Posted on 09/17/2004 8:58:58 PM PDT by The Bandit
Edited on 09/17/2004 9:05:20 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
You caught that too huh?
Seems Max is trying to pass the buck
I saw a picture of him on FOX and he even looks like a jerk; for real.
So Cleland starts talking campaign strategy and costs with a guy who said he had to go through seven layers of kids to even get to a senior person? Somehow this doesn't ring true.
I have a question. Burkett was in the Texas Army Nat'l Guard. President Bush was in the Texas AIR Nat'l Guard.
Army and Air Force, for all intents and purposes. Do the Texas Army and Air Guard share office space? How would Burkett, being Army Guard, be aware and privy to, what was going on in the Air Guard?
I was under the impression that the services protected their turf zealously.
Anyone???
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30043-2004Sep17.html
from the Washington post a similar piece:
In e-mail messages to a Yahoo discussion group for Texas Democrats, Burkett laid out a rationale for using what he termed "down and dirty" tactics against Bush. He said that he had passed his ideas to the Democratic National Committee but that the DNC seemed "afraid to do what I suggest."
In an Aug. 21 posting, Burkett referred to a conversation with former senator Max Cleland (D-Ga.) about the need to counteract Republican tactics: "I asked if they wanted to counterattack or ride this to ground and outlast it, not spending any money. He said counterattack. So I gave them the information to do it with. But none of them have called me back."
Yeah, and I wonder why he said that. He must know someone has tied him to this.
Burkett is still the most likely source. I offer two reasons:
1. An amateur attempt at forgery
2. Burkett's lawyer says that Burkett didn't do it :)
You're right. The timing fits.
So Burkett is now connected to: Moore, Cleland, and through Cleland the Kerry Kampaign. Who works in Kerry's research department? Perhaps the NY Times or WaPo lurkers here could dig up that info? :)
By pointing the finger to the Kerry Kampaign, Cleland is trying to avoid that nasty little possibility of conspiracy, of forgery charges. Think he was afraid that Burkett may have already bragged to someone that he passed the info to Cleland.
Another thought - Cleland had quite a bit of press coverage when he performed his stunt in Crawford. Wonder if there is a photo or video of him meeting with Burkett?
Also, it has been said that Rather was working on this story for four or five years. That is before 9-11, before Afghanistan and Iraq, and before W became President. The argument all along has been that they are examining a man who is leading this country in wartime. Bull! This was a planned character assassination from the get-go.
FYI
Oh, I'm sure that he is the author, but I bet someone on Jenjis John's campaign delivered it to Rather. The MSM is now busy writing sKerry a get out of jail free card, and they are going to leave Burkett holding the bag. Too bad, so sad for Burkett.
Great minds think alike!
Good point.
Also they came from a Kinko's 21 miles from his home. What are the odds that there is another person similarly informed and motivated on this particular issue that close to the Kinko's.
Could be. If there truly was any type of conspiracy the major players would leave themselves an out. Burkett makes the perfect patsy. I'm not buying into this, but it's fun to speculate. It's a turd, surrounded by bull$hit, buried under a dung heap.
EllaMinnow on the WaPo thread wondered if Dobbs (the reporter) had obtained Burkett's cell phone records.
I was surprised to see Cleland so seemingly forthcoming, yet on closer scrutiny there are more questions for him as some have noted above.
Guys,...there were a lot of people when they delivered that letter...and a lot of journalists...
It wouldn't surprise me, if Burkett is on one of this pictures...
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