When you lose Jimmy Fallon, you lose America

[yorkshirelad]

(and just as an FYI, Dan Rather resigned, not because he was disappointed that the fake papers were not real, nor that they were 'his papers' but because he committed an unpardonable faux pas by not doing his due diligence of double checking the facts. Something Beck and Co don't bother to begin with.)

You really believe that Rather and Mapes were not forced to resign? Rather and Mapes let their political agenda cloud their judgement.

 

[granfire]

You really believe that Rather and Mapes were not forced to resign? Rather and Mapes let their political agenda cloud their judgement.

Resigning beat sepuku...
naturally they were sacrificed on the altar of whatever. probably after the same people told them to go ahead and publish the story.

 

[Touch Of Death]

Reasons within reasons...:yoda: (closest thing to Dune I could find)

 

[billc]

Well, I only caught your post granfire because Yorkshirelad posted part of it. Rather was defiant the last time I saw him. He said he would love to be part of the team if there was proof that the papers were fake, or some nonsense like that.

From wikipedia:

Dan Rather continues to stand by the story, and in subsequent interviews has articulated that he believes that the documents have never conclusively been proven to be forgeries — and that even if the documents are false, that the underlying story is true.[114]

 

[yorkshirelad]

Resigning beat sepuku...
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</p>I don't know about that. Can you imagine the ratings if Rather had performed sepuku on the anchor desk?

 

[shesulsa]

You know, with my ignore list growing, the board will be so quiet.

:lurk:

What to do, what to do?

:hmm:

Post sensible articles with sensible commentary??? :boing2: That would be so ... soo .... refreshing! :cofeespit: