http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/killian/ en-us Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:58:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1644975/posts (NOTE TO FReaders. I would not normally alter the basic article, but it so full of delusional thoughts and outright lines that direct attribution is needed so FReader will see what is being references, much like DUmmie Funnies from PJ Comix) STORY FOLLOWS By Mary Mapes My first thought when I read the NY Post's latest Page Six item on Dan Rather was that Dan must have missed a hush money payment or something. Reading on, I realized this was actually an opening publicity volley for a new book, one that is probably guaranteed a small but ready readership. (IT... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1644975/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jun 2006 15:58:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526282/posts Mary Mapes website for her book Truth and Duty has a page labelled DOCUMENTS. On this page she has her famous "meshing" defense for proof that the memos were accurate. On November 16 she added 12 additional documents she got from the Texas National Guard Headquarters. Unwittingly, she posted documents that actually DISproved many of her arguments. Some of the documents were letters to the Guard Headquarters asking preferential treatment for the sons of important people, but the letters were actually refusals by the Guard commanders to these requests. They were only up for a day before someone at Mary's... Truth and Duty http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526282/posts#comment Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:20:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526074/posts ...Mary Mapes, the CBS producer fired over the journalistic fiasco involving President Bush's National Guard service, is the latest in a line of lonely crusaders, defending her work more than a year after it was widely discredited. Dan Rather may have apologized for the story, an independent panel may have denounced it and CBS News may have criticized her "disregard for journalistic standards," but Mapes argues in her new book that the critics are either politically motivated, cowardly or just plain wrong. In challenging those who have questioned her work -- including The Washington Post and this reporter, who is... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526074/posts#comment Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:28:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321211/posts LAST SEPTEMBER, CBS NEWS president Andrew Heyward promised a full accounting within "weeks, not months" of his network's attempt to pass off as genuine four fraudulent memos about President Bush's long-ago service in the Texas Air National Guard. Last Monday--nearly four months later--CBS released its report.Compiled by independent investigators Dick Thornburgh and Louis D. Boccardi, the 224-page document looked thorough enough, and its executive summary contained some bracing language. The 60 Minutes Wednesday segment shown on September 8, 2004, suffered from "considerable and fundamental deficiencies." Its producers had "failed miserably" to authenticate the purported memos from Col. Jerry Killian that... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321211/posts#comment Sat, 15 Jan 2005 03:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1236823/posts A letter that appeared in Tuesday's News Tribune suggested that the Bush administration was behind an attempt to reinstate the draft. As evidence, the writer cited by number two bills in the Senate and House and urged readers to write their representatives opposing them. In fact, there are no Republican-sponsored bills concerning the draft, and the two measures requiring conscription of all young adults, rich and poor, were sponsored by Democrats in early 2003 as a tactic against the then-impending war. Specifically, co-sponsor Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington wrote: "If we need to reinstate the draft in order to make... Duluth News-Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1236823/posts#comment Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:55:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1236918/posts Weeks after the memos used in their hit piece on president Bush were proved false, CBS is still running the fake National Guard memo story on its web site. (More) www.whatsinthenews.com www.whatsinthenews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1236918/posts#comment Wed, 6 Oct 2004 16:36:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1237512/posts FORT WORTH, Texas - (KRT) - Fifty-one members of Congress have requested an investigation into the suspected forgery of memos used by CBS to report on President Bush's service in the National Guard. Kathy Colvin, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Dallas, said Tuesday that federal officials were "still consulting" with the Justice Department in Washington and that no decision had been made on whether to launch an investigation. The Texas Rangers, meanwhile, have also been asked to look into the matter by U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, in a letter signed by him and other Republicans... Knight Ridder Newspapers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1237512/posts#comment Thu, 7 Oct 2004 03:19:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1236204/posts Thanks to all of you who worked on, and who contributed info to, the CBS 60 Minutes Document Forgery Report. And a particular thanks to the Working Group who stood up and signed the cover letter to CBS and to the CBS Independent Review Panel. The report has now been sent to both CBS and the CBS Independent Review Panel. It may be downloaded here as a MSWord97 document or here as a pdf. You are free to download it and to use it as you see fit. However, having said that: The "CBS 60 Minutes Document Forgery Project Working... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1236204/posts#comment Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:11:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1235167/posts Michael Moore said last night in a q&a following a speech at the University of Central Arkansas that he was given the same documents that CBS used in its original TexANG story but that he turned them down for inclusion in Farenheit 9/11 because he and his staff did not think they were authentic. We talked with four university officials who were present at the event and they all said that Moore said this. He will be speaking at the University of Florida in Gainesville tonight if someone wants to ask him if it was Bill Burkett who gave them... Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1235167/posts#comment Mon, 4 Oct 2004 22:03:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1232599/posts The blogosphere is all abuzz that there might be an authoritative expert by the name of David Hailey Jr. Phd. who may have proven that the CBS documents are legit. The Boston Globe is so excited that they are getting ready to run with the story.Dr. Hailey attempted to copy the work of reproducing the document on a typewriter.Supposedly the top line is the CBS memo and the bottom line is a 1970's typewriter font.But there appears to be a problem..First I downloaded the pdf file of his analysis. Then I went to page 9 and zoom in on the... Wizbang http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1232599/posts#comment Fri, 1 Oct 2004 15:13:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1231904/posts Fact Checking the Boston Globe - in Advance The blogosphere is abuzz that there might be an authoritative expert by the name of David E. Hailey, Jr., Ph.D. who might have proven the CBS documents are legit. The Boston Globe is so excited they are getting ready to run with it. I hope they do. Dr. Hailey is a liar, a fraud and a charlatan. And I have the goods. He attempted to copy Charles' work of reproducing the document on a typewriter. Supposedly, the top line is the CBS memo and the bottom line a 1970's era typewriter. But... Wizbang http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1231904/posts#comment Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:27:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1230912/posts The CBS Memo Forgery Report has now covers the recent Hailey "typewriter could do it" posting and Killian's secretary interview from the Dallas Morning News. Interestingly, the reported Olympia typewriter may well have been able to do a ligature "th" according to a previously unnoted post on the net at http://www.newsroom-l.net/blog/archives/000098.html for September 11 at 1:27 A.M. However, as pointed out in the Report, the Olympia could not do proportional typing. A link to the Report's updated final draft is shown at the end of this article. Rather than take your time with all the areas covered in detail, only... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1230912/posts#comment Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:24:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1230770/posts ABSTRACT The following evidence from a forensic examination of the Bush memos indicates that they were typed on a typewriter: 1. The specific font used is from a typewriter family in common use since 1905 and a typewriter capable of producing the spacing has been available since 1944. 2. The characters “e,” “t,” “s,” and “a” show indications of physical damage and/or wear consistent with a well used typewriter. 3. The characters that are seldom used show no signs of damage or wear. 4. The quality of individual characters is inconsistent throughout the memos beyond expectations from photocopying and/or digitizing... Interactive Media Research Laboratory, Utah State University http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1230770/posts#comment Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:03:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1227454/posts The following evidence from a forensic examination of the Bush memos indicates that they were typed on a typewriter: 1. The specific font used is from a typewriter family in common use since 1905 and a typewriter capable of producing the spacing has been available since 1944. 2. The characters “e,” “t,” “s,” and “a” show indications of physical damage and/or wear consistent with a well used typewriter. 3. The characters that are seldom used show no signs of damage or wear. 4. The quality of individual characters is inconsistent throughout the memos beyond expectations from photocopying and/or digitizing but... Interactive Media Research Laboratory http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1227454/posts#comment Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:20:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1226825/posts POLITICS: Staff shake-ups. Debate one-liners. Unsubstantiated rumors. Dirty tricks. Terrorism. It must be October, and this must be an ­election year. "I called the guy,"(Burkett) Mr. Lockhart admitted to The Wall Street Journal. "We talked for three or four minutes about the swift-boat controversy. He believed our response was inadequate, that Kerry should push back about the Vietnam experience. I thanked him for his advice. End of the story." But it wasn't quite the end. Mike McCurry, another Kerry adviser, later said Mr. Lockhart told campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill about the conversation, and she, in turn, relayed it to... World Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1226825/posts#comment Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:21:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1226608/posts Click on this link to see a full description of a new software product especially designed for c-BS, DNC, Kerry Kampaign and similar users. http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/archives/005093.php Splendor of Truth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1226608/posts#comment Sat, 25 Sep 2004 05:04:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1226223/posts As he described it, Bill Burkett was sick of the Kerry campaign's sheer ineptitude. A member of the Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party and a retired Army National Guardsman, he became incensed as he watched his candidate's credibility suffer from TV ads sponsored by Swift Boat veterans, while Kerry and his staff bungled their responses. Burkett wanted to do something about it, and believed he had the means to do it. But Kerry's people weren't listening. In an Internet posting, he candidly wrote that he waded through "seven layers of bureaucratic kids trying to get a job... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1226223/posts#comment Fri, 24 Sep 2004 20:39:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1226095/posts We need to put some collective brainpower together! Who typed up the fake Killian memos? I don't think it was Burkett, here's why: 1) He would have done it years ago, and 2) The memo format was incorrect. Since he has been liveing and breathing this paperwork for years, he would not have created new ones with the incorrect format. I think the Kery camp/DNC kids typed them and laundered them to Burkett knowing Mapes was circling overhead. What do you think? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1226095/posts#comment Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1225362/posts Whoever, having devised any scheme or artifice to defraud transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. --- U.S. Criminal Code, Chapter 63, Section 1343. That was no mere "dirty trick"; it could be a violation of the U.S. criminal code. If the artifice had not been revealed by sharp-eyed bloggers, a national election could have been swung by a blatant falsehood. Who... Star Tribune/NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1225362/posts#comment Fri, 24 Sep 2004 02:17:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1225352/posts WASHINGTON – Bill Burkett of Baird, Texas, will have a prominent place in the annals of political trickery. He'll be remembered as the one who aimed at President Bush and felled the mighty Dan Rather and "60 Minutes." Who could've contrived this hoax? Suspicions settled on Mr. Burkett, himself a former Guard officer with a lively hatred of President Bush. With a sinking feeling, Rather and staff, who'd worked long and hard at developing the "scoop," realized they'd been had. Rather flew to Texas and strong-armed Burkett into an interview confessing all - almost all. He said he'd worked in... Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1225352/posts#comment Fri, 24 Sep 2004 02:05:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1224972/posts Once upon a time, a memo appeared ... The untold story of Bush vs. Kerry as told by Karl Rove--even though he'll probably claim he had nothing to do with anything written below Published September 23, 2004 Memo To: John Kerry, Republican mole From: Karl Rove, White House political adviser I just wanted to let you know that the game plan is working perfectly. By all logic, President Bush should be packing boxes for his move back to Crawford, Texas, by now. He's got a sluggish economy, Iraq is turning into such a disaster that even Republicans accuse the president... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1224972/posts#comment Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:09:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223725/posts The son of the late Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, who was President Bush's commander in the National Guard, is demanding that Dan Rather and CBS News make a public apology to his family for airing forged documents bearing his father's name after he tried to wave them off the story. "I'd like to see an apology, not only to the family but to President Bush," Gary Killian told "Hannity & Colmes" co-host Alan Colmes on Tuesday. "All Dan Rather has done is apologize to his viewers," he told Sean Hannity. "He hasn't apologized for trashing the reputation of my... NewsMax .com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223725/posts#comment Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:41:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223146/posts OP-ED COLUMNIST Whoever, having devised any scheme or artifice to defraud transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. " U.S. Criminal Code, Chapter 63, Section 1343. WASHINGTON — At the root of what is today treated as an embarrassing blunder by duped CBS journalists may turn out to be a felony by its faithless sources. Some person or persons conceived a scheme... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223146/posts#comment Wed, 22 Sep 2004 04:21:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223298/posts Open MS Word (I use Word 97, don't know if this works with other versions) Type "Killian" Run the thesarus You'll get the following (in order): Kill time Kill yourself Kill yourself laughing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223298/posts#comment Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1222865/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - CBS News faced new charges of journalistic impropriety on Tuesday, a day after the network said it regretted using questionable documents in a report challenging President Bush (news - web sites)'s military service. At issue was a report in USA Today that the source of the documents gave them to CBS only after the network agreed to arrange a conversation between the source and the presidential campaign of Bush's opponent, Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites). Experts in media ethics said if the report were true, CBS may have overstepped the boundary between journalism... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1222865/posts#comment Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:17:21 GMT