tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post113190890741811184..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: MapegoatJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1132031666627796002005-11-15T00:14:00.000-05:002005-11-15T00:14:00.000-05:00The Thornburgh report was a whitewash. I am an at...The Thornburgh report was a whitewash. I am an attorney who practices in the compliance area. Under no circumstances would I agree to have drafted that report were I a member of that law firm because that law firm is CBS' regular outside counsel and has an inherent conflict-of-interest. For such a report, you always hire someone with whom you have nothing to do because otherwise a cloud hangs over the report -- what if the conclusions were softened because this law firm gets a lot of business from the subject, in this case CBS/Viacom. <BR/><BR/>Let me be clear: I do not believe that CBS told its firm to make sure that they don't find any political bias. I am saying that the law firm knew full well that if they said that they found political bias, CBS may weaken their business relationship. Because such a finding would destroy its client, the law firm didn't need to be told what not to say. It already knew. Therefore, it didn't defend the indefensible documents but it did the more important job -- upholding CBS News as a viable ongoing business entity by stating that no political bias could be proven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1131937674877336262005-11-13T22:07:00.000-05:002005-11-13T22:07:00.000-05:00What amuses me is how OBVIOUSLY fake the memos are...What amuses me is how OBVIOUSLY fake the memos are. I think there is a technological disconnect between geezers like Rather and people like me who use MS Word every day. I did the Little Green Footballs test and replicated the memos on Word in the default setting and got the same result. I suspect that a lot of these older journalists have assistants that print their email before they get to the office. They simply don't recognize fonts etc. the way the younger generation might. Alleging that the memos might be real at this point is like calling a rifle a "firestick." It betrays your age or lack of experience on contemporary word processors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com