I sometimes wonder if the DUmmies were right and this was a plant just to embarass Rather. Like some FReeper wanted to see how far this would go. It's either the case that Rather was duped by a clever hoaxer who wanted to show up Rather or an idiotic hoaxer who wanted to show up Bush.
Hahahahaha. Well, the DNC and Kerry campaign reportedly had the documents for weeks.
Anatomy of a Forgery
By The Prowler, The American Spectator
September 10, 2004More than six weeks ago, an opposition research staffer for the Democratic National Committee received documents purportedly written by President George W. Bush's Texas Air National Guard squadron commander, the late Col. Jerry Killian.
The oppo researcher claimed the source was "a retired military officer." According to a DNC staffer, the documents were seen by both senior staff members at the DNC, as well as the Kerry campaign.
"More than a couple people heard about the papers," says the DNC staffer. "I've heard that they ended up with the Kerry campaign, for them to decide to how to proceed, and presumably they were handed over to 60 Minutes, which used them the other night. But I know this much. When there was discussion here, there were doubts raised about their authenticity."