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The forged memos were the key to a last ditch effort by the DNC to save the Kerry campaign. Operation Fortunate Son weighed heavily on the 60 Minutes reporting. The timing of Fortunate Son is highly suspicious. At a minimum the DNC was fully briefed on the 60 Minutes piece, if not fully involved with it. If the DNC and CBS were in collusion, and the public finds out about it, this scandal will be bigger than Watergate. Consequently both CBS and the DNC have to make sure this never comes out. The best way to ensure that it doesn't get out is to confess to a lesser crime, that satisfies the curiosity of the MSM. Once the MSM has their pound of flesh (Burkett, Mapes and maybe Rather), they will declare the story has run its course. The MSM that was not involved in this plot might want to see CBS News destroyed, but they do not want to see the DNC go down with CBS. Hence they will latch onto anything and anyone they can blame, that is not the DNC or the Kerry Campaign. The lesser crime, is the story floated today that Burkett initiated contact with the DNC through Mapes. This explains the contact between Burkett and Cleland and Lockhart, without implicating the DNC in the forging of the documents. Then Burkett sues CBS, so the two parties can settle out of court, agreeing to seal all the evidence regarding the matter. This will allow CBS to legally pay its bribe to Burkett for taking the fall and give both parties a legal gag order so they can avoid speaking to the press about the matter.

I can only think of two scenarios which will keep this strategy from working. 1) A prosecutor who starts a criminal investigation, 2) A DNC or CBS insider who blows the whistle on the collusion between CBS and the DNC.

Operation Fortunate Son weighed heavily on the 60 Minutes reporting.

FWIW, found in a search this morning on "Fortunate Son":

Democratic Chairman Terry McAuliffe said the accusations were based on documents uncovered by the Associated Press and Boston Globe, not the disputed memos shown on “60 Minutes.”

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But then Terry had to open his mouth to say that...which is a sure clue he just might be lying.