Hugh Hewitt's list of problems with CBS Documents

hughhewitt.com ^ | 09/12/2004 | Hugh Hewitt

[Checkers]

*Lt Col Killian didn't type;

*Lt Col Killian's family says he did not maintain such records;

*Guard regulations prohibited the maintenance of such records;

*General Bobby Hodges didn't vouch for the docs as CBS said he would;

*Colonel Buck Staudt --cited in the memos as pushing Killian to "sugarcoat" a Bush evaluation-- had retired more than a year before the meo was allegedly written;

*Bloggers have been overwhelmed with e-mails from active duty and retire dmilitary who scoff at the form of the memos;

*Typewriters with proportional spacing were rare in '72/3;

*Typewriters with superscripting capabilites were rare in '72/3;

*Typewriters with perfect centering ability were non-existent '72/3;

*Typewriters with the "kerning" function didn't exist in '72/3;

*Most experts, from Dr.Cartwright at Rice, the above-referenced Dr. Bouffard and Farrell Shiver, range from certain to almost certain in their conclusions that the docs are not legit;

*CBS doesn't have the "originals" and didn't reveal that fact until pressure mounted;

*The fake docs are easily and exactly reproduced on modern word-processing equipment, underscoring the ease with which the bad forgery could have been produced contrasted with the near impossibility of Lt Colonel Killian's producing them in 192/3;

*Lt Col Killian lacked motive to write and maintain such records;

*Despite intense media interest in the president's TANG career that extends back at least four years, someone sat on these docs until seven weeks before the 2004 election and after the RNC convention;

*CBS has a history of obtaining docs damaging to the Bush Adminsitration which in all likelihood came from Democratic partisans;

*CBS won't reveal its source;

*CBS has a history of blowing stories that involved fake documents; and

*Dan Rather has not appeared opposite a serious journalist to answer extended questions on camera, even though his reputation and the reputation of his network are being shredded and a confidant witness would demand a hearing with a Russert or a Hume.

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[Drango]

Never mind any of this...Don't you know Kerry was in Vietnam?

[Wil H]

not done yet..

At least one letter is addressed to the wrong address, It is addressed to Bush's address at sign up and not his (then) current address which was known to the ANG at the time.

[Gunrunner2]

Really!!??. . . No kidding. . .wow. . .You say he was in Vietnam?. . .That's the first I've heard about it. . .I didn't know. . .Now that changes everything!

(sarcasm)

[Checkers]

Contact Dan's bosses:

Sumner M. Redstone, chairman/CEO - Viacom

sumner.redstone@viacom.com

Leslie Moonves, president/CEO, CBS -

leslie.moonves@tvc.cbs.com

File a complaint with the FCC:

fccinfo@fcc.gov

[listenhillary]

Bump mark

[mlbford2]

Rather called me a right wing-nut, pajama wearing, fringe element, partisan operative. I can't tell is this is good or bad. And am I able to enhance my resume with any of this?

[Mr.Atos]

But, Dan stands behind his story and that's what's important. The overwhelming evidence of fraud is not nearly as significant as the series nature of the charge. And that's hugh!

Dan stands behind his story...behind history. Yep that's where he belongs; on the excrement end of history.

This one's deep, Dan. Its really Deep. Swallow hard so you don't choke it.

Keep Hammering, Hugh!

Atos

[norraad]

Depends (a joke in itself ) on what kind of pajamas.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

CBS will not deny that the DNC or the Kerry Campaign are the source of these forgeries.

[jnarcus]

AH I love Hugh he always is to the point and does yeoman work for us all

[Carry_Okie]

Mr. Hewitt's list of technical deficiencies is incomplete.

* Typewriters in 72/3 didn't have variable line spacing.

* Typewriters in 72/3 didn't have automatic word wrap (the bell rang and people either hyphenated or completed the word).

[jnarcus]

ANd Teresa is an "opiniated" woman....BWAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA

[Drango]

pajama wearing

Not this guy...I'm starting the virtual "Buff FReepers" chapter and you are not invited:-)

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Calm down, don't get your Freepa..jamas in knot.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

"ANd Teresa is an "opiniated" woman...."

Uh, urinated broad.

[JPJones]

Dan Rather has not appeared opposite a serious journalist to answer extended questions on camera, even though his reputation and the reputation of his network are being shredded and a confidant witness would demand a hearing with a Russert or a Hume.

Excellent point, if he's telling the truth, he'd be demanding to be all over sunday morning talk shows to 'prove' his story....

[JATO]

Really!!??. . . No kidding. . .wow. . .You say he was in Vietnam?. . .That's the first I've heard about it. . .I didn't know. . .Now that changes everything!

(sarcasm)

Hey! I was in Viet Nam TOO! I want to be president.
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[federal]

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[Craig Shelley]

After seeing the PDF form of the memos, I noticed two items not in this list:

1) According to family members, Killian was a poor typist. Why aren't there typing errors in the documents, especially those that are "memos to file"?

2) I would expect some spelling errors in the documents. I didn't notice any. Why wouldn't there be some, especially again in the "memos to file"? It appears as though a spell checker was used on these documents.