Fact is, it would have been fairly easy to produce forgeries that would have withstood Buckheads scrutiny.
Rather' judgment in thinking he could pass off those forgeries is obviously questionable, but is he really stupid enough to have been duped by them?
I agree either Rather was blinded by partisanship or very stupid. To go when your own document examiers question then is dead wrong..and to continue to stand up for them indicates an imbecile or accomplice. The story was not vetted at all, and because of who te target was it should have been unimpeachable evidence...heck even OJ's jury would convict on those docs....