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Live Thread: Rather's Latest Apologia on CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News - Dan Rather

Posted on 09/20/2004 2:31:16 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

According to the CBS News web site, tonight's CBS Evening News will address the latest developments in Rathergate.

Let's pile on.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blablablablather; cbsnews; danblather; danscam; napalminthemorning; pajamahadeen; pajamaratti; rathergate; rathernot; seebs; seebsnews; stainedbluememo
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To: OXENinFLA
I just heard it..... He said "air guard" left national out.

Worse than that. It should have been ARMY not Air Guard. Burkett was not a commander in the TANG.

321 posted on 09/20/2004 4:11:50 PM PDT by need_a_screen_name
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To: Rebelbase

So what is the BFEE? If it's ok to ask.


322 posted on 09/20/2004 4:12:02 PM PDT by Bahbah (Proud member of the pajamahadeen)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

If you're going to post that graphic, according to FEC regulations you need to add this disclaimer:

"I'm John Kerry, and I approved this broadcast."


323 posted on 09/20/2004 4:12:02 PM PDT by LibertarianInExile (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Youv'e hit the jackpot Britt


324 posted on 09/20/2004 4:12:15 PM PDT by LittleMoe
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To: A Citizen Reporter
Leaving open the question: WHO SUPPLIED THE DOCUMENTS CBS? Aren't you in the least bit interested in knowing?

Lies piled on lies don't make truth. One, Burkett gave CBS a name they considered unimpeachable. Burkett said it was a Guard person. Two, he lied under pressure to a "compatriot". Third, he insisted that the documents be verified. Who do you trust?

325 posted on 09/20/2004 4:12:16 PM PDT by AndrewC (I also think that Carthage should be destroyed. - Cato)
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To: LibertarianInExile

"I'm John Kerry and I approved these forgeries."


326 posted on 09/20/2004 4:12:42 PM PDT by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: Area51; All
Just heard a regurgitation of the salient points on the 7 PM ET CBS Radio News. What stood out is that CBS said the documents "couldn't be authenticated" THAT MEANS NOTHING!!! They are photocopies - NO competent analyst could possibly authenticate them!!! CBS HAS ADMITTED TO NOTHING WITH RESPECT TO THE DOCUMENTS THEMSELVES. What they FAILED to say is that a document expert COULD declare the documents forgeries.

CBS   Bull$hat at the speed of light

327 posted on 09/20/2004 4:12:51 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (You never know what you'll get when you troll through a newsroom with a phony document.)
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To: Grig
The voice of reason. And one thing could lead to another when the F.B.I investigates. Let's hope they are move swiftly.

sw

328 posted on 09/20/2004 4:13:00 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: meyer

Hitlery Connection to Operation Fortunate Son:

"Two things: One, he didn't tell the truth and that's not going to go away," said Howard Wolfson, a strategist dispatched to the DNC by Kerry's campaign to go negative on Bush. "Second, it begins to paint a picture of a very fortunate son who uses connections and pulls strings for special favors. That is a theme running through the man's life."


329 posted on 09/20/2004 4:13:31 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: spectre
OOPS.."let's hope they move swiftly"..

sw

330 posted on 09/20/2004 4:13:47 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: shield

Are you FR's Cop on the block?


331 posted on 09/20/2004 4:14:26 PM PDT by CyberCowboy777 (Veritas vos liberabit)
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To: dawn53

CBS admits that they went to Burkett. How did they know to seek him out? Who tipped them that Burkett had the forged documents? Why didn't they question the documents once they had them? All of this is pointing back to the Kerry campaign and the DNC.

Burkett admits to contacting Cleland. Max passed his information to the Kerry camp. Kerry nudges everyone about a blockbuster story about Bush's TANG service that CBS is going to run. The DNC prepares the "Fortunate Son" attack ads to coordinate with the CBS report.

So the timeline goes: Burkett gives the docs to Kerry. Kerry tells them to run the hit on Bush. Gives CBS the information to contact Burkett. Everything circles back to Burkett, with Robin Rather probably facilitating the contacts.

This isn't going away. It's only gonna get bigger.


332 posted on 09/20/2004 4:15:00 PM PDT by bootyist-monk (<--------------------- Republican Attack Machine)
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To: meyer
Mr. Rather.....
333 posted on 09/20/2004 4:15:49 PM PDT by Bassfire (aim low boys they're riding Shetlands!)
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To: Grig
How it could have gone down:

Yea, but Burkett and Cleland will never confess to anything (at least until after the election). Imho Burkett/Kinko's is the probable source of the memo's (bfd), B had motive & opportunity, shopped them around to willing suitors, and got a bite at cbs (mapes) who ran with it. Fallout is that cbs gets drubbed by other tv "news" organizations for weeks, hurting the Kerry "campaign". Dan wanted to help, but in the final analysis (ok, well, not yet) hurt Kerry's campaign. (Although that shrew Teresa hasn't helped much, either - "scumbags!").

334 posted on 09/20/2004 4:16:04 PM PDT by searchandrecovery (Socialist America - diseased and dysfunctional.)
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To: Amore

...Instead, they just lamely tried to claim they did it with no malice...

Operative word here is malice - should it be shown they did this with malice then we have the essence of libel correct? Could the other people who are not public figures sue for libel as Killian a husband/father was used in such a despicable way


335 posted on 09/20/2004 4:16:43 PM PDT by BlessedByLiberty (Respectfully submitted,)
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To: Grig

Grig, I believe you nailed it.


336 posted on 09/20/2004 4:16:50 PM PDT by Gorilla44
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To: Motherbear

i think this means CBS has decided they cannot cover for the source (cleland?) indefinitely. They would never have let that on the air otherwise.


337 posted on 09/20/2004 4:16:52 PM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: Grig
"One thing this does is it gives the FBI ground to start their invistigation with Burkett and leave CBS alone."

NO. The Justice Department should NOT investigate this story. If they do, you see, the issue is taken off the table. I say, keep it on the table for the next 6 weeks and the next 6 years:)

338 posted on 09/20/2004 4:16:55 PM PDT by BobS
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Bloom County Cartoon from 1984


339 posted on 09/20/2004 4:17:08 PM PDT by kidd
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To: bootyist-monk

Who tipped them to talk to Burkett? We did. We were onto Burkett within 3 days of the original story... a full week ahead of CBS.


340 posted on 09/20/2004 4:17:18 PM PDT by thoughtomator ("With 64 days left, John Kerry still has time to change his mind 4 or 5 more times" - Rudy Giuliani)
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