Posted on 01/23/2010 1:25:34 PM PST by DogByte6RER
True. I recognized that the documents were fake when they were flashed on the screen during the report and posted as soon as it was over. My assessment was based on format. Having spent many years in the Air Force, I new what a memo should look like.
Buckhead later supplied a thorough analysis based on fonts. That assessment was more conclusive, I think.
LGF was in the mix too. It really was in iterative effort.
Watching Johnson’s disintegration into batshit craziness, is like witnessing a slow trainwreck.
From something I posted on my blog back in April, 2009:
I am one of the latest posters to be banned from Charles Johnsons site, Little Green Footballs. I removed him from my blogroll and will no longer link to or visit his site. Charles was never a really a conservative he is a 9/11 Democrat.
About 2 years ago, he got on an anti-creationist tangent that pretty much consumed his daily life. Im agnostic, so it didnt bother me.
But since then, hes gone into the abyss of a pre-9/11 mindset, and its flooded every niche of his blog.
Its a shame because LGF used to be a good site. Johnson was one of the bloggers who exposed Dan Rathers genuine George W. Bush National Guard memos, and the enhanced Iranian missiles fauxtography.
I was booted for supporting the Tea Parties, and critiquing the downward spiral of his site:
“I watch Glenn Beck and visited LGF for basically the same reasons: to get commentary, information, and news on politics and issues that as a Republican, I feel are important.
Im not sure when the turning point was, but LGF has morphed from a site where united conservatives could gather against the lunacy of the MSM, to something unrecognizable. Its now comprised of a lot of backbiting targeted at people who take national security, Islamofascism, and the socialist Obamanation seriously. There are some people on here who think because Im an Iraq War/Army veteran, outspoken Obama critic, anti-illegal alien, and a gun owner, Im a security threat to the Obama State.
Its sad and pathetic.”
His erratic behavior has alienated him from people like Pam Geller of Atlas Shrugged and Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch. Hes also attacked other prominent sites and bloggers: Ace of Spades, Michelle Malkin, Hot Air, Protein Wisdom, Powerline, Mark Steyn, Geert Wilders, and Dennis Praeger.
He tolerates no dissent, real debate is forbidden, and his enemies list rivals Bill Clintons FBI files. He sees nazis behind every door, and probably hiding under his bed. And those are just the people who dont agree with him 100%. Hes been known to ban people for disagreeing with him on other sites. The mans paranoia level is skyhigh.
Johnson has become increasingly sycophantic towards Islamofascism, which is ironic given the fact that he received death threats from jihadis, right around the time when CAIR wanted to get LGF classified as a hate site.
He has whole-heartedly embraced Janet Napolitanos idiotic right-wing threat assessment, assigned creationists to be bigger villains than terrorists, and disparages ordinary citizens who protest Obamas socialist policies.
Just what the leftwing needs; an Andrew Sullivan clone.
You know it’s bad when the New York Times thinks he’s nuts.
>> What a pathetic attempt to glorifying Johnson <<
I didn’t read the article that way at all. Up until a few minutes ago, I knew almost nothing about the LGF controversy. But now, after seeing the NYT’s take, I can only conclude that CJ is a raving maniac.
Who are you really? :-)
Either Buckhead gets blame or LGF gets praise. I remember that it was a few people that raised questions. Thanks for the refresher. :-)
What was your posting name back then?
I did not post back then, and would not be stupid enough to claim that I did if I had. I have followed FR, Lucianne, the Kos, DU, Huffington, Red State, and a number of other blogs/bulletin boards since before the "internet" was anything other than a bunch of fidonet hubs.
Sure.
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