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RATHER DIGS IN: THE DOCUMENTS ARE AUTHENTIC
Drudgereport ^ | 9/10/04 | Matt Drudge

Posted on 09/10/2004 10:11:53 AM PDT by Pfesser

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRI SEPT 10, 2004 12:01:25 ET XXXXX

RATHER DIGS IN: THE DOCUMENTS ARE AUTHENTIC

CBSNEWS anchor and 60 MINUTES correspondent Dan Rather publicly defended his reporting Friday morning after questions were raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos aired on CBS which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard.

CNN TRANSCRIPT:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DAN RATHER, CBS NEWS ANCHOR: I know that this story is true. I believe that the witnesses and the documents are authentic. We wouldn't have gone to air if they would not have been. There isn't going to be -- there's no -- what you're saying apology?

QUESTION: Apology or any kind of retraction or...

RATHER: Not even discussed, nor should it be. I want to make clear to you, I want to make clear to you if I have not made clear to you, that this story is true, and that more important questions than how we got the story, which is where those who don't like the story like to put the emphasis, the more important question is what are the answers to the questions raised in the story, which I just gave you earlier.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CBS NEWS executives on Thursday 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.

Developing...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bushmemos; cbs; killian; rather; rathergate
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To: ArmyBratproud

Gen. Wesley Clark.


121 posted on 09/10/2004 10:46:54 AM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Right makes right!)
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To: haywoodwebb

That's a joke, right? I mean, that's a picture of Dan when he was a young man with photoshopped long hair. It's gotta be.


122 posted on 09/10/2004 10:46:56 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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To: Pfesser
Hey - I like Rather... he's a good tipper...


123 posted on 09/10/2004 10:47:54 AM PDT by badgerlandjim (Hillary Clinton is to politics as Helen Thomas is to beauty)
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To: Cboldt

Thanks


124 posted on 09/10/2004 10:48:24 AM PDT by Dansong
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To: Pfesser

Captain Queeg defends "The Strawberry Incident."

This guy is insane, I'm convinced.

125 posted on 09/10/2004 10:48:26 AM PDT by SerpentDove (You can curse the darkness, or you can light a candle. Me, I like cursing the darkness.)
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To: Harley

I would imagine that her look is one she has specifically cultivated. (Buuuuuutttttchh!)


126 posted on 09/10/2004 10:49:29 AM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Right makes right!)
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To: LouAvul

I am not shocked that Rather is sticking by this fraud of a story.

His whole career has been a fraud.

That Rat b@stard better not plan on coming back to Texas now that his career is done.

I'll be waiting on that River Bank. An he aint gettin' in.


127 posted on 09/10/2004 10:49:56 AM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: LouAvul

I am not shocked that Rather is sticking by this fraud of a story.

His whole career has been a fraud.

That Rat b@stard better not plan on coming back to Texas now that his career is done.

I'll be waiting on that River Bank. An he aint gettin' in.


128 posted on 09/10/2004 10:50:07 AM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: the_Watchman

"that more important questions than how we got the story, which is where those who don't like the story like to put the emphasis, the more important question is what are the answers to the questions raised in the story,"

Funny how that did not apply to the Swift vets. That was all about where the story came from and zero about the questions raised. I think people are tired of rehashing Bush's ANG service. Unlike Kerry, GW does not go around touting his military service. Kerry just wants us to ignore EVERYTHING he did after he came back (TREASON).


129 posted on 09/10/2004 10:50:19 AM PDT by MPJackal ("If you are not with us, you are against us.")
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To: ChiefKujo
DNC Headlines
Sep 9, 2004: Bush Lied
Sep 9, 2004: Questions George Bush Must Answer About His Service

And the articles under those headlines RELY on the material contained in the forged memos for questions, and to support the assertion "Bush Lied."

What a bunch of dangerous, craven humans.

130 posted on 09/10/2004 10:51:03 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Pfesser
I want to make clear to you if I have not made clear to you, that this story is true, and that more important questions than how we got the story, which is where those who don't like the story like to put the emphasis, the more important question is what are the answers to the questions raised in the story, which I just gave you earlier.

If the source documents are forged, how can anyone vouch for the story being true? This is nonsense. If the information is incorrect, why would anyone address the questions raised?

131 posted on 09/10/2004 10:51:09 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Pfesser

Would you bet your entire career and credibility on it, Dan?


132 posted on 09/10/2004 10:51:10 AM PDT by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: Pfesser
Dan Rather is overdue for another of his famous public temper tantrums... only this time with George W Bush...

Rather's shows have lost so many viewers his 'career' is over...he will do anything...
tell any lie....just to keep his yammering face in front of the cameras...

Rather is just another 'propaganda' whore in an ocean of propanda whores...only he is a ancient dinosaur... sans 'teeth'..

Time for ole 'Dyno Danny' to just fall into the tar pit of obsolescent anonymity....and will you just get it over with already.......for cryin' out loud...

imo

133 posted on 09/10/2004 10:51:44 AM PDT by joesnuffy (Two Heads Are Better Than One...Unless They're On The Same Person -Andy Sipowicz)
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To: badgerlandjim
Got any more of those?

I need change for a $47
134 posted on 09/10/2004 10:52:41 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko (Oh, and Dick Cheney too.)
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To: frog_jerk_2004
Someone please give Dan the number to the NY State Department of Labor, Unemployment Services. He is going to need it very soon.

Perhaps we are overlooking the very real possibility that Rather and other Democrats intentionally committed a crime. Wouldn't it be ironic if he went to prison like G. Gordon Liddy, Charles Colson, and others did over Watergate ?

135 posted on 09/10/2004 10:54:14 AM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: GOP_1900AD
Did you say Weasel Clark?
136 posted on 09/10/2004 10:54:43 AM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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To: Pfesser
I know that this story is true. I believe that the witnesses and the documents are authentic.

Dan sounded extremely sincere when he said this, so those docs must be genuine. I therefore propose an alternate hypothesis to how they were produced.

Maybe this Col. Killian had extraordinarily neat penmanship. Maybe Bill Gates stole it and made a computer font out of it. Maybe Microsoft owes the Killian family millions in royalties.

137 posted on 09/10/2004 10:55:16 AM PDT by laredo44 (Liberty is not the problem)
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To: the_Watchman

The source here...is key to the whole story. If its not the family...then the whole story starts to unfold, and you have to wonder what naive idiot on 60 Minutes bought into this entire forged document? My guess...its a major player on 60 Minutes...whose career is about to flame out. And Dan? He is supposed to retire soon...so maybe he has nothing to lose in supporting the lie.


138 posted on 09/10/2004 10:56:56 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Mr. Mojo
Kewl........Spin has arrived !

Albeit Dan is taking a stand on quicksand IMO.

Stay safe !

139 posted on 09/10/2004 10:57:21 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Mike Fieschko

Free Republic should start offering Football apparel with the number 47 on it.

Have an elephant on the sleave


140 posted on 09/10/2004 10:57:52 AM PDT by ArmyBratproud
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