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

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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

**Exclusive**

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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[Protect the Bill of Rights]

And FR broke him

Watch for the assault on the internet by the libs. CFR supposedly restored the integrity of the political process. As we all know, it was the Incumbency Protection Act supported by the media.

Media loved it. Once the 60 day clock starts ticking, MSM would be able to score as many unanswered points as they wanted.

Bad thing....water and money seeks the path of least resistance. Enter 527's (good thing for dems until the Swiftees came along)

Good thing (for us, not media or incumbents)....truth and free political speech has found a way to survive during this election cycle.

Old media and CFR supporters will call for more and more regulations on internet and sites such as Free Republic. We have to be "nice."

Brit Hume gets it. He has been talking about Old Media vs. New Media for some time. Old Media will not go down without a fight.

The more desperate Old Media becomes, the more blatant the bias is.

The authenticity of the Killian documents was established with the statement "CBS verified the authenticity of the documents by talking to individuals who had seen the documents at the time they were written. These individuals were close associates of [Bush commander] Colonel Jerry Killian and confirm that the documents reflect his opinions at the time the documents were written."

IOW, "Try this out on someone who knew Killian, see if it works."

Investigative journalism has been dead for some time. No one wants to do the footwork anymore. With few exceptions, most cite NYT or factcheck as "sources." Major stories are dismissed. Old media is very selective about what it considers "news."

Juanita Broaddrick is a glaring example. Credible allegations that the President of the United States raped a woman were ignored. NBC spiked the story for a while. Yet, a story which has been beaten to death by the MSM gets almost as much air time as 9/11.

We know what happened when the Swiftees started speaking out.....it was the internet which allowed it to see the light of day.

Talk radio and the interent have become symbolic partners in a quest for truth. A dangerous enemy to the left. We must all be vigilant.

The attacks will come. John McCain will lead the attacks in the same way he led the attacks on political free speeech with CFR. It will be up to us to fight back. All three branches of government screwed us with CFR.

If we learned anything, it is up to us to fight the battle. No one will do it for us.

[Smartaleck]

Eric Cartman is demanding an anal probe..........developing.

[Right_in_Virginia]

BTTT

[Guenevere]

bttt

[Arrowhead1952]

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.

Note to dan blather: When you are in a hole, stop digging.

[HamiltonJay]

I guaran-damn-tee Rather was behind this piece getting to the air! His pressure likely caused simple and BASIC investigation to be cut in a rush to get it on. If this investigation is an HONEST one, you will see Blather "retiring" soon.

[xzins]

Unless all sources are identified, demonstrating forthrightness, then it is fair to announce to the world that CBS cannot be trusted.

Their MO is to not just to lie, but to ACTIVELY deceive.

[NRA1995]

CBS investigating itself? Don't make me laugh!

[dinasour]

I AGREE! We need to make Dan Rather pay for this big time! An on-air and written apology and resignation is the only solution to this problem.

Below is the content of the letter that I will be sending to CBS News, as well as my local affiliate:

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As I am sure you are aware, CBS News 60 Minutes II is embroiled in a controversy over forged documents that were used to smear the President of the United States.

At this writing, CBS News is just issuing denials and hiding behind their so called confidential sources. As a computer professional, who has worked in the document imaging business for many years, I have looked at the evidence and can certify for myself that it is incontrovertible.

At one time, I might be willing to give CBS News the benefit of the doubt and assume that it was also a victim of a fraud, but no longer. Dan Rather has been so openly partisan and I am inclined to believe he was at least a willing participant, if not an actual perpetrator.

CBS News has lost all credibility, and in my opinion should be disbanded. CBS, Inc. would do better it just continued to produce “reality” shows. At least the producers of this kind of content do not pretend that the events are not staged.

[snarkytart]

>>>CBS investigating itself? Don't make me laugh!


Yes and I am sure their "investigation" will continue until after NOVEMBER 2nd. Until then the "We are looking into this" will allow them to not have to name their source or admit to doing anything wrong.

[Happy2BMe]

BUMPING A "SHELL SHOCKED" DAN RATHER . .

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

Marjorie Connell — widow of the late Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, the reported author of memos suggesting that Bush did not meet the standards for the Texas Air National Guard — questions whether the documents are real on tonight's NIGHTLINE, sources tell DRUDGE.

Transcript:

I WAS ANGRY, BECAUSE HERE THEY ARE GOING BACK AND PULLING RECORDS OF A MAN WHO IS DECEASED TWENTY YEARS, WHO IS NOT HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT ANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS SAID OR SUPPOSED TO HAVE SAID, AND I JUST FOUND IT APPALLING. I WAS SICK THAT HERE WITHOUT WARNING HIS PICTURES ARE UP THERE, HIS NAME IS BEING BATTLED BACK AND FORTH AND I, LIVID I GUESS IS A BETTER WORD FOR IT."

"I THINK THERE WAS SO MUCH UNTRUTHS BEING SAID THAT THAT FRUSTRATED ME AND THAT I KNEW THAT IF JERRY WERE ALIVE TODAY THAT HE WOULD JUST, NUMBER ONE HE WOULD BE TURNING OVER IN HIS GRAVE TO KNOW THAT A DOCUMENT SUCH AS THIS WOULD BE USED AGAINST A FELLOW GUARDSMAN."

"THAT IS WHAT AGGRAVATED ME SO MUCH, WAS THAT HE CAN NOT BE HERE TO SAY AND YET THEY CAN DRAG HIS NAME ONTO TELEVISION, MAKING BAD ACCUSATIONS ABOUT OUR PRESIDENT AND A MAN THAT HE RESPECTED AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HE THOUGHT THIS YOUNG MAN AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT OR FIRST LIEUTENANT WAS AN EXCELLENT AVIATOR, AN EXCELLENT PERSON TO BE IN THE GUARD AND WAS VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BECOME A MEMBER OF THE 111TH F-I-S."

"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."

"NOT A TYPIST, DEFINITELY NOT A TYPIST. WE HAD NO COMPUTERS AT HOME BUT HE WASN'T A TYPIST, AND WHAT IS REMARKABLE TO ME IS THAT HE WAS A PERSON WHO DID NOT TAKE OR MAKE COPIOUS NOTES. HE CARRIED EVERYTHING IN HIS MIND AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE NOTES."

"I AM STILL PRESENTLY LOOKING FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS. I HAVE FOUND SOME THAT SAY THE 147TH ON THEM AND THEY GO BACK TO 1970. I CAN NOT FIND ANY AT THIS MOMENT THAT HAVE ANY 1972 INDICATIONS ON THEM OTHER THAN A, AND I TOLD HER THAT, A FLIGHT SCHEDULE THAT HE HAD JUST SIGNED HIS NAME TO."

"UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE MOVED I PUT THINGS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS AT THIS MOMENT AND I WAS SEARCHING FOR THEM AND I STILL HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS. I DO HAVE ALL OF HIS FLIGHT RECORDS THOUGH AND THEY ARE IN MY HANDS."

"HE DISCUSSED WITH ME HOW PROUD HE WAS TO BE ABLE TO GO AND PIN THE WINGS ON YOUNG GEORGE AND TO MEET THEN MR. BUSH, I'VE FORGOTTEN IF HE WAS WITH THE CIA OR WHAT OFFICE HE HELD AT THAT TIME AND BARBARA BUSH."

"HE LEFT THE 147TH, FLEW TO WHEREVER GEORGE GOT HIS WINGS AND JERRY PINNED THEM ON HIM AND HE WAS, CAME HOME JUST, HE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT AND HOW PROUD HE WAS TO HAVE MET THE FAMILY."

"HE WOULD JUST WRITE LITTLE NOTES ON THE BACK OF ANYTHING. UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY AS THE CASE MAY BE, IF HE NEEDED TO JOT SOMETHING DOWN HE WOULD JOT IT ON ANY PAPER THAT HE COULD FIND, ON A CARD, LIKE A CALLING CARD THAT YOU WOULD HAVE, OR JUST LITTLE BITS OF PAPER. HE ALWAYS KNEW WHERE EVERYTHING WAS, AND IF HE NEEDED TO PULL IT OUT OF HIS WALLET ON A LITTLE NOTE OR SOMETHING, BUT HE JUST DIDN'T TAKE MANY NOTES."

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[MeekOneGOP]

LOL! :^D

[Swanks]

Boycott of advertisers until the perp(s) Rather is fired and the forger brought to light.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Sheesh. It could be one in the same!

[bert]

Mr Redstone wants to know who did this and how fast his ass is kicked onto 57th street.

[NavyCanDo]

Oh Danny Boy, the Feds the Feds are calling.....

[MeekOneGOP]

If Rather actually says this was a fraud or a bad report or whatever, I would be surprised.

After all, this is the guy that thought clintoon was "an honest man" .....

Media Research Center:
Dan Rather on Bill Clinton:
"I think he’s an honest man."

   O’Reilly: "I want to ask you flat out, do you think President Clinton’s an honest man?"
    Rather: "Yes, I think he’s an honest man."
    O’Reilly: "Do you, really?"
    Rather: "I do."
    O’Reilly: "Even though he lied to Jim Lehrer’s face about the Lewinsky case?"
    Rather: "Who among us has not lied about something?"
    O’Reilly: "Well, I didn’t lie to anybody’s face on national television. I don’t think you have, have you?"
    Rather: "I don’t think I ever have. I hope I never have. But, look, it’s one thing-"
    O’Reilly, jumping in: "How can you say he’s an honest guy then?"
    Rather: "Well, because I think he is. I think at core he’s an honest person. I know that you have a different view. I know that you consider it sort of astonishing anybody would say so, but I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."
    O’Reilly: "Really?!?"
    Rather: "Yeah, I do."
    O’Reilly: "See, I can’t. I want my government to be honest across-the-board. I don’t want people lying."

[harrycarey]

Rather, who anchored the segment presenting new information on the president's military service, will personally correct the record on-air

Here will be Rather's apology:

"Hurricane Ivan continutes to press down on Florida. Residents there...(cough)sorry for (cough) bogus (cough) story (cough)... residents there are preparing for another hurricane disaster. Now to Bob in Tampa."

[ClancyJ]

Well, you know, it is Bush's fault. He should have given them those documents and then they would not have been forced to "adjust" documents.

[Kryptonite]

Oh, please. Like a bunch of amateurs on the Internet would be able to figure out something that CBS News stuck its neck out over and never thought to investigate. Riiight.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!