Media Update

I've mentioned before that I tend to line up with Dan Rather in his lawsuit against CBS, if for no other reason than to see what comes out during discovery.  I think some of the documents could be most interesting.  Here's Ted Koppel's take on it all -

Ted Koppel on the Rather Suit and Bush

Ted Koppel addressed a forum at Fordham University in New York City on Monday that was organized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Koppel called “the ouster of Dan Rather from CBS News in 2006 a “travesty,”” and he said that he “hopes the $70 million suit filed by Mr. Rather against [...]

Just keep reading.  You'll understand...

"The Story Was True"

Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS has reignited debate on the question of President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service. The allegedly fake documents (I think they were faked) overshadowed what I believe was an overwhelming case that Bush obviously was derelict in his duty. Eric Boehlert revisited the issue: "The simple, yet apparently elusive, truth is that CBS' report on Bush and the National Guard could have (and should have) been broadcast without the controversial memos. And if it had been [...]

Mr. Rather, it seems, may have somebody really big in his legal sights..

Rather Gives "The Impression He Will He Will Call The President As A Witness"

Former "Evening News" Dan Rather choked back tears on several occasions today when discussing his decision to file a lawsuit against CBS and he left many audience members with a sense that he may call President George W. Bush as a witness should the lawsuit proceed to trial (and Rather said he hoped it would). When asked by Carol Joynt, host of the "Q&A Café" held at Nathans restaurant who worked with Rather at CBS in the 1970s, whether "he'd like to" call President Bush as a witness in the trial, Rather said [...]

Tags: Dan Rather, Rather Lawsuit, CBS, Bush National Guard, Ted Koppel

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