[DejaJude]

With conservative groups attacking Senator John Kerry’s record as a Vietnam War veteran, Bush’s own service was vulnerable, and Rather and his producer Mary Mapes went after it.

If the story was Kerry, why would they go after Bush? Of course, I know the answer.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Mapes was “on” the W story for the better part of 20 years and never could get it to stick. This began long before John F’n Carry came into the picture.

[Tailback]

If the story was Kerry, why would they go after Bush? Of course, I know the answer.

When I read the excerpt you used in your post the light bulb lit above my head. The entire Mapes/Rather memo fraud was a scheme to take the heat off of Kerry's military record. SeeBS knew there was truth to the swiftboat vets claims so they had to run some interference to drown them out.