Posted on 09/15/2004 11:30:46 AM PDT by rocklobster11
Trite but true.
I think your analysis is on target.
This, however, brings to the front this question -
If the DNC, CBS and the Kerry campaign coordinated this smear campaign, were laws broken?
Pardon my ignorance.
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I don't waste much time trying to figure out the specific nasty purpose of each individual memo might be. They are forgeries. There are only two questions to pursue beyond that: What confessions and firings will come from CBS? Will Democrat operatives' fingerprints be found at the scene of this crime?
In my view, no other questions about this are worthy of the time and energy of Freepers.
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The only laws broken were forgery and impersonating a dead man. Collusion between the media, DNC, and Kerry is part of daily life.
Well, it looks like they're response is going to be "Well, even if they are forged, the content is true."
How they would ever back that up, I have no idea.
With more to come as the story "develops".
Say, connecting the other pilot with cocaine.
Nothing that directly fingers Bush, that might be to easy to falsify, but enough so that the useful idiots (or in Rather's case, willing accomplice) will connect the dots.
But they never counted on a pajama party.
Nothing is going to happen at CBS, because the whole chain of command is anti-Bush. They are all high fiving right now about all the other networks having to mention all day long about a supposed CBS press release, and the increase in ratings of CBS Evening News due to people tuning in to see what lies come out of Rather's mouth next
On the other hand, the only important questions are: What lies is the DNC planning on using next to try to bring down this President, and how can we counter it or stop it in advance? I think the content of the memos tells is a good indicator of what they were planning next.
This is dead on.
My father was on the investigative (permission) side of ATF. His techniques were similar. He particularly liked to get responses in bits and pieces over time, so that the slips would show up. He was always smiling and interested in the lies someone was telling and would encourage them to elaborate on them. then, later, he would refer to it again and watch their responses.
I know a retired journalist whose interview technique is quite similar.
I think they were all dumped on CBS at the same time, and that the delivery guy from the DNC told them to how to release them over time. CBS was specifically told to hold back 2 memos so that they could use them in Phase 2 to get the cocaine angle going.
Initially, it was clear that individual memos are not, by themselves, terribly incriminating. They only led to speculation.
I was at the point of wondering why Rather and CBS were making such a big deal of them. And defending them so fiercely. I had written it off to their simply becoming irrational about Bush's success and Kerry's failures.
But your work makes it clear there was a larger plan behind it all. The memos had a critical, well-defined role to play in a much larger scheme.
In my view, uncovering this larger strategy belongs on the same plane as the earlier revelations about the forgeries. That the strategy now lies in a shambles doesn't diminish that accomplishment.
Thanks for the ping, Howlin. Rocklobster's work has uncovered the VLWC that existed beneath these shabby forgeries.
No wonder Gunga Dan doesn't want to abandon the Grand Strategy. There is way too much at stake -- for him and the entire Democrat party.
If this plot were to be revealed, think of the consequences...
FREEP THE JUSTICE Department/ FBI/ IG of ANG., as it doesn't matter if the content is true of false.
SOMEONE COMMITTED A FORGERY....NOT JUST ON A SIGNATURE...BUT USING A US MILITARY INSTALLATION, NAMES, RANKS., ETC.
THIS IS NEXT TO TREASON. THIS IS WORSE THAT PRETENDING TO BE A COP. SINCE IT WAS BROADCAST ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND NO WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
PRINTERS.....COPIERS....ALL LEAVE A FINGERPRINT...IF THEY STATE THE DOCUMENTS ARE FORGERIES THE THE JUSTICE DEPT SHOULD LOCK DOWN CBS//DNC//KERRY HEADQUARTERS//THE LT COL'S HOME WHOM SUPPOSIBLY SIGNED THE LETTERS., SO ON.
++++The family of the officer should bring civil charges for slandering their family name. OPEN THE WHOLE CAN OF WHOOP ASS.++++
But were they done routinely (with the physicals) in the military? My retired USCG hubby says no, not until the 80's.
"who cares if someone took drugs 30 yrs ago?"
The Kitty Kelly book has Sharon Bush saying W used Coke at Camp David while his dad was Pres. - 1989-1993(Jan.)
That is part of this smear.
Then they hope people will think if that's true, Bush could be using Coke etc. at the WH today. & Laura could be smoking pot etc. as Kelly's book paints her in college.
I resemble that remark.
And you are right.. going over the same ground separated by time .. can often establish that the subject can't remember which lie they told the last time.
So memogate is morphing into Kitty Kelly style tabloidism?
Good charts and dot-connecting. It's quite a plot, and it might have succeeded if not for all the pyjama-clad bloggers out there. One thing made very clear is that there is more than just "winning the election" at work here--something like this had to have sprung from pure, unadulterated hatred. They wanted not only to win the election, but to also utterly destroy the President.
I posted the same comments as you did.....without reading yours first.
That happens a lot on FR
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