I KID YOU NOT: RATHER SUING CBS FOR DAMAGING HIS REPUTATION
Dan Rather, whose career at CBS News ground to an inglorious end 15 months ago over his role in an unsubstantiated report questioning President Bush’s Vietnam-era National Guard service, filed a $70 million lawsuit this afternoon against the network, its corporate parent and three of his former superiors.
Mr. Rather, 75, asserts that the network violated his contract by giving him insufficient airtime on “60 Minutes” after forcing him to step down as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” in March 2005.
He also contends that the network committed fraud by commissioning a “biased” and incomplete investigation of the flawed Guard broadcast and, in the process, “seriously damaged his reputation.” As plaintiffs, the suit names CBS and its chief executive, Leslie Moonves; Viacom and its chief executive, Sumner Redstone; and Andrew Heyward, the former president of CBS News.
LGF: It wasn’t the investigation that damaged Rather’s reputation. It was his own actions … and this:
BummerDietz is looking forward to this
As always, tons more at memeorandum
September 19, 2007 - 04:31 PM on September 19th, 2007
Ha! What a laugh!
What a hoot! Dan Blather damaged his own reputation over a 30-yr plus reign of Leftist slant and outright propagandizing! This pos has the nerve to point the finger at anyone? He should be looking in the mirror if he wants to asess blame!
I have no love for CBS, not by a long shot. But Blather made his own bed; now he can lay in it.
September 19, 2007 - 08:12 PM on September 19th, 2007
He will not take responsibility for anything. Fits right into the liberal ideology of pointing the finger at everyone but yourself. He has a huge ego and I hope Les Moonves and Viacom tear him to pieces.
September 20, 2007 - 05:24 AM on September 20th, 2007
Blather made a big mistake. Now a court will tell him that he broadcast fake documents. He did it with a forethought of malice. Blather might find himself on the end of a defamation suit by President Bush after Blather loses this case.