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Rather feeling Freeped, but standing by his story (Freep mentioned in left wing.)
Salon.com ^
| 9-10-04
| Geraldine Sealey
Posted on 09/13/2004 11:42:53 AM PDT by theSimpleTruth
Rather feeling Freeped, but standing by his story
Dan Rather appeared miffed that he even had to spend five minutes of his broadcast tonight responding to what he called the none-too-surprising counterattack led by partisan operatives against his 60 Minutes segment on Wednesday about Bush's Guard service. Putting the whole superscript frenzy into perspective, Rather recapped the central points of his piece: Did Ben Barnes use his influence to get Bush into the Guard? Did Bush refuse a direct order from his commanding officer? Was he suspended for failing to perform? Did he take his physical as ordered, and if not, why not? And did Bush complete his commitment to the Guard?
The 60 Minutes story was based, Rather reminds us, not just on documents but on new credible witnesses and other evidence. But the hype has centered on the memos. Some people, Rather said, "including many who are partisan political operatives," contend the documents are fake. Rather was not impressed with their arguments. "These critics have focused on something called superscript that automatically makes a raised 'th.' Critics claim it didn't exist," he said. But CBS showed one document not in dispute -- it looked like the document we linked to earlier -- that was released by the White House. The document is from 1968, but lo and behold, there is a raised, smaller "th."
Then there's the font question. "Some analysts outside CBS," as Rather called them, claim the font looks like Times New Roman, which they say was not available in the 1970s. CBS called the company that distributes this typing style, Rather said, and it turns out the style has been available since 1931.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; danrather; guard; memos; national; rathergate; superscript; th; typewriter
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Rather was freeped!
To: theSimpleTruth
The big story here is WHY?
Why is Dan Rather defending these obvious forgeries?
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:43:54 AM PDT
by
gilliam
To: theSimpleTruth
![](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1605000/images/_1607825_ratherafp150.jpg)
Would you believe a
second-hand memo
from this man?
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:44:35 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(Kerry lied, while honorable men died. Benedict Arnold REALLY was a war hero before he was a traitor.)
To: syriacus
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:46:37 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
To: theSimpleTruth
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:47:43 AM PDT
by
mlbford2
("I knocked on the door of this man's soul, and found somebody home"--Zell Miller)
To: theSimpleTruth
Ben Barnes is a proven nut case working with the Kerry campaign. Danny Rather, did he give you those memos?
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:48:33 AM PDT
by
Mark
(Treason doth never prosper, for if it prosper, NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON.)
To: gilliam
Why is Dan Rather defending these obvious forgeries?
Dude. I think Kurtz of NR offers the best hypothesis: it is not about partisanship so much as about revenues and audience share. Read it and weep bitter tears. Kurtz's analysis does not bode well for the good guys, or even for the not-so-good but they-try-really-hard guys. http://www.nationalreview.com/kurtz/kurtz200409131046.asp
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:49:24 AM PDT
by
Asclepius
(protectionists would outsource our dignity and prosperity in return for illusory job security)
To: theSimpleTruth
Rather recapped the central points of his piece: Did Ben Barnes use his influence to get Bush into the Guard? Why does this Barnes story even have legs? Barnes wasn't even Lt. Governor when Bush went into the Texas ANG! Barnes was serving the U.N. and wasn't Lt. Gov until 1969. Bush went into the ANG in 1968.
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:49:33 AM PDT
by
Prime Choice
(The Log Cabin Republicans AREN'T.)
To: theSimpleTruth
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:49:58 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: theSimpleTruth
Exodus 20
16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
It has the same value as the other nine.
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:51:28 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(<a href="http://www.johnkerry.com/" target="_blank">miserable failure</a>)
To: theSimpleTruth
Please include original titles.
Thanks.
To: gilliam
Because maybe his daughter Robin is seriously in head over heels in this Rathergate???
To: theSimpleTruth
Dan Rather appeared miffed that he even had to spend five minutes of his broadcast tonight responding to what he called the none-too-surprising counterattack led by partisan operatives against his 60 Minutes segment on Wednesday about Bush's Guard service.
Partisan operatives? Think "Americans", Donkey Dan.
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posted on
09/13/2004 11:58:22 AM PDT
by
pt17
To: Admin Moderator
Thanks for the title fix. (I'm still learning)
To: theSimpleTruth
The most disturbing thing about this article is that you either had to pay money to Salon or you watched an advertisement to read it.
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:00:43 PM PDT
by
Pete
To: theSimpleTruth
Guess the next edition of the OED will have to include the new verb "freep".
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:03:54 PM PDT
by
GovernmentShrinker
(Donate to the Swift Vets -- www.swiftvets.com)
To: syriacus
Rather looks awful in that pic; you could deliver a lot of mail in those bags under his eyes.
To: theSimpleTruth
With Apologies to Randy Newman
Pajama People
Pajama People got no reason
Pajama People got no reason
Pajama People got no reason
To live
They got little stubby fingers - little blurry eyes
They protest all day - postin' great big lies
They got snotty noses and coffee-stained teeth
They wear week-old underwear on their nasty little seat.
Well, I don't want no Pajama People
Don't want no Pajama People
Don't want no Pajama People `Round here
Pajama People are not the same as you and I (A Fool Such As I)
Good folk are liberals 'til the day they die (It's A Wonderful World)
Pajama People got nobody
Pajama People got nobody
Pajama People got nobody
To love
They got little beady eyes - and a furrowed brow
You gotta cuff their ears - just to say hello
They got little protest horns
That go beep, beep, beep
They're always saying
"Cheney's our veep, veep, veep!"
They got nasty little toes
hangin' from jammys below
We gotta make sure - it's their time to go.
Well, I don't want no Pajama People
Don't want no Pajama People
Don't want no Pajama People
'Round here
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posted on
09/13/2004 12:10:29 PM PDT
by
tang-soo
(Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
To: Illinois Rep
re post 12
yup, you got it.
To: theSimpleTruth
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