Posted on 09/10/2004 11:38:12 AM PDT by Bob J
Not to diminish the efforts of Buckhead and the rest of the excellent researchers who brought this to a head, but TankerKC was the first to mention potential problems with the SeeBS memos at 8:19, post number 107, in this thread.
Credit where credit is due.
Blathergate: Dan goes docuMENTAL!
Cool personally I think that they're both stars then and all Freepers who contributed in discovering and reporting the truth in this manner.
Here is what I have compiled based on everyone's help:
(times in EDT)
09/08/2004:
Live 60 Minutes thread ('Howlin'):
07:39p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts
Validity questioned due to formatting by 'TankerKC'
08:19p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=107#107
Suggestion to check a gov typewriter of the era by 'Texasforever'
08:24p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=131#131
Validity questioned due to "they were typed" by 'armybratproud'
08:27p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=148#148
'Howlin' asks for help to get a better look
08:44p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=197#197
Documents posted to CBS website
10:30p http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/08/60II/main641984.shtml
NYT article thread started by 'Pikamax'
11:10p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210662/posts
First post questioning documents due to type/font by 'buckhead'
11:59p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210662/posts?page=47#47
09/09/2004:
Offical "Documents" thread created
12:16a http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210702/posts
Powerline provides an extensive analysis
07:51a http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007760.php
Thread referencing Powerline on FR
09:42a http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210946/posts
(fr servers are very slow toda)
My hat's off to all freepers wh discovered this, reported this, called and complained about this, wrote and complained about this.
Thanks to all. FR has the best and the brightest.
BTTT
Oh, please. Like a bunch of amateurs on the Internet would be able to figure out something that CBS News stuck its neck out over and never thought to investigate. Riiight.
"where the DrudgeReport is old news" ping
Yeah, but algore invented proportional font before he invented Microsoft Word which required him to then invent the internet.
Thank you, Tanker. I'm still waiting for your autograph. Kudos to Tanker, Buckhead and everyone on the FR investigative team for their efforts. It is a pleasure watching you work.
Deep Font bump.
A BIG BUMP!
I'm an old-school phototypesetter (at least I used to be), so the anomalies in the documents jumped right out at me.
Someone on Rush today remarked that this whole ruse might be a setup by Clinton's operatives to discredit the media who are shilling for Kerry and prevent them from helping the Kerry campaign by smearing GWB.
09/08/2004:
Live 60 Minutes thread ('Howlin'):
07:39p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts
Validity questioned due to formatting by 'TankerKC'
08:19p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=107#107
Suggestion to check a gov typewriter of the era by 'Texasforever'
08:24p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=131#131
Validity questioned due to "they were typed" by 'armybratproud'
08:27p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=148#148
'Howlin' asks for help to get a better look
08:44p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts?page=197#197
Documents posted to CBS website
10:30p http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/08/60II/main641984.shtml
Dallas Morning News thread by 'ambrose'
10:33p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210637/posts
Font questioned by 'The Bandit'
11:02p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210637/posts?page=17#17
NYT article thread started by 'Pikamax'
11:10p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210662/posts
First post questioning documents due to type/font by 'buckhead'
11:59p http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210662/posts?page=47#47
Wow, earlier than TankerKC!
Thank you oh so very much for all your kind words! I join in your kudos for all of these. It is an honor to be a member of the Free Republic.
BTTT
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