[Mike Fieschko]

What if, for his next act, Rather introduces six handwritten documents that are otherwise textually identical to the Word docs? And they are attested to as being in Killian's handwriting?

Then why use typed / word processed docs on your show in the first place?

Why would you save the handwritten docs, when they would have even greater weight than docs which weren't handwritten?

[okie01]

Then why use typed / word processed docs on your show in the first place?

As has been speculated, to fish for a denial. Thus, making the affair more than it really is.

If the White House denied the typewritten documents, then they sprung the handwritten documents, CBS and the Dems would have grounds for claiming that Bush was not only a slacker, but caught in a lie, as well.

Presumably, the handwritten documents would also reflect and correct the errors present in the Word docs -- such as GWB's Longmont address, the date of Col. Staudt's retirement, Army terminology, etc.

It's all too clever by half, I agree. But we're dealing with some devious and diseased minds...