Why RatherBiased?

Lester Holt, host of MSNBC's Lester Holt live, reported on air today (online version not available at this time) that retired Texas Air National Guard Major General Bobby Hodges, is calling for an apology from CBS for himself, the family of the late Lt Col Jerry Killian, and National Guard members across the America, all of whom had their reputations tarnished in the developing Rathergate scandal. General Hodges, who was originally quoted by CBS as verifying the accuracy of the content of the Rather forgeries, later stated he had been misled by the network, adding that their only contact was a brief phone conversation in which he was led to believe they had hand written documents from Lt Col Killian.

This development underscores an overlooked aspect of the Rather forgeries - fabricated claims falsely attributed to a deceased military officer. As noted here previously, this was certainly not the first incident of Rather or CBS attacking military members (or using lower ranking military members in their attacks on their leaders) - a trend perhaps explained in part by the fact that Rather's journalism career began only after he was booted out of the Marine Corps as unfit after a 4-month "military career".

It should be obvious to the reader why, upon noting problems with their hosting and servers, (and recognizing my own limited ability to post as I prepare to deploy "downrange") I offered the good folks at RatherBiased the opportunity to post their information here. This coordinated effort between MilBlogs and RatherBiased seems a perfect way to say "Thanks Dan, for the years of coverage you've offered the men and women who proudly serve their nation in the US Armed Forces".

Welcome aboard, RatherBiased, glad to be of service to you.

Meanwhile - I continue to prepare to deploy. Expect an update on that topic soon. The many other guest bloggers will continue to keep Mudville lively. My thanks to all, and to all who stop by and make the whole effort worthwhile.