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NRaleighLiberal

(61,817 posts) Mon Nov 11, 2013, 12:16 AM Nov 2013

Lara Logan's Bogus "Correction" [View all]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lara-logan-s-bogus-correction

JOSH MARSHALL – NOVEMBER 10, 2013, 10:11 PM EST4787

"I just watched the 60 Minutes "correction"/apology tonight and thought was pretty amazing for its brevity, lack of substance and general obfuscation. If you didn't watch 60 Minutes tonight, it won't take long. It only lasted 90s or so. And you can see it here.

In a narrow sense, Lara Logan did say she was "sorry." But the entire 90 seconds was aimed at obfuscating what happened.

Logan said 60 had found out Thursday that they had been "misled and it was a mistake to include him in our report."

Include him in their report? He was the report. And even in conceding that her team had been "misled", Logan tiptoed around the real news, which is that it seems clear that Davies' entire story was a fabrication. He wasn't there. So none of the stuff he did could have happened and he cannot have witnessed any of what he claimed to describe."

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much much more...and very damning of CBS and all involved

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Lara Logan's Bogus "Correction" [View all] NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 OP

Lara Logan knew the entire report was (as they say in SA) ......."bull dust". rdharma Nov 2013 #1

The fact that this person is still employed by CBS is absolutely inexplicable alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #2

+1 nt MADem Nov 2013 #9

^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^ Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #27

This is so much worse than Dan Rather Aerows Nov 2013 #3

They went from insulting the intelligence to being insolent. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #10

Been going on for 30 years now... WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2013 #31

Worse than Dan Rather.. Gary 50 Nov 2013 #32

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #4

Another wanna be Faux Nooz lite blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #5

It isn't just Lara Logan, it's her team, and her employer. delrem Nov 2013 #6

That was pathetic. Firebrand Gary Nov 2013 #7

60 Minutes and Lara Logan will never have credibility, ever again. NBachers Nov 2013 #8

Just right. tavernier Nov 2013 #23

Bookmarking this thread for the info contained in your post. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #28

I refuse to watch 60 minutes, they have lost all B Calm Nov 2013 #11

"We just parroted some right-wing Republicon claptrap. So sorry. Smirk." - CBS, Inc. (R) Berlum Nov 2013 #12

CBS & Logan were prostituting themselves for RW $$. They have no credibility, deserve no viewers. hue Nov 2013 #13

This was a planned right wing hit piece Botany Nov 2013 #14

pathetic...and at the END of the show. spanone Nov 2013 #15

Watched it to see what they had to say for themselves greatlaurel Nov 2013 #16

K & R Liberal_Dog Nov 2013 #17

Never Forget that the MSM Stainless Nov 2013 #18

Democracy Now today revealed more on Lara Logan's seeming lack of objectivity flpoljunkie Nov 2013 #19

Y'know, the Cole was bombed AFTER the embassies... JHB Nov 2013 #21

60 Minutes turned into a joke several years ago when Bradley died. I seriously doubt that bluestate10 Nov 2013 #20

She claimed they spent a year on that story Snake Plissken Nov 2013 #22

One of the biggest lies ctsnowman Nov 2013 #24

her breathy 'apology' was cold and insincere. spanone Nov 2013 #25

Sorry, but your sorry is still full of shit. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2013 #26

I expected to hear a segment on this topic with NPR's "On the Media" 2banon Nov 2013 #29

Bogus and half-ass davidpdx Nov 2013 #30

obfuscation is correct peasant one Nov 2013 #33

hw was the fucking story arely staircase Nov 2013 #34