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Rather Flawed - New evidence emerges of media incompetence.
Weekly Standard ^ | 09/20/2004, Volume 010, Issue 02 | Stephen F. Hayes

Posted on 09/11/2004 4:36:14 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother
But they had to throw the mud early to stop the hemorrhaging.
61 posted on 09/11/2004 6:24:13 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: TomGuy

What CBS used to prove the story would be laughed out of any Court as evidence.


62 posted on 09/11/2004 6:26:10 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
And the paper can be checked for the indentations made by a typewriter.

These Dimcrats are so foolish!
THEY DON'T HAVE THE ORIGINALS!!!!!!
AND THEY WANT US TO BELIEVE THEY ARE AUTHENTIC??? That's why all the experts are hedging their bets, saying they're 99% sure the documents are forged.
Just as sKerry wants us all to believe his account of his medals but won't sign the 180, Rather now wants us to take his word without producing the originals.

They think we're stupid!!

63 posted on 09/11/2004 6:29:49 AM PDT by ThirstyMan
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

HERE"S THE PROOF:

http://img41.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img41&image=60minbusted.swf


64 posted on 09/11/2004 6:34:37 AM PDT by UltraKonservativen (( YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID ))
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To: Semper Paratus
What CBS used to prove the story would be laughed out of any Court as evidence.

How dare you question Dan's patriotism?



lol.
Danny boy is in trouble with this story.
65 posted on 09/11/2004 6:34:59 AM PDT by TomGuy (His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; All
More from the media, out of Iraq???

www.affordablevideo.net/funny/newsreportfromIraq1.wmv

66 posted on 09/11/2004 6:36:38 AM PDT by NordP (The terrorists aren’t bullies on a playground; they’re hard core, “24” TV, head-sawing TERRORISTS!)
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To: All

Folks we need to keep facts straight to keep our credibility. Barnes was not Attorney General,he was Lt Governor but not in 1968 May when George W Bush joined the TANG. Also since the Texas Legislature only met every two years they did not meet in the even year (1968),and Barnes was off out of the Country as an Ambassador to the UN. Barnes did not take office as an influential Lt Gov until 1969. This has been repeated over the last week in thread after thread.


67 posted on 09/11/2004 6:37:16 AM PDT by samantha (Don't panic, the adults are in charge)
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To: silverleaf

Oh, that one has to be a forgery, too. Everyone knows the correct rank designation is "Ossifer." ;)


68 posted on 09/11/2004 6:38:08 AM PDT by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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To: Doc Savage
If Kerry and McCauliffe wanted to win the election today they would dramatically present the ORIGINAL documents. That's it! That's all it would take. Present the actual ORIGINAL documents which could easily be AUTHENTICATED by paper analysis, ink analysis, and typography. It's so simple........................................

Ha!ha! You are so right! see my post 63. Great minds think alike.

69 posted on 09/11/2004 6:38:34 AM PDT by ThirstyMan
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I predict that Rather will be forced to retire, and the sooner the better.


70 posted on 09/11/2004 6:39:10 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: q_an_a
Dallas Morning News is reporting that a study they did many years ago showed that the "sugar coating" Lt. Col. had retired a year before the memo was written.

This is not correct. That paper is reporting, correctly, that the General who the LTC says is applying pressure to him, retired 18 months before the memo was written.

Please try to keep the record straight. CBS will not do it, we must.

71 posted on 09/11/2004 6:41:21 AM PDT by HoustonCurmudgeon (Blogosphere ... the 21st Century Revolution)
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To: silverleaf

Excellent!


72 posted on 09/11/2004 6:44:16 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: Bahbah
some people--including many who are partisan political operatives

We are all political operatives now!

73 posted on 09/11/2004 6:46:31 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: Bernard

The only thing missing is the real official signature...
Epstein's Mother.


lmao... belly laugh on that one.


74 posted on 09/11/2004 6:50:51 AM PDT by badmrbunny
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To: Arkie2

"The media won't inspect this in any detail"

It is going to take a young journalist who wants to make a name for him/herself to break this wide open. I betcha there are some out there who have visions of being the next Woodward/Bernstein. Hopefully they are seeking the TRUTH.


75 posted on 09/11/2004 6:51:41 AM PDT by toomanygrasshoppers ("Hold on to your hats.....it's going to be a bumpy night")
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To: Lijahsbubbe

"We are all political operatives now!"

LOL, the pajama clad brigade. I was amused by this characterization, but even more so by the implication that we are free to state things that are not factual. The person who made that remark obviously had no familiarity with FR where avery inaccuracy is jumped all over in nanoseconds. Just another one of the things I love about this place.


76 posted on 09/11/2004 6:53:09 AM PDT by Bahbah
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To: silverleaf
Rather's office has now validated the accuracy of yet another newly-surfaced memo confirming answers to the many unanswered questions

The amazing thing is how Rather is willing to throw everything he has at something so minor that if true would still pale in comparison to what the Swift Boat veterans are saying.

And if Bush did use his power to avoid a few weeks of service, HE DIDN'T PROTEST AGAINST HIS COUNTRYMEN WHO WERE STILL FIGHTING AND DYING WITH HONOR.

77 posted on 09/11/2004 6:57:08 AM PDT by alrea (Help Wanted: State of New Jersey Director of Homeland Security. Must be willing performer.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Obtain the original memos

I'm willing to bet that, if pressed, CBS will state that the original memos were long ago destroyed and all they had to work with were copies several generations removed. If they had the original memos their "expert" would've worked with them. But they accepted copies because they said what CBS wanted them to say.

78 posted on 09/11/2004 7:19:23 AM PDT by PMCarey
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To: GailA

I suggested Thursday night, when forgery was first suggested and freepers were all over the possibility, that the paper could perhaps be dated, but someone airly said that that there was "plenty of '72 paper lying around."


79 posted on 09/11/2004 7:20:07 AM PDT by Carolinamom (Dan Rather's GOTCHA got him.)
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To: TexasCajun

Bush enters TNG May 1968

Barnes is Lt. Gov in month (?) 1969

Barnes helped Bush "re-enter" the NG.

Barnes has a very dirty history. ie funny money!!!


80 posted on 09/11/2004 7:20:47 AM PDT by Tannerone
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