Posted on 09/09/2004 7:33:57 AM PDT by TastyManatees
I sent the story to Drudge...let's see if he runs it (after he wakes up).
The Air Farce may be different re: "Memo to File" (which I've seen in civilian life) and "Memorandum for the record."
They are not in the business of distributing the truth. They are, ostensibly, in the business of selling advertising space to clients.
Why did you ping me to this thread?
And let's get real here; if you were going to forge this, you would have least used a typewriter. They think the people are stupid, but they surely don't believe we're that stupid!
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LOL. CBS is lame.
I sent it to Drudge as well.
Is anyone listening to Rush??
Just curious if he is talking about this. I don't have access to a radio right now.
See post 316 and this:
http://www.spacetownusa.com/hmmm.html
BTW, I agree they're forgeries; we're just arguing about the quality of the work. :-)
It wasn't difficult to create proportional type; the typewriter did that automatically. I'm a terrible typist, and I used one of these things.Well, let's see if everyone else shares your assessment of the IBM Selectric Composer.
1. Type a line.Well, that certainly doesn't seem like a giant pain in the posterior...
2. Record the number and color of the typed line on the typewriter's ruler...separately and by hand.
3. Type the next line, repeat recording process, until done with entire document.
4. Re-type the entire document line-by-line, checking your notes to make sure that you properly set a dial to a unique number and color combination for each line.
5. Voila! You're done.
You would if your intention was not to get caught.
I was referring to the IBM Executive typewriter, not the IBM Selectric composer. Waste your own time all you want; don't waste mine.
That's the key even more so than the type set as the letter imprints that strike the ribbon on any common typewriter are the same size whether you superscript or not.
MS Word, on the other hand, has an automatic default setting that superscripts and shrinks the little th's at the end of any numerical note. The forger probably typed 111th and it automatically superscripted without him even realizing it.
"But it's hard enough to get the story right, without holding it hostage to an open-ended negotiation with zealots who believe they already know what the story is."
What is harder still is that the public cannot trust news organizations that knowingly use forgeries to help Democrats.
Some of the info was already public knowledge. It would be easy for a forger to take the public info and add a few facts of his own, particularly if he had other memos by Killian to work from. If you want to prove these forgeries, you've got to get other witnesses to rebut them. I can't believe that a forger would be dumb enough to use a computer instead of a manual typewriter. It doesn't look like that's the case to me.
The other interesting part of the CBS article is the statement by Barnes that he used his influence to get Bush into the NG. On the other hand, he is now a Kerry fundraiser, so his comments are questionable, particularly since they come so late. Also, it is interesting that he doesn't say Bush approached him. He says that some oilman approached him. Coincidentally, the oilman is now dead.
Which brings me back to one of my other points: There are dozens of living Swiftboat vets who say Kerry is not fit. All those who are witnesses against Bush are now dead. For some reason, Kerry can't find a living person to slime Bush unless he's a Kerry fundraiser.
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Whats The Frequency, Kenneth?
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