Nice try, lib. However, the burden was on CBS and Dan Rather to prove the documents were real BEFORE they aired them. The burden still rests with them. Perhaps they all should go back to journalism school and learn when to run with a story and when not to.
Although she thinks the documents are forged Ms. Carr says they are substantially correct. Is she also aiding this nefarious project?
Well, Gen. Staudt disagrees with the secretary. And the widow and son of the alleged memo writer also have emerged to contradict CBS' story. Plus, the Kerry fund-raiser who was interviewed by Rather has a daughter who says her daddy is a liar. Looks like the secretary is outnumbered.
You do know there's an election on and that it is the legitimate function of the opposition to "harm" the sitting President in order to get him removed from office?
Oh, so you admit Dan Rather is the "opposition." Gee, I wish Rather was at least consistent and had considered himself the "opposition" when Bill Clinton was president. Then maybe CBS would've exposed Clinton for the rapist he was. Instead, I don't think Rather ever mentioned Juanita Broaddrick and her allegations to his audience. Of course, that would've been the FAIR AND BALANCED thing to do - a concept that is quite foreign to the Democrat hacks at last-place CBS News.
Let's not forget that Mizzzz Knox told the Houston Chronicle a week ago that she, the pool secretary for the whole office who typed memos for everyone in there, had no recollection of Bush's service in the National Guard, but that she knew there was an atmosphere of preferential treatment for rich kids, so it would not be unreasonable to assume that Bush got preferential treatment.
Under Dan Rather's gentle coaching and leading questions a few days later, however, she remembered all sorts of specific details about Bush talking to her, Bush swaggering around in his arrogance and not following rules, other pilots hating him, being LT Col Killian's personal secretary and sole confidant, remembering Killian's obvious disdain and fury about Bush's behavior and disregard for rules, recalling General Staudt's bullying tactics -- and her memories were crystal clear. Yeah, right.
I think Marion Carr Knox is what CBS would refer to as an "unimpeachable witness," but the rest of us would call a confused and easily swayed little old lady (the polite ones, that is...I've seen worse).
To TRY, to exercise due diligence. Like everyone else they face competitive pressures with limited resources. You haven't answered the question.
Well, Gen. Staudt disagrees with the secretary.
So? In this situation I believe the secretary.
Plus, the Kerry fund-raiser who was interviewed by Rather has a daughter who says her daddy is a liar.
Partisan and biased to the core, aren't you? The man wears other hats. Why chose that one? The last I heard no one had verified that it was his daughter who'd called the talk show. Has that changed...or do you use one standard when looking at evidence which is unfavorable to your candidate and another when looking at favorable?
Oh, so you admit Dan Rather is the "opposition."
Still avoiding the question. Bad sign. Baaad.