Rather On The Document Errors

And for a good example of two people trying to find a way to squirm out of a very bad situtation, here is an exchange between Dan Rather and Bill Burkett. This is just too good not to laugh at.

Dan Rather: "Why did you mislead us?"
Bill Burkett: "Well, I didn't totally mislead you. I did mislead you on the one individual. You know, your staff pressured me to a point to reveal that source.
Rather: "Well, we were trying to get the chain of possession."
Burkett: "I understand that."
Rather: "And you said that you had received them from someone."
Burkett: "I understand that."
Rather: "We did pressure you to say well, you received them from someone …"
Burkett: "Yes."
Rather: "And it's true. We pressured you. It was a very important point."
Burkett: "Yes ... "