Okay, you've been to Powerline, maybe even LGF or INDC. It appears fairly obvious to all but the most diehard liberals that the so-called memo is a fake. Now what?
CBS insists they have their facts straight. Many fairly reasonable people disagree. Big deal. It isn't going to hurt CBS. People will continue to watch their shows on the network. They'll even continue to watch the news with Dan Rather. It's not like they're going to have any legal trouble. The blogosphere can raise all the factual objections they like - it won't make one bit of difference to CBS. They're Big Media. Untouchable.
Don't agree? Okay, prove me wrong. Put on your thinking cap and come up with a way to hold them accountable. If you're thinking boycott, that's great. Boycott their advertisers, boycott them. You have my support but the only problem is, you'll need a whole lot more people. You see, I don't buy that much laundry detergent. I don't buy that much anything. Good luck motivating the masses.
Posted by jdmays at September 12, 2004 01:51 AM | TrackBackWhile I might not have said it as directly as you have, I believe you are right. CBS will have no lasting trouble because of the error. But I am for giving them some slack. In truth, while Dan and company might have been lazy, I doubt the made it up.
Posted by: Armando at September 11, 2004 11:40 PMArmando,
That's the kind of attitude they're counting on. They think if they throw enough crap on the wall that at least some of it will stick.
I think their error was a combination of laziness and ideological bias. For a so-called "news" organization those attributes should be the kiss of death - but they aren't going to be. As for me - the veracity of the claim rests on the evidence. I don't think even Bush himself would claim he was a go-getter during that period of time, but that's a far cry from being "AWOL" or "lying about his service".
-jdm
-jdm