The significance of the "unimpeachable source" comment Rather made now takes on real significance. It does for me. Jerry Killian's widow is a "Bushie," or "partisan political operative." She doesn't count for anything. Jerry Killian's fellow officers who do not back the CBS story's premise (several) are the same sort of unreliable people. They mean nothing.
Ben Barnes, perjurer and Democratic fundraiser ("Hey! What's the matter with THAT?") though he may be, is an unimpeachable source. Bill Burkett, never mind his past mental health problems and seeming fixation with Bush, is an unimpeachable source. They and any documents they bring are a "preponderance of evidence."
If CBS's own experts warn in advance that the documents at very best cannot be authenticated and are highly questionable, the "preponderance of evidence" means it's OK to go ahead.
That indeed tells me something. This story was going to happen no matter what. Probably because something called OPERATION FAVORITE SON demanded that it happen.
Dan Rather's talking points vs John Kerry's Talking points
- Did a wealthy Texas oilman-friend of the Bush family use his influence with the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives .. to get George W. Bush a coveted slot in the National Guard .. keeping him out of the draft and any probable service IN Vietnam?
- Did Lieutenant Bush refuse a direct order from his commanding officer?
- Was Lieutenant. Bush suspended for failure to perform up to standards?
- Did Lieutenant Bush ever take a physical he was required and ordered to take? If not, why not?
- And did Lieutenant Bush, in fact, complete his commitment to the Guard?
TRANSCRIPT OF RATHER REPORT [09/10 07:03 PM]
- Bush Has Said He Used No Special Treatment To Get Into The Guard. How Does He Explain The Fact That He Jumped Ahead Of 150 Applicants Despite Low Pilot Aptitude Scores?
- Col. Albert Lloyd Said A Report From Alabama To Ellington Should Have Been Filed. Where Is That Report?
- Why Did Bush Miss His Medical Exam In 1972?
- Where Are The Complete Results Of The Required Investigation Into Bush’s Absence From The Exam?
- Why Did Bush Specifically Request To NOT Be Sent Overseas For Duty?
- Why Does The White House Say Bush Was On Base When Bush’s Superiors Had Filed A Report Saying He Was Gone For A Whole Year?
- Why Is The Pentagon Under Orders To Not Discuss Bush’s Record With Reporters?
- Where Are Bush’s Flight Logs?
- Why Hasn’t Bush Himself Demonstrated That He Showed Up For Service in Alabama?
John Kerry for President - Key Unanswered Questions: Bush’s Record In The National Guard