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Rather: 'Nobody Has Proved Documents Were Fakes'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 09/21/2007 6:41:18 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

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later read.


21 posted on 09/21/2007 6:54:31 AM PDT by marvlus
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I hope Rather’s suit is as successful as Alger Hiss’ civil suit against Whittaker Chambers.


22 posted on 09/21/2007 6:54:37 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
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To: Kozak

23 posted on 09/21/2007 6:55:19 AM PDT by TChris (Governments don't RAISE money; they TAKE it.)
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To: TommyDale

You see, “their” answer, as I read today on an ABC site, is the docs were destroyed so there is no way to prove anything now.


24 posted on 09/21/2007 6:55:26 AM PDT by amutr22
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Hey Dan...no one ever proved they were genuine, which of course should’ve been your first priority being a journalist.

Christ, what a twit. Prove the negative?


25 posted on 09/21/2007 6:55:53 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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Danny, Danny, Danny,

The onus is on you. You haven't proved that the documents are authentic, other than your claim that they are. It was your news story; you provide the proof.

26 posted on 09/21/2007 6:55:54 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a Liberal when I married her.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

At least Cronkite was smart enough to keep his head down for almost two decades.

Its pretty clear Rather has some serious mental health issues that have yet to be addressed professionally.


27 posted on 09/21/2007 6:56:52 AM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The documents were purported to have been typed by Bush’s commander, they are now proven to have been produced on equipment that was not in existence at the time. How does this not prove them to be FAKE?


28 posted on 09/21/2007 6:57:37 AM PDT by wayoverontheright
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To: Tenacious 1

You’re so correct. They have to be proved real before they are ever featured in the news story. BTW, I don’t believe Bush ever denied that his TANG career was less then stellar. Where’s the story?


29 posted on 09/21/2007 6:58:18 AM PDT by Spaghetti Man (NJ no more)
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To: w1andsodidwe
I guess that is why he is liberal. His thought process is flawed.

Yes. Instead of looking at the facts and trying to determine a conclusion, liberals determine which conclusion they want us to believe and then manufacture the facts to "prove" it.

When they did this at the time of the Clarence Thomas hearings, I left the Liberal party.

Folks who need to lie like that in order to win, don't have much else going for them.

30 posted on 09/21/2007 6:58:51 AM PDT by syriacus (The Democrats have all bases covered....but no one's pitching the ball.)
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31 posted on 09/21/2007 6:59:16 AM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: There is no god named Allah, and Muhammed is a false prophet)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
So here’s my take on the story after seeing Mr. Rather on CNN. CBS realizes that Mr. Rather is, to put it kindly” not the “journalist he once was,” but Rather will not bow out gracefully and retire. So CBS puts him out to pasture in a show no one watches.

Dan realizes that they are giving him the bum’s rush so he tries to prove them wrong by breaking a “HUGE” story. Unfortunately it really isn’t a story. Mr. Rather has “lost his sense of smell” so to speak and can’t spot a fake any more which is why he’s over at 60 Minutes 2 in the first place.

The whole thing comes to light as these things usually do and Dan Rather’s ego is so huge he just can’t accept the fact that his lack of objectivity in this matter led him astray.

In retirement, he’s had a chance to ruminate on the facts and he truly believes he’s been set up by CBS and its best friend the evil Bush Administration, because he, Dan Rather, is THAT BIG-they needed to take him down.

Here’s my question, does anyone else think Dan is in the early stages of dementia or is his ego just that huge? Either way he is an entirely pitiable character.

32 posted on 09/21/2007 7:00:31 AM PDT by adgirl
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Dan Rather makes dirt look smart...


33 posted on 09/21/2007 7:01:02 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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No one has proof the documents are fake,

But...Rather has proven himself a Flake.


34 posted on 09/21/2007 7:01:44 AM PDT by Maumee (wt)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Note to dan and cBS, when you are stuck in a hole, stop digging.


35 posted on 09/21/2007 7:02:25 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (DC scandals. Republicans address them, Democrats reelect them. (Tom DeLay 8/30/07))
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I wish the President would sue this piece of sh—.


36 posted on 09/21/2007 7:02:49 AM PDT by angcat ("IF YOU DON'T STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM")
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To: syriacus
Folks who need to lie like that in order to win, don't have much else going for them.

Unfortunately, they have the support of the Far Left, along with too many gullible people who are willing to vote for them. Case in point: The Clintons

37 posted on 09/21/2007 7:03:16 AM PDT by Inspectorette
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Is that the news media’s standard of authenticity? “Here’s a document. Prove that it’s fake.”


38 posted on 09/21/2007 7:04:50 AM PDT by popdonnelly (No more no win wars.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Actually Dan’s words make an interesting statement about what Rush has deemed the “Drive-By Media.” It’s clear the media has no intention of presenting fact. Their goal is to report something and make it the responsibility of the viewer/reader to prove if it’s false.

Which is why message boards such as this exist.


39 posted on 09/21/2007 7:04:53 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Most of the crap the liberals say on the news has no factual basis, either.


40 posted on 09/21/2007 7:05:31 AM PDT by popdonnelly (No more no win wars.)
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