Fact is, there are a LOT of VERY serious issues that should be pushed HARD about the documets.
1. The widow and son were IGNORED
2. Document experts were IGNORED
3. Hodges was MISLED
4. The old secretary was NOT INTERVIEWED until afterward
5. The opinions of the experts were MISREPRESENTED
6. The swift boat veterans were MALIGNED
7. George Bush's roomate DURING HIS GUARD YEARS, who AGREED TO SPEAK TO THEM WAS TURNED DOWN BECAUSE HE WAS TOO "PRO BUSH"...
And the list goes on. Fact is, this was a HIT PIECE ON BUSH. And just because dnCBS owns up to fake documents does NOT CLEAR THEIR PROPAGANDA / DNC REPORTING!!
If the documents were the ONLY ISSUE in this, without all of the other plainly propaganda driven results, it wouldn't be such an issue.
THE DOCUMENTS ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG! THE ICEBERG IS THE MANIPULATION AND DECEPTION OF THE PUBLIC!!
..and IGNORED!
Correct me if I'm wrong but to this day their facts have not had a hearing on CBS. DISMISSED as partisan attackers when in fact most are fed up Democrats.
Zellocrats!!!
#15. Excellent post. Thank you for laying it all out for us.
I believe you are pretty close to being right on the dot. They've (CBS News, particularly Rather and his producer) wanted to do this hatchet job on Bush for a very long time and any "evidence", no matter how thin or forged, in support of that goal was happily received.
However, there's more to this little farce that needs to be uncovered. CBS said they had "unimpeachable sources" and this guy Burkett is a tin-foil hat type from way back and his grudge against Bush is obvious to even the most casual observer. Burkett would have NEVER gotten by the receptionist at CBS. So, obviously somebody that CBS trusted completely "fronted" this story to CBS and vouched for this Burkett guy? Who has that kind of credibility to have CBS private phone numbers, and would know who had a predisposition to do a hit piece of reporting on Bush?
That's the person that needs to be identified and outed! And, I'm betting that there is a very clear, top level DNC/Kerry campaign connection. Remember all the stuff floating around this weekend about Cleland saying he spoke with Burkett? How does a goof like Burkett get Cleland's cell phone number? A middleman, or information clearing house, from CBS to the DNC/Kerry campaign is painfully clear!
You're absolutely right on this part -- there is a clear attempt to manipulate the news and deceive the public. CBS has to come completely clean and tell us who are their co-conspirators! Some little "mea culpa" and a "never mind, let's move along" just is NOT going to cut it here!
You are 100% correct. And CBS has been getting away with this stuff for years. It's time to bring them down.