CBSNEWS LAUNCHES INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AFTER SUSPICIOUS BUSH DOCS AIRED (drudge Siren)

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[Keith in Iowa]

CBSNEWS LAUNCHES INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AFTER SUSPICIOUS BUSH DOCS AIRED

Nothig more yet...

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XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU SEPT 09, 2004 22:45:32 ET XXXXX

CBSNEWS LAUNCHES INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AFTER SUSPICIOUS BUSH DOCS AIRED

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CBS NEWS executives have launched an internal investigation into whether its premiere news program 60 MINUTES aired fabricated documents relating to Bush's National Guard service, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

"The reputation and integrity of the entire news division is at stake, if we are in error, it will be corrected," a top CBS source explained late Thursday.

The source, who asked not to be named, described CBSNEWS anchor and 60 MINUTES correspondent Dan Rather as being privately "shell-shocked" by the increasingly likelihood that the documents in question were fraudulent.

Rather, who anchored the segment presenting new information on the president's military service, will personally correct the record on-air, if need be, the source explained from New York.

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[Robert A Cook PE]

What I hope it does is scare the HELL out of the rest of the media ...

So the next time any member of the national press corpse picks up a dnc faux fax sheet, I want that "reporter" to get just a little bit scared and start to look over their shoulder and begin to wonder ....

[spyone]

Why wouldn't he try to continue to play God? It was done in the 2000 election....All of the anchors should have been fired after that debacle.

[gswilder]

We really have seen the power of the internet in this election more than any other. Instead of just getting the real news first, people are now finding the real news and getting their voice heard. In 10 years or so, we will look back and see how far we have become. As our founding fathers knew so well, knowledge is power. That is why we have freedom of speech and expression. The MSM over the last 25 years, has basically attempted a coup on the American people. They had just about succeeded until the internet and Fox came along. It is amazing to watch this kind of story unfold in real time. Great job to everyone who made this happen.

[OneTimeLurker]

Not debunked. The 111th entry was made in 1968 so there could obviously be differences in the way the subscript would appear 5 years later due to technology, different machine, etc.

[CT]

This is going to be like when George Patton slapped the wimp soldier and was made to apologize. The exception, however, is that Patton was right and Rather is a FRAUD.

[ride the whirlwind]

I dunno, Dan looked pretty shifty-eyed to me during that interview.............

[MindBender26]

Rather:

"Ahm shocked, shocked Ah tell ya.
Ahm more shocked than a pigeon-toed Texas teenager pissing on his first electric cattle fence"

Seriously, CBS investigating CBS is like David Duke investigating the Klan.

When Time/CNN screwed up the "Tailwind" story bigtime, and libeled BG Singlaub, they brought in noted media lawyer Floyd Abrams to investigate. He quickly laid it out in black and white for the CNN brass and they paid big settlements to Singlaub and others ASAP.

[Howlin]

PROVING Bush broke direct orders and violated reg's deliberately!

I've been pondering on one thing all day: why? Why would they do this.

I think you may be very close to the reason; the AWOL didn't work; the "he missed weekends" didn't work. So all that was left was his honor, integrity, character, and truthfulness.

Please read this:

Democrats taking a chance on ``Fortunate Son'' criticism of Bush Guard records

[AF68]

LMAO!!!

[JulieRNR21]

Driving home this evening, my local radio news reported that Killian's wife said she couldn't ever imagine him keeping documents like these in his personal files or complaining about NG personnel in them.

She said it was not like him to do that and she thinks he must be 'spinning in his grave over this'....I was very surprised her remarks were reported.....especially because it was ABC news

Have you heard any reports of her statements in the media?

[MOgirl]

Hello,

What an awesome day! Congrats to FR for playing such an important role in these events!
Glad to be here, MOgirl

[nopardons]

But it took off right away,this time! And all of us who are your "LIVE THREAD" followers,did what what we always do...only this time,you,me,everyone really made a BIG difference! :-)

[RightWingNilla]

Whats the frequency kenneth?

[Keith in Iowa]

Now on Drudge: WIDOW TO APPEAR ON ABC NIGHTLINE, SOURCE CLAIMS: '"NUMBER ONE, HE WOULD NOT HAVE TYPED BECAUSE HE DID NOT TYPE. NUMBER TWO, THE WORDING IN THESE DOCUMENTS IS VERY SUSPECT TO ME. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT, IT LOOKS LIKE SOME THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN PICKED UP OUT OF A DOCUMENT AND THEN OTHER THINGS JUST MADE FICTITIOUSLY TO FILL IN THINGS, TO MAKE THEM FLOW. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS HIS WORDS, MY LATE HUSBAND'S WORDS.'

Oh my!!

[Reactionary]

I think we all know the political reasons for what happened here.

Kerry was getting his butt handed to him over the Swift Boat Vets story, and the strategy at the DNC was, of course, to go on the offensive.

What morons they all are.

[NewLand]

I wonder if Rather will fall on his sword....Or squeal like the 'Rat he is.

[ALWAYSWELDING]

CBS News lunchtime menu for Friday.

-Pepto

[ken5050]

well, now we know what Sandy Berger was stuffing in his shorts at the National Archives..the Balls for an IBM Selectric..

[GWB00]

Other anomalies in the documents include the use of the superscripted letters "th" in phrases such as 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Bush's unit.

The th to to the superscript is is automated with recent MS Word program. The dumba$$ who forged this must overlooked the correction. Watergate burglars were smarter than this.

[VeniVidiVici]

And to think this is how the Democrats repay a media outlet that has been a consistent mouthpiece for anti-Bush stories.