Posted on 01/10/2005 8:57:57 AM PST by FreeTheHostages
Check out the actual investigatory panel report -- it credits Free Republic (accurately) for first questioning the authenticity of thye documents. The actual investigatory report can be seen
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Hmm, I just posted this wrong. I meant to give you all the specific reference. The report is at http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/cbs_report.pdf and the reference to Free Republic is at page 153 (as physically imprinted on the report) and accompanying footnote 85 (page 163 as Adobe Acrobat numbers the pages).
I'm actually bordering on impressed with the CBS panel. 4 firings, an admission that they screwed the pooch on the story from jump street. It's almost a complete confession of wrongdoing.
Like adding salt to a wound for CBS I suspect.
What was that you were telling me about pajamas?...
Nice. Now it's official.
Gentlemen ... a renewed thanks to you and a simple question - were you interviewed by the panel or their minions as part of their investigation for the report?
That's great. It was a collaborative effort on the part of the Freepers involved, but Howlin got the ball rolling. No offense to Buckhead, yet gotta give credit where credit is due. It's Howlin who should be the "famous blogger".
I don't think the panel's conclusion that there was no political agenda at See-BS is credible, but this ain't all bad.
I'm not impressed. They're still not admitting the memo was a forgery. And they still don't seem a bit peeved that they were taken for a ride. Wouldn't you think a credible news organization would sue the pants off someone who scammed them like this? Yet CBS is just letting the forger off the hook. Doesn't make it with me.
If it wasn't for the capital "M" at the end of your name I would have missed the real meaning.;)
[E]very single one of these memos to file is in a proportionally spaced font, probably Palatino or Times New Roman. In 1972 people used typewriters for this sort of thing, and typewriters used monospaced fonts. The use of proportionally spaced fonts did not come into common use for office memos until the introduction of laser printers, word processing software, and personal computers. They were not widespread until the mid to late 90’s. Before then, you needed typesetting equipment, and that wasn’t used for personal memos to file. Even the Wang systems that were dominant in the mid 80’s used monospaced fonts. I am saying these documents are forgeries, run through a copier for 15 generations to make them look old.8585 Harry MacDougald, Documents Suggest Special Treatment for Bush in Guard, Sept. 8, 2004, at http://freerepublic.com/focuslf-news/1210662/posts?q=1&&page=1
They actually name the blogger by name in the footnote, but I'm not inclined to name names here. (Too much harassment from liberals ensures.)
Liberal women fired
When does the impartial investigative report on the Oil-for-Food massive U.N. embezzlement become public?
It is better that I thought that they would manage, but they are still drinking the Cool Aid about political bias.
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It's a lot to read..but I don't see the apology. (other than what Rather said on the air)
WHERE IS THE APOLOGY?
Buckhead never claimed sole credit. It actually took a lot of people on a lot of sites to nail the coffin shut. It really wasn't over until the font experts proved it was a TrueType document, and that there was nothing in the 1970s that could produce the character spacing.
It is significant that not a single original 1970 document from any source -- military or civilian -- has been produced with a matching character spacing.
"attacks"????.....or questions?...no bias here, eh?
"Freepers, Powerline, Little Green Footballs... and 110 days later - CBS..."
LOL!! You win the best-in-the-first-25-posts award. That just about says it all.
I should have been more careful with my title, I suppose. The panel says FR was one of the first. It was certainly that and I think more: I think it was the first and the heaviest and most continuous.
I've always loved the men in pajamas comment. First of all, it's totally sexist! Second, it shows you what a bunch of idiots this CBS team is: *if* anyone in pajamas can figure out this is a forgery, why can't they?
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"(Too much harassment from liberals ensures.)"
I've been here almost 7 years, have always used my real name and anyone can find me in the phone book and have never had an unwanted phone call or e-mail because of it.
"It actually took a lot of people on a lot of sites to nail the coffin shut"
Yes. Won't matter if anyone touts one name or the other: everyone knows that it was a group effort. (Which, for my part, I watched from the sidelines with fascination.)
CBS biased? Who'd a thunk it ;o)
Meanwhile Keith Olberman credits DU for first pointing out the swindle Karl rove pulled off in Ohio.
Welcome to our world OLD MEDIA. LOL!!
When Pigs Fly. (not fall, pushed, propelled or projected) and when the Klintoons tell the Truth. not for a very, very long time hence.
Way to go!!!! Thanks Buckhead and others too many to mention.
Dunno, actually. I'm not the most informed on this issue. I just wanted to tell the gang what the investigatory panel said about FR. For the history of what happened here, I'm just not that useful a source. Sorry.
It's about time!!!!!
TankerKC pointed out that the memo looked bogus at 8:19pm Eastern Time -- while the broadcast was running! If it was obvious to him, why did it take CBS so long to figure it out? Someone needs to put a monacle on the CBS Eye, because they are seriesly myopic!
My understanding is that this wasn't a CBS report, per se, but the report of an independent panel. Of course, CBS did can the four execs, but Dan Rather remains unscathed.
CBS took a broadside hit on this one ..Nice work folks...
OK WHO"S NEXT ???? The UN I say ...weeeeeeeeeeeoooooooo
I think they were trying to get around this by citing the "myopic zeal" (which, apparently, is not bias but rather a rush to get a story onto the news... might be credible if that approach also was applied to stories negative to Democrats). In my mind, "myopic zeal" should go right up there with "fake but accurate" in the panetheon of liberal weasel wording.
Confirming what My2Cents says. Dick Thornburgh, Attorney General under Bush I, was on the panel. He's a guy widely respected for his integrity by both parties.
Not really. Everyone knows that Freeper women always Freep nekkid. It's a rule of the site.
"In my mind, "myopic zeal" should go right up there with "fake but accurate" in the panetheon of liberal weasel wording."
Well said.
Did you really expect to see Dapper Dan, The Slander Man go for a frog march?
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