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Home Front: Politix
CBS still defending itself --- sort of
2004-09-13
This is from cbsnews.com's own site
Questions Linger Over Bush Memos
My lingering question: Will Dan commit seppuku?
.... CBS said, the official record shows that Mr. Bush was suspended from flying on Aug. 1, 1972. That date matches the one on a memo given to CBS News, ordering that Mr. Bush be suspended.... Dan Rather said his original report on "60 Minutes" used several techniques to make sure the memos were genuine, including talking to handwriting and document analysts and other experts who strongly insist that the documents could have been created in the 1970s....

Document examiner Sandra Ramsey Lines of Paradise Valley, Ariz., who examined the documents for the AP, said she was "virtually certain" they were generated by computer. Some forensic experts were quoted by news organizations, including The Associated Press, saying the memos appeared to have been computer-generated with characteristics that weren't available three decades ago.
Posted by:mhw

#8  Lol, Frank! Seems the DU Talking Points are all over the map. They need time to regroup. Sure thing, guys, take all the time you want. Late November - early December would be fine. My calendar's open then.
Posted by: .com   2004-09-13 10:38:13 PM  

#7  hmmmmm nothing new on Bab's Truth Alerts maybe she's waiting for the Swiftvets, Dan Rather's coverups, and Tereza to give her direction?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-09-13 10:35:05 PM  

#6  On no account should bloggers accept Bill Burkett as a sacrifice in this case. He is being conveniently offered because he is not a member of the CBS, Kerry, Harkin or DNC staffs.

If Burkett were the forger, I think he would have looked at his own paperwork and at least gotten the address correct.

I wonder if the internal quietness at 60 Minutes is coming from a departmental seizure of everybody's computers and such to see which hardrives need to be wiped. You would think that someone would squeal, but I think that 60 Minutes only staffs with fellow travellers "true-believers."
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-09-13 10:32:38 PM  

#5  My question is why is the Kerry team going on about this VietNam stuff?

Probably 'cause John F'n Kerry's been grooming himself for office on the backdrop of his Vietnam service since he left. It'd be a shame to drop it, 30 plus years in the making, even after Bubba told him to drop it.

Wait, I think I hear Funny Girl in the distance...
Posted by: nada   2004-09-13 10:26:34 PM  

#4  Damn why didn't I buy Microsoft shares in 1972!
Posted by: True German Ally   2004-09-13 10:25:37 PM  

#3  Let's ignore the lame-ass attempt at forgery for just a moment. My question is why is the Kerry team going on about this VietNam stuff? It was 30 years ago. A lot has happened since then. A lot more important stuff is happening right now.

Is this the best they've got?
Posted by: SteveS   2004-09-13 10:18:16 PM  

#2  Lol! And we've missed their extensive expertise, too! Lol! Good call, nada!
Posted by: .com   2004-09-13 10:12:21 PM  

#1  When's Alec Baldwin and Babs going to join the circus and give their two cents on the authenticity of the docs? They've been pretty quiet lately.
Posted by: nada   2004-09-13 10:10:03 PM  

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