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CBS takes the High-road on Reagan Coverage
EFL from MRCAs President, Ronald Reagan defeated Soviet communism, rejuvenated the U.S. economy and invigorated the American spirit. But only an hour after his death on Saturday â and less than 15 minutes into their live coverage â CBS jarringly focused on a bit of anti-Reagan minutia: complaints he âcashed inâ after leaving office. âTheir California retirement home, a $2.5 million hilltop ranch house in exclusive Bel-Air, was a gift from wealthy friends,â reporter Jerry Bowen reminded viewers in a pre-taped story played about 5pm EDT. âThe Reagans paid them back, but the appearance of impropriety lingered.â âIt was a trip to Japan in October of 1989 that provoked the most stinging comments,â Bowen continued. âFor two 20-minute speeches and a few public appearances, Mr. Reagan was paid $2 million by a Japanese conglomerate.â CBSâs jab was a rude interruption in a weekend of coverage that generally recalled President Reagan as a towering conservative leader who left behind a freer and more prosperous world. Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-09 |
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