead by a Democrat operative in Texas who has the support of the MoveOn.org organization."
McClellan pointed out that Susan Estrich, a manager for Michael Dukakis' failed presidential campaign, wrote an op-ed in which she talked about how the Democrats are going to start engaging in personal attacks on the president's character.
The White House spokesman lamented, "The American people deserve better. It's just sad to see that they are lowering themselves to this level."
Talon News asked whether CBS's role in promoting forged documents jeopardized the presidential debate it is to moderate.
McClellan said, "In terms of the debates -- and I wouldn't connect the two here -- those are ongoing discussions between the two campaigns, and I don't have any update from here at this point."
Copyright © 2004 Talon News -- All rights reserved.
P.S. Bobs article above is the best and most complete timeline i've seen on this journalistic travesty.
White House Says CBS Documents Part of DNC Plot
By Jeff Gannon
Talon News
September 16, 2004
WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Controversy continued to swirl around documents that CBS has used to further its story about gaps in President George W. Bush's National Guard service. On Wednesday, the White House said that while there are questions about the authenticity of the documents, there is no question about the timing of their appearance 50 days before the election.
The White House released the documents shortly after receiving them from CBS.
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended the move saying, "We received those documents from a major news organization. We had every reason to believe that they were authentic at that time."
He said that the documents were released in keeping with a policy of openness about the president's military service records. In February, over 400 pages were given to reporters when the issue of Bush's service in the Texas Air Guard was introduced to the 2004 campaign just as it was in 2000.
McClellan noted that since the documents were released there have been a number of questions that have been raised about their authenticity.
While he said the White House is not planning to investigate the documents itself, he added, "There continue to be questions raised. Those are serious issues; they ought to be looked into fully."
McClellan focused on the political impact of the documents.
"The one thing that is not under question is the timing of these orchestrated attacks by the Democrats on the President's service," McClellan said.
The press secretary continued, "These are old, recycled attacks, and the Democrats have made it clear that they intend to try to tear down the President and throw the kitchen sink at us because they can't run on John Kerry's record, and because they see him falling behind in the polls."
He supported that claim by citing that on Tuesday, the Democratic National Committee launched what it called "Operation Fortunate Son."
McClellan said, "Fortunate Son was the name of a book from the 2000 campaign that was written by a convicted felon who was widely discredited. And this whole effort is simply to attack the president."
He added, "Then you have this so-called group, Texans for Truth, which is lead by a Democrat operative in Texas who has the support of the MoveOn.org organization."
McClellan pointed out that Susan Estrich, a manager for Michael Dukakis' failed presidential campaign, wrote an op-ed in which she talked about how the Democrats are going to start engaging in personal attacks on the president's character.
The White House spokesman lamented, "The American people deserve better. It's just sad to see that they are lowering themselves to this level."
Talon News asked whether CBS's role in promoting forged documents jeopardized the presidential debate it is to moderate.
McClellan said, "In terms of the debates -- and I wouldn't connect the two here -- those are ongoing discussions between the two campaigns, and I don't have any update from here at this point."
Copyright © 2004 Talon News -- All rights reserved.
Talking about Dan Blather...
What if the Swift Boat Vets had manufactured documents that proved John Kerry did not deserve his Silver Star? And they leaked them to Brit Hume at Fox News who rushed them on the air as part of an expose which included an extended interview with John O'Neill. And what if the left wing bloggers proved the documents to be false? And finally, what if Brit stubbornly stuck to his original story about the Silver Star and said, "The documents don't have to be real because they accurately reflect the truth."
How long do you think Brit would have kept his job?
Not too long...
What if the Swift Boat Vets had manufactured documents that proved John Kerry did not deserve his Silver Star? And they leaked them to Brit Hume at Fox News who rushed them on the air as part of an expose which included an extended interview with John O'Neill. And what if the left wing bloggers proved the documents to be false? And finally, what if Brit stubbornly stuck to his original story about the Silver Star and said, "The documents don't have to be real because they accurately reflect the truth."
How long do you think Brit would have kept his job?
Not too long...
For those who want to sign a petition to fire Rather and start an investigation into CBSs actions, here's the link and the petition.
ali,
Dan Rather and CBS News refuse to retract their
unfounded
report regarding President Bush which was clearly
based
on fraudulent memos.
Last night's 60 Minutes report pushed us to action.
Even
though the person who would have typed the alleged
memos
admitted that the memos were forged, Dan Rather and
CBS
stood behind its story attacking President Bush!
For a complete report, click here:
http://www.grassfire.org/56/petition.asp?RID=5866443 click here to sign
+ + DAN RATHER MUST BE STOPPED!
Grassfire is launching an Urgent Petition calling on
CBS to immediately suspend Dan Rather and apologize to
the American people. We also want Congress to launch
an investigation into the matter.
We are launching a nationwide Emergency Petition and
we are calling on every Grassfire team member to take
a stand with us.
ali,
Dan Rather and CBS News refuse to retract their
unfounded
report regarding President Bush which was clearly
based
on fraudulent memos.
Last night's 60 Minutes report pushed us to action.
Even
though the person who would have typed the alleged
memos
admitted that the memos were forged, Dan Rather and
CBS
stood behind its story attacking President Bush!
For a complete report, click here:
http://www.grassfire.org/56/petition.asp?RID=5866443 click here to sign
+ + DAN RATHER MUST BE STOPPED!
Grassfire is launching an Urgent Petition calling on
CBS to immediately suspend Dan Rather and apologize to
the American people. We also want Congress to launch
an investigation into the matter.
We are launching a nationwide Emergency Petition and
we are calling on every Grassfire team member to take
a stand with us.
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