Perhaps Dan Would "Rather"
You Voted Democrat
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"...Without a genuine and sincere apology to the viewing public, Rather's lips will forever drip with hypocrisy. As of right now, his stain covers the entire CBS News division..." |
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-- MRC President Brent Bozell |
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Brent Bozell |
Dan "Error in
Judgement"
Rather |
While the pro-gun community has known for some
time that many network news anchors, including
long-time CBS anchor Dan Rather, have a distinct, anti-gun bias, most
reporters have tried to maintain that they retain their professional
integrity, and don't allow their personal views to color their public
persona as a member of the media. But on March 21, Rather was the star
attraction at a Travis County (Tex.) Democratic Party fund-raising event.
According to two stories that ran in the Washington Post this week - one on
April 4, the other on April 5 - Rather claims that he was unaware the event
was a political gathering. But considering Rather is a seasoned
investigative reporter, and considering his own daughter - who is rumored to
be considering a run for Mayor of Austin - served as one of the hosts of the
event, it seems hard to believe he didn't know what he was walking into.
Even if we are to take Rather at his word, though, once he arrived at the
event, he admits he realized its nature, and at that point, he should have
gracefully declined to speak, and left the event. He did not, however, and
addressed the crowd of Democrat faithful, helping to raise approximately
$20,000 for the local party (Rather appeared for free).
And while Rather
has stated, "I made an embarrassing and regrettable error in judgment by
going to this event," this "apology" would likely have never surfaced if
his actions had not been publicly exposed. The Media Research Center (MRC)
- an independent organization that monitors media bias - has called on
Rather to apologize for his actions on the air. MRC
President Brent Bozell
stated, "Without a genuine and sincere apology to the viewing public,
Rather's lips will forever drip with hypocrisy. As of right now, his stain
covers the entire CBS News division." CBS officials, however, indicate
there will be no on-air apology.
If you would also like to call on Dan Rather to apologize on the air for
his actions, the contact information for CBS News is:
CBS News
524 West 57th Street
NY, 10019-2902
Phone: (212) 975-4114, or
(212) 975-3691 for Dan Rather's office
Fax: (212) 975-1893
For those on the Internet, you can contact "CBS Evening News"
(http://cbsnews.com) through the "Feedback"
(http://cbsnews.com/feedback/fb_news_form.shtml) section of its website.
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