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Stupid too; many of us not claiming to be journalists knew you were wrong before you aired it. Scuba Nov 2013 #1
do a piece explaining the error. apologies are cheap roguevalley Nov 2013 #31
That I'd like to see! Scuba Nov 2013 #37
As cheap as the price Logan sold herself out for. Ikonoklast Nov 2013 #49
"Solid warmonger apologist for the MIC" workinclasszero Nov 2013 #104
That was my first thought too. tblue Nov 2013 #69
And spent as much time explaining where you went wrong..... daleanime Nov 2013 #121
and do it on Faux "News" wordpix Nov 2013 #125
That's probably a great idea. "how misinformation and couple lies- can build a fake crisis" Sunlei Nov 2013 #141
They're too stupid to realize Mr.Bill Nov 2013 #174
Resign or be fired. Either or. Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #62
Whatever happened to "Investigative" Iliyah Nov 2013 #64
you'd think these "muckrakers" would have learned after BushCo's "valid" source, Chalabi wordpix Nov 2013 #126
If she did any work at all on this, she must have known beforehand it was a pack of lies Berlum Nov 2013 #164
Disappointing for journalists? NastyRiffraff Nov 2013 #2
Sadly, this is a typical case of "a lie going around the world nonoxy9 Nov 2013 #95
A double injury for CBS. Baitball Blogger Nov 2013 #3
lol. cui bono Nov 2013 #93
Time for Lara Logan to go. Anyone who thinks she did not boomersense Nov 2013 #4
I think she knows her days at CBS are numbered Major Nikon Nov 2013 #14
That would be okay with me. I have less chance of watching boomersense Nov 2013 #20
Your post made my day! nt mimi85 Nov 2013 #123
Good!.........nt boomersense Nov 2013 #148
Dan Rather was fired for much less! JDPriestly Nov 2013 #89
That was the very first thought that went through my head... dorkzilla Nov 2013 #120
+1000. "As a journalist, you have to be complementary to generals, closeupready Nov 2013 #25
Edward R Murrow is turning over in his grave. I remember. I boomersense Nov 2013 #32
Why pile on Lara? Scairp Nov 2013 #84
Because it was her damn segment. closeupready Nov 2013 #86
The buck stops with her. StrictlyRockers Nov 2013 #91
Because I think she knew exactly what she was doing. Exactly boomersense Nov 2013 #96
I totally disagree with everyone on this Scairp Nov 2013 #97
There are none so blind..... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #116
Memories are short. Logan reported fearlessly from Iraq and was gang raped in Egypt. Rose Siding Nov 2013 #109
Dan Rather was screwed big time for telling the truth. pangaia Nov 2013 #170
Her lying about this Benghazi story LibGranny Nov 2013 #173
Excuse me Scairp Nov 2013 #175
Rather was right. :-| n/t DeSwiss Nov 2013 #113
Didn't Rather get fired? rpannier Nov 2013 #115
You can support a useless liar all you want to. I'm not in. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #133
Have any of us FORGOTTEN the Rather thing? pangaia Nov 2013 #169
It happens--especially when the reporter has an agenda. truebluegreen Nov 2013 #171
Looks like Sen. Lindsey Graham’s office is going to need a new voicemail message Snake Plissken Nov 2013 #5
CBS= Complete Bull Shit QuestForSense Nov 2013 #6
CBS = "Cock-and-Bull Story" KansDem Nov 2013 #8
Well, dayum, that's good, too! freshwest Nov 2013 #15
Their new motto! freshwest Nov 2013 #13
From the department of that horse has left the barn Botany Nov 2013 #7
That's too funny! Great analogy and visual. ffr Nov 2013 #23
That looks familiar...I've been on the ground watching my horse do that... AllyCat Nov 2013 #24
Sometimes horses realize that they are a lot stronger then the people around them .... Botany Nov 2013 #29
Yeah, espcially the mare I could insert into that photo! AllyCat Nov 2013 #34
years ago I was on a very big quarter horse and after about 20 minutes ... Botany Nov 2013 #42
reminds me of my ex Skittles Nov 2013 #66
Oh wow... Xyzse Nov 2013 #67
YEE HAW! Skittles Nov 2013 #71
re:'We were wrong': CBS's Lara Logan apologizes for Benghazi report allan01 Nov 2013 #9
no one ever interviewed those who took Ambassador Stevens to the hospital. Sunlei Nov 2013 #10
I'm not sure how they didn't see through the story to begin with. JoeyT Nov 2013 #11
ha The Unknown hot Canadian Gf is always a dead giveaway Heather MC Nov 2013 #26
That sequence of events happens to me so often I have a name for it: reflection Nov 2013 #54
Rofl... 4_TN_TITANS Nov 2013 #55
lol Love it. ctsnowman Nov 2013 #74
Best thing I've read today! DeSwiss Nov 2013 #114
LOL nt SunSeeker Nov 2013 #162
It is straight out of the Red Rascal's exploits! nt tblue37 Nov 2013 #176
The damage is done, but I'm glad that they apologized. Beacool Nov 2013 #12
CBS needs to to as extensive an apology on 60 Minutes Mz Pip Nov 2013 #17
I doubt that they will do a whole segment on it. Beacool Nov 2013 #44
I'm betting under 60 seconds itsrobert Nov 2013 #94
How about they do a report on how they got scammed, and who inside Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #83
Yes Mz Pip Nov 2013 #87
because they don't give a rat's ass about those people. barbtries Nov 2013 #46
IOkIYAR thelordofhell Nov 2013 #59
Apologizing on a morning show is one thing, are they/is she going to devote another winterpark Nov 2013 #16
I am waiting for the M$M to start broadcasting this far and wide... AllyCat Nov 2013 #18
....<crickets>..... lastlib Nov 2013 #51
She's cute, but not much of a journalist, the latest example closeupready Nov 2013 #19
No kidding? Friday News dump? Poor and unacceptable! ffr Nov 2013 #21
When I was watching that 60 mins segment... SHRED Nov 2013 #22
yeah, the hit with the rifle butt in the dark was pure Hollywood wordpix Nov 2013 #127
Waiting for CBS to fire her like they did Dan Rather. SchmerzImArsch Nov 2013 #27
And CBS ctsnowman Nov 2013 #28
They pulled his book, too. Atman Nov 2013 #138
FIRE HER alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #30
Yes, she should be history, and everyone associated with her crap segment should be scrutinized. n/t MerryBlooms Nov 2013 #98
Coch Brothers Syncophants? freshwest Nov 2013 #33
Do you PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #41
Just right click on it and copy the URL. Beacool Nov 2013 #45
:-) DeSwiss Nov 2013 #101
Thanks!!! Beacool Nov 2013 #118
When I worked mimi85 Nov 2013 #124
I'm glad that you got to laugh. Beacool Nov 2013 #145
Who is that guy? red dog 1 Nov 2013 #157
Click on the photo for a drop down window and it will give you the link. Let me know if that works. freshwest Nov 2013 #52
Ok PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #68
Rats PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #70
Okay, give me a second and I'll get it for you so it'll work. freshwest Nov 2013 #82
I tried PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #108
Did you compress the sentence? It shows up as an underlined link and a sentence. The link won't work freshwest Nov 2013 #111
I did PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #112
I'd like to know also mimi85 Nov 2013 #129
That's what I have. I found it through google images. If DU didn't automatically convert links to freshwest Nov 2013 #158
Try this. It's the same URL with the "h" at the start removed JHB Nov 2013 #134
Good method. freshwest Nov 2013 #159
Who put Davies up to this lie? Who was he working with? bushisanidiot Nov 2013 #35
"When Lara Logan Trashed Michael Hastings" Hissyspit Nov 2013 #36
I first learned of that from reading Glenn Greenwald. deurbano Nov 2013 #53
One of the first times I mimi85 Nov 2013 #131
k & r Berlum Nov 2013 #165
Issa and his goons will still waste tax payers Iliyah Nov 2013 #38
SeeBS is..... HoosierCowboy Nov 2013 #39
Marcy Wheeler: @emptywheel: Just to remind, it's Cheney flack Mary Matalin's imprint which published Hissyspit Nov 2013 #40
im sure she'll be losing her job next barbtries Nov 2013 #43
roger ailes on line three myshadow1 Nov 2013 #100
Unfortunately, a lie travels halfway round the world before bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #47
I wonder what Dan Rather thinks of this young_at_heart Nov 2013 #48
"Dan Rather declined to comment... red dog 1 Nov 2013 #151
How did the 60 minutes story contradict the account provided by the State Dept. Hamlette Nov 2013 #50
This washington post article explains alp227 Nov 2013 #56
so, Lindsay is pissed because the WH closed the investigation w/o talking to the "witnesses" Hamlette Nov 2013 #65
She should resign or be fired cosmicone Nov 2013 #57
it's hard to take this seriously when the right didn't exactly hold Baby Bush's feet to the fire for yurbud Nov 2013 #58
Meaningless. liberalmuse Nov 2013 #60
a lot of people lie on TV interviews (like republicans), why is it the journalists fault? Sunlei Nov 2013 #61
journalists are supposed to investigate their sources first before pronouncing them credible wordpix Nov 2013 #130
the source was his book and he was stationed there. He lied to the journalist (and the public) Sunlei Nov 2013 #139
when you only have one source, you should check him out thoroughly wordpix Nov 2013 #146
As has been said elsewhere, Journalism 101: truebluegreen Nov 2013 #172
Fuck 60 Minutes...they lost all credibility in 1986 skepticscott Nov 2013 #63
Has Alex Jones or any other RWer called it intentional by CBS? NewJeffCT Nov 2013 #72
Disappointing? bucolic_frolic Nov 2013 #73
Sorry is not good enough. 60 minutes is not credible anymore. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #75
And once again, the Benghazi "scandal" deflates Blue Owl Nov 2013 #76
Won't do anything but arouse more suspicion from wing-nuts. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #77
"Is Fox News even covering the apology"? red dog 1 Nov 2013 #150
On their website, right after I asked the question, it was buried on the right side list of SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #153
Going to Fox News even once is more than I can take... red dog 1 Nov 2013 #154
I hear you. That was just their website though. I still wonder what kind of coverage their SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #160
My guess would be........None! red dog 1 Nov 2013 #161
And the moral of the story is ... Ganja Ninja Nov 2013 #78
"60 Minutes" belongs on Fox. Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #79
I guess she won't be getting the Dan Rather treatment. dballance Nov 2013 #80
Next up on 60 Minutes: How the Grand Canyon was formed by Paul Bunyan dragging his ax... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #81
Separtely, how do serious journalists who share the 60 Minutes closeupready Nov 2013 #85
I call bullshit on her "disappointment". Yeah she's disappointed she got caught! AAO Nov 2013 #88
CBS going to do less retraction than This American Life which did an entire show retracting Paulie Nov 2013 #90
No, you did not make a mistake. You neglected to do your job. cui bono Nov 2013 #92
60 Minutes with their noose ready for Obama... Mike Nelson Nov 2013 #99
Yet, 2 110 story buildings fall at 10 stories a second Politicalboi Nov 2013 #102
Lets see...13 embassy attacks under Bushy boy workinclasszero Nov 2013 #103
Sen. Rand Paul: Time for you to un-fire ex-Sec. Hillary Clinton. SDjack Nov 2013 #105
As if............ Beacool Nov 2013 #119
Well if you werent in such a hurry to win ratings by screwing the president.. Vietnameravet Nov 2013 #106
NBC news just reported that a "60 Minutes" apology is forthcoming. Paladin Nov 2013 #107
you were wrong, alright azureblue Nov 2013 #110
I knew that the first 30 seconds I watched of the report. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #117
If Darrel Issa was dismissed from his committee chair and the next one told there would Thinkingabout Nov 2013 #122
When I get caught lying, I sometimes try the "I was wrong" weasel too Recursion Nov 2013 #128
Lara's sexual assault in Egypt. mimi85 Nov 2013 #132
How many more times will they allow themselves to be "duped"? snot Nov 2013 #135
The "60 Minutes" of Mike Wallace is gone. Now it's Chris Wallace. DFW Nov 2013 #136
and people wonder why the internet is rising DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #137
Some news organisations are blending traditional journalism with "outside sources". mwooldri Nov 2013 #143
I don't understand why this "Dylan Davies" isn't the target of intense scrutiny now? Sunlei Nov 2013 #140
No, Lara, a mistake is when you accidentally hit Reply All or wash a red sock in your whites. tanyev Nov 2013 #142
They "catapult the propaganda" for the right wing. Then, when their lies tblue37 Nov 2013 #144
She needs to be fired lanlady Nov 2013 #147
Dan Rather was a "real journalist" red dog 1 Nov 2013 #156
Dan Rather declined to comment on the discredited Benghazi story... red dog 1 Nov 2013 #149
I understand people make mistakes in good faith Skittles Nov 2013 #152
Its simple economics, big business is wasting advertising dollars on MSM that caters to.... Rebellious Republican Nov 2013 #155
She was duped imo. What really needs to happen is Ava Gadro Nov 2013 #163
Who watches 60 Minutes anymore? Nursing home residents? People who read Reader's Digest? jsr Nov 2013 #166
60 Minutes peddles fake BS story to appease Tea Baggers. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #167
Hey, Lara, who is WE? pangaia Nov 2013 #168
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