Dan Rather seems to be mounting a “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” defense. Dan Rather said: “I want to make clear to you, I want to make clear to you if I have not made clear to you, that this story is true, and that more important questions than how we got the story, which is where those who don’t like the story like to put the emphasis, the more important question is what are the answers to the questions raised in the story…” Basically, Rather’s saying never mind that, just answer the charges. This is like, “Never mind where we got the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, rabbi, just answer the charges!” And where is Emile Zola when we need him? Anchoring the news at CBS.