Barton Rejects CBS Hearings, No Breasts Involved
No doubt following the advice of TLF, the House commerce ommittee chair Joe Barton has rejected the idea of holding hearings on the Rathergate controversy. “A news organization’s responsibility is to facts and truth, but the oversight of network news generally is a matter best sorted out by the viewing public and the news media,” he said. “I do not personally believe these documents are legitimate, and it seems clear that the press and the two presidential campaigns are properly dealing with that issue.”
Welcome news for anyone worried about government interference in the media. Of course, had Dan Rather bared his chest on 60 Minutes, that would have been a different story.
