Dan Rather's Lawsuit Against CBS
CHICAGO, USA -- I see former CBS Evening News managing editor Dan Rather has filed a $70-million lawsuit against the network and some current and former CBS honchos. The reasons are in Dan Rather against CBS Corporation, Viacom, Inc, Les Moonves, Sumner Redstone and Andrew Heyward.
I guess its hard to let go of the humiliation he suffered at the hands of bloggers who questioned the authenticity of purported Texas National Guard documents used in a 60 Minutes Wednesday broadcast about President George W. Bush's service in the Texas Guard during the Vietnam War. CBS aired the report on September 8, 2004. The documents are known as the Killian Documents.
Since the report aired two months before the November 2004, elections, some observers wondered if Rather and CBS were trying to influence the outcome. President Bush was re-elected by defeating Massachusetts senator John Kerry.
The onslaught from the right was too much for CBS and Rather was forced to resign. Three years is a long time to mull over humiliation. At least he filed a lawsuit rather than pick up a gun and shoot up CBS.
Mary Mapes, who was rather's producer on the 60 Minutes piece and was fired for her role in it, has a commentary on the lawsuit. See "Courage for Dan Rather."
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