Posted by
JP on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:49:00 AM
CBS Can and Should Beat Dan Rather
by Roger Aronoff [writer/director] 9/25/07
Former
CBS News anchor and reporter Dan Rather sent shockwaves through CBS and
the mainstream media with his dramatic lawsuit against his former
employer. On CNN's Larry King Live last night, Rather seemed shaken and
very emotional, fighting back tears on several occasions. His legal
claims are even shakier.
The
suit involves how Rather was treated before, during and after the
scandal that badly damaged the network back in 2004 and 2005 when it
made explosive but false charges, based on phony documents, against
President Bush just two months before the presidential election. The
story backfired on the network, reconfirming to millions of people the
existence of a liberal media bias. [more]