3 SLOW TO GO (CBS News execs haven't quit, they've hired Lawyers)

[truthpusher]

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/38884.htm

January 27, 2005 -- THE three CBS News execs asked to resign earlier this month over the embarrassing Memogate scandal still haven't quit. Instead, they've hired lawyers. Unlike veteran producer Mary Mapes — who was fired outright for using bogus documents in a George Bush-bashing Dan Rather report on "60 Minutes" — the three were asked for their resignations. CBS is still waiting. Sources say Josh Howard, Betsy West and Mary Murphy are no longer coming into the office and could be threatening wrongful dismissal lawsuits as they negotiate severance packages. A spokesman said, "CBS refuses to comment on speculation."

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/38884.htm

[w4rma]

1. Murdoch calls them "bogus" but they haven't been shown to be bogus. (nt)

[stevedeshazer]

2. Hmmm

Could there be more here?

[MyDogSpot]

3. Get a lawyer who will take the case on a contingency fee

bring CBS more bad press that it doesn't want, and *payoff.*

[katinmn]

4. Hmmm. Some interesting revelations should come out of this.

Could be a good thing.

[itzamirakul]

5. We've got to start showing these people who are finally standing up

for their rights (and by implication, OUR rights), our support. I encourage a few emails just to say something like, "Hang in there." or "The content was true! It is the CONTENT that really matters!"

[merwin]

6. I completely agree! n/t

[katinmn]

7. Yes. Will do.

[Just Me]

11. I agree. Their only "crime" was trying to report the truth!!! eom

[RobertSeattle]

8. It's all $$$ at this point

There's a huge difference legally between resiging and getting fired.

[Bethany Rockafella]

9. I support them. I don't think they should be forced to resign.

I hope they win. Who should resign is CBS's owners for groveling to the Bushies.

[Straight Shooter]

10. Why do they keep calling it a scandal? It was a "miscalculation."

That's the ticket, guys, you didn't make a mistake. Borrow a page from the bush administration handbook and call it a "miscalculation."

And furthermore, the real scandal is the truth within those memos. I don't care if truth comes to me in the form of a 3-legged mangy dog. The truth is the truth. This whole memo fiasco drives me up a wall.

[DearAbby]

12. Anyone have contact info on these people so we can voice our

Support?

[itzamirakul]

13. Here's a media blaster that I got from another thread...

Here is an easy MEDIA BLASTER by which you can send your own letter, out to dozens and dozens of news organizations, all at once or separately. Just cut and paste the media email addresses into your email program, and SEND:

http://www.independentmediasource.com/voteintegrity2_12...

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[isit2008yet]

14. CBS doesn't need to fire anyone

over memogate. Bush never did come out and refute the underlying premise of those memos. I think the coward was afraid to say anything because there was some truth to the memos and he thought it would get ugly if he did.

CBS should stand tough until other so called news sources punish staffers for airing "Shitboat Veterans"! Everyone knows those idiots lied but Faux and others aired them like news.

[Jazzgirl]

19. It was all true isit.

Even the secretary to the guy who "purportedly" wrote the memos said even though she thought they were forged all the information in the documents was absolutely correct. The repukes kept screaming about the source so everybody ignored the content.

JG

[isit2008yet]

20. Damn MSM

should have repeated that story every night like they did the Boat load-of-crap Veterans.

[VegasWolf]

15. Good for them. Force CBS to grow a spine. n/t

[realFedUp]

16. Good. It was a witchhunt at best. n/t

Let Viacom pay.

[MasonJar]

17. The scandal is just about everything the Bushistas do and the

corporate media who cover for them.

[jazzjunkysue]

18. Sounds like they've got the goods and are willing to pay to show their

cards. Great. It lawsuits can make headlines, then it's all free press for us. This is good news.

[leesa]

21. Good. Let's see them make a stink. Then the truth of the story will come

out? Was this their plan...she asks hopefully, not wanting to lose ALL faith in American "journalism"...