I don't want to be argumentative, Mr. Vice President. |
I feel terrific. I had been cautioned by a lot of people that the transition was going to be extremely difficult. I haven't found it so. |
I gave it everything I had, I didn't hold anything back. I did the best newscast we were capable of doing. |
I got addicted. News, particularly daily news, is more addictive than crack cocaine, more addictive than heroin, more addictive than cigarettes. |
I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special kind of hell. I came out understanding full well how one could be addicted to 'smack,' and quickly. |
I have always been and remain a 'hard news' investigative reporter at heart, ... I now look forward to pouring my heart into that kind of reporting full time. |
I have been here through good times and not so good times. I have seen us overcome adversity before, |
I have been lucky and blessed over these years to have what is, to me, the best job in the world and to have it at CBS News, ... Along the way, I've had the honor of working with some of the most talented, dedicated professionals in the world, and I'm appreciative of the opportunity to continue doing so in the years ahead. |
I made a mistake, ... I didn't dig hard enough, long enough, didn't ask enough of the right questions. |
I never tried to kid anybody that I'm some internationalist or something. And when my country is at war, I want my country to win, whatever the definition of 'win' may be. Now, I can't and don't argue that that is coverage without a prejudice. About that I am prejudiced. |
I voted against the story before I voted for it. |
I'm all news, all the time. Full power, tall tower. I want to break in when news breaks out. That's my agenda. Now, respectfully, when you start talking about a liberal agenda and all the, quote, 'liberal bias' in the media, I quite frankly, and I say this respectfully but candidly to you, I don't know what you're talking about. |
I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog... |
I've always tried to be fair, even-handed, not an advocate for any group. |
I've tried everything. I can say to you with confidence, I know a fair amount about LSD. I've never been a social user of any of these things, but my curiosity has carried me into a lot of interesting areas. |