Don't be fooled -- he saw it coming.
RatherBiased.com has the full wrap-up of Memogate. Some of the highlights:
President of CBS Defends Not Firing Rather
Says CBS president Les Moonves, "Dan Rather has already apologized for the segment and taken personal responsibility for his part in the broadcast. He voluntarily moved to set a date to step down from the CBS Evening News anchor chair in March of 2005, which will give him more time to concentrate on his reporting for CBS NEWS. After examining the report and thinking about its implications, we believe any further action would not be appropriate."
Rather Did Not Want to Apologize
Page 206 of the report:
The Panel asked Rather about his interview with Marcia Kramer. Rather said that he did not want to do the interview or the apology on September 20, but Heyward and Schwartz asked him to do so. Rather said that he made his case as to why an apology was not appropriate and that management did not agree with him. Rather agreed to do the apology on September 20 and the Marcia Kramer interview because he is a team player. Rather informed the Panel that he still believes the content of the documents is true because the facts are right on the money, and that no one had provided persuasive evidence that the documents were not authentic.
It is clear that Rather's joining in the apology given his role as the correspondent on the Segment and his status as CBS News' most visible presence was critical to its acceptance. The Panel finds his comments disavowing the apology to be troubling, notwithstanding that he said he regarded himself as carrying out what CBS News felt was in its best interest on September 20.
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