And what happens if CBS comes out with more stuff proving it's not a forgery? Doesn't this have the danger of making this story -- which is a non-story IMHO -- into a story, damaging to Bush, damaging to Free Republic?
I think we need to calm down, not get over-excited about this. You don't notice the White House or the Pentagon saying that these documents are forgeries, do you?
Why not?
A_R
Too late. There are too many Kerryites scrambling to show these could be genuine. If there was a typewriter in existence that could produce those memos, it'd be public knowledge by now.
If the documents were real, CBS News would have released the originals immediately (after all, CBS is claiming they got them DIRECTLYfrom Killian's "personal records" and so they MUST HAVE the originals!
Complete with Killian's fingerprints and the original typewriter keystroke impressions.
In porporional font.
Centered exactly.
Exactly spaced and exactly laid out on the page, with no errors or changes.
After all, we all know that Killian COUDLN'T Type, and so he had do all this exactly right the first time he sat down at a professional-level typesettign machine.
Counting points and measuring paper centers. Exactly.
Why not?
It is not an official government document, therefore it is not the responsibility of the Pentagon or the White House to pass judgment on it.
It would be of interest for the RNC to comment. However, why should they? Timing is important. They may be hoping that lots of the MSM climb on board the original story so that more people can be tarred when the forgery is disclosed. Note that Edwards referred to the charges in the original papers this morning. Now, Edwards, as well as CBS & Rather will have egg on their faces.
There's no need for the WH to make accusations, appear defensive, give an opportunity for the subject to change or get anywhere near this. You don't get near a drowning man if he's dangerously flailing about.
The facts are speaking for themselves - the WH should stay far away.