Posted on 09/10/2004 10:08:54 PM PDT by RatherBiased.com
My one area of expertise in all of this is my contemporary military experience as a company commander and adjutant involved with the production and administration of various military documents. Although my experience was with the Army, I share the many observations of other military observers whom have noted the many red flags raised by these documents. Sufficient, in my view, to declare these documents forgeries on that basis alone.
I have read with great interest the opinions of typographic experts and evaluated their opinions through the lens of my own experience with typewriters of that era and with computers and word processors since the 80's. There can be no doubt of this - I would love to bring this case in court and would be confident of obtaining a conviction even considering the minor detail that I have no law degree nor license to practice.
I believe that CBS has gone beyond the trivial charge of bad or biased reporting and is now treading on grounds of criminal conspiracy to commit fraud.
Times New Roman hasn't. There's another thread here about its orgins. I believe it was the 80's.
Like Dan Rather, you are confusing the vital difference of "what was around" and "what was available on a typewriter in 1970".
"Times New Roman" was a typeface designed in 1931 for the newspaper "The Times" of London. The prior typeface used by "The Times" is now called "Times Old Roman".
After it's introduction on October 3, 1932, Times New Roman was used by "The Times" as it's typeface for 40 years.
So, Dan Rather is correct that Times New Roman existed in 1970.
Howver,.......and this is an extremely vital however.......IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AS A TYPEWRITER FONT!
Times New Roman first became available for typing (which is not the same as typesetting with a Linotype machine for printing press use) in 1980 when it was include as one of the many available fonts in word processing computers.
In my prior post, I mentioned "Linotype machines". A Linotype machine is a machine used by newspapers and publishing houses to mecahanically set the printing typeface that, in earlier times, had to be set by hand. A "Linotype" is not a "typewriter".
LOL
One of our local radio talk show hosts said yesterday that he had worked with this producer at one time (the woman - I can't recall her name at this moment) and said she was by far the most blatantly partisan leftist "journalist" he had ever worked with. She was actually angry when Seattle police were cleared of charges of wrong-doing. Her father called the show and said she had swallowed the leftist mantra hook, line, and sinker, and that he was ashamed of her.
A small point, but MemoGate concerned the leaked Intelligence Committe memos. It might be better to refer to this as RatherGate so as not to confuse the two while also pointing the finger of suspicion where it belongs. Especially since we're now being viewed by a larger audience, it will pay to be clear.
Not even close.
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