Seriously? Has Lara Logan been fired yet?

[JHB]

22. The Right has hated Rather since the 60s

To them he was the premier example of "liberal bias in the press", and the guy they most point to about losing Vietnam due to a "backstabbing press".

In 1985 Jesse Helms promoted the idea of conservatives buying CBS just to be Dan Rather's boss:

Senator Jesse Helms sent a letter to conservatives across the country; he asked 1 million conservatives to buy stock in CBS:
&quot If each conservative) shifts enough of his or her savings or investments to buy just 20 shares of CBS stock, we would have enough votes to end CBS's bias forever....(CBS is) the most anti-Reagan network....It's vital for us to put an end to media bias....FIM (Fairness in Media) is counting on you to become Dan Rather's boss--by switching a portion of your investments to CBS stock. I am not giving economic or investment advice. The sole reason for this effort is to end bias at CBS Inc. You can buy stock in CBS by finding a stockbroker. They are listed in the Yellow Pages."
--Excerpts from the letter by Jesse Helms, January 21, 1985.

http://www.ratherbiased.com/helms_jesse.htm

That's why Rather was treated differently. Conservatives passionately wanted his head mounted on a pike, and they finally had the excuse to get it.