Buckhead.
Don’t know if he was the first, but I’m sure some FReepers who were around at the time can confirm.
Here I found something posted by JimRob:
The Blogosphere’s Smaller Stars [Buckhead and TankerKC mentioned]
"Earlier this year, CBS aired a now-infamous 60 Minutes episode in which Rather presented typed memoranda supposedly written over 30 years ago by President George W. Bush’s Texas Air National Guard commander, the late Lieutenant Colonel Jerry B. Killian. The documents purported to show that Bush received preferential treatment while serving in the military. Hours after the broadcast, well-known bloggers like Little Green Footballs, Power Line, and the widely known Instapundit — as well as NRO's Kerry Spot & The Corner — were casting doubt on the documents’ authenticity. As the controversy grew, they posted frequent updates and became virtual clearinghouses of information. "
He was the first. I remember it well.
he absolutely was the first...remember it as though it was yesterday- Buckhead talked about that type of font not being around when the “documents” were prepared and the typewriter needed for that sort of font cost $11K or something to that extent...
he was initially mocked for saying so but then the story picked up steam...if memory serves me Buckhead’s post was a few hours after the See BS story aired.
He was the first. I had just posted that my parents owned the IBM typewriter that changed font (3 available). Howlin posted it to its own thread where others picked it up
Here’s a “Dan Rather” post from September 2004 you’ll get a kick out of.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1221194/posts
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