It's funny hearing Bill O’Reilly defend Dan Rather. If you read between the lines, you can almost hear Bill defending himself against the charges brought on by Andrea Mackriss, his Associate producer.
I do not know if what Mackriss alleged was the truth or just a game plan to pay off some bills and get a new condo in New York, but that is not the point. Here is what O'Reilly said in defense of the indefensible.
The ordeal of Dan Rather goes far beyond the man himself. It speaks to the presumption of guilt that now rules the day in America. Because of a ruthless and callow media, no citizen, much less one who achieves fame, is given the benefit of the doubt when it comes to allegations or personal attacks. The smearing of America is in full bloom.
I don’t know if Bill is trying to earn “brownie points”, maybe he wants the CBS Evening News job? But to defend Rather in what was the most embarrassing point in CBS history is ludicrous.
Bill O’Reilly is not what many thought he was, he is just like anyone of us, human and very vulnerable.
That’s How I See It!
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