[Just A Nobody]

Let's hope.
Also, what is this about?

Johnson, it should be remembered, did a masterful job of debunking the Rather nonsense

It was during the Rathergate mess that I discovered FR.
IIRC it was FReepers "backhoe" and "Howlin" and "TankerKC" who debunked the Rathergate memos. Bill Sammon even gave them credit in his book.

[tioga]

it was buckhead who spear headed rathergate......you left him out.

[Little Pig]

I’m pretty sure sauropod was involved too.

[traderrob6]

I seem to remember the screenname “Buckhead” or something similar.

[backhoe]

Here you are:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1211904/posts
60 Minutes to Infamy- those forged memos and The Shot Heard Round the World
various FR links | 09-10-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

And Buckhead was the original discoverer.

[The Shrew]

Here's a pretty thorough discussion of Rather's Ruin. This should help refresh everyones memory banks.

Regards,

TS