IT'S ALL ABOUT PROTECTING SOURCES

A newsman like Rather has developed exclusive sources over his thirty year career, that is how he got to the top. He has sources now that are so high up in so many places that to imagine his scope is impossible. They may go as high as Supreme Court Justices or court clerks, an assistant secretary of defense to his secretary, a mole in the White House to a mole in the DNC. Whoever gave him this story has given him many stories in the past that turned out to be true. He/she was trusted absolutely. He/she is very high up on the food chain.

Very very high.

Keep in mind that Viacom heavies Sumner Redstone and Mel Karmazin are both among the largest contributors and money raisers for the Democratic Party; both are as influential in the Party as anyone. Rather has his integrity, and as a part of his peculiar brand he ain't ratting out his highly placed sources. The source might bring down an entire political party, after all this story is about illegally changing the result of an election.

IT'S ALL ABOUT SOURCES, STUPID.

I have some experience working in the TV News field for a while for a very unethical news producer who couldn't be trusted to do an honest interview. She was fired for going on the air with a phony story she got from a source who needed whatever she was giving him. Reporters are only as good as their sources.

While I'm temporarily blogging here: Markets are shakey because everyone is trying to read the political tealeaves. Volume continues to be a concern and it may remain weak til after the election.