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Dan Rather, Hero or Zero?

There’s a new movie out about the supposed heroics of Dan Rather called ‘Truth.’ Unfortunately, the title is a lie, there’s little truth to be found in

Oaf of Office

Watching John Kerry lip-synch the oath of office, I couldn’t help wondering, ‘what if.’
Here on stage in Washington was the winner-class warmed and protected by cashmere and tax cuts against the strange, nipple-chilling cold. Hell had frozen over.
Our President said, “It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation.” Well, no, it isn’t.

CBS' Cowardice and Conflicts Behind Purge

Network’s Craven Back-Down on Bush Draft Dodge Report Sure to Get a Standing Rove-ation at White House
“Independent” my ass. CBS’ cowardly purge of five journalists who exposed George Bush’s dodging of the Vietnam War draft was done under cover of what the network laughably called an “Independent Review Panel.”
The “panel” was just two guys as qualified for the job as they are for landing the space shuttle: Dick Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi.

CBS Gets Standing Rove-ation at White House

Dan Rather Feared The Price of “Asking Questions” Before Network’s Purge of Investigative Reporters
In response to CBS’ craven, cowardly firing of ’60 Minutes’ producer Mary Mapes for her story of our President’s draft-dodging history, we are reproducing below the comment on one of the other journalists hung from the Bush Family tree. Watch this space for a new commentary to be posted on CBS’ dive to the mat.

Abused and Conned in Florida

For the Guardian and Observer (UK)
Sunday October 31, 2004
Voters claim abuse of electoral rolls.
Students say they were conned into registering twice.

An Observer investigation in the United States has uncovered widespread allegations of electoral abuse, many of them going uninvestigated despite complaints of what would appear to be criminal attempts to manipulate voter lists.