Mickey Kaus on Liberal Conspiracy Theory re CBS Docs (involves Freeper Buckhead)

Kausfiles ^ | 9/11/04

[ambrose]

Patterico shoots down a promising pro-Kerry Web conspiracy theory--namely that the potential forgery of the CBS Bush guard documents was spotted so quickly on the Web that the person who spotted it ("Buckhead," poster #47 at Free Republic) must have been tipped off in advance. That would suggest that any forgery was planted, presumably by pro-Bush forces. But it seems this whole theory, promoted in this morning's ABC News Note, was based on a misreading of time stamps by ABC. In reality, Buckhead had a couple of hours to come up with his post--something he confirms in an email to Patterico.... ABC has corrected its mistake (without withdrawing the now seemingly groundless insinuation). NPR hasn't corrected the error, according to Patterico, and David Brock's Media Matters still posts it. ... P.S.: Media Matters might want to decide if a) the documents are authentic, as argued at the top of their Web page or b) the documents are forgeries planted by Republicans, as argued at the bottom of their Web page. Lawyers are allowed to plead in the alternative, but a) and b) can't both be true, and the evidence for each of those propositions is also evidence against the other one. 1:10 A.M. Pacific Time (that's 4:10 to you, Ambinder)

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL! Buckhead, that is funny! hahahaaa!

[JudgemAll]

From forgerie to more forgeries...

Buckhead for all, all for Buckhead. Sink the liberals.

[Smartass]

Questions:
*If the records that CBS and Dan Blather produced on Bush were official U.S. Government records, how did they obtain them?
*Who gave them to CBS?
*Since they are not records obtained from DOD, how can they be authentic?
*Since these records are supposedly true, and not officially issued by the DOD, should a lawsuit be filed to force CBS to disclose their source?
*Were the records stolen from the DOD?
*If proven false, should criminal charges be filed against Dan Rather et al?



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[Halls]

Your famous!! Go Buckhead, Go Buckhead, GO GO!!!!!!!

[Mia T]

I can just imagine how the LA Times will twist your "bio." ;)

[mabelkitty]

Buckhead, you do me proud.
Never, ever change, and never, ever give them an inch.

[nomad]

Man their panties are in an uproar over Freerepublic`s success, COOL!

[L.N. Smithee]

Buell as in "Royal Dutch Shell Oil" fortune Buell, by any chance??

I don't think so. Susie Tompkins had her own money when she split with Doug Tompkins, and took half the money of Esprit, the trendy women's fashion label that was red-hot in the 1980's.

[Uncle Miltie]

Soon, WSJ will have to run an Editorial:

"Who is Buckhead?"

[Samwise]

Here was my response about my background, affiliations, activities:

LOL. You might enjoy this.

[Buckhead]

Since some people may have missed the reference, my post about what I sent to the LA Times reporter, "the details of my life are quite inconsequential ...", is lifted verbatim from Austin Powers where Dr. Evil goes to group therapy and they are discussing their childhoods.

You know, Dr. Evil, Karl Rove, Evil Genius, etc. etc.

[TankerKC]

He must be the father of all VRWC operatives.

I am deeeeeeeep undercover.

[KC_Conspirator]

You know, I was poster #48 right behind Buckhead that evening and it was midnight, EST when he posted that, a full 3 hours after the show had aired. I actually wrote ABC's The Note and told them to correct it and I recieved a snotty email back syaing they had changed it.

[mvpel]

If "no," you are completely objective and unbiased and worthy of being quoted.

Actually, merely failing to like GWB is not sufficient to be considered objective, you have to hate him to the very core of his bones before you can be considered truly objective and unbiased.