An external review of how CBS News came to use disputed documents in a report on President Bush's military record will probably not be concluded until after the November election so as not to interfere with the presidential race, a top executive said on Tuesday.
Les Moonves, the co-president of CBS parent company Viacom, told an analyst meeting that the review of the CBS "60 Minutes II" report being done by former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press chief Louis Boccardi had no timetable for completion. But he said he did not want it to interfere with the Nov. 2 election.
"Obviously, it should be done probably after the election is over so that it doesn't affect what's going on," he told a Goldman Sachs media conference in New York.
Matt's Chat
So, let's review...SeeBS was willing to "affect the outcome of the election" with their forged documents and libelous reporting, but aren't willing to "affect the election" with the results of the investigation proving their negligence. That makes sense to me...I assume they've cleared this plan with Terry McAwful and the Kerry/Edwards campaign... SeeBS has a responsibility to set the record straight BEFORE the election. Why? Because they aired a report that was factually inaccurate and potentially harmful to a candidate. Has SeeBS no decency? No sense of fairness? No desire to get it right?
Just asking...
Mark's Remarks
It is all fine and dandy to try to destroy a candidate, but to exonerate him? God forbid, especially if he is a Republican. To be truly fair, SeeBS should be made to get the results BEFORE the election. Of course, integrity is not exactly a premium atthe tarnished tiffany network.
