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Originally posted by hoosier
When Dan Rather's phony documents were revealed, what's up with Dan?
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Did he have a fake ID or what?
Seriously, I wouldn't mind seeing him retire -- although he's always been my least favorite of the major anchors.
CBS has a little bigger problem than the papers mentioned above, though.
They don't have an Heir to Rather waiting in the wings.
I think Mary Mapes, the high level producer of the story, will probably get blown up. The rest depends on how much Rather was really involved in the investigation. There's no question that by putting his name and face on the project that his credibility will take a big hit.
One thing that does not surprize me is that CBS is admitting and reporting their own failure, as is Rather. As I recall, there was some doubt that they would. Had they not, they would have put not only their credibility in danger, but also their owned station licenses and their very corporate existance in danger.
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