"Pull the string!"
Posted on 09/17/2004 11:42:41 PM PDT by GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
In a new blow to CBS anchor Dan Rather's credibility, the man who has supposedly exerted pressure to "sugarcoat" President Bush's National Guard record has spoken out — and says the story is dead wrong. "I never pressured anybody about George Bush because I had no reason to," retired Brigadier Gen. Walter Staudt, who headed Bush's unit in the Texas Air National Guard, told ABC News.
The dubious documents that Rather used in a "60 Minutes" report last week that accused Bush of shirking his National Guard duty include a supposed Aug. 18, 1973, memo that claims Staudt was "pushing to sugar coat" Bush's ratings.
More than a dozen document experts — including two hired by CBS — say the memos are computer-generated fakes. Skeptics also note anomalies like the use of Army rather than Air Force terms and the fact that Staudt had retired 18 months before.
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CBS spokeswoman Sandy Genelius brushed off Staudt's statements: "In a debate this heated, one can hardly expect Gen. Staudt to endorse the point of view that he exerted undue influence."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Horsewhippings are probably more suitable for the leprous crew at CBS News.
Give them the "Abu Ghairab" treatment and release the photos.
I haven't seen them........but here is something funny:
On eBay:
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I'm amazed by CBS poor excuses as well. They've become snake oil salesmen.
"I love the guy," Staudt said of Bush. "I'm so tired of this negative crap about him that I'd like to volunteer to build a barn and take you press guys out behind it and kick your asses."
I saw that in an earlier thread today, and I'll repeat what I said then; I think General Staudt needs to hook up with Zell Miller, I bet Zell would help him build the barn, ** and ** kick the asses!
Ah it's worse than that !
The old biddy contradicted herself. She said in Rather's interview that Staudt did not exert any influence.
So we have:
1 Staudt denying it.
2 Knox denying it.
3 A forged document that is dated 18 months after Staudt retired.
...And CBS still claim the content is accurate...
Someone go put padlocks and chains on the doors of that place. They are a national DISGRACE.
She's basically calling Staudt a liar.
Sooner or later, this is going to make him mad enough to take to the airways.
The Monty Python boy's couldn't dream up stuff like this .....
"but they will take the word of a 86 year old woman who plainly states that she does not like President Bush... amazing..."
Even more amazing is the fact that at no time in the story do they even mention that she's a self described Bush hater.
Very good indeed and I like your tag line.
CBS News truly exists in some bizarre alternate Left Wing Universe.
That's what I'm hoping, that the assault on his character,for that's what this is no matter how many euphemisms they use,will make him mad enough to speak out and show them once and for all for the partisan liars that they are. I would think that questioning his integrity like this after he's stated that he didn't exert undue influence,would make a lot of military people mad on his behalf.
I wonder if there is any possibility of another network broadcasting Staudt rebutting CBS's lies about him.
Bush got into the guard because he was college educated and would be an officer. There was a long list for enlisted, but not for those qualifed to train as pilots.
"but they will take the word of a 86 year old woman who plainly states that she does not like President Bush... amazing..."
When one considers the average age of the old media dino managers over at Black Rock, they probably thought she was a young hottie chick and tried to hit on her.
That is sort of true. One usually does not expect people accused of crimes to rush out to take credit for them. Still, CBS is accusing Staudt of a crime--shouldn't they give him a fair chance to respond? The fact that he has been accused by CBS now means CBS can treat him like a criminal? I don't think so.
You wrote:
"Someone go put padlocks and chains on the doors of that place. They are a national DISGRACE."
Why doesn't the White House just revoke CBS
press credentials to the White House & Capitol
for the duration of the campaign?
Let them copy the CNN reporters' notes & get scooped daily.
That'll teach 'em!
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