Howard Dean was the other keynote speaker.
Posted on 09/16/2004 6:57:57 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
Established fact: the memos Dan Rather used in his 60 Minutes II segment are forgeries.
The WASHINGTON POST has reported the memos originated from a Kinko's in Abilene Texas.
Bill Burkett, a man with a long festering grudge against the Bush family lives in Baird Texas, 25 miles from Abilene. It has been report Mr. Burkett has an account at Kinko's
The obvious conclusion would be Mr. Burkett is the source of the memos. Case closed. End of Story. And the DNC and Dan Rather would have us believe the story is over. They want to get to the substance. Problem is that ending is way too neat. I am convinced this goes back to the DNC and the information is out there, waiting for us. I believe it can be proven. But it is going to take some work.
The story is NOT the content of the memos. The story is:
Who faxed them to CBS?
Is the DNC/Kerry Campaign involved?
If the DNC/Kerry Campaign is involved, can it be proven?
Was Dan Rather a willing participant?
I believe the above questions can be answered with certainty. We need another central thread to focus on this chapter of the story. It is a place where documentation can be gathered, facts confirmed, wild speculation disgarded, rumors dismissed, and logical, reasonable conclusions drawn.
This is from my post on another thread: Rather Concedes Papers Are Suspect (Rather Talks of Questions On Papers (on DRUDGE) #127 posted on 09/16/2004
To: shrinkermd; Anti-Bubba182; GOPcapitalist; SnowstormPatriot
As more information flows, I am convinced this is a DNC coordinated smear effort. Case in point:
Ex-Texas Guardsman eyed in Bush memo leak posted on 09/16/2004 2:35:47 AM EDT by Anti-Bubba182
"...Mr. Burkett's attorney, David Van Os, said yesterday through a spokeswoman that he has been instructed by his client not to comment. The New York Times reported yesterday that Mr. Van Os refused to say if his client played a role in providing the memos to CBS.
The New York Times quoted Mr. Van Os as saying, "If, hypothetically, Bill Burkett or anyone else, any other individual, had prepared or had typed on a word processor as some of the journalists are presuming, without much evidence, if someone in the year 2004 had prepared on a word processor replicas of documents that they believed had existed in 1972 or 1973 — which Bill Burkett has absolutely not done" — then he continued, "what difference would it make?" ....." excerpted from the Washington Times.
Next: Memogate: Burkett's attorney/spokesman hosted Kerry rallies in Texas
"Here's a photo of David Van Os, the spokesman for Bill Burkett of Memogate fame, addressing a major John Kerry for President rally in Austin last month."
posted on 09/16/2004 3:04:52 AM EDT by GOPcapitalist
further down the thread: David Van Os for Texas Supreme Court
To: GOPcapitalist
You might also be interested to know that David Van Os was an associate in the law firm of David R. Richards.
For those of you that haven't made the connection yet, David Richards is the husband of Ann Richards, the former Governor of Texas that was defeated by George W. Bush.
Do you smell a bit of vendetta here?
15 posted on 09/16/2004 3:29:10 AM EDT by SnowstormPatriot
Several weeks or maybe a month ago, I watched 2 newsclips which I believe (speculation only) were designed to generate interest in this story. The first was an article in Salon Salon.com News | George W. Bush's missing year Sept 2, 2004. I do not have the whole article [refuse to register] , I believe Mrs. Allison is laying a groundwork for the Killian memos. This may be the article which describes a perceived snub by the Bush family towards the Killians. If anyone has that article, please post link or quote.
I saw another TV news clip and I am desperately looking for the source. It states implicitly that the video Ben Barnes made was done at the request of John Kerry. If anyone remembers the report or has a link to a source on that one, please post here.
Dear Protect,
Another turd from our friend, Democrat Operative Burkett:
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:SW120tkQE0wJ:www.mikehersh.com/article_20.shtml+%22bill+burkett%22+%2Bdemocrat&hl=en
sitetest
MSM died September 8.
; )
Nothing proves anything for those who refuse to make unwanted inferences.
A better version than in #101.
http://www.mikehersh.com/article_20.shtml
He isn't an unimpeachable source, nor is he a person who could secure a candidate for Supreme Court/Texas for his personal attorney. He's a patsy.
Dear YaYa123,
"According to Neal Boortz this morning, Burkett's lawyer, a democrat activist lawyer, went to Florida after the 2000 election as a member of Gore's legal team."
That's nothing. Burkett himself is a Democrat political operative in Texas. Look at posts #102 and #91.
sitetest
Not offered up as proof....just offered as an FYI
Dear mabelkitty,
He's a player, albeit most likely a small one.
Read the links I've provided in #91 and #102. His relationship with Van Os is substantial. He was head of the man's Steering Committee when Van Os tried to run for chairman of the Texas Democrat Party.
He is an outspoken Democrat activist.
sitetest
I am going to be in & out rest of day. Tonight I will go through thread & organize information posted here & post in the morning.
IMO, Burkett would not have been so sloppy as to use the word PHYSICAL if he were the forger. I don't think he has anything to do with these memos. He is being set up as the fall guy, and his lawyer Van Os is in on it. Soooo....
What other prominent Texas lawyer might have plausibly gotten Van Os hooked up with Burkett?
What other person needed the memos to back up his own story, because otherwise nobody would believe him and Dan Rather would not have Put him on 60 Minutes?
What person has supposedly written a book about all of this, which would be pretty thin gruel without some documentation?
What person stood to gain the most from this story if it had not unraveled?
BEN BARNES
BEN BARNES
BEN BARNES
George magazine article, October, 2000 on Lt Bush's service.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39ea05224b3e.htm
Gee, look at the old FreeRepublic format!
Howard Dean was the other keynote speaker.
Burkett is a nut job.
He doesn't have access.
He's being used as a tool.
And has been since 1999.
Everyone already gave up on him.
And yet another Tenn/Texas connection.
Interesting.
Lehane/Gore/Os.
Tennesse Democrat for Kerry hints at Bush Memos in July
Here's a post that I wrote that discussed the goal of linking Bush to cocaine in the Guard:
Yes I remember that article she wrote. Since we are speculating here, didn't that article remind you of one of Osama's "secret message to launch" videos. There are other examples I have seen cited that the Dems were giving "tells" that they were about to drop a big bomb.
Unfortunately for them they are better at propaganda then they are at forgeries.
Unfortunately for us, I don't think we will ever find the smoking gun.
Fortunately for us, the world, and posterity it probably won't matter. Kerry looks to be toast.
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