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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: DixieBelle on February 28, 2008, 11:06:07 AM
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The chairman of the Alabama Republican Party sent a letter to "60 Minutes" producers asking for a retraction unless they could provide evidence backing up a segment on former Gov. Don Siegelman's prosecution- Birmingham News.
This letter to "60 Minutes" was posted today at Blogs For Victory.
Via LGF Quick Links:
Dear Mr. Pelley,
Last Sunday, you aired a piece on "60 Minutes" that I consider a broad, frontal and unfair attack on our Republican president, his one-time top advisor, Alabama’s Republican Governor and our party, in general.
The report included an interview with a small town attorney, Dana Jill Simpson, who outrageously claimed that Karl Rove asked her to take explicit photos of Don Siegelman having improper extra-marital relations with “an aide†in 2001. Her interview with "60 Minutes" was the first time her newest charge appeared, despite her having testified for several hours before a committee of the U.S. Congress, and was the first time she claimed having met with Mr. Rove.
Most importantly, neither Dana Jill Simpson, nor your story or your network provided one shred of evidence that her charges had any merit or kernel of truth.
In contrast, the Wednesday, February 27, edition of the Birmingham News printed an interview with Mr. Rove in which he vehemently denies Simpson’s charges and expresses deep frustration in "60 Minutes" failure to obtain evidence of any relationship between them before airing such an explosive story. He further denies knowing Simpson, meeting or speaking with her or even having knowledge of the Siegelman prosecution beyond what he learned from traditional media coverage…
Given the serious nature of the charges, and the fact that 60 Minutes’ reputation as a reliable news source is once again at stake, I am asking that you publicly produce any evidence that was provided to you which substantiates Simpson’s claims...
** If you are unable to publicly produce hard and convincing evidence that backs the outrageous charges you aired to millions of viewers across the nation, I ask that you publicly retract the story on your next broadcast. The most basic journalistic ethics would demand as much.
I find it difficult to believe that Karl Rove, in his first year of White House service in 2001 and dealing with the aftereffects of September 11, could find time to concentrate his attention on an Alabama governor’s race more than one year away. Even more difficult to believe is that Rove knew Simpson, would meet with her or send her on the absurd assignments that she claims. Only the most committed anti-Rove/Bush activist could swallow such a tale.
"60 Minutes" disdain for the Republican Party brought you embarrassment when you ran a bogus and fraudulent story in the fall of 2004 about President Bush and his National Guard record, and your organization ultimately admitted to not having followed “basic journalistic principlesâ€. I fear that unless you are able to provide the hard evidence requested, it is apparent that 60 Minutes did not learn anything from that embarrassing event in your history.
I eagerly await your reply.
Sincerely,
Rep. Mike Hubbard
Chairman, Alabama Republican Party
Hold on.
This ought to get good!
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/02/60-minutes-too-major-scandal-brewing.html
:popcorn: :popcorn: :-)
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And they (See-BS) wonder why they're falling into irrelevancy.
They'll probably trot out their "fake but accurate" canard.
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Good on him!
How long until the RNC issues a statement stating that CBS and 60 Minutes are not to be attacked. Or even held accountable.
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When asked to comment, former CBS news anchor Dan Rather had nothing to say.
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9419/danratherfingercopy5rb.jpg)
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ok, this is a set up.
now tell me, after the CBS dustup and the Dan Rather broo ha ha .. that the same network is going to go all thru that legal mess AGAIN?
i dont buy it.
CBS must have something pretty good on Rove to do this hit piece and not fear the legal massacre they would surely get.
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When asked to comment, former CBS news anchor Dan Rather had nothing to say.
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/9419/danratherfingercopy5rb.jpg)
You know, when the Times of NY ran the McCain Mistress story a couple of weeks ago, Dan Rather said he felt the story was solid because the reporters were good reporters. Or words to that effect.
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You know, when the Times of NY ran the McCain Mistress story a couple of weeks ago, Dan Rather said he felt the story was solid because the reporters were good reporters. Or words to that effect.
Dan has also said "I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."
Dan's gauge of journalistic integrity is how much it bashes conservatives.
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ok, this is a set up.
now tell me, after the CBS dustup and the Dan Rather broo ha ha .. that the same network is going to go all thru that legal mess AGAIN?
i dont buy it.
CBS must have something pretty good on Rove to do this hit piece and not fear the legal massacre they would surely get.
CBS has done it before when some of their newspeople made false reports during the invasion and war in Afghanistan way back in the 80's. When they finally admitted that one of their newscrews made false reports they only had a short comment and nothing else much was said about it. Then during Desert Storm one of their news crews "Got lost" and turned up missing in Iraq, a place they had no business being in alone much less causing a huge amount of our forces to be used in a fruitless search for them after the Iraqis had already captured and kicked the crap out of them.
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ok, this is a set up.
now tell me, after the CBS dustup and the Dan Rather broo ha ha .. that the same network is going to go all thru that legal mess AGAIN?
i dont buy it.
CBS must have something pretty good on Rove to do this hit piece and not fear the legal massacre they would surely get.
Yeah, and a tiger will change its stripes.
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You know, when the Times of NY ran the McCain Mistress story a couple of weeks ago, Dan Rather said he felt the story was solid because the reporters were good reporters. Or words to that effect.
Dan has also said "I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."
Dan's gauge of journalistic integrity is how much it bashes conservatives.
Courage...courage...courage.
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Courage...courage...courage.
It takes courage to look people in the eye and lie to them.
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Courage...courage...courage.
It takes courage to look people in the eye and lie to them.
Not really.
Sociopaths and Liberals do it all the time...
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Courage...courage...courage.
It takes courage to look people in the eye and lie to them.
Not really.
Sociopaths and Liberals do it all the time...
Point to VE. :cheersmate:
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you won't like dan rather when he's angry
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you won't like dan rather when he's angry
I don't like him when he's angry
I don't like him when he's not
I don't like Dan Rather, Johnny Matrix
I don't like him one little jot
I don't like him in a suitcase
I don't like him on a stair
I don't like Dan Rather, Johnny Matrix
I don't like him anywhere.
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ok, this is a set up.
now tell me, after the CBS dustup and the Dan Rather broo ha ha .. that the same network is going to go all thru that legal mess AGAIN?
i dont buy it.
CBS must have something pretty good on Rove to do this hit piece and not fear the legal massacre they would surely get.
CBS has done it before when some of their newspeople made false reports during the invasion and war in Afghanistan way back in the 80's. When they finally admitted that one of their newscrews made false reports they only had a short comment and nothing else much was said about it. Then during Desert Storm one of their news crews "Got lost" and turned up missing in Iraq, a place they had no business being in alone much less causing a huge amount of our forces to be used in a fruitless search for them after the Iraqis had already captured and kicked the crap out of them.
I'm pretty sure those two incidences were CNN, not CBS... which supports my thesis that networks will rarely do this type of stunt twice. its just far too costly.
Dan Rather has a multi multi million dollar lawsuit headed towards CBS... i just dont think their lawyers would allow them to do something so blatant twice. plus, they do not want to lose even more money than they have the past 3-4 months with no new shows having been written.
SNL actually said they (Hollywood) lost 2 billion in revenue during that time period. CBS is at the bottom of the barrel in the audience line up... they cant afford stupid mistakes.
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you won't like dan rather when he's angry
do you know the context?
i actually that, "good for him." i wish i could tell people that - just be upfront.
but i'm southern... i dont really cuss a lot. :-)