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2004-09-13 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-13 2:09:25 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There are also rumblings of sites being built to boycott CBS News Advertizers, and hit them with a email and snail-mail written complaint campaign

Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-13 2:09:52 AM|| 2004-09-13 2:09:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 From Michelle Malkin
I suggest asking CBS to immediately assemble an independent commission comprised of forgery experts. The commission should be given one week to determine whether it is more likely than not that the documents in question were forged. If CBS does not cooperate, a boycott against both CBS and its major advertisers should be organized.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-13 2:12:49 AM|| 2004-09-13 2:12:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Doing a bit of aggregation here.

CBS' case is falling apart...

Interview in The Los Angeles Times (registration required)

Marcel B. Matley, (CBS' document examiner) "said he had only judged a May 4, 1972, memo â in which Killian ordered Bush to take his physical â to be authentic. He said he did not form a judgment on the three other disputed memos because they only included Killian's initials and he did not have validated samples of the officer's initials to use for comparison."

Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-13 2:15:30 AM|| 2004-09-13 2:15:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 From NRO Kerry Corner:

September 27, 2002 issue of the journal, "The Practical Litigator":

Further, a definite finding of authenticity for a signature is not possible from a photocopy, while a definite finding of falsity is possible.

Author?

Marcel Matley. Of CBS 'Expert" fame.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-13 2:22:46 AM|| 2004-09-13 2:22:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 NYTimes Column by Saffire - money quote (per Beldar)

"Hey, Dan: On this, recognize the preponderance of doubt. Call for a panel of old CBS hands and independent editors to re-examine sources and papers. Courage."

(For the more memory impaired amongst us, "Courage" is how Rather closed his newscasts for a while when he was afield - its a rather mocking thing for Safire to say).

Posted by OldSpook 2004-09-13 2:25:59 AM|| 2004-09-13 2:25:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Speaking of Beldar, last night he posted credentials of the lawyer-bloggers, including his own, that clearly show that CBS/Rather aren't dealing with moonbats.
Baldar finished with this remark: I'm highly confident that if we assembled together in a courtroom, the lawyer-bloggers currently "prosecuting" Dan Rather in the blogosphere could, collectively, match up just fine against any legal team CBS News chose to hire from any firm or firms anywhere in the country. And Dan â without being too self-righteous about it â we're kickin' your butt in the blogosphere, buddy. You guys can't even field a decent team in this arena.

Posted by GK 2004-09-13 9:01:59 AM|| 2004-09-13 9:01:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 OS -
The commission idea is excellent, and would give CBS a chance at something resembling a dignified retreat. The problem is that any commisison would have Walter Cronkite on it, most likely at its head...and he has been openly anti-Bush. Cronkite had no problems using his bully pulpit 40 years ago to stab the men in vietnam in the back, and I dont think he'd have any problem doing it again here to insire a Bush defeat.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-09-13 11:38:56 AM|| 2004-09-13 11:38:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 It is a big mistake to take issues such as this to court. This is a political moral issue and should be settled in the court of public opinion. This is why we have fre political speech. People should be able to say whatever they want in an election campaign. Even Dan Rather. But you don't have to believe it. Boycotts are a great way to vote outside the poling place, but don't abridge freedom of speech. It'll come back to haunt you because the Democrats are better at pulling the levers of big government than the rest of us.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-09-13 11:47:26 AM|| 2004-09-13 11:47:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 if we assembled together in a courtroom, the lawyer-bloggers currently "prosecuting" Dan Rather in the blogosphere could, collectively, match up just fine against any legal team CBS News

Ha! Ha! Now that's a new development in the war against the lamestream media. I'm guessing the blogosphere could raise the money and easily win this case, even if the bloggers all showed up in their pajamas!

Posted by Anonymous6417 2004-09-13 12:04:00 PM|| 2004-09-13 12:04:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "Marcel B. Matley, (CBS' document examiner) "said he had only judged a May 4, 1972, memo"

Thta's what happens when you trust a guy named "Marcel".

Posted by Anonymous6435 2004-09-13 5:03:54 PM|| 2004-09-13 5:03:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 So what exactly did Marcel B. Matley review when she determined the Vince Foster suicide note to be legit? Was it actually the note, or were other docs involved?

Posted by feeling bitchy 2004-09-13 5:05:51 PM|| 2004-09-13 5:05:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Marcel is a male. Or did he have the operation?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-09-13 5:17:14 PM|| 2004-09-13 5:17:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Is Mrs. D a woman, or is she just an appendage.

Posted by feeling bitchy 2004-09-13 5:18:52 PM|| 2004-09-13 5:18:52 PM|| Front Page Top

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