Hat Tip DRUDGE
Players involved in the notorious 60 Minutes II story, reported by Dan Rather, which employed dubious documents regarding President Bush's National Guard service, may have been rooting for a John Kerry victory.
I hear the knocking - knock knock knock - Dan Rather
No, it wasn't that old bugaboo liberal media bias as much as it was a bias toward saving their own skins. The report from an internal investigation into the documents mess was purposely being held until after the election.
| Yes, they didn't want the investigation to "influence" the election. |
Apology? No no no - Dan Rather
Pre-election, the feeling in some quarters at CBS was that if Kerry triumphed, fallout from the investigation would be relatively minimal. The controversial piece's producer, Mary Mapes, would likely be suspended or fired, but a long list of others up the chain of command—from 60 Minutes II executive producer Josh Howard, to Rather and all the way up to news division President Andrew Heyward—would escape more or less unscathed.
Kenneth. What's the frequency? - Infamous Mugger
But now, faced with four more years of President Bush, executives at CBS parent Viacom could take a harder line on the executives involved.
We want to keep important press credentials, and not be lumped in with "National Enquirer" and "Midnight Globe" - CBS
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