Posted on 09/11/2004 11:12:23 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Proof that Karl Rove did not leak forged memos. This sucks.
I talked about this with a Democrat at the office yesterday. He said it was turnabout for the SwiftBoat Vets "lies" and we should not complain.
Thanks for the AP writer's name.
Bump!
This story was probably written tues night ready to go Thursday, but there was a little problem. so they waited until 9-11. AP is one nasty, vicious group.
He assumes this is haunting Bush!
Excuse me but this is probably what Bush is doing right now.
"Ahmad Majied of Albany...a Democrat from Albany who served 30 years in the Navy, including five years as a SEAL in Vietnam, said the memos support his belief that Bush was a "playboy" during his service years."
Perhaps the SEAL wannabe guys need to follow up on this fellow...
Nah, there's a lot of reporting in the MSM about the forgery scandal (e.g., ABC radio news yesterday called them "forged documents" with no hedging or qualifiers).
If the people in this article haven't yet figured it out, then they're really beyond hope.
Actually I wouldn't be surprised if the AP simply made up the quotes in this story, because it seems unlikely that a VN vet would have heard the Bush story but missed the forgery angle. It doesn't add up.
No but when he finds out he'll be even angrier at being duped. What happens to a person when they realized they've been mugged or conned? ;-)
Letter to AP sent:
"How could you possibly release the article entitled "U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos" after everything that has surfaced about these memos?
This is *shameless*.
Until the authenticity of these documents is thoroughly tested, it is ridiculous to run any article that doesn't mention IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH that the documents are possibly (more like "most likely") forgeries. Failure to do so only propagates a lie.
I once remember when news agencies were interested in getting to the truth. How sad that those days are past. You leave me with no choice but to regard skeptically every article sourced from the AP. You are only damaging your own credibility in the fashion of Jason Blair and the NYT."
So, in their mind, the words of Vietnam veterans who served with Kerry is somehow so evil that it must be countered with forged documents from a man who is dead and cannot refute them.
In the AP story a guy named Ahmad Majied of Albany, Ga. claims to have served "five years as a SEAL in Vietnam." There is a website somewhere that authenticates Navy SEAL service.
Great letter.
I hope they get a ton.
Bump!
It's not that the documents are forged, it's all about the reaction. It's not the narrative but the meta-narrative. This article is blatant propaganda.
The longer he waits to reveal his 180 the better off we all are. The notion that he is waiting for a late date to spring his glorious record in order to stifle his critics is seeming quite ill advised now.
Likely it is that the records demonstrate the contrary concerning his exploits. More and more I am convinced that Kerry's actual records indicate a poor review by his superior Officers. Gosh, I am one of his constituents, and I would certainly like to review his performance as a U S Senator, but I digress.
Every moment that he waits to release his file proves he is hiding something. Opening his 180 on the Friday before the vote seems pretty stupid. He could have nipped this criticism stuff in the bud if the 180 actually reinforces his grandiose claims. The fact that he has not released them is fuel for this fire.
Perhaps he seeks to emulate the original JFK by actually being in command of a sinking ship. I cannot figure this dude out, but I know that I despise him
Guy sounds like one of those "fake vets", or at least fake SEALs. Any SEALs out there with lists of Vietnam era SEALs? I know the SEALs take particular umbrage at people who weren't SEALs claiming to have been.
I say the article is BS....if I recall, active military personnel are not allowed to comment on politics, especially in front of presstitutes.
Bump!
Attack mode courtesy of James Carville and John 'Gutter' Sasso.
I'm with you.
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