Interview with Mary Mapes

The Internet is going nuts now that CBS has released its report on Memogate.  I wanted to get ex-60 Minutes producer Mary Mapes' reaction, and I managed to reach her by phone at her home.

Mapes
Hello.

WuzzaDem
Hi, Mary Mapes, please.

Mapes
This is Mary Mapes.

WuzzaDem
Miss Mapes, this is John from WuzzaDem.com, I wonder if you could answer a few questions about the report CBS released today.

Mapes
What report?

WuzzaDem
You know, the report on the investigation by Richard Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi, regarding the documents that 60 Minutes used in its story on President Bush's National Guard service on September of last year.

Mapes
And you have this report?

WuzzaDem
Well, I have a copy.

Mapes
Where did you get it - do you work for CBS?

WuzzaDem
No, I got it from the CBS web site.

Mapes
The web site?  Have you talked to anyone at CBS to confirm that what you have is a copy of the actual report?

WuzzaDem
Well, no, like I said, it's on CBS's web site...

Mapes
Have you talked to Dick Thornburgh or Lou Boccardi?

WuzzaDem
No, like I said....

Mapes
Listen, Don, or whatever your name is, I suggest that you do a little due diligence and confirm that this 'report' that you got from the 'internet' is real.

WuzzaDem
But, I...

Mapes
Otherwise, you might be asking people questions based on what might be false or misleading information, does that make sense?

WuzzaDem
Yes, but I know that...

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Update: Bill at InDC Journal, Michelle Malkin, and Wizbang are all over this.

Update II: Jeff at Protein Wisdom notes that I was gauche enough to ask him to link to this post, while neglecting to link this his.  Once again, that's Jeff at Protein Wisdom's post on Mary Mapes.  So be sure to visit Protein Wisdom, and while you're there, don't miss the Mary Mapes post.  Here's a link to the post.

Update III: Are You Conservative? Caught this interesting segment of Scarborough Country last night, where they discussed Memogate.  I missed it (must have been powdering my nose).

Have you checked the front page for the latest posts?  Why not?  You got something against front pages?