The Night “60 Minutes” Died

It is with great sadness that I must report the untimely demise of much venerated “60 Minutes”. It seems that Jeff Fager the executive producer of 60 Minutes allowed his star reporter Lara Logan to air a now discredited version of the Benghazi tragedy. Logan proudly allowed an obviously lying security contractor Dylan Davies to use the CBS airways to tell a fictitious version of the events on the night that Ambassador Stevens was killed. It was obvious to any layman with common sense that Davies was not being truthful. It appears that Davies was allowed to recite his tale of fiction to buttress Lara Logan’s view of a misstep by the Obama administration in fighting al-Qaeda.
As always is the case the cover-up is worse than the indiscretion. Enter Jeff Fager, the head honcho of CBS news whose first reaction was to deny, defend, deny. Then it seems it became clear that some penance had to occur because of this bogus story so Lara Logan used “60 Minutes” airtime to give an insincere non-apology for this fiasco. “60 Minutes” was now in the throes of a potentially life threatening seizure but the patient with prompt attention could be saved. An internal report came out that confirmed external reports about the miss-steps in reporting on Benghazi, by Lara Logan.
What can we do skipper Fager? Well go find Lara Logan and Max McClellan and throw them overboard. But Admiral weren’t they acting in accord with your guidance. Yeah you’re right, tell them they’ve done good work in the past and we greatly appreciate them and then throw them overboard.
Now go tell everyone that the ship is not taking on water I now declare this ship a submarine. Oh, make sure you tell everybody that I will remain in charge and all is now well. With this last declaration from Jeff Fager “60 Minutes” breathed its last breath. May it rest in peace.