open Democracy News Analysis - Dan Rather, CBS, and George W Bush, Sidney Blumenthal - Comments

tbmmoe on "Dan Rather, CBS, and George W Bush"

tbmmoe — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:10:54 +0100

Great article. CBS, Viacom, and those who seek to manipulate the media should be quaking in their boots at the thought of what might come out in a truly fair investigation. Freedom of the press is under assault from powerful political idealogues who have no ethical qualms in attaining their goals. Truly independent, unbiased, and hard-hitting investigative journalism is a vigilant protector of democratic principles. Those who thrive on secrecy, backroom deal making, and political intrigue, work in darkness, and cannot survive the light of public scrutiny. If Dan Rather and the producers of 60 Minutes II commited an unforgivable error in their investigation of George W. Bush's National Guard record, those who sought their dismissals should welcome all the facts as presented in a public court of law.

joe_11 on "Dan Rather, CBS, and George W Bush"

joe_11 — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:10:47 +0100

If there is any justice, CBS and Viacom will go the way of Enron - though Enron did not do nearly as much damage to our economy and national security as the second miselection of George W. Bush. So far it just goes to show that even though you can't fool ALL the people all the time, you can fool ENOUGH of the people some of the time if you can come up with the right combination of fear and greed. Three cheers for Dan Rather!

sindvik on "Dan Rather, CBS, and George W Bush"

sindvik — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:11:16 +0100

Thank you so much, Mr. Blumenthal. It is unlikely that any amount of printed words will revive the American public and demonstrate this grave danger to the Republic. Yes indeed, perhaps an old fashioned trial lasting a few months could accomplish much more. Stephen Indvik

Dan Rather, CBS, and George W Bush, Sidney Blumenthal

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:09:58 +0100

Dan Rather's complaint against CBS and Viacom, its parent company, filed in New York state court on 19 September 2007 and seeking $70 million in damages for his wrongful dismissal as CBS Evening News anchor, has aroused hoots of derision from a host of commentators. They've said that the former anchor is "sad", "pathetic", "a loser", on an "ego" trip and engaged in a mad gesture "no sane person" would do, and that "no one in his right mind would keep insisting that those phony documents are real and that the Bush National Guard story is true."

Read the rest of this post...