60 Minutes to Infamy- those forged memos and The Shot Heard Round the World

various FR links | 09-10-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

[backhoe]

Here is a pretty good current summary of the situation:

The Shot Heard Round the World   The echoes of the big Internet bang which annihilated a 60 Minutes story in under 12 hours are still resounding. The key riffs apparently started at Powerline and as Samizdata notes, the distributed intelligence of the Internet took over. Under the scrutiny of thousands of analysts, the CBS story began to melt down.

 

The start of it all:

 Documents Suggest Special Treatment for Bush in Guard

 

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The Thread that broke the Camels Back:Post 47, and the Freepers who busted C.B.S.

 Let us not forget the contribution of TankerKC

 "Free Republic: Tomorrow's News Today."

 

 Forged Documents (electronic overlay of CBS PDF file and Word document) [perfect match]  CBS and the rest of the MSM - the Old media - with their JFKs - Journalists for Kerry - have been working overtime to bury Bush since he won the election. Do they stop at anything or is any lie too big for them?

 

 Authenticity of Bush memos questioned Typographical, formatting questions emerge

 

 CBS News denies Bush docs forged (CBS in credibility meltdown)

 

 CNN Still Ignoring Falsity Of Docs  Old Media-Old School. Five years ago they would have gotten away with it.
Thank you, Rush Limbaugh, the godfather of the New Media.

 

 New Documents May Shed Light on Bush Military Rec (AP ran this story even after forgery revealed)

 

 Bush Piloted Guard Trainers Before He Quit (AP buries new info on hoax)

 

 Guard Memos Fuel Another Vietnam-Era Battle; ... some question the documents' authenticity

 

Microsoft announces release of Word '73

 

 Guard memos on Bush fake, says squadron leader's son (new information about the signature)

 

 Woman at CBS Just Yelled at me and hung up! (212) 975 3691

 

 60 Minutes docs on Bush may be fake (UPI)

 

Guard records stir Democrats

- saying 'character counts' in a president --

 

Question: Who from the Kerry campaign is responsible?

 

 Democrats.com asks volunteers to replicate forged memos on their typewriters

 

CBS'S BIG BLUNDER? (Credits Free Republic)

 The Minneapolis lawyers who run powerlineblog.com were on the case early. Two of the blog's readers directed their attention to a note left on an Internet bulletin board on the freerepublic.com Web site — the 47th posting on the topic there.

 Post #47

 

 Pro-Kerry Media Expose Their Partisanship

 

 Seattle P-I running dubunked Bush docs in big headline (Day after questions arose)  "Dewey Beats Truman," only worse!

 

 Steve Malzberg on WABC with the forgery story

 

 John Ziegler on KFI (Los Angeles) discussing Forgery Documents  John Ziegler on KFI out here is all over this. His first segment was a brilliant lead in, playing all the groups and individuals attacking President Bush on the memos. He is making the case for a complete coordinated attack by the media and the DNC and the Kerry campaign.
http://www.kfi640.com/interactive/streaming.html

 

 But Why? (list of candidates who forged the CBS document)  This was going to be a late October surprise. They were going to release these forged documents on the weekend before the election, In this manner the Republicans wouldn't have time to respond. However, Kerry's numbers were so low, they panicked and release earlier

 

 Democrats Step Up Attack on Bush Guard Record  A link has been established between sKerry and the forgeries. Check out related stories on Drudge. 

 [Killian] WIDOW TO APPEAR ON 'NIGHTLINE'... Live Thread 

 CBSNEWS LAUNCHES INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AFTER SUSPICIOUS BUSH DOCS AIRED (drudge Siren)

 There's also some information on the American Spectator  

 Anatomy of a Forgery

 site that makes a connection. Kerry is a stupid desperate man right now.

 

 WHO faked the "60 Minutes" documents?

 

 Late Atlanta news ignores controvery over documents... Reports about Bush AWOL only...  Like the booing story, they will do everything they can not to retract. Folks, its painfully true - the media is not about reporting the news, but about advancing a liberal and Democrat agenda. It's becoming more and more clear.

 

 McAuliffe Statement on Breaking News About Bush's Military Record  It's too perfect to have this press release right after the story.

 

 The Media Prepare Kerry's Excuse

 

 O.K. Fill ME IN. JUST HOW WAS DAN RATHER CAUGHT WITH PANTS DOWN?

 Ra^thergate

 

 DNC ACTION ALERT: Demand the truth from Bush on National Guard service  Thanks. Once the document story settles, and (if) they are proven to be fakes, I plan to e-mail this to a lot of folks to show just how slimy the DNC can get.

 Gosh, the DNC is gonna have to stay up all night to keep up with the New Media in the future, aren't they?

 

 Burden now on CBS to authenticate its documents, lest it become a co-conspirator in fraud

 

 Valley Widow Casts Doubts on Bush Memos

 

 Killian's Wife Disputes Document Authenticity

 

 Signature on CBS documents don't match original

 

And finally, the MSM ( MainStreamMedia, AKA the Jackal Pack Press ) catches up with the New Media of the Internet & Talk Radio:

 WASH POST - "SOME QUESTION AUTHENTICITY OF PAPERS"  This is just too wonderful if this blows up in CBS face. And may I add the face of the national media as a whole who all ran with this story completely!

 False Documentation? Questions Arise About Authenticity of Newly Found Memos on Bush's Guard Service  As the honorable judge and great American Sanders Sauls of Floriduh once said during the Gore War... "It's like being nibbled to death by ducks."

 

 Killian Signed a Doc with a Different Typeface and Other Diffs One Year Later (FR EXCLUSIVE)

 

 CBS Bush's National Guard Service Documents --Hoax??

 Kudos to our friends on FREE REPUBLIC who I understand started this ball rolling. My understanding of the timeline:

Free Republic members post about the documents being BS.

Story picked up by INDC Journal http://www.indcjournal.com/archives/000838.php

The Blogosphere picks it up at:
Powerline http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007760.php
Little Green Footballs http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/

Drudge does what Drudge does http://www.drudgereport.com/

The blogs continue to run with it and the evidence continues to mount.

The Weekly Standard picks up the story (see above posts)

CBS stands behind their story.

CBS capitulates. Then....

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9967-2004Sep9.html

MSNBC
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5955784/

ABCNews
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Politics/Vote2004/bush_documents_040909-1.html


The Main Stream media ("MSM") is TOAST. This story show the power of the web, the power of the blog and the demise of the MSM.

The shift is shown by our Free Republic brothers, and our own Grig (with the subliminal story break).

A huge hit to the credibility of the leftist MSM has just been struck...lets stand back and bask in the glow.

Pat yourselves on the back...you deserve it.

 

Fox News to break forged document story ON NOW!  The only down side on this that I can see is that we haven't gotten to spend any time discussing Teressa calling us all "common people"...

 

 BushGuardaugust1 memo - a FAKE

 

 MICHAEL MEDVED Covering 60 Minutes Document Forgery Scandal

 

 Son of Late Officer Questions Memos Attributed to His Dad  Just to realize that in less than 24 hours, TankKC's suspicon and Freepers' fabulous investigative skills and know-how hatched the biggest story to hit the air waves since Zell's give-em-hell speech. Hell has just frozen over for CBS and Kerry/Edward...

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1211441/posts

 

 Hello SEAN HANNITY ( Hannity credits FR with breaking "Selectragate" document scandal )

 

 ABC is now raising doubts to the authenticity of the "new" memos!

 

 CBS' “new” Bush guard memos a hoax (Update w/ conclusive proof of forgeries!)

 

 HUGH HEWITT REQUESTS A THREAD

 

 "What's The Typeface, Kenneth?"

 

 "Crude and amazingly foolish forgeries"  -see my COLOCALIZATION of one of the "original" ANG documents with a Microsoft Word version written in Times New Roman.

 

 General Staudt was retired!

 Here's the article that the blog links to.

 

 CBS News denies Bush docs forged (then calls back to back off of earlier "expert" claim)

 

 Newsrooms under siege

 

Final nail in coffin:

 ANG Docs are Fake

 

Was Rather Duped by Anti-Bush Hoax?

 

 Bush Guard Documents: Forged  Well in truth CBS said the "believed" them to be authentic. They have given themselves a legal out. They didn't or can't "CERTIFY" them as authentic.

 I've been working in the field for over 20 years and currently serve with a text processing company so I am intimately familiar with these technologies. The document is an OBVIOUS forgery. Note last night I cautioned it's probably not even worth the exercise because it's not part of the current agenda. However, now that this forgery has been proven so effectively, Dan Rather must be held accountable.

 

 Text of memos about Bush suspension (AP claiming white house released forged docs!)

 They are spinnig as fast as they can. In the wake of the revelation these documents are fake they think they can spin it into a negative for the White House.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1211250/posts?page=32#32

 

 "Are the CBS National Guard Documents Fake?" (Font expert says gut tells him its a fabrication!)

 If theses DOCs are proven to be a hoax......The election is OVER and Dan Rather's career ends on the low note he'll be remembered for and rightly so.

 

THe THmoking Gun on Forged Killian Memos: UPDATE to Powerline Blog's "61st Minute" EvidenTH

 

 The Sixty-First Minute (Are latest GW Guard documents a forgery?)

 

 Bush "Memos" Look Forged  There are a couple of threads like this going, Howlin is trying to get all the info consolidated in one place. Could you repost your info here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210702/posts?q=1&&page=301

 

 New Questions On Bush Guard Duty [CBS USES FORGERIES TO SMEAR THE PRESIDENT!!!!!]

Better read this;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210987/posts?page=159#159

 In summary, the variable type reveals the Killian memos to be crude forgeries, the tiny "th" confirms it in the 8/18/73 memo, and I offer my other points as icing on the cake.

 

THE "New" CBS BUSH DOCUMENTS: Let's do some investigating

Memos Show Bush Suspended From Flying

Read these:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210783/posts?page=47#47

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210783/posts?page=58#58

 Democrats Say Bush Lied on Guard Service

[WashingtonSource]

Rathergate

Great! Wish I could do the superscript "th". How do you do that?

[FreedomPoster]

>>>Or is the goal, "Swift boats, forgeries, who knows? Let's move on"?

Any hint of that must be severely dealt with. The Swifties have numerous living witnesses. The Dems have forged documents supposedly produced by a dead man, who they are dishonoring with the forgeries. Anyone suggesting the two situations are remotely comparable doesn't have two brain cells to rub together.

Hmmmmm, now that I think about it, I think you're right. We'll probably be hearing what you expect, soon, from The Usual Suspects on the Left.

[Tennessean4Bush]

This story has reached critical mass. Think of it. We could all see the demise of Kerry, Rather AND CBS, in one fell swoop.

Only if we write, call, email CBS News, Viacom, local affiliates and demand resignations and retractions and encourage all our friends to as well.

[FreedomPoster]

Ra^thergate

Yeah, that works. < sup> before the "th", and < /sup> after.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Great! Wish I could do the superscript "th". How do you do that?

Look here

[jackbill]

My FAX went out last night to Andrew Heyward, President of CBS News. He'll get another once I have enough coffee in me.

Andrew Heyward -- CBS News
Title: President
Department: Headquarters
Phone: (212) 975-4321
Fax: (212) 975-1893
Address: 524 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019

[truthandlife]

This stuff came directly from McAwful and the DNC. I know it did because they kept bringing this stuff up during the campaign and we were wondering why they were bringing up something that was so irrelevant. This was what they were waiting for and it backfired on them BIG TIME.

Put a stake in Kerry's campaign. It is done!!!!!

[TigersEye]

Go to ratherbiased.com and subscribe to their e-mail newsletter. You will get between 1-3 reports per week detailing the blatant bias and frequent lies propagated by Ran Rather and C-BS.

[dansangel]

I was wondering about that. ;-)

LOL - major senior moment.

I guess the thought of possibly driving into Ivan on Monday has taken its toll.

:-)

Backhoe does it again - isn't he great?

[WashingtonSource]

Many thanks. Freepers are the greatest! The go the extra mile! Or should I say they go to the n^th degree.

[WashingtonSource]

Thanks for the tip! I'm in 7^th heaven.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Your skill is more appreciated than ever. Thanks.

[Talking_Mouse]

Wonderful job. YOU ROCK.

[Agent Smith]

AMEN!

Tell CBS "News" and Dan to, "PUT SOME ICE ON THAT."

[TigersEye]

Ran Rather? Ruh roh, Scooby Doo took over my keyboard!

Maybe C-BS has the same problem.

[handy]

WOW. Thanks for putting this all in one place. :-)

[FreedomPoster]

Oh, and to get:

Ra^thergate

add < font size=6>< b> and < /font>< /b> before and after the whole mess.

[hellinahandcart]

BAILY

(Bookmarking And I Love You :D)

[backhoe]

Here's the line of html with spaces:

Ra< sup >th< /sup >ergate

[stylin_geek]

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