Posted on 09/15/2004 4:20:27 PM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
Here's a transcript of the CBS taken from my recorded version of SeeBS News tonight.
Rather: CBS News, “60 Minutes”, and this reporter drew fire today over our reports that raised questions about President Bush's service record, including whether he followed orders, and whether he fulfilled his obligations to the National Guard.
CBS news correspondent Wyatt Andrews reports on the latest attack on the “60 Minutes” story and the latest CBS response.
Andrews: Congressional Republicans turned the high heat on CBS News, charging that last week’s revelations about Lieutenant George Bush, which aired on “60 Minutes”, were based on fake documents, and demanding that “60 Minutes” and Dan Rather retract the story.
Unidentified Congressman: It’s very clear the documents were forged, they were laid on him, and this time he bit.
Andrews: Forty members of the House signed this letter accusing the network of deception, asking CBS if the documents are authentic, why won’t the network say how it got them.
Rep. Roy Blount: I think at the very least, CBS should characterize the source. I think it’s amazing they haven’t already done that.
Andrews: The dispute surrounds memoranda, “60 Minutes” says, came from the personal file of Lieutenant Bush’s Air National Guard Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Killian.
Memos that accuse Mr. Bush of disobeying an order and of using connections to have Killian sugarcoat Mr. Bush’s record.
However, some experts doubt the authenticity of those memos.
Killian’s secretary in an interview for tonight’s “60 Minutes” tells Dan Rather she too believes the memos are fake, but accurately reflect Killian’s view of Lieutenant Bush.
Knox: I know that I didn’t type them. However, the information in those is correct.
Andrews: Marion Knox says, Colonel Killian liked Mr. Bush but not his attitude.
Knox: Killian was very friendly with Bush. They had fun together. I think it upset him very much, that he was being defied.
Andrews: CBS News officials say the memos came from a confidential source and that they are certain the content of the story is true.
CBS News President Andrew Hayward: We would not have put the report on the air, if we did not believe in every aspect of it.
Andrews: But News President Andrew Hayward also says the network will try to resolve what he calls, the unresolved issue.
Hayward: Enough questions have been raised that we are going to redouble our efforts to answer those questions.
Andrews: Some at this network believe that the backlash against the “60 Minutes” report is pure politics, but that’s the critic’s point as well. That fake or real, the fact that “60 Minutes” got these documents during an election year was no accident. Wyatt Andrews, CBS News, Washington.
Rather: There will be more about this story, including more of the interview with the late Lieutenant Colonel Killian’s secretary, tonight on “60 Minutes” at eight, seven Central here on CBS.
Let's get those advertisers from tonight's show (hopefully only one person will watch). Then it's time to start putting them out of business.
Piled Higher & Deeper.
"Andrews: Marion Knox says, Colonel Killian liked Mr. Bush but not his attitude."
What a strange statement. That poor woman is really confused. Mrs PD
Yes , they believe the CONTENT to be true, NOT the actual Docs.
Basically, what they are saying is that the story is that W didn't fulfill his Guard duty, and that the story is true whether or not these particular documents are fake, and that the issue of whether or not these particular documents are fake is therefore not important.
This is outrageous. Gennifer Flowers was ignored because she sold her story to a tabloid EVEN THOUGH SHE PRODUCED AN AUDIO TAPE OF CLINTON CALLING HER. But forged documents are okay?
She was probably secretary to Killian's Boss as well as other people in the office. Time to talk to Jilian;s boss again.
Yeah, I noticed their Clintonesque parsing of that as well. However, from this vantagepoint, if the message is fradulent, so is the content contained in it therein.
Someone needs to take legal action
and start forcing some straight answers from these folks.
You cannot make things up and then say "well the people
that are libeled are upset so it must be true."
This is way over and above ridiculous!
The DNC is a criminal enterprise. They have support for their adventures in the MSM. It is now clear that this election is very important to them and they will do anything to win. Apparently they can not wait until 2008 to steal that election.
I pray for the safety of our candidates and the wisdom of the voters in an election that is just starting to get nasty.
Freedom fighter
LOL Linda...
you never disappoint!
Maybe set up a free grape kool aid stand in front of CBS news in NYC?
Pretty fun... Uncle Vlad bump
Terrific....Pajama People....please, may I join?! I would love to be a Posting Pajama Person!
We should type some content we believe to be true about C"BS" and Kerry.
Not at all sure if it's the same person, but a Marion Knox Barthelme donated $1000 to the DNC last November...
No, send them cute little slippers. You know, the Mickey Mouse ones. Send them from the "Pajama People."
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