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To: Rainy_Day_Woman who wrote (17455)	9/23/2004 2:24:13 PM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Thornburgh is a perfect choice for CBS... he's a Republican who, after serving in the Bush 41 Administration had a falling out with some of the Bush 41 people. CBS may think that will lead him to be a bit anti-Bush 43, but they can still say he is a leading Republican. Thornburgh also made some legal training videos on ethics and complying with the law some years back that are still widely used in corporate circles, so he has some name recog as a law-abiding and ethical public figure. I actually think that the report will be fairly damning of CBS and of Rather. The ratings for Rather's slant have dwindled to almost nothing over the years, and CBS' beancounters may be looking for an excuse to replace him post-election. Brokaw, who has a far bigger audience than Rather, is retiring after the election, so his audience will be in play, and Rather is not the right guy to convert them into CBS viewers.