
Journal pudge's Journal: CBS To Admit It? 42
The NY Times is reporting that CBS is preparing to admit that the documents were forgeries, and that officials inside CBS are "beginning to believe" the entire 60 Minutes report never should have aired with what they had.
As to the supposed source of the documents, the Washington Post is reporting that Rather interviewed Bill Burkett on camera about the whole thing. It was likely he was the source before, but according to the Times piece, he convinced producer Mary Mapes of the material, so now it is even more likely.
I imagine we will find out a lot more this week
The only real question I have left is who supplied the documents to CBS; if it was Burkett, who put CBS in contact with him. Burkett said he gave some information to the Kerry campaign last month, and advocated using dirty tricks, and was apparently the source of these forgeries, so wondering if the Kerry campaign or DNC supplied some of this information to CBS is not mere speculation: it's a question that demands answering.
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Would you agree that the Abu Ghraib story was at least as important as the forgeries?
Some people are suggesting that they were set up, and that the reason they were set up, rather than some other organization, is payback for the embarrassment the Abu Ghraib story caused the Bush administration.
Mind you, they wouldn't have gotten caught by the forgery if they hadn't gotten greedy. If someone really was trying to set them
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2. Would you agree that the Abu Ghraib story was at least as important as the forgeries?
A. Irrelevant. The issue here is 60 minute's failure to do even basic intern-level fac
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Sorry.
Gratuitous days - and other sillynesses (Score:2)
Gratuitous days. I have not heard this term used before. However, 15 (retirement/service) points are awarded to each and every member of the active reserves (a surprisingly broad term, btw...) who serves any part of the year. These are "base", not
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Red Warrior is, of course, perfectly free to opt out of discussing this. But, I am going to respond, in case anyone else is interested.
Red Warrior writes:
Re:Gratuitous days - and other sillynesses (Score:2)
Some obvious inaccuracies -
1. the 15 points are not, and were not prorated. If you wish to make anyone believe otherwise, point to a period source. Yeah, you'll have to go and do some ACTUAL research. And, yes, you'll be disappointed, because you (and your silly
You get the last word on Bush's service record (Score:2)
I am going to honor this request.
But will you do me a favor? If you respond to a comment of mine, in the future, I'd appreciated it you coul
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What I *did* attempt to do, however, was to clear up some glaring misconceptions that you had (and seem to INSIS
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I appreciate those kinds of efforts, in general. But not when someone characterizes me as foolish or dishonest to hold the opinions I hold, or pose the questions I pose.
Wait. Pudge says the discussion isn't welcome here. And you said you were uninterested in discussing it.
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Ignorance is only an excuse until you have the information....
Pudge says the discussion isn't welcome here. And you said you were uninterested in discussing it. Are you now criticizing me for not responding to your recent points? If so I believe you are being inconsistent
Ok, I hadn't called you dishonest before. Now you ARE being dishonest. Pudge said discussing Bush's guard record wasn't welco
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Thanks.
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Also, did Kerry go to ROTC or OCT? Because he was given a commission right into Nam also.
Parting shot,
The DNC will regroup and present a unified message of an American agenda that will make the citezenry stand up take them seriously again. Just don't expect it this election cycle.
Was Kerry AWOL? (Score:1, Offtopic)
I would be interested in seeing both Bush and Kerry releasing all their records. But the records Kerry has released say he spent about six months in Officer Candidate school, before he served aboard USS Gridley.
One of my correspondents here pointed me at a site they considered very authoritative. This site, they explained, would help me decode the apparently complementary fitness reports in Kerry's records.
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That is good to know. If you could send me a link to these documents it'd be most appreciated. Also, do what you can to get Kerry to release his military records, I'm not sure why the AP isn't even on that story.
What I try to remember to say is that Bush treated his military service obligation frivolously.
There is good reason to think so, no doubt. But it seems that the ANG treated his position frivolously also
Kerry in Officer Candidate School (Score:1, Offtopic)
Here is the page on Kerry's site devoted to his service records. [johnkerry.com] If I read this pdf document [johnkerry.com] right, it says he attended officer candidate school from August 19th, 1966 to December 15th 1966. Just under four months, not the about six months I thought I remembered.
Interestingly enough, on the third page, it lists Kerry as having received a "silver star with combat '
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By the way, The "V" shouldn't be there whether by typographical mistake by a clerk or otherwise. This is already settled matter [wordiq.com] by looking up Navy regulations. Some have gone so far as to claim this document was a forgery, but I will not. I will do with a clarifying statement from Kerry saying that he recognizes that there is no 'V' with his silver star and a correction on his website. Not having watched Kerry very closely, it might
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This is the same specious reasoning Rather has used for a week and a half. "Some critics have claimed that this font didn't exist in 1972." Just because some people claim it doesn't mean it is relevant, or that we should care.
Regardless, this journal entry is about CBS News, not about Bush's service. I don't care about Bush's service or Kerry's service. As far as I am concerned, they both served honorably. If you disagree, feel free to do so, but it is off-topic h
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I hate comments like this. Here, let me try:
Some people are suggesting that Kerry likes to molest small children.
Wow, that was easy.
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jason
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Yeah, I can forward you the original email from 1972 that had the memo attached as a PDF.
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jason
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That's understating the case. The documents were the main part of the story. They were the lead of the story, most of the time of the story was spent on them, and Rather himself said they held the story off for years while waiting for the memos. And now -- apparently, we don't know, as they are anonymous -- the NY Times is reporting the entire report should not have been run based on what was available apart from the memos.
Well, actually... (Score:2)
0:00 Dan Rather talks about the War in Vietnam.
1:15 Barnes speaks about pulling strings to get George W. Bush into the ANG.
2:00 Rather gives some background on Barnes.
2:25 Rather on Sid Adger, friend of the Bush family.
2:40 Barnes speaks about Adger asking for the favor to the Bush family.
2:48 Rather on Rose
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I did not see the segment. I read the story on CBSNews.com the next day. The documents were the lead, and Barnes was not mentioned until midway through.
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People make claims... back up the claims (the memos) then draw further conclusions about those claims...
The problem is that this report never would have aired without the memos as it's nothing but he-said she-said. And there are problems with each one of those people interviewed. It was obviously one sided and CBS went out of their way to ignore people who suggested the opposite were true.
Without the memos, it's the e
Or if the Republicans did it. (Score:2)
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It is silly to believe these were 'plants' by ANYONE. It's more reasonable to believe that these we
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Who, exactly?
You're so gullible.
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Get over it.
CBS has said they are forgeries. It looks as if Beckett is going to admit that he created them. The guy HATES Bush and was trying to discredit him through his own lies and deceit.
Of course, we're never going to hear apologies from all the left-wing nut jobs out there who insinuated this was all the E-V-I-L Karl Rove.
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In other news, Kerry gave a major speech on Iraq today. Republicans might want to read about it. [washingtonpost.com] "Colossal failures of judgment," etc. Kerry would have prioritized the war on Al Qaeda ahead of any action against Saddam. I agree. We should still make the war on Al Qaeda the priority. Sadly, Bush has increased anti-US terror with the war in Iraq. He made the
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Funny, I thought that this discussion was about a major news agency falling for some lame fake memos in their rush to accuse (for the umpteenth time) the President of not fulfilling his duties in the National Guard 30 years ago.
Keeping Kerry supporters on track in any discussion this election year seems to be an exercise in futility.
civile suites? (Score:2)
As far as resigning, as much as I agree that the pri
Re:civile suites? (Score:2)
Unlikely. Defamation in torts takes two forms, slander and libel. The problem is that there are a whole bunch of factors that go into such a suit, and one of them is the notion of "public figure." You can basically say anything you want to about someone who is a public figure. But most public figures are limited: for example, I can say without fear that some local utility director has
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Effects on Democrats? (Score:2)
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What information did the give the Kerry campaign? How did CBS know Burkett had these memos? Did the Kerry campaign or the DNC have any contact with CBS about these memos, if so what information was passed, and in which direction
Donald Trump said it best.... (Score:2)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132966,00.htm
Even comes with a recording of his phone call!!!!