Many of those raising questions about the cbs documents have focused on something called superscript-- a key that automatically types a raised "th". Critics claim typewriters didn't have that ability in the '70s. But some models did.
In fact, other bush military records already released by the white house itself show the same superscript. Here's one from 1968.
That's actually a good point. Unfortunately for Rather, the superscript found in other documents is completely different from the superscript in CBS documents.
The kern and height of a 1973-typewriter superscript is dissimilar from the kern and height of the CBS-document superscript. Therefore, Rather is providing evidence against his own documents with his failed obfuscation.
Some analysts outside cbs say they believe the typeface on these memos is new times roman, which they claim was not available in the 1970s. But the owner of the company that distributes this typing style, says it has been available since 1931.
The claim I've read is that the type was available for printing machines, not for typewriters. Is Rather claiming that these documents were produced in a printer shop instead of an office typewriter?
Uh, Dan, I think that's all analysts outside cbs.
And the DNC and DU, of course.
"The claim I've read is that the type was available for printing machines, not for typewriters. Is Rather claiming that these documents were produced in a printer shop instead of an office typewriter?"
The distinction is between a typeWRITER and a typeSETTER, Rather almost certainly knows the difference but he will not mention it.