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2004-09-16 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by badanov 2004-09-16 12:17:52 AM|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Looking now like it was Burkett in Texas for the source of the documents.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-16 12:27:36 AM|| 2004-09-16 12:27:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Old Spook, As you pointed out a day or so ago: We can't ascribe this mess to malice. It was stupidity. The wish is father to the thought.

Rather had an agenda that needed supplying and Burkett had the 'goods.'

Posted by badanov 2004-09-16 12:35:10 AM|| [http://www.rkka.org/title-boris.gif] 2004-09-16 12:35:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I would attribute it to malice, but attribute its failure to stupidity.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2004-09-16 12:52:42 AM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2004-09-16 12:52:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 From what I have heard, Burkett has suffered a nervous breakdown, and either encephilitis, or some other tropical disease he picked up in Panama. He may not be in his right mind.

Posted by Ben 2004-09-16 6:36:57 AM|| 2004-09-16 6:36:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Ben, yes, he has the best qualifications for a wonderful scapegoat.

Posted by Zarathustra 2004-09-16 6:46:11 AM|| 2004-09-16 6:46:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 We are witnessing the crash and burn of cBS...

Posted by jawa 2004-09-16 9:10:41 AM|| 2004-09-16 9:10:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 not just cBS but the entire MSM. It's called "goodwill". They chucked the generally accepted belief that what they wrote could be trusted as being factual, albeit biased. NYT, LAT, WAPO, CNN, BBC, NPR now have equal status with respectable bloggers in pjs.

Posted by 2B 2004-09-16 10:03:07 AM|| 2004-09-16 10:03:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Funny thing is that Dan Rather still acts as though people still believe him. He had a belief that something was wrong with Bush serving in the guard. Unfortunately (for Dan) after many investigations the sum results is a great big goose egg. All the OFFICIAL documents support that Lt. Bush trained, drilled, and was HONORABLY discharged without any incidents. Now we are supposed to look at Kerryâs OFFICIAL record and accept them (nothing detrimental there), but Bushâs records are supposedly sanitized, changed, forged, and incomplete. Now all of a sudden they unearth some silver bullets that confirm all the LLL myths concerning Bushâs service in the Guard. I was in the military and let me tell you that these âmemosâ were not the way a Commander did business. Commanders DO NOT keep secret files or memos about personnel. First off it is ILLEGAL to keep a secret file on ANY subordinate or anyone else for that matter. Second, Commanders donât initial official memorandums, they are signed (with the official signature block) . And official âWritten Orderâ would have been signed by both the Commander and Lt Bush. Otherwise how do you know that the Commander did make Lt Bush aware of the order? Killian son alluded to this fact when he was interviewed. Clearly these âmemoâ were written by some who thinks they know something about military correspondence. Dan was given veggie burger that looked like red meat, I hope he chokes on it! P.S. I hope the Killian family sues CBS for attempting to portray Col Killian as a tool of politicians.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-09-16 11:00:58 AM|| 2004-09-16 11:00:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 I wouldn't celebrate just yet fellas.

My greatest fear, is that nothing will come of this.
:(

Posted by Anonymous4021 2004-09-16 11:21:05 AM|| 2004-09-16 11:21:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Anonymous 4021, I wouldn't say nothing, but I think it's just one more fairly large drip in a steady drip, drip that is eroding MSM.

In this instance, the effect may be more internal than external and thus less apparent. Heart rates at Viacom have to have increased as they considered downside scenarios of what Gunga Dan could be geting them into. Viacom's in this to make money and GD doesn't. Sumner Redstone doesn't want to hear about Congressional investigations, especially as Congress has a BIG hand in how profitable Viacom's very profitable cable business is. I'll bet the leash tightens on most news organizations as a result.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-09-16 11:27:58 AM|| 2004-09-16 11:27:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 As Dan "crafted" his questions toward desired responses last night with Killians 86 year old secretery, I could only view her comments as if they were coming from some lady you might find pulling the nickle slots at some casino in Atlantic city. She is probobly a niceold lady, but Dan has tied his credibility to her memory from 35 years ago... Sorry Dan. You can not be believed.

Posted by Capsu78 2004-09-16 11:30:55 AM|| 2004-09-16 11:30:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Viacom has been extremely hurt by this. "Goodwill" can be given an actual dollar value and the price of CBS' just bottomed out. Considering that the MSM is bleeding revenues and has been for some time, the spectacular loss of "believablity" by the legacy media - combined with changes in technology changing how information is distributed - they can't EVER get back what they just lost. It's gone in one spectacular act of sabotage - poof!

It's a MAJOR loss, it goes in the "loss column" and attempts to rebuild it will be met with skepticism, increased risk and massive competition from the new media, who can do it cheaper and better.

60 Minutes and Dan Rather are dead. In his act of suicide, he took a big chunk of Viacom's stock down with him. Only question now is will Viacom cut their losses and move to newer and more profitable ventures, or will they keep putting new bells and whistles on the buggy and try to convince us why it's so much better than those new fangled auto-machines.

Posted by 2B 2004-09-16 11:59:45 AM|| 2004-09-16 11:59:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 Dan isn't dead and neither is the Left's hold on the media. We fought the Cold War and defeated the Soviets only to turn on our TV's or go to a schoolboard meeting and realize that Communism-lite is alive and well. Whatever fuels the Communist/Socialist will to power is more like Bela Lugosi in the original Dracula movie. Sure you put a stake in his heart, but he comes back in the same or some other form in a thousand new movies. We need to realize that we need Van Helsings and lots of them. We can't turn our eyes away from evil, be it Islamofacism, Communism or whatever the next coming attraction.

Posted by Sgt.D.T. 2004-09-16 2:27:01 PM|| 2004-09-16 2:27:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 What 2B said. Redstone's a money guy. The only real value in the CBS News asset is the snob value of the prestigious logo and its legacy. Which are now seriously diminished. I think it's not unlikely that the wall streeters are now being told to run their valuation models and call their contacts in order to put a price tag on the CBS asset. Who knows, maybe Soros would make a play if the price is low enough.

Posted by lex 2004-09-16 5:01:02 PM|| 2004-09-16 5:01:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 This could be the final straw that tips the Viacom camel fully into the cable/radio business. You could make a good shareholder value argument that now's a good time to put CBS on the block. Before it loses ninety percent of its market value.

Posted by lex 2004-09-16 5:03:53 PM|| 2004-09-16 5:03:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 It was only a matter of time before CBS would self destruct. If they really thought that millions of educated Americans bought their BS it explains their stupidity. I think they really thought there sophmiric style of journalism worked. Fortunetly the News caring public doesn't settle for BS. But you can't really blame Dan, because all his friends sing the same tune. It just became his reality. As it turns out the King has no clothes on afterall.

Posted by Steve85308 2004-09-16 6:35:22 PM|| 2004-09-16 6:35:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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