[N. Theknow]

So who should be punished?

The counterfeiter or the person who willingly passes a phony piece of currency?

[Mo1]

Burkett may be an easy target to dump this on .. but he far from being the only one involved

(IMO) .. there are many players involved in this behind the scenes

Like of all people .. why did the Boston Globe go to Lawrence Korb for an opinion in their article?

Bush fell short on duty at Guard
September 8, 2004

[Last Visible Dog]

A few days later, said Burkett, he saw Bush's file and documents from it discarded in a trash can. He said he recognized the documents as retirement point summaries and pay forms.

I have head this Burkett story before and I have one big problem with it (ok, maybe two).

If we buy Burkett's story, 1997 Bush operatives went through Bush's records and threw away negative stuff. OK, if this were true the people doing it would know very well what they were doing is a crime. Knowing it is a serious crime I find it impossible to believe the Bush operatives were merely throw the documents in the trash so that Burkett could SEE them in the trash can later. Paper shredders were invented in 1997 (although I am not sure if they could do superscript back them) and I am pretty sure they would have either physically removed the documents or shredded them. The next point is why didn't Burkett pull the documents out of the trash and show them to somebody. The story sounds like complete nonsense.

[Inge C]

CBS is covering for the Kerry Campaign. Earlier this year, a lawyer, who is Kerry supporter was talking about 'proof that Pres. Bush refused to take his flight physical', and he works for Kerry. You can find it on crushkerry.com, it's interesting, and CBS is now attempting to have a scape goat, to continue to cover up for the Kerry Campaign.

[RightOnline]

...and Van Os is from San Antonio. Burkett is outside Abilene. I've lived in both areas, and I know they're QUITE some distance away. Why does some small-town, former Guard nutcase with mental and physical problems have one of the most powerful lawyers in the State.....whose practice is based HOURS away???

[RightOnline]

Well, he's definitely in the cattle biz:

http://www.simmental.org/ASA%20Board.htm

[ken21]

commit a robbery with a gun stolen by a friend and see how far the argument goes.

[Eastbound]

"In the last weeks of the 2000 election, he went public with his story for the first time - but failed to produce any records, forged or otherwise, to back it up."

Scenario: So it took him a few more years to dummy up some documents and deliver them to the DNC. The DNC, not wanting to be connected, told him to fax the docs to CBS?

[js1138]

What is certain is that the Kerry campaign knew about the memos long ago and knew that CBS was going to use them.

[RGSpincich]

who has no prominent ties to the Kerry campaign or the Democratic Party.

BS he's the textbook wannabe "somebody prominent in the party". I say let them eat each other it's an internal problrm for the DNC.

[Neenah]

I don't know if this was posted yet. I don't have time to read all threads...so I will post it here. It is THE INTERVIEW with Burkette. (transcript)

AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL BURKETT....

[GOPcapitalist]

CBS is trying to pin the Rathergate forgery rap on former National Guard officer Bill Burkett - who has no prominent ties to the Kerry campaign or the Democratic Party.

Oh yeah? Then where'd THIS come from?

Bill Burkett's spokesman David Van Os, Austin, TX, August 22, 2004.

[Sofa King]

"A few days later, said Burkett, he saw Bush's file and documents from it discarded in a trash can."

I smell some 'rats. Any documents that they were trying to get rid of would have gone through the shredder first.