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Mr. Rather and others at the network are said to still believe that the sentiment in the memos accurately reflected Mr. Killian's feelings but that the documents' authenticity was now in grave doubt.

The documents are fake but true. That was and still is absolutely amazing, especially since others (Killian's son and widow, for example), have stepped forward to contradict the wishful thinking of Mapes and Rather concerning Killian's feelings. The last line of the story says it all: One person close to the situation said the critical question would be, "Where was everybody's judgment on that last day?"

Hmmm...last day and judgment resonate so well in this matter. Rather and Mapes sacrificed truth for personal advantage, ethics for political gain. Pretty disgusting stuff, especially in time of war.

Give Mapes a bottle of scotch and a revolver. Let's see if she has any dignity left.

Dan Rather? Well, he'll be studied as one whose hubris bred professional suicide and the end of the domination of American politics by MSM. His last days will deservedly be humiliating. Pack him off to some professorial position somewhere: isn't that what they do with failed liberals?

"The documents are fake but true. That was and still is absolutely amazing, especially since others (Killian's son and widow, for example), have stepped forward to contradict the wishful thinking of Mapes and Rather concerning Killian's feelings."

And remember, besides all the witnesses to the contrary, we still have Killian's "official" fitness reports for Bush which completely contradict this as well. In reading the WH's document dump from the USA Today archives, Killian agrees that "Lt Bush is an exceptional fighter interceptor pilot and officer." From the "official" report, Bush excels in all most all areas. Yet, as CBS dumps these forged documents on the public's lap, they refused to even comment on how these "personal" memos were inconsistent with the official record.

The double-standards here, are freigtening. The same media that found the SBVT ads attacks on Kerry's official record so incredible and offensive...even calling them lies because they were contrary to Kerry's official records, has done much worse to Bush and his official record. This is also despite the fact that, unlike Kerry, Bush has released his records. The idea that the media can defend any record when they themselves have never seen it, is beyond me. Yet, they not only continue to question Bush's official records, they continue attacking anyone who might question Kerry's. Just damn!