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RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie Statement on CBS
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| 9/20/2004
| Christine Iverson
Posted on 09/20/2004 12:43:50 PM PDT by rwilliam
Washington, DC--Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie issued the following statement on CBSs admission today that memos regarding the Presidents National Guard service are not real.
We accept CBS's apology for a breach of the journalistic standards that provide the American people confidence in news organizations, but some disturbing questions remain unanswered.
CBS has now answered questions about the authenticity of the documents but questions remain surrounding who created the documents, who provided them to CBS and if Senator Kerry's supporters, Party committee, or campaign played any role.
Did Bill Burkett, Democrat activist and Kerry campaign supporter, who passed information to the DNC, work with Kerry campaign surrogate Max Cleland? Did Bill Burkett's talks with senior Kerry campaign officials include discussions of the now discredited documents? Was the launch of the Democrat National Committee's Operation Fortunate Son designed with knowledge of the faked forged memos? Terry McAuliffe said yesterday that no one at the DNC or Kerry campaign, had anything to do with the preparations of the documents, but what about the distribution or dissemination?
In an effort to regain the trust of the American people CBS should not only investigate the process that led to the use of these documents but they should identify immediately those engaged in possible criminal activity who attempted to use a news organization to affect the outcome of a Presidential election in its closing days.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cbs; cbslies; cbsnews; commiebs; danscam; dnc; forgery; kerry; killian; napalminthemorning; rather; rathergate; rnc; seebsnews; stainedbluememo; terrymcauliffe
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Both the White House and the RNC are quickly turning up the heat on the DNC and the Kerry campaign now that CBS has issued its "mistake" and "misled" statements.
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:43:51 PM PDT
by
rwilliam
To: rwilliam
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:44:44 PM PDT
by
TheBigB
(Souveniiiirs, noooovelties, paaaarty tricks...)
To: rwilliam
Hot dang, they are standing up for themselves.
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:45:56 PM PDT
by
tioga
To: rwilliam
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:46:38 PM PDT
by
Rutles4Ever
(The message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing...)
To: rwilliam
Both the White House and the RNC are quickly turning up the heat on the DNC and the Kerry campaign now that CBS has issued its "mistake" and "misled" statements.And hashing out this phase of the scandal should chew up yet another week of the campaign. Meanwhile, the latest Kerry spin is to call Iraq another Vietnam - so they STILL are hugging the 'Nam tarbaby harder and harder...
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:46:40 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
(Kerry could have left 'Nam within a week if Purple Hearts were awarded for shots to the foot.)
To: rwilliam
Twist the knife. They deserve it.
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:46:54 PM PDT
by
Janan Ganesh
(British passport, American soul)
To: rwilliam
Terry McAuliffe said yesterday that no one at the DNC or Kerry campaign, had anything to do with the preparations of the documents, but what about the distribution or dissemination? Way to parse it out, Ed!!
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:47:35 PM PDT
by
rabidralph
(Doing the gloating that Republicans won't do.)
To: rwilliam
I'd love to see the MSM totally pre-occuppied with Rathergate and the forgery source until the election. Wouldn't it be ironic if Dan Rather's partisanship helps GWB get re-elected?
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:47:53 PM PDT
by
Spok
To: rwilliam
Dang, looks like the gop is about to play some hardball after rope-a-dope.
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:48:06 PM PDT
by
Ben Chad
To: rwilliam
Great job Ed! Right on top of these, hitting the key points.
To: Spok
Doubly ironic especially since Rather's interview with GHWB helped to get him elected.
To: rwilliam
Was the launch of the Democrat National Committee's Operation Fortunate Son designed with knowledge of the faked forged memos?Is that a trick question?
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:50:14 PM PDT
by
Inyokern
To: rwilliam
RNC and WH must be 100% on this one; they don't take that kind of risk.
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:54:32 PM PDT
by
jmstein7
(A Judge not bound by the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
To: rwilliam
Ed's on the money...
CBS has now answered questions about the authenticity of the documents but questions remain surrounding who created the documents, who provided them to CBS and if Senator Kerry's supporters, Party committee, or campaign played any role.
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:54:38 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
To: rwilliam
"Your move PUNK............"
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:54:44 PM PDT
by
OXENinFLA
(WHO MADE THE CBS MEMOS?!?!?)
To: TheBigB
I didn't hear an apology.
To: jmstein7
RNC and WH must be 100% on this one; they don't take that kind of risk. Yep... I agree. And the fact that they waited a couple of weeks before issuing this statement tells us that they've checked it all out. It's not some Howard Dean type of kneejerk thing.
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:55:48 PM PDT
by
kjam22
(What you win them by, is what you win them to)
To: rwilliam
"In an effort to regain the trust of the American people CBS should not only investigate the process that led to the use of these documents but they should identify immediately those engaged in possible criminal activity who attempted to use a news organization to affect the outcome of a Presidential election in its closing days." Oh, YES!
YOU GO ED!
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:56:04 PM PDT
by
narby
(Kerry - The great whiner)
To: TheBigB
Here comes the full court press. The RNC is finally making its move. That's got to mean they've got the goods on DNC/kerry campaign involvement. If they didn't, it would be reckless for Gillespie himself to come front and center like this.
Pass the popcorn, this is going to be good!
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:56:06 PM PDT
by
Bonaparte
(and guess who sighs his lullabies, to nights that never end...)
To: rwilliam
Apology? Maybe I read the statement too quickly buy I don't recall reading that word.
I want a full Kerry-oki of the Brenda Lee hit!
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posted on
09/20/2004 12:56:51 PM PDT
by
Mobties
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