Dan Rather apologizes

In article ,
wrote:

Somewhat smarmy, but welcome nevertheless:

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After extensive additional interviews, I no longer have the confidence
in these documents that would allow us to continue vouching for them
journalistically," he said. "I find we have been misled on the key
question of how our source for the documents came into possession of
these papers. That, combined with some of the questions that have been
raised in public and in the press, leads me to a point where -- if I
knew then what I know now -- I would not have gone ahead with the
story as it was aired, and I certainly would not have used the
documents in question."

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In the Washington Post, which has covered this story honestly from the
beginning:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Sep20.html



"It was an error that was made, however, in good faith and in the spirit
of trying to carry on a CBS News tradition of investigative reporting
without fear or favoritism."

What faith? What fear?

"It was an error that was made, however, in good faith and in the spirit
of trying to carry on a CBS News tradition of investigative reporting
without fear or favoritism."

Favoritism? Nah, not the Clinton Broadcasting System.

Guess they are claiming "faulty intelligence" for misleading them into a
"quagmire" from which there is no way out except to "replace the leader"
responsible for making the decision to "go to war" (against Bush).

Jack G.

"Greasy Rider" wrote in message
m...

"It was an error that was made, however, in good faith and in the spirit
of trying to carry on a CBS News tradition of investigative reporting
without fear or favoritism."

Favoritism? Nah, not the Clinton Broadcasting System.

It was a wardrobe malfunction.

"Bob Coe" wrote in message
news:flG3d.27364$ni.12445@okepread01...
It was a wardrobe malfunction.

LFMAO!

Greasy Rider wrote:

"It was an error that was made, however, in good faith and in the spirit
of trying to carry on a CBS News tradition of investigative reporting
without fear or favoritism."


Favoritism? Nah, not the Clinton Broadcasting System.



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