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Hinchey may not want to go down this road.
(See article below line)

BECAUSE- If Burkett got those memos from a political big wig....it would be Howard Dean or John Kerry, via David Van Os.

David Van Os was Burkett's atty. several years back. He was also a Democrat Party County Chair down in south Texas. He was also running as a democrat for the Texas Supreme Court in 2004.

Van Os also worked with the campaigns for both Dean and Kerry.

When Burkett got busted...Van Os showed up, after years of not working for the guy, and set up damage control as Burkett's spokesfool.

Why would Van Os risk being connected to that loon...when at the time of Memogate...VAN OS WAS RUNNING FOR TEXAS STATE SUPREME COURT???

IT MAY BE BECAUSE Van Os realized he needed to cover his own a--!

Keep in mind that the Prowler folks at American Spectator
stated they had a source from the DNC that said the documents were in the hands of the DNC...and the higher ups were trying to figure out what to do with them...

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7096

Washington Prowler
Anatomy of a Forgery

Published 9/10/2004 12:09:06 AM
More than six weeks ago, an opposition research staffer for the Democratic National Committee received documents purportedly written by President George W. Bush's Texas Air National Guard squadron commander, the late Col. Jerry Killian.

The oppo researcher claimed the source was "a retired military officer." According to a DNC staffer, the documents were seen by both senior staff members at the DNC, as well as the Kerry campaign.

"More than a couple people heard about the papers," says the DNC staffer. "I've heard that they ended up with the Kerry campaign, for them to decide to how to proceed, and presumably they were handed over to 60 Minutes, which used them the other night. But I know this much. When there was discussion here, there were doubts raised about their authenticity."

The concerns arose from the sourcing. "It wasn't clear that our source for the documents would have had access to them. Our person couldn't confirm from what file, from what original source they came from."

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On September 20, 2004 I posted this on another board (before I found FR, hehe):

Consider - If Bill Burkett knows who gave him the forged memos, and is not telling, then the least of his problems would be to:
Take the fall for this other person/people. That would solve the legal stuff.

But, consider this:
If the “other person/persons” is a person/people of some position and power, and since it is now known that Burkett’s role has been uncovered, this puts Burkett in jeopardy from the very person/people who provided those memos.

Are they/he worried Burkett will “spill the beans?”
Probably.

Are they worried an investigation will lead to them/him, even if Burkett keeps quiet?
Probably.

Are they worried that Burkett has hidden the proof of the source somewhere?
Probably.

In light of this and the fact that being revealed may also lead to a question of integrity and motive for this person/people then there is the very troublesome question all concerned must be addressing: Is Burkett expendable?
Probably.

Remember, we still don’t know the truth about the Kennedy assassination.

Could Burkett disappear with much less investigation?
Probably!

I am sure there are many who are loosing a lot of sleep over this, including Burkett.
Probably.

Now, Hinchey is bringing this alive again...and the Dems KNOW the thread leads to Burkett who, it is supposed, is the only one who knows where the Memos came from (except the person who provided them). Burkett must be shaking and wishing Hinchey would shut up!

Here is the Van Os Bio. Van Os is the one show was covering for Burkett out in the press when it first broke that Burkett supplied the memos to CBS.

http://www.vanosforsupremecourt.com/vanos_biography.htm

Born: February 19, 1950, Kilgore, Texas

Age: 54

Personal

Son of Seymour and Francene Van Os, of Tyler, Texas

Married to Rachel Barrios-Van Os, a native of San Antonio

Four children, B.J., son, age 20; Kay, daughter, age 19, freshman at UTSA; Maya, daughter, age 7, second grade; Leya, daughter, age 6, first grade

Family resides in San Antonio

Educational Background

National Merit Finalist

Graduated Kilgore High School, May 1968

Awarded General Motors Scholarship (competitive) to attend University of Texas at Austin

Entered U.T. Austin September 1968, in Plan II, interdisciplinary honors degree program

Selected Junior Fellow, UT- Austin, 1970

Graduated U.T. Austin in Plan II, Cum Laude, May 1972

Entered U.T. Law School, August 1973

Received Human Rights Research Council Distinguished Research & Writing Award, 1974

Graduated U.T. Law School, August 1976

Employment and Professional Background

1976-78:
Associate Counsel, National Treasury Employees Union

1978-81:
Associate, Law Office of David R. Richards

1981-83:
In-house counsel for District 12, Texas, Communications Workers of America

1983-1989:
General Counsel, Texas AFL-CIO

1984-present:
Member and managing shareholder of law firm concentrating in Union-side labor law, representation of workers, and civil rights and human rights issues - David Van Os & Associates, P.C., composed of six lawyers, located in San Antonio, with regional practice from Texas to Missouri

Professional Honors

Ø AV-Rated Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell peer rating system, highest rating for legal ability and ethics

Ø Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Woodward & White, by peer review, Labor & Employment Law, since 1986

Ø Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, by invitation

Ø Member, College of the State Bar of Texas

Ø Listed in Texas Monthly’s “Super Lawyers 2003”

Political & Community Activities, Positions, & Honors

Ø Life Member, NAACP

Ø 1985-1995 – Member, Board of Directors, Texas Equal Access to

Justice Foundation, by appointment of Texas Supreme Court

Ø 1990 – President’s Citation for Achievement in Civil Rights, Austin NAACP

Ø 1990 – Civil Libertarian of the Year Award, Central Texas Chapter, ACLU

Ø 2002 – Texas Women’s Political Caucus “Good Guy” Award

Ø Attended every Texas Democratic State Convention since 1974

Ø Block-walked for Democratic Party general election tickets in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2002

Ø President, Northeast Austin Democrats, 1978-1980

Ø Democratic Precinct Chairman, Travis County, 1981-88

Ø Travis County Democratic Party Chairman, 1996-98

Ø Ran in statewide General Election as Democrat for Texas Supreme Court, 1998

Ø 2000-2003 – Chairman, North East Bexar County Democrats

Ø 2001-03 – Democratic Precinct Chairman, Bexar County

Ø Represented Austin NAACP in federal voting rights suit over Austin City Council elections

Ø Represented LULAC in federal voting rights suit over Austin School Board elections

Ø Represented Central Texas ACLU in federal suit over re-segregation of Austin AISD elementary schools

Ø Traveled to Palm Beach, Florida, November-December 2000, to assist Democratic Party in vote recount efforts