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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: Cosmo
Yes, would you please ask CBS why Rather spent part of interview asking:

"RATHER: Have you forged anything?

BURKETT: No, sir.

RATHER: He you faked anything?

BURKETT: No, sir."

When he had already told us that CBS knew that Burkett was given the documents by SOMEONE ELSE?

341 posted on 09/20/2004 4:17:53 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter
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To: Dick Vomer

Two-bagger fer shur.


342 posted on 09/20/2004 4:18:01 PM PDT by Stopislamnow (Let liberals abort themselves into oblivion. Good riddance.)
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To: Bahbah

Bush Family Evil Empire


343 posted on 09/20/2004 4:18:28 PM PDT by Rebelbase ("let them go naked for a while"...Theraaazaaaaa Heinz-Kerry)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

hee! hee!! Add a couple laptops and a small tv, and there you go!


344 posted on 09/20/2004 4:18:32 PM PDT by Ladysmith (Wanted: Pajamas designed with purple-hearted bandaids.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The memos came from the Acme Document Company.

Proof can be found at-
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/3081/


345 posted on 09/20/2004 4:18:57 PM PDT by Peelod (Perversion is not festive)
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To: Dog
"What if the fax to Kinkos........was an imcoming fax......not Burkett faxing the documents out to CBS?"

HHhhhhhhmmm. Where did the fax story begin? Who reported it first?

346 posted on 09/20/2004 4:19:55 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Just like Watergate, the more Dan "Milhous" Rather stonewalls, the worst it will get for him. The parallels between Watergate and Rathergate are truly amazing. Deja vu.


347 posted on 09/20/2004 4:20:55 PM PDT by vox humana
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To: bootyist-monk
This isn't going away. It's only gonna get bigger.

Which brings up a worry: What if this topples Kerry? I read on NRO that all the DNC has to do to replace their nominee is have a majority of the 400 some-odd members of the national exec committee vote in a newbie. So we could have a repeat of NJ '02, when a well managed republican campaign is rendered moot by a last minute switcheroo.

348 posted on 09/20/2004 4:21:31 PM PDT by xlib
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To: CyberCowboy777

The Judge at Fox News (legal adviser) stated that forgeries unless done to extract money are not prosecuted. And, if so, five years penalty both State and Federal.


349 posted on 09/20/2004 4:22:42 PM PDT by drdemars (Each moment I think a healthy life)
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To: spectre

That's good. We see the same about those people. If your husband and you are around here at the same time as me, I'll make some coffee:)


350 posted on 09/20/2004 4:22:46 PM PDT by BobS
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To: CyberCowboy777

It's time to start (((smiling))) no grumps allowed. ;o)


351 posted on 09/20/2004 4:23:01 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: right wing

Any bets that he will actually do that? I'll bet he doesn't because he hates Bush too much andto do so would be the ultimate insult to his tender RAT personality and further perforate his heavily damaged professional (?) persona. What an idiot!


352 posted on 09/20/2004 4:23:15 PM PDT by Paulus Invictus
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To: Peelod
From Byron York on BRIT today--

BUSH's Gaurd Points...they DO ADD UP!!

Year Points

68-69 = 253

69-70 = 346

70-71 = 137

71-72 = 112

72-73 = 56

73-74 = 56

TOTAL = 960

MINIMUM ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS are 50 per year...

President Bush earned 19.2 years worth of TANG point..RIGHT????? Now, RATHER and DNC...STFU!!

353 posted on 09/20/2004 4:23:25 PM PDT by GRRRRR ( Love America? Vote GOP...early and often...)
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To: thoughtomator

Bottom line: It was a bogus apology. Dan is sorry he got caught, nothing else. Didn't admit that the memos were fake and is still trying to cover his backside. Burkett is being made the fall guy but he's so inept he'll probably crack and name more names. Dan's "Admission" didn't settle anything.


354 posted on 09/20/2004 4:23:34 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (John Kerry-Flip, Flop, Floundering, and Fried)
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To: NautiNurse

I couldn't resist the scams@cbsnews.com addy. Here's my email:

Dear Sirs,

Recently, a well-known news organization reported a story calling into question aspects of President Bush's National Guard Service. It was a very damning report.

It has come to my attention that the documents upon which this "story" hinged were forgeries!

Please contact Dan Rather for additional information on this matter.

Best Regards,
Steve Belew
Concerned Citizen


P.S. Yes, I giggled a lot while typing this. Courage!


355 posted on 09/20/2004 4:24:24 PM PDT by sbelew
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To: sbelew

LOL! Cheers to you!


356 posted on 09/20/2004 4:25:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Bonnie, Charley, Frances, Ivan...painting curtains on the boarded windows)
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To: meyer
That wasn't a mistake. It was a deliberate, orchestrated operation involving the DNC, CBS, and Rather. They thought that they could pull the wool over the public's eyes (again), but got caught in short order by some very observant and intelligent folks in PJ's. Operation "Fortunate Son" has fallen apart, and the left's biggest media mouthpiece has been discredited in the process. All that is left is to finish making the connections and to itemize and reiterate Bush's real guard record.

Holy Sh-t! I so agree with you. This was a completely orchestrated campaign set up by (dnc?) - the talking-head talk-show "pundits" were all spouting the same thing - Bush's ANG service termination is suspect. Bush didn't show up for a physical (bfd). Bush got preferential treatment (I can only hope so). Bush shirked his obligations (not).

Then the dnc ad's about his ANG service (these things takes weeks to produce). Too bad the operation crashed and burned.

357 posted on 09/20/2004 4:25:25 PM PDT by searchandrecovery (Socialist America - diseased and dysfunctional.)
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To: jimbo123
If Burkett gave them a false source, how did CBS verify that source? Burkett now admits the first source was a lie, but has given them a second source, that can't be verified.

This is like a bad 'who's on first' skit.

358 posted on 09/20/2004 4:25:26 PM PDT by unsycophant
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To: meyer

"That wasn't a mistake. It was a deliberate, orchestrated operation involving the DNC, CBS, and Rather."

Absolutely right.


359 posted on 09/20/2004 4:25:51 PM PDT by Bahbah (Proud member of the pajamahadeen)
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To: Steven W.

"There are two sets of docs - the first are sent by Kerry campaign to CBS anonymously by mail. Then, later, Burkett faxes the second copy."

This scenario makes sense to me- but it leaves us wondering WHO created the forgeries...and how many people were involved in passing them to CBS...


360 posted on 09/20/2004 4:25:53 PM PDT by SE Mom
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