Posted on 09/16/2004 8:34:43 AM PDT by Pukin Dog
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Naah - CBS was busted trying to lie and cheat to smear Bush. It blew up. I will agree however, it is keeping Kerry off the front burner and the fact W was kicking his ass post-convention.
Dan Rather from the NY Observer story:
He did not reveal the name of the source, but Mr. Rather said he was a man who had been reluctant to come forth with them because he’d been harassed by political operatives. "Whether one believes it or not, this person believed that he and his family had been harassed and even threatened,"
And from today's NY Times:
In a book published this year, "Bush's War for Re-election" by James Moore, Mr. Burkett is quoted as reporting having received numerous death threats, including telephone messages and a bullet with his name on it that he says he found in his mailbox. More recently, he told people that his son's car had been burned.
Jackie Onassis gave the famous advice: "Neither confirm, nor deny, nor explain." Seems to be what the Bush campaign is doing.
AKA - Bait and switch.
I've thought about this scenario, but why would CBS risk their ratings on such an elaborate ruse? Occam's razor and all that.
I'm no longer ready to dismiss these kinds of claims.
Won't work because Dubya never opens his mouth needlessly.
There is no need to deny the allegations. The fraudulent nature of the evidence speaks for itself.
Dubya never said a single word about letting the Assault Weapon Ban expire. If he had, the media would have demagogued the issue to death. By ignoring it, Bush eviscerated it as an issue.
There is absolutely no reason for him to change tactics now.
By remaining silent, Dubya keeps Dan Rather twisting slowly in the wind.
What could be better than that?
Ping.
It doesn't make sense. If CBS attacks the President using obviously fake documents, no one is going to trust any documents they parade in the media regardless of how many "experts" provide authentication.
Intriguing scenario. CBS is out there harping about more memos, however, this would be an incredible gamble to undertake - to wit, why destroy your integrity as a media outlet before delivering the intended "killshot"?
Does not compute.
Anything is possible. I thought it could be "balloon-floating" issue for possible future forgeries the DNC is going to release to try to clear Kerry. If the public buys the rathergate memos, the DNC may be encouraged to come up with some "never-before-seen" Kerry docs exonerating him against each precise Swiftie allegation.
As of yet, the DNC has not disproven anything the Swiftboat Veterans have to say.
I've also noticed the numbers of veterans attending the Kerry events has dropped dramatically.
There is definitely something up and CBS is part and parcel in it.
I think, therefore I don't believe it.
Media is no longer reporting the news but rather making it to progress their own agenda. These media tyrants must be removed by any means necessary. Whether they step down voluntarily or forceful removal by rooftop vote by the citizens.
This is like a poker game, and they say Dubya is very good at poker. It's gonna be fun when he calls the dim's bluff.
Removing Kerry from the news a few months ago would have been good, but now Kerry needs to be front and center to counter developing negative perceptions. This CBS situation is in no way good for Kerry.
It's time to invest in bauxite futures.
short term their ratings are probably better. long term Dan retires and we know how short america's collective memory is. i think the theory fits most the behaviors we have seen. now, can you explain O'Rielly? or does he fit in somewhere too.
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