Saturday, January 12, 2008
Airbrushing history at the Associated Press
[T]he fascinating thing about this Associated Press article on the case is how they describe the Rathergate scandal — without even mentioning that it was based on fake documents.Rather was removed from his “CBS Evening News” post in March 2005, six months after he narrated a report that said Bush disobeyed orders and shirked some of his duties during his National Guard service. The report also said a commander felt pressured to sugarcoat Bush’s record.
That's like saying Richard Nixon resigned the presidency after being hounded by the Washington Post, or that Bill Clinton was impeached after testifying before a grand jury.
The press is against cover-ups except when their revelation would require policing their own "profession."
CWCID: Glenn Reynolds.
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