Rather: Bush Guard Memo Story "Accurate," Never Proven Not So

http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2005/cyb20050927.asp#1 ^

[conservativecorner]

The delusional state continues for ole' Dan.

[WriterInTX]

A little turn about is fair play, isn't it?

I posit that Dan Rather is a blithering f*****g idiot. I offer, as proof, the archives of Free Republic and the opinions of many freepers over the years.

Okay, Dan, PROVE IT ISN'T TRUE.

Clymer.

[Mo1]

To this day no one has proven whether it was what it purported to be or not." Kalb pressed for clarification: "I believe you just said that you think the story is accurate?" Rather affirmed: "The story is accurate."

So if there is no evidence to prove something isn't true

Then it must be true???

HIS MIND IS WARPED!

[popdonnelly]

If the National Guard story is true, why rely on fake memos? Where's the evidence?

[Dark Knight]

To this day no one has proven whether it was what it purported to be or not." Kalb pressed for clarification: "I believe you just said that you think the story is accurate?" Rather affirmed: "The story is accurate."<<

Vs.

>>Rather spoke after interviewing the secretary to Bush's former squadron commander, who told him that the memos attributed to her late boss are fake -- but that they reflect the commander's belief that Bush was receiving preferential treatment to escape some of his Guard commitments.<<

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24633-2004Sep15.html

I seem to have a different definition of accurate.

DK

[stylin19a]

oh man, I HATE that Rather admits to "Fake but Accurate".
My greatest fear is, somebody down the road, showing some goofy memo, telling me wrestling is fake.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Changing fonts, LOL! Sounds like the magic bullet theory to me.

[GOPJ]

Rather also admitted his naivete about the impact of bloggers: "I think it was true of a lot of news organizations, unaware or not knowing enough of how quickly bloggers could strike."

Yep, that lying piece of s--t, Rather, would have waited until closer to the election if he had known how fast bloggers could "strike". ( Strike is defined here as "being able to uncover a forgery)

[Cacique]

btt 4 l8r

[pillut48]

This is so sad. :*(
I think it's time Mr. Rather was tested for
Alzheimer's, apparently his 'misremembering'
of the facts *proven* by many good bloggers
here and elsewhere has gotten out of control!

[No Longer Free State]

Yeah...I want a magical fax that can change anything I put through it into the TrueType font of my choice, without simultaneously altering any forged signature on the document.

[Lancey Howard]

Dan Rather? The resigned-in-disgrace-like-Nixon Dan Rather? It's hard to believe he's still around, and running at the mouth.

My Dad always said, "Class will tell."

[righttackle44]

marvin_kalb@harvard.edu


Marvin Kalb's address. Write him. Say hello.

[Lancey Howard]

From that site:

Mary Mapes has a book coming out It's called "Truth and Duty: the Press, the President, and the Priveledge of Power."

I suppose it would be too much to ask of a disgrace like Mapes to check the spelling of the words in the.... TITLE OF HER BOOK!

("Privilege" is NOT spelled "Priveledge".)

[GoLightly]

Rather was born in 1931, which means he is not a Baby Boomer.

[Polybius]

Rather: Bush Guard Memo Story "Accurate," Never Proven Not So

My assertion that Dan Rather and Fidel Catro were homosexual lovers is accurate.

It has never been proven not so.

Photo of Dan copping a feel.

[Slainte]

I know I'm getting horribly bogged down in minutia, but honestly, do normal people really have a "favorite" word? For some reason the concept is so far outside my realm of experience, that it's really tripping me up.

"Look Ma, I painted 'COURAGE' on all the walls of the den, it is my favorite word ya know."

I can think of all sorts of words the evoke fond memories, or are generally pleasant, but a favorite word? Courage? Meadow?

And how in the world did I manage to make it to this point in my life without having the slightest inkling of what either of my parents' favorite word would happen to be? Oh, I can remember any number of words that you might think were their favorite by the frequency and emotion under which they were tossed around, but they really weren't anything like 'courage' or 'meadow.'

I was getting a little concerned about this whole idea and then I remembered that Rather's off his gourd.

[SuziQ]

He'll never believe they documents are fakes because he WANTS them to be real. He SO wants to do anything that can bring President Bush down. He still holds a grudge against #41, and he can't get to him now, so he'll take it out on his son, instead.

[Lancey Howard]

Okay, I checked Amazon and apparently Mapes DID spell her title correctly. I guess it was just the person who runs that site you linked to who can't spell.

[pollyannaish]

You are absolutely right. I made stupid assertion without any facts and in the process made myself look foolish. (See Dan, its not that hard to admit when you screw up. ; ) )

I still think there are a lot of loud Baby Boomers who for some reason thought they would be young and hip and non-establishment forever. Most boomers are good and decent grown ups. The others are loud and large concentrations seem to live in Hollywood and Newsrooms all over this country.