Wacko Dan Rather movie still insists forged Bush-National Guard documents were real

NY Post ^ | September 30, 2015 | Kyle Smith

[Zakeet]

The classic definition of chutzpah — the guy who murders his parents and then begs for mercy because he’s an orphan — is getting a rewrite with the Oct. 16 release of “Truth,” a movie that insists forged documents are real.

Robert Redford, who makes no effort whatsoever to look or sound like Dan Rather, plays the CBS newsman undone after he presented to the public obviously forged documents about then-President George W. Bush’s Texas Air National Guard service in the early 1970s.

[Zakeet]

Gunga Dan is still quite the Hollyweird hero!

[Slyfox]

So, is Free Republic going to have a role in the movie?

[mkjessup]

Dan Rather was (and remains) to ethical and responsible journalism what flesh eating disease is to a healthy human body.

And that goes for the rest of his liberal unintelligentsia fellow travelers too.

[GraceG]

Well because their modis operandi is to re-write history.

[mkjessup]

No, that wouldn’t fit the liberal ‘narrative’.

[Bubba_Leroy]

“Fake but accurate.”

[YourAdHere]

Courage.

[Sir Napsalot]

Dan Rather approved dan rather movie, what else do you expect?

[headstamp 2]

Redford is pathetic.

[cincinnati65]

"So, is Free Republic going to have a role in the movie?"

In the trailer, it's referred to as "these blogs", as in "these blogs are saying that the documents are fake."

[cincinnati65]

The movie is based on Mapes' book. What do you expect? Of course, she's going to be vindicated and painted as a heroine.

In the trailer, my favorite part is that Cate Blanchett keeps saying, "You don't get to do this because we asked the question." and "I shouldn't have asked the question."

There's absolutely nothing wrong with asking the question. It's what good journalists do. What you did wrong was ANSWER the question with fake documentation that did not hold up to scrutiny, instead of researching the story, verifying the facts, and running with it when you had the story buttoned up.

You put politics ahead of accuracy, and you paid the price for it.

[jaydubya2]

“Truth” makes it appear that the documents’ contents were verified by a senior officer in Bush’s unit, Gen. Bobby Hodges. Mapes is seen reading the documents over the phone to him, and Hodges agrees that they accurately reflected the mindset of Bush’s late commander, Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, whose signature is on the documents.

That, in reality, did not happen

Fake, but accurate.

[glorgau]

It’s all part of the same plot used by Nixon to frame the Rosenbergs!

[Popman]

Fur sure blockbuster movie.../ S

Only the most mentally retarded liberals will spend a nickel to re-live Rather and Maples fantasy...

[Fantasywriter]

Nobody better pretend to be shocked at this. This is ‘How Liberals Operate 101.’

[kenmcg]

The question remains; did old man Bush get favors to get his son into the TX Air National Guard to avoid Nam?

[mj1234]

Did Al gore slog thru the rice patties to look for the VC?

Did john Kerry speed his boat into Cambodia?
Did John Kerry burn down villages?
Did John Kerry throw his medals away

Did Mclame- Gain weight while in prison?

Did Slick Willy avoid the draft altogether?

Yep inquiring minds would like to know

[originalbuckeye]

The Entertainment Industry always creates THEIR perfect world in movies and on TV. Just like the West Wing when Bush was President, Libs live through their tough times by pretending the world really agrees with them. Sadly, a lot of LIVs will think they are telling the truth because the LIVs invest their emotion in movies and TV. If Hollywood makes a movie about it and changes the narrative, well then Hollywood must be telling the truth. Pathetic.

[bgill]

I have free movie tickets that we haven’t used in 6 months. They may be sitting around unused for another 6 months.

[showme_the_Glory]

calling buckhead