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Rather Puts Neck on Chopping Block (Rather and daughter source?)
http://www.powerlineblog.com ^ | powerline blog

Posted on 09/10/2004 10:23:26 AM PDT by watsonfellow

A half hour ago, Dan Rather went on CNN and said that he knows the Jerry Killian documents to be authentic, and knows that they are not forgeries. Therefore, he said, there will be no retraction, no correction, and -- apparently -- no investigation. The text of the interview is not yet available on CNN's site, but we'll link to it when it becomes available.

What does this mean? Last night, it was reported that senior executives at CBS News were promising an investigation. Today, Dan Rather is personally vouching for the documents' authenticity. This can only mean that Rather himself is the source of the documents. This makes sense; if a staffer on the 60 Minutes payroll had come up with the purported records, the story never would have run without the documents being authenticated. Who has the power to drive this story on to the air without an investigation that would include, for example, contacting Killian's widow, or his son? Dan Rather does.

This would appear to signal the end of Rather's career. If the documents are ultimately accepted as forgeries, which seems inevitable to us, he can't survive. My guess: Rather knows that he will be retiring soon in any event, so as his last public contribution, he is doing whatever he can to elect John Kerry.

An informant, meanwhile, has a theory about how Rather got the forged documents: keep an eye on Ben Barnes.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: danrather; forger; killian; rathergate; robinrather; selectricgate
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To: watsonfellow

Rather is as mad as heck and he's not gonna take it anymore

Watch out for him showing up in a raincoat to do the evening news!

41 posted on 09/10/2004 10:44:30 AM PDT by blue jeans
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To: watsonfellow

FIRE RATHER


42 posted on 09/10/2004 10:45:37 AM PDT by liberty_lvr (Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.)
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To: Rodney King

What's the frequency, Kenneth?


43 posted on 09/10/2004 10:45:43 AM PDT by Stingray51
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To: rhombus
Time for a couple of "Ratherisms" from his commentary on past election nights:

"When the going gets weird, anchor men punt."

"We've lived by the crystal ball, we're eating so much broken glass. We're in critical condition."

44 posted on 09/10/2004 10:46:22 AM PDT by BansheeBill
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To: watsonfellow
Different source, but..Here's the part about pressure from the general who retired the year before
45 posted on 09/10/2004 10:48:56 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: dobberkcd
What with his unashamed embrace of a blatant anachronism,maybe he would be interested in buying the Mercedes-Benz in which George Washington rode in his first inauguration??

Well, if he did, then he got snookered! Washington only bought American! He rode to the inauguration in a Lincoln Town Car.

46 posted on 09/10/2004 10:49:07 AM PDT by Excuse_Me (Bush has shown that he can fight terrorism. Kerry has only shown that he can fight Vietnam vets.)
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To: 1Old Pro
A half hour ago, Dan Rather went on CNN and said that he knows the Jerry Killian documents to be authentic, and knows that they are not forgeries.

A tsunami is being created deep in the bowels of CBS. The first gentle wisp of the wave will start in the sales dept. when the ad salesmen get their first gentle rebuffs on future sales. The rebuff will be a let us see what happens attitude. This will make it up to the dept. heads, and finally up to the board rooms. By now the tsunami will be unstoppable and full measures will be taken to reduce all damage. Dan Rather will be the first victim.

47 posted on 09/10/2004 10:52:22 AM PDT by woodyinscc
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

One of the memos, allegedly written in 1973, refers to receiving pressure form another officer who had retired the previous year.


48 posted on 09/10/2004 10:54:08 AM PDT by js1138 (Speedy architect of perfect labyrinths.)
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To: hometoroost

Isn't that the truth??!! Klintoon and Hitlery are running around free and the toadies who did their dirty work are either in jail or dead!!!


49 posted on 09/10/2004 10:54:11 AM PDT by Polyxene (For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel - Martin Luther)
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To: woodyinscc
Dan Rather will be the first victim.

Except he's not a victim, he caused this.

50 posted on 09/10/2004 10:54:56 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: watsonfellow
There is one question that I have not seen addressed about the memos. Assuming, as does Mr. Rather, they were real, then who typed them? Killian's wife said that he didn't type so that means some clerical staff person at the Texas Air National Guard (TANG) probably would have typed them.

According to my sister who was in the Army and served as the secretary to one of the top officers at Fort Hood in the mid 1970's, the typist's initials were required to be on everything they typed. She believes the same would have been true for the National Guard. I looked at some copies of the memos online and didn't see any initials for a typist. Have the memos been checked for this?

If the typist initials were on the memos then he or she could be identified from the TANG records. If there are no typist initials on the memos then checking on whether this policy was followed by the TANG in the early 1970's could indicate whether or not the documents could have originated from the TANG office.

51 posted on 09/10/2004 10:55:33 AM PDT by politeia
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To: watsonfellow

Dan Rather owns a vacation home in Austin.

His activist daughter Robin lives there, too.

If they ask him about phone calls, he'll just say it was a daddy talking to his daughter.

All paths lead to Austin, Texas.



52 posted on 09/10/2004 10:55:52 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: watsonfellow

Boy, if the perp was Dan's daughter ... it would be too GOOD!


53 posted on 09/10/2004 10:57:16 AM PDT by BunnySlippers ("F" Stands for FLIP-FLOP ...)
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To: Stingray51
What's the frequency, Kenneth?

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

What's the SUPERSCRIPT, Kenneth?

54 posted on 09/10/2004 10:59:13 AM PDT by Mrs.Liberty ("Oh people, this is freedom! "...Liberated Iraqi man, 09 APR 2003)
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To: Brilliant

If Robin Rather was the forger or at least the conduit between the forged government documents and her daddy, she would go to jail.


55 posted on 09/10/2004 10:59:33 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: js1138
One of the memos, allegedly written in 1973, refers to receiving pressure form another officer who had retired the previous year.

Yeah that's right. Thanks. I just remembered the wrong story and source. I linked to the correct one on another post.

56 posted on 09/10/2004 11:00:49 AM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Legislatures are so outdated. If you want real political victory, take your issue to court.)
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To: BunnySlippers

57 posted on 09/10/2004 11:01:29 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: watsonfellow

Given that respected document specialists have indicated possible forgery, it is only reasonable for Rather to produce proof here,ie, source and expert. If he's not willing to do that then he should apologize for the story and resign.


58 posted on 09/10/2004 11:02:23 AM PDT by rushmom
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To: watsonfellow
BINGO!

I saw her picture on another thread...looks like see landed right next to the roots of her Dad's tree!

59 posted on 09/10/2004 11:03:06 AM PDT by Lurking2Long
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To: 1Old Pro

"Except he's not a victim..."


Maybe somebody at CBS set him up. I wonder if he has any enemies there. LOL


60 posted on 09/10/2004 11:03:11 AM PDT by toomanygrasshoppers ("Hold on to your hats.....it's going to be a bumpy night")
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