Rather has vowed to never settle the case out of court.

[kpete]

This is not going to end well for CBS

July 23, 2009 11:28 am ET by Eric Boehlert
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My guess is that that will translate into more embarrassments for CBS. Because you'll recall that late last year we learned, via Rather's lawsuit, that internal memos indicated that CBS when first facing the right-wing firestorm over its 60 Minutes report about Bush's National Guard years, considered appointing Matt Drudge to sit on an "independent" fact-finding board to investigate the scandal. (A board which Bush refused to answers questions about his Guard service from.)

In fact, we learned that CBS was in full panic mode and was willing to take whatever step necessary to placate the right-wing fanatics frothing about Memogate. The picture painted by the CBS memos and documents already reviewed by Rather suggest a craven news organization that was less interested in uncovering the truth about the disputed memos, and more interested in appeasing Rush Limbaugh. It wanted to "mollify the right," as one internal CBS memo put it.

As I said, my guess is that with Rather and his lawyers about to dive into a new batch of documents, that portrait will only become more vivid.

And here's the kicker for the former Tiffany Network: Rather has vowed to never settle the case out of court.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/200907230014

[onehandle]

1. Go Dan! nt

[rvablue]

2. K&R for integrity. Not the hugest fan of Rather but I'm glad he's going to see this

through rather than walk away with a check.

And as far as placating the right, remember when CBS instituted that "opinion" segment after Couric started and they invited Pigboy on the first or second week to spew his bile?

[timeforpeace]

3. Which meshes nicely with CBS's plan to never make a settlement offer.

[sabrina 1]

4. When will the media, and far too many

Democrats, including politicians, learn that you cannot 'mollify the right'. The only way to deal with them, as with any bully, is to take them on.

It is sickening how often I see this happening, many times on Democratic sites. 'Oh, we shouldn't say bad things about Reagan while they rewrite history because O'Reilly et al are watching'. This is why we are where we are.

It doesn't surprise me to learn that CBS dropped the ball in order to please the right rather than expose them for the vile, deceiving, liars they are.

And still, the 'right' calls them 'left-leaning' and, the dreaded words 'liberal media'. They certainly never get any appreciation for caving in so willingly. So, what was accomplished by this catering to a bunch of corrupt, deceptive, moronic, paranoid, frightened plotters?

Not a thing, worse than that, they ruined the reputation of a decent Reporter and aided and abetted the rightwing in covering up the cowardice of George W. Bush at a time when it might have made a difference to this country.

Imagine if the shoe had been on the other foot and the network had been Fox. One thing you have to say about the right, they protect their own even when they should not. But the so-called 'left' is more than willing to dump anyone, including those who deserve support. And for what, to get a pat on the head from the abusers, something that will never happen anyhow.

I hope Dan Rather uses all his considerable, investigative reporting skills and subpoenas the cowardly freeper lawyer who got away with slinking off into the shadows without explaining who he was taking orders from and where he got the info he had to make it possible for him to do what he did. Because anyone following that case knows that someone had him prepared, which means someone knew the document was forged. This case should not be closed until all the questions still unanswered, are answered.

And now I'm sure there will be the usual 'but Dan didn't vet the evidence properly' crowd just to show how 'fair' they are. Without asking the still unanswered question, who tampered with that evidence?