Schieffer hopes Rather's news legacy transcends scandal

[Freddie Stubbs]

By Gail Shister

Inquirer Columnist

Now that the election is over, it's back to Anxiety Central at CBS.

As the network awaits findings from the panel investigating Dan Rather's "Memogate" mess, the newsroom troops are rattling in their boots.

"We're all apprehensive," Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer says over chicken soup and pizza at an Old City eatery. (He was in town Tuesday to flog his new book.)

"Nobody knows what this commission is going to find. Look, we made a terrible mistake. CBS has admitted it made a terrible mistake, and Dan has apologized. We take this very seriously, and some serious steps are going to have to be taken."

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[MikeG]

1. Nothing like standing up for your colleague.

[Demit]

2. yeah, Schieffer's a real stand-up guy, isn't he?

[Benhurst]

3. I read a while back that Schieffer's a friend of Shrub's father.

What a sleazy asshole.

[gWbush is Mabus]

4. i bet Rove is behind the whole thing

Payback for Rather vs. GHWBush

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Is Schieffer taking orders from Rove?

:shrug:

[gWbush is Mabus]

5. funny how there is no investigation into the MANY lies of CNN/Fox

no scandal, no apologies there,
despite thousands of PROVED falsehoods

[Cocoa]

6. Bob Schieffer is nowhere in Dan Rather's league

he and his comments will be immediately forgotten, as will his stupid book.