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22. Logan didn't have people with a decades-long vendetta against her...

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 08:11 PM

Nov 2013

...whereas Rather has been conservatives' poster boy for "Liberal Media Bias" since the 60s.

They hated Rather's reports from Vietnam for undercutting support for the war, they thought he was overly-aggressive towards Nixon while letting liberal Democrats off light. In the 1980s Jesse Helms floated a plan to conservatives to buy shares in (then-independent) CBS -- "the most anti-Reagan of the networks" -- and the big pitch line was "Become Dan Rather's boss".

They wanted his head on a pike. He was past his prime, and he was an impediment to any attempt to siphon off Fox viewers. That made him an easy sacrifice once there was something big enough to provide an excuse.

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Newsweek: Was Lara Logan's Husband Involved In 60 Minutes' Botched Benghazi Story? [View all] deminks Nov 2013 OP

Glad to see more coming out about this. KoKo Nov 2013 #1

FIRE. HER. alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #2

And, whoever else was involved in pushing that GOPropaganda pos on the American People.. Cha Nov 2013 #21

Is the pope malaise Nov 2013 #3

Seems to be some doubt about that... truebluegreen Nov 2013 #9

Ha malaise Nov 2013 #18

he is a "work-at-home Congressional liaison." nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #4

Rather was fired for sloppy journalism NewJeffCT Nov 2013 #5

I agree and yet what Rather reported was the truth and arthritisR_US Nov 2013 #6

Not just that NewJeffCT Nov 2013 #7

Well, she is blonde... truebluegreen Nov 2013 #10

You are both spot on! nt arthritisR_US Nov 2013 #12

Logan didn't have people with a decades-long vendetta against her... JHB Nov 2013 #22

Interesting, I didn't know that thanks! arthritisR_US Nov 2013 #26

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #31

got to watch to the end for the connection arely staircase Nov 2013 #8

Great! JDPriestly Nov 2013 #14

I want to know who did Logan in that skit arely staircase Nov 2013 #16

Kate McKinnon -nt- marle35 Nov 2013 #25

then well played Ms. McKinnon arely staircase Nov 2013 #28

Hysterical! n/t eggplant Nov 2013 #20

That's great! MH1 Nov 2013 #24

Lara Logan and 60 Minutes are totally discredited. Shame on CBS for continuing Logan's JDPriestly Nov 2013 #11

K & R. dchill Nov 2013 #13

Now THIS is a conspiracy worth unraveling. randome Nov 2013 #15

Or, as we used to say back in my hippie days--the plot sickens. classof56 Nov 2013 #17

So her husband is a propagandist Major Nikon Nov 2013 #19

Her entire history must be placed under close scrutiny. Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #23

The real issue is the pentagon hiring her husband to makeup stories. Owl Nov 2013 #27

Stop calling it botched Doctor_J Nov 2013 #29

+1 a whole bunch.......nt Enthusiast Nov 2013 #32

Back to the first page with this! K&R! countryjake Nov 2013 #30

This should have HUNDREDS of recommendations. Come on people. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #33