CBS is a participant in the election process if they are shilling for the Kerry campaign as their "secret" source.
Have no fear -- the CBS producer is not going to take the hit for forging them. He will tell where he got them from.
CBS is a participant in the election process if they are shilling for the Kerry campaign....
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Don't you mean "because" and not "if"? CBS has been campaigning for Kerry ever since he became the front runner. They would shill for Attila the Hun if they thought he could defeat Bush.
As for Rather, "What's the temperature, Kenneth?"