Wolf in the Bend
Wow. The people at CBS admit they abandoned all pretense at objective journalism document authentication.
By the end of the article they are back to spin control. Rather is quoted saying "...if the memos were indeed faked, "I'd like to break that story." But whatever the verdict on the memos, he said, critics "can't deny the story."
What The Fuck?
You abandon all pretenses at objective journalism, go after a story you cannot backup, and release faked documents to try and bolster your fucking ratings? Sure. Why not? If you cannot vote the man out legitimately, spread some crap in the waters, see if you can get the bottom feeders out to support your version of the events.
Sorry guys, the historian in me just will not let this go. They do not have primary sources, or really even secondary sources. The best they can come up with is a "recollection" by a former secretary. No offence meant, but not a chance. Human witnesses are the absolute worse source you can find. The way I was taught, if you cannot back up the events recounted by an eyewitness with other documented sources, you might as well be writing fiction.
Which, as this little scandal goes on, seems to be what happened.
If you really want the man out of office, report on his inadequacies as a president, report on his missteps, and then get out and vote against him. I am tired of this.
More in a bit, I need coffee.
By the end of the article they are back to spin control. Rather is quoted saying "...if the memos were indeed faked, "I'd like to break that story." But whatever the verdict on the memos, he said, critics "can't deny the story."
What The Fuck?
You abandon all pretenses at objective journalism, go after a story you cannot backup, and release faked documents to try and bolster your fucking ratings? Sure. Why not? If you cannot vote the man out legitimately, spread some crap in the waters, see if you can get the bottom feeders out to support your version of the events.
Sorry guys, the historian in me just will not let this go. They do not have primary sources, or really even secondary sources. The best they can come up with is a "recollection" by a former secretary. No offence meant, but not a chance. Human witnesses are the absolute worse source you can find. The way I was taught, if you cannot back up the events recounted by an eyewitness with other documented sources, you might as well be writing fiction.
Which, as this little scandal goes on, seems to be what happened.
If you really want the man out of office, report on his inadequacies as a president, report on his missteps, and then get out and vote against him. I am tired of this.
More in a bit, I need coffee.
posted by depressoboy at 4:14 PM
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