Was Dan Rather set up by CBS?

[drunkdriver-in-chief]

Maybe CBS wanted an excuse to show Rather the door and go right-wing like FOX, so they gave him the memos and falsely told him our experts say they're authentic.

[wtmusic]

1. No

Like many good recipes for a non-conspiracy, there was too much possibility of a backfire

[drunkdriver-in-chief]

3. So why didn't CBS question the documents?

They have experts to verify such things. I just don't see how CBS could have accidentally made such a blunder.

[wtmusic]

7. So CBS would deliberately risk the integrity of their news

to fire their anchor? Doesn't happen--they just fire them.

[whistle]

2. Really, pretty elaborate way to fire someone just to get....

...a market share of a smaller pie than CBS already has. Is that why Mike Wallace had Bill O'Lielly on 60 minutes, to see how CBS audiences would react to pure evil? :crazy:

I see that you have only 40 posts here on DU, which means you must be new. Welcome, I hope you stick around and learn something.

[HEyHEY]

4. calm down

He was set up by the republican party

If you're gonna go right wing cause you think it will be good for ratings...why hide it?

[ROC]

5. I think Dan Rather set Dan Rather up.

[Blitzburgh]

6. Here here

great response