Posts Tagged ‘scapegoat’

Obama and GM

March 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments

OK, here’s the scenario.  GM runs into problems, asks for a bailout.  At first, the feds just hand them a bunch, stating they’re too important to fail since they saved us during WWII and all.  Then, they came back.  This time the new feds said, well, not so fast.  We need to know what you’re [...]

Dan Rather bites the hand that fed him

September 20th, 2007 | No Comments

Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and his former bosses Wednesday, claiming they made him a “scapegoat” for a discredited story about President Bush’s military service during the Vietnam War. The 75-year-old Rather, whose final months were clouded by controversy over the story, said the actions of the defendants damaged his reputation [...]