Tony Coelho Admits on Hardball that the DNC Had Forged Memos Before CBS News Saw Them

Allah Pundit/MSNBC ^ | 09/20/04

[gopwinsin04]

Tony Coelho admitted on Hardball tonight that the DNC had the memos before CBS but that they didn't use them because they realized that the documents were probably fake.

'He did not come to us, we went to him and asked for the documents.'

Who told CBS/DNC that Burkett had the documents?

I TiVo'ed and watched it again, Surreal.

[Weirdad]

Very important bump.

[af_vet_1981]

Tony Coelho admitted on Hardball tonight that the DNC had the memos before CBS but that they didn't use them because they realized that the documents were probably fake.

Shadows of Watergate ...

[MizSterious]

My, my, my. What a den of crooks the DNC is.

[Covenantor]

btt

[Mr. Jazzy]

...And are we surprised, class?





NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[Gibtx]

Bump

[lepton]

bookmark bump

[madameguinot]

We need some mood music. Can anyone hum the theme to "Titanic"?

[DAC22]

Sounds like a ruse to throw the investigation off the trail, the trail to the DNC. Not buying this crap, the TANG issue was dead. And all of a sudden the Fortunate Son campaign starts right with the CBS piece. The DNC stinks to high heaven. The RATS are talking, we just need to sort through the pile BS their dropping.

[Torie]

Stupid move on the DNC's part then. They should have waived CBS off. Surely they didn't think the memos would fly in the end.

[Constitution Day]

B^TTT

[dc-zoo]

What a tangled web they weave in their efforts to deceive.

[JaguarXKE]

I think we have only seen the very tip of the iceberg on this whole topic.

Jag

[nutmeg]

ping

[ModelBreaker]

DNC had the memos before CBS but that they didn't use them because they realized that the documents were probably fake.

In they thought they were fake, why did they run the ad series featuring the memos?

[finnman69]

So the Kerry campaign was in possession of forged federal documents but did not report them? Hmmmmmm.

[MsLady]

YIKES!!! Ya know, it's scary when a democrat tells the truth.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"B^TTT"

Good thing keyboards are cheap...because mine has coffee spewed all over it now.

"B^TTT"

[connectthedots]

Stupid move on the DNC's part then. They should have waived CBS off. Surely they didn't think the memos would fly in the end.

Desperate people act desperately.

[Oztrich Boy]

I understand the purposre of ellipsis in headline writing and all that, but this is a time the definite article should not have been ommitted.

There is a difference between
the DNC Had [the] Forged Memos Before CBS News Saw Them and
the DNC Had Forged [the] Memos Before CBS News Saw Them

[Lx]

So, they're rehabilitating Coelho? I remember when he was a great fundraiser and then didn't he resign over something???

Something fiscally improper I seem to recall.

[Tarpon]

And why did McAwful go on TV and say the memos are real. In fact the DNC is still running the story.

Doesn't pass the smell test.

The DNC fed the docs to CBS and CBS pressured Burkette. Don't forget Barnes is in the mix and I heard somewhere he wouldn't go on air for CBS unless there was a corroborating source. The memos just happened to be that source. All the pieces fit ...

[meyer]

Wow! The beans keep spilling all over the place!

[Constitution Day]

Heh heh, thanks.

Hope you observed "Talk Like A Pirate Day" this weekend!

[Pete]

The pace of breaking news is staggering tonight. I wish they would slow it down some. I am having trouble savoring every last morsel.

[js1138]

but that they didn't use them because they realized that the documents were probably fake.

That would explain why "Fortunate Son" didn't fire up until the day CBS ran with the story. And it explains why the DNC is still running ads based on the fakes.

[Pete]

In they thought they were fake, why did they run the ad series featuring the memos?

THAT is a very good question that we need to remember to get an answer for.

[meema]

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[Howlin]

Tony Coelho said that the DNC went to Burkett? He actually said that?

Well, if Mapes told Lockhart and Cleland and the DNC/Kerry camp got the documents but didn't use them because they thought they were fakes, didn't they bother to tell CBS?

Tony Coelho is a certified liar, remember that.

[Howlin]

This article is looking more and more like it's completely factual:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1211690/posts

[willyboyishere]

This current DNC talking point/story is as fake as the documents themselves. Lemme get this straight---the DNC thought the docs were fake, but passed them on to CBS, knowing that Rather and CBS would do ANYTHING to get in the good graces of the DNC and maybe get special access to the inevitable new Kerry Administration. (Pause) Actually that does sound plausible on both sides of the equation.

[xp38]

This is popcorn time.....no commentary needed.

[JustaCowgirl]

They didn't use them? They put those documents right in their Fortunate Son video. Is that what they call not using them?

[meyer]

In they thought they were fake, why did they run the ad series featuring the memos?

Because its worked so many times before. Before the internet, very few people had access to the "props" that CBS and company used to justify their positions.

[Fast1]

Ahh Not the DNC a pillar of integrity {sarcasm}

[ValerieUSA]

I thought Coelho was in jail.

[RebelTex]

We need some mood music. Can anyone hum the theme to "Titanic"?

Nah - the Titanic took much longer to sink - try the Lucetania.

[spyone]

Didn't the DNC deny they had the documents? Or did no reporter bother to ask them?

[sweetliberty]

It just keeps getting more interesting. Their blind hatred is going to be their ultimate downfall.

[sitetest]

"but that they didn't use them because they realized that the documents were probably fake."

So, in basing Operation Fortunate Son in part on the release of the memos, we know conclusively one of two things:

1. Tony Coelho is lying, and the Kerry campaign, believing the memos to be true, was coordinating the attack with CBS based on these memos. Very scummy.

2. Tony Coelho is telling the truth, and the Kerry campaign, realizing the memos were likely fakes, was coordinating the attack with CBS based on these memos. Scummy ultra.

[Kowdawg]

The DNC could not air the memos themselves without fear of backlash. Since they had the documents, they couldn't legally coordinate with a 527, like Move On.org. Going to the networks was a sanitary way to get the smear out without the sticky problem of the DNC having their fingerprints on them. Journalists can protect their sources.

But, CBS got sloppy and posted the .pdf files. If they had simply run with the story, they would have never been found out. The WH and the RNC would not raise the question since it would have only led to a broader story than the orginal broadcast. The PajamaHademe would not have had the credentials to challenge CBS to see the originals.

Thanks to someone at CBS for being too smart by half and posting those docs to add "gravitas" to their story.

Could that someone be a Freeper?

[pepperdog]

I've no doubt the DNC saw the documents before CBS, because I think that is where they were generated. Mrs PD

[wagglebee]

So in other words, the DNC got CBS to try to pass forgeries so the 'rats could keep their hands clean.

[WoodstockCat]

In they thought they were fake, why did they run the ad series featuring the memos? Bang! Great question! Expect somebody to ask McAwful that tomrrow morning..yeah right.

[Hank Rearden]

Everybody - get yer cammie jammies out of the truck; it's going to take some undercover digging to unearth these 'Rats.

[Uncle Miltie]

What a night, bump!

[Darkwolf377]

Elections Summed Up In A Few Words:

1968: Vietnam and Chicago

1980: Reagan Revolution

2000: Florida

2004: Vietnam and Bloggers

[GailA]

Could they be trying to save senate and house seats? sKerry is expendable, but those senate and house seats aren't.

[Shermy]

"Fortunate Son"

FYI, that isn't merely the title from a song from the 1960's, it's the title of a book about Bush II, probably atleast 4 years old.