The item was based on a reporters partial script that had been written in jest and should not have been posted or broadcast. Foxnews.com also regrets that error, which occurred because of fatigue and bad judgment, not malice.
Oh come on, do you mean to tell me that if Rather had come out right away and said "We've just learned that those documents were forged, I'm sorry, we should have been more vigilant in our vetting process" he wouldn't have been lambasted anyway? What I'm talking about is a serious double standard that comes from years of the Republican party (and their unofficial mouthpieces) constantly working the refs in order to make it seem like any story that's unflattering to them is proof of a conspiracy amongst the So-Called Liberal Media. And on the other hand, anytime Fox or Drudge or anyone else in the conservative media prints a false story or relies on fake or deceptive evidence, it gets maybe 24 hours of play and then it's done. The right will be chirping about Dan Rather for years, and any bogus crap thown out into the public domain by Limbaugh, Hannity, or O'Reilly will be almost instantly forgiven and forgotten.
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The item was based on a reporters partial script that had been written in jest and should not have been posted or broadcast. Foxnews.com also regrets that error, which occurred because of fatigue and bad judgment, not malice.
Mr. Rather, as I recall said:
The documents are valid.
Contrast and compare.
Oh come on, do you mean to tell me that if Rather had come out right away and said "We've just learned that those documents were forged, I'm sorry, we should have been more vigilant in our vetting process" he wouldn't have been lambasted anyway? What I'm talking about is a serious double standard that comes from years of the Republican party (and their unofficial mouthpieces) constantly working the refs in order to make it seem like any story that's unflattering to them is proof of a conspiracy amongst the So-Called Liberal Media. And on the other hand, anytime Fox or Drudge or anyone else in the conservative media prints a false story or relies on fake or deceptive evidence, it gets maybe 24 hours of play and then it's done. The right will be chirping about Dan Rather for years, and any bogus crap thown out into the public domain by Limbaugh, Hannity, or O'Reilly will be almost instantly forgiven and forgotten.
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