Rather Concedes Papers Are Suspect (Rather Talks of Questions On Papers (on DRUDGE)

Washington Post ^ | 09/16/04 | Howard Kurtz

[Pikamax]

Rather Talks of Questions On Papers Controversy About Bush and Guard 'Not About Me' By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 16, 2004; Page A01

CBS anchor Dan Rather acknowledged for the first time yesterday that there are serious questions about the authenticity of the documents he used to question President Bush's National Guard record last week on "60 Minutes."

"If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story," Rather said in an interview last night. "Any time I'm wrong, I want to be right out front and say, 'Folks, this is what went wrong and how it went wrong.' "

Rather spoke after interviewing the secretary to Bush's former squadron commander, who told him that the memos attributed to her late boss are fake -- but that they reflect the commander's belief that Bush was receiving preferential treatment to escape some of his Guard commitments.

The former secretary, Marian Carr Knox, is the latest person to raise questions about the "60 Minutes" story, which Rather and top CBS officials still defend while vowing to investigate mounting questions about whether the 30-year-old documents used in the story were part of a hoax. Their shift in tone yesterday came as GOP critics as well as some media commentators demanded that the story be retracted and suggested that Rather should step down.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Memo to Dan Rather

The story I want you to break is:

"Dan Rather runs with 60 Minutes segement based on forged documents, the words of a pool secretary who asserts 'it sounds like what I heard' and a man with a history of 2 mental breaksowns with a well-known hatred of the Bush Family."

I won't hold my breath.

[Casloy]

Hey Dan, how do you like this old Texas down home saying, "don't piss on my back and tell me it's raining."

Oh yeah, here's another "bite me."

[JoeGar]

CBS anchor Dan Rather acknowledged for the first time yesterday that there are serious questions about the authenticity of the documents he used to question President Bush's National Guard record last week on "60 Minutes."

Dan's mind is a tad slow these days. He's going to be the last to see the fraud.

[shrinkermd]

I thought you might like to read an excerpt Burkett wrote on 19 March 04 in the ONLINE Journal.

"...George W. Bush and his lieutenants were mad. They ordered that I not be accessed to emergency medical care services, healthcare benefits I earned by my official duty; and I was withheld from medical care for 154 days before I was withdrawn from Texas responsibility by the Department of the Army, by order of the White House.

"...I was a pawn then caught in a struggle for right and wrong, but also caught within a political struggle between a man who would do anything to be 'king' of America and an institution of laws that we knew as America.

[omstrat]

Whats the worse case here ? If the content of the memos is true , so what ? A congressman's kid got special treatment in the service . OH WOW , thats BIG BIG news !! Iran is close to nukes , terrorist abound ,and these Dems are worried about Bush goofing off in the service 30 years ago.Personally I could give 2 flying craps about those memos . There are REAL issues in the world. Bush is handling this perfectally. Stand back and let them all self destruct.

[hellinahandcart]

“If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I’d like to break that story,” Rather said in an interview last night. “Any time I’m wrong, I want to be right out front and say, ‘Folks, this is what went wrong and how it went wrong.’”

I guess the roof really does have to fall on Dan's head before he gets it.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

As more information flows, I am convinced this is a DNC coordinated smear effort. Case in point:

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1217525/posts

posted on 09/16/2004 2:35:47 AM EDT by Anti-Bubba182


"...Mr. Burkett's attorney, David Van Os, said yesterday through a spokeswoman that he has been instructed by his client not to comment. The New York Times reported yesterday that Mr. Van Os refused to say if his client played a role in providing the memos to CBS.

The New York Times quoted Mr. Van Os as saying, "If, hypothetically, Bill Burkett or anyone else, any other individual, had prepared or had typed on a word processor as some of the journalists are presuming, without much evidence, if someone in the year 2004 had prepared on a word processor replicas of documents that they believed had existed in 1972 or 1973 — which Bill Burkett has absolutely not done" — then he continued, "what difference would it make?" ....." excerpted from the Washington Times.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1217535/posts

"Here's a photo of David Van Os, the spokesman for Bill Burkett of Memogate fame, addressing a major John Kerry for President rally in Austin last month."

posted on 09/16/2004 3:04:52 AM EDT by GOPcapitalist
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further down the thread:

To: GOPcapitalist
You might also be interested to know that David Van Os was an associate in the law firm of David R. Richards.

http://www.vanosforsupremecourt.com/vanos_biography.htm

For those of you that haven't made the connection yet, David Richards is the husband of Ann Richards, the former Governor of Texas that was defeated by George W. Bush.

Do you smell a bit of vendetta here?

15 posted on 09/16/2004 3:29:10 AM EDT by SnowstormPatriot

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The dots are ready to be connected.

[pollwatcher]

This is only because Marian Carr Knox will get on TeeVee to booster Rather's claims of the "contents" being accurate.

[mabelkitty]

Why not?
He's got his fall guy in Burkett.
This is such BS.
He's the brains of this operation like Oswald was the lone gunman.

[San Jacinto]

If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story," Rather said in an interview last night

Her's another scoop for you , Dan.--

"JAPS BOMB PEARL HARBOR"--

Look into it. Maybe you can "break" that story as well.

[omega4179]

MSM= Mainstream Media? I prefer Rush's term "Old Media"

Rather still doesnt get it does he?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

"If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story," Rather said in an interview last night. "Any time I'm wrong, I want to be right out front and say, 'Folks, this is what went wrong and how it went wrong.' "

LOL!

Any time now Danny.

[yoe]

.........TOO LITTLE - TOO LATE.........

I wouldn't trust Dan Rather, he is just too biased, basically a dishonest reporter - I would like someone to pursue the false allegations made by the "VVAW" in which Rather exploited and helped the enemy to win.

[yoe]

.........TOO LITTLE - TOO LATE.........

I wouldn't trust Dan Rather, he is just too biased, basically a dishonest reporter - I would like someone to pursue the false allegations made by the "VVAW" in which Rather exploited and helped the enemy to win by turning Washington, D.C. against Vietnam.

[Chad Fairbanks]

"If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story," Rather said in an interview last night.

Uhhh Dan? We already broke that story. Some journalist YOU are.

[Grampa Dave]

[Area51]

It doesn't matter whether the Wizard of Oz is fiction or not. The real question is what are we going to do about that wicked witch and all those f@%*ing flying monkeys?

84 posted on 09/15/2004 8:41:44 PM PDT by USNBandit (Florida military absentee voter number 537.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 65 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]

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Dude, that IS THE QUOTE OF THE YEAR! I hope it isn't copywritted, because I am going to use it.

It doesn't matter whether the Wizard of Oz is fiction or not. The real question is what are we going to do about that wicked witch and all those f@%*ing flying monkeys?

[1Old Pro]

Dan's "prized" reputation is in the toilet. He will forever be the poster boy for fruadulent reporting and the face of liberal bias in the news. He can't get his reputation back, he made his own bed and that's the way it will stay.

[The Citizen Soldier]

"If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story," Rather said...

Boy, if this isn't typical of a perp caught in the act ...still wants to be in control.

No Dan, this story are belong to us!