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Blogger Who Faulted CBS Documents Is Conservative Activist (L.A Times RATS out Buckhead!)
L.A Times ^

Posted on 09/17/2004 3:55:38 PM PDT by Redcoat LI

WASHINGTON — It was the first public allegation that CBS News used forged memos in its report questioning President Bush's National Guard service — a highly technical explanation posted within hours of airtime citing proportional spacing and font styles.

But it did not come from an expert in typography or typewriter history as some first thought. Instead, it was the work of Harry W. MacDougald, an Atlanta lawyer with strong ties to conservative Republican causes who helped draft the petition urging the Arkansas Supreme Court to disbar President Clinton after the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the Times has found.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


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To: GrandmaPatriot

Our identities are secure unless we post personal information about ourselves.

As an example, if someone were really serious about finding me they could. My profile shows the small town I live in. My posting history reveals bits and pieces of my personal experiences. Someone with lots of time on their hands could eventually figure out who I am if they really were motivated to do so.

With Buckhead the the Times was extremely motivated to find out who he was. They put 2 + 2 together and then more than likely called the person they suspected to be him and asked him if it was him.


261 posted on 09/17/2004 4:49:22 PM PDT by Sally'sConcerns (It's painless to be a monthly donor!)
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To: Redcoat LI

The documents were forged regardless of who outed CBS.


262 posted on 09/17/2004 4:49:25 PM PDT by alnick (US forces armed with what? Spitballs??)
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To: Dog

I'll get the next round.


263 posted on 09/17/2004 4:49:34 PM PDT by DC Bound
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To: Trippin
Newsflash to the LA Times: We are all Conservatives here at FR. And some huge percentage of us have jobs, many of those jobs being professional in nature. Further, many of us are highly experienced 40 and 50-something year olds who are not likely to swallow the pap that passes for journalism these days. We have been in the military, in government, in international business. This is not a conspiracy. Karl Rove did not engineer this. This is not a Republican plot. It is just the way it is. Keep your facts straight, cut out the bullshit, and there should be no problems with the fact that thousands of educated, experienced, and opinionated people read and dissect everything you do.

well said. Maybe Buckhead is a succesful lawyer cuz he is smart as heck. And maybe cuz he's smart as heck he (first) spotted inconsistencies in those forged memos. Maybe, just maybe, Buckhead is a heck of a lot smarter than any of the clowns at CBS. Could that explain it rather than his 'conservative activism'? Maybe 'conservative activists' are smart as heck too!
264 posted on 09/17/2004 4:49:51 PM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/welfare.htm)
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To: counterpunch

Gee. . . maybe you should be his PR manager. . .

Anyways, do you think that the media would have been satisfied with that they're rabid dogs and if you give them an inch they'll want a mile. I'm sure Buckhead didn't start coming to FR to become a star and to place himself in the national spotlight.

His statement was entirely appropriate.


265 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:08 PM PDT by Tempest (Don't blame me, I'm voting for Bush.)
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To: counterpunch
"......how he knew so much about the CBS documents so fast."

Ummmm......Just a wild @ss guess but......

Could it possibly be that the documents were posted on the CBS web site as PDF files for all the Internet to see and that anybody over 40 that remembers having to use a typewriter can remember what monospaced typing looked like?

266 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:12 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Redcoat LI

oh, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

anything but a conservative activist !!!!!!!!!!!!


267 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:15 PM PDT by EDINVA (a FReeper in PJ's beats a CBS anchor in a suit every time)
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To: Redcoat LI
I'm shocked, shocked the Dog Trainer outed our very own Buckhead as a conservative activist! Why, those darned bloggers and their ties to the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy! We all know poor Dan Rather's its victim. (laughing)
268 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:15 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Jim Robinson

Hey, Jim. An off the subject question:

We are seeing a HUGH amount of new posters here lately. Could ya please offer an estimate of our number again?

Thanks a lot. I'm up all night again, so I got time. No rush.

Take care!


269 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:20 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (<a href="http://www.michaelmoore.com" target="_blank">Hatriotism)
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To: jackbill
Peter Wallsten

Who is this Mr. Wallsten, by the way? What are his politics? Who are his friends? Where does he live? What is his phone number? What are his hobbies? What is his dog's name?

Get the drift?

270 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:30 PM PDT by dodger
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To: spodefly

"And who could have guessed that with the screen name 'buckhead' he would be from Atlanta?"


Apparently not Me!!!!(Hitting forehead with heel of hand) I was thinking deerhead instead of Buckhead. I really feel dumb.


271 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:35 PM PDT by georgiabelle
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To: All

Y'know, they could have "outed" him as a conservative activist without releasing his identity.

Make no mistake - this article was written for the express purpose of making sure Buckhead gets obscene phone calls at 3 AM (at the least). This is intimidation. Period.

The question is, can he make them pay. Considering he's a lawyer, maybe things are going to get interesting :)


272 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:40 PM PDT by sbelew
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To: Redcoat LI
Conservative Activists - The stuff that heroes are made of.
273 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:45 PM PDT by BattleBorn (Boycott CBS)
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To: Howlin

I AM BUCKHEAD !!!


274 posted on 09/17/2004 4:50:53 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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To: Ronin
In my Dreams.
275 posted on 09/17/2004 4:51:28 PM PDT by rocksblues (Sorry John, we remember and will never forget your treason!)
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To: Redcoat LI
It's actually a pretty good article.

Perhaps, but the main point of is seems to be to have a chilling effect: "Don't cross the MSM and/or the Democrats, or we will get you." Hopefully Buckhead just doesn't care, but what if someone else on FR had mentioned it a few minutes before Buckhead, someone who could lose their job over being "outed" as a conservative?

276 posted on 09/17/2004 4:51:47 PM PDT by Dont Mention the War (Calvinism Fever: Catch It! (Or don't. It's not like it's going to do you any good anyway...))
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To: Redcoat LI

I seriously doubt the koolaid drinkers were going to make sure the documents were real. Give me a break. Cant the LA Times report real news?


277 posted on 09/17/2004 4:51:51 PM PDT by Dave278 ("Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ")
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To: madison10

Read the article, they explain it. They combed through 2 years of his postings to piece it together. All and all a better job of investigative reporting than CBS.


278 posted on 09/17/2004 4:52:16 PM PDT by Tempest (Don't blame me, I'm voting for Bush.)
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To: RightOnline
"LMAO.........GREAT scoop, LA Times. Go**amned if I don't smell a Pulitzer here."

Go farther... Matt Drudge presenting the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism to Buckhead in front of the National Press Club!

What they don't understand is there are hundreds of thousands of experts and professionals watching over them now to keep them straight.

279 posted on 09/17/2004 4:52:56 PM PDT by BobS
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