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Blogger admits Hawaii birth certificate forgery, subverting Obama claims By Israel Insider staff July 3, 2008 Bookmark to del.icio.usDigg This Story A crop from the image for which opendna aka Jay McKinnon takes credit (see context in reproduction below). Posted on Photobucket and in comments attached to the Daily Kos blog post where the purported Obama birth certificate appears Jay McKinnon, a self-described Department of Homeland Security-trained document specialist, has implicated himself in the production of fake Hawaii birth certificate images similar to the one endorsed as genuine by the Barack Obama campaign, and appearing on the same Daily...

In 2004, at the height of the Dan Rather Memogate story, I wrote in National Review: “Across the media universe the questions pour out: Why is Dan Rather doing this to himself? Why does he drag this out? Why won’t he just come clean? Why would he let this happen in the first place? Why is CBS standing by him? Why ... why ... why? “There is only one plausible answer: Ours is a just and decent God.” Well, God has not forsaken us. Dan Rather seems divinely inspired to crash more times than a Kennedy driving home from an...

I have obtained new documentary evidence regarding Dan Rather's relationship with his former bosses at CBS News. Obviously, I cannot identify my source. But he told me during a collect call from Sofia, Bulgaria, that he has access to Rather's "personal files" and that his typewriter was built after 1966. To authenticate the document, I showed it to some of my kids' friends, and they said it was awesome. Here, then, the letter -- written by Dan Rather and dated Nov. 31, 2006: "Dear CBS News: "My new career at HDNet is keeping me busier than a bordello at Mardis...

In their latest demonstration of how much they love the troops, liberals have produced yet another anti-war hoax.

Remember those photos that have been running in the media showing a rescue worker holding a dead child following the Israeli air strike in Qana? The message of those pictures has been powerful: look at what those evil Israelis did to that poor, innocent child. Well, now we learn that all may not be what it seems. Many of those pictures were taken by the photographers for wire services like the Associated Press, Reuters and the always pro-terrorist Agence France-Presse, also known as AFP. But an enterprising British blogger decided to dig a bit deeper. He looked at the time...

In Arabic it says: ""The massacre of children in Qana 2, is the gift of Rice. The clever bombs..Stupid," Banner appeard in downtown Beirut. Fifty-two people were killed, many of them sleeping children, when Israeli warplanes blitzed the Lebanese village of Qana, triggering global outrage and warnings of retribution for a "war crime" as a ceasefire appeared more remote than ever.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

Declaring he “absolutely” believes “the truth” of his discredited story based on forged memos, about President Bush's National Guard record, on Wednesday's Larry King Live on CNN Dan Rather contended that “we had a lot, a lot of corroboration, of what we broadcast about President Bush's military record. It wasn't just the documents.” Rather then attacked those who dared to expose his misdeeds: “It's a very old technique used, that when those who don't like what you're reporting believe it can be hurtful, then they look for the weakest spot and attack it, which is fair enough. It's a diversionary...

That a certain report aired on 60 Minutes II, and the blogosphere (esp. Little Green Footballs and the Free Republic, IMO) brought the MSM to its knees. Keep up the good work, everyone!!!

Here's your FREE 2005 Support the Troops Event material. "Bringing the troops home means bringing the war home, AGAIN." "Supporting the troops MEANS supporting the war." "Save America from terrorist appeasing socialists. Support the war. Support the troops. Support the president." "You don't believe in war. The terrorists do. What's a president to do?!" "No peace without freedom. No peace with genocidal dictators. No peace while tyrants breed terrorists." The posters are in PDF format and are presized for 18 X 24 prints. All you have to do is download the files to your own floppy disk, then take the...

September 18, 2004 Note to Custodian of Kinko's Videotapes: We Have a Time and Date Buried in an L.A. Times story on the CBS document scandal is this tidbit: Emily Will, a professional document examiner in North Carolina consulted by the network to help assess two memos related to Bush's military service, said her copies showed a fax footer with a time stamp that read 6:41 p.m. Sept. 2. The header of the fax, which presumably showed information about the sender, referred to a Kinko's shop near Abilene, Texas. What are we waiting for? We have the videotapes, the date,...

THE NEW YORK OBSERVER will report tomorrow: 'Former 60 Minutes Wednesday executive editor Josh Howard has told colleagues that before he resigns, the 23-year CBS News veteran will demand that the network retract remarks by CBS president Leslie Moonves, correct its official story line and ultimately clear his name'... In the event of a lawsuit, Mr. Howard has told associates that he would like to see Moonves put under oath to talk about his own roles in the network's stubborn, hapless defense of the flawed segment on President Bush's National Guard service. Howard has also indicated to colleagues that he...

CHICAGO -- A 33-year-old man was arrested at a North Side office and copy center after police said he asked for help in printing a computer file which contained child pornography, police said Tuesday. Bashiro O. Evans (pictured, left) was arrested Monday at 1:40 a.m. at a Kinko's business at 3001 N. Clark St. and charged with one count of possession of child pornography, said police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak Police were notified after Evans, of the 10500 block of South Wabash Avenue, asked people at the business to help him print a file from his computer disk which...

This is regarding your September 17 story, "Working Kinko's." You re-quoted a quote that the New York Times ascribed to me, in which I was discussing a hypothetical worst-case scenario with the Times reporter, Ralph Blumenthal. The Times inaccurately quoted me by using only half of my sentence, in a manner implying that I would condone forgery. This was a terrible misquote on which the Times honorably issued a correction this morning. I am an ethical citizen and an ethical lawyer and never ever would I condone forgery or falsification. Growing up immersed in the strong values of rural East...

"This is not about me," Dan Rather insists. Well, it's certainly more about Rather and the credibility of CBS News — now — than about Rather's intended target, the President of the United States. As just about all the world has learned, CBS has four purported memos faxed from an Abilene, Texas, Kinko's. They allege that when he was in the Texas Air National Guard, George W. Bush — among other things — (a) ignored a direct order and was grounded, and (b) generally received preferential treatment to avoid service in Vietnam. Yet regarding the memos, as a colorful Virginia...

Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004 10:55 a.m. EDT Texas U.S. Atty Mum on Plans to Probe Rathergate A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper, whose jurisdiction covers the Northern District of Texas, said Friday that she couldn't comment on whether Roper's office was planning to probe the alleged forgery of President Bush's military records, which were aired by CBS's "60 Minutes" last week. "We would never confirm or deny an investigation," Roper's spokeswoman, Kathy Colvin, told NewsMax. Colvin suggested the decision to initiate a probe would more likely come from the Justice Department. "You might want to touch base with...

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The guy from the Kinko's in Abilene, Texas, said to call him Coz. "Just Coz," he said on the phone, "You sound like a reporter. Are you a reporter?" You got me there, Coz. "Well, I'm not allowed to disclose the information about that situation," Coz said. He didn't have to say the Kinko's situation is the controversial Dan Rather situation. "Any information regarding anything, about the situation, if you're a reporter, we can't talk to you," Coz said. Coz also couldn't tell me how many media calls he received. What's the frequency, Coz? "Too many to count on one...

Just spotted this alleged time stamped video of Burkett at the Texas Kinko's. Here's the link. http://www.celluloid-wisdom.com/pw/index.php?/weblog/protein_wisdom_exclusive_abilene_kinkos_surveillance_camera/

Grab a seat! Yer gonna need it… ‘Mornin’ folks! How the hell are ya this mornin’, anyways? Coffee’s on, and is it good this mornin’! Ya best grab a cup and get some! Feller’s gotta have his eyes open some ‘fore he heads out the door inna mornin’. Paper’ll be along directly, too. I gots first dibs onna funny pages! Well, it looks like CBS News done deconstructed. Their ratin’s in some of them big city markets was lower than the re-runs onna other channels! Lots lower! That’s pretty bad, folks. Well, in case ya didn’t know, them documents that...

The Taylor County Democratic Party has potentially been linked to the fraudulent Bush documents aired on 60 Minutes!!

[Robin] Rather, who was chairwoman of the Save Our Springs Alliance at the time the peace pipe was passed around in 1999, says it's been a long time since business and environmental leaders have discussed major issues. "It's obviously long overdue," Rather says. "I hope it will be productive." Rather has been one of the more vocal critics of Real Estate Council of Austin] RECA and the Austin..[Chamber of Commerce] over the past year. Rather says she hopes dialogue will help those involved "get back to respecting and liking each other as human beings." "I'm very confident that once we...

Lest any funny business happen, I'd like to publish that INDC has made sure that the Kinko's video tapes for the Abilene branch are pulled and saved from deletion in order to guarantee future scrutiny. Kinko's assures us that they will be saved from the erase button, which is typically pressed every thirty days.(Thanks to Thad O. for the help)To actually supeona the tapes we'll need a civil or criminal case or investigation, but that's not hard; initial research efforts reveal the following (thanks to Left Coast Winemaker):Forged Military Records Law10 United States Code 932Sec. 932. - Art. 132. Frauds...

MIDI - SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER - (3/4 of the way down on the left) We Texas Dems work hard day and night We must be stopping the dreaded right See you at the Kinkos...that's our normal meeting place For five bucks you will get donuts and coffee And Molly's toffee...just for a change of pace We'll be using their computers MS WORD makes forgery easy to do We'll be faxing to Dan Rather We'll help him make sure Bush is through Terry McAuliffe has fed us stuff We are all hoping that it's enough We'll be using their...

Date: 8/8/02 Case Style: Bill L. Burkett v. William W. Goodwin, Jackie L. Taliaferro and Archie M. Meador Case Number: 03-01-00302-CV Judge: Puryear Court: Texas County of Appeals, Third Appellate District Plaintiff's Attorney: David Van Os Defendant's Attorney: Kamilla L. Stokes Description: Bill Burkett, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Texas Army National Guard, brought a personal injury action against appellees, William Goodwin, Jackie Taliaferro, and Archie Meador, all of whom were his superior officers. (1) Burkett appeals from the trial court's order dismissing his lawsuit. While Burkett sets out his appellate issue as "whether the court below erred in...

So where did the now-discredited Bush National Guard forgeries come from? According to one source one of the documents has a header on it showing that it was faxed from a Kinko's in Abeline, Texas. So what's in Abilene, Texas, besides a Kinko's? Who would go through all the trouble to anonymously fax the documents to CBS News? That Kinko's is 21 miles from Baird, Texas where Bill Burkett lives. Who is Bill Burkett? I told you about him yesterday. He is a retired Texas Air National Guard officer who is and has been hell bent on the political destruction...

WASHINGTON -- Documents allegedly written by a deceased officer that raised questions about President Bush's service with the Texas Air National Guard bore markings showing they had been faxed to CBS News from a Kinko's copy shop in Abilene, Texas, according to another former Guard officer who was shown the records by the network.The markings provide one piece of evidence suggesting a source for the documents, whose authenticity has been hotly disputed since CBS aired them in a "60 Minutes" broadcast Sept. 8. The network has declined to name the person who provided them, saying the source was confidential, or...

I am a geek who, in the course of my job, had to do an investigation that entailled me contacting Kinkos. They maintain METICULOUS records about who uses their computers at their stores. This includes not only WHO rented the machines, but also VIDEO of the rentor. I imagine they also do the same with their faxes. Here's a question: Has anyone asked if the same person who used the fax also rented computer time? It seems to me that if the investigators can determine that the faxer also rented a hour or so of computer time, including printer and...

HOUSTON, Sept. 15 - Bill Burkett once said his job was to make Gov. George W. Bush a hero. As a lieutenant colonel working on the readiness of the Texas National Guard, Mr. Burkett, a lay preacher's son from Portales, N.M., was brought in with a high commission in 1996 to work on mobilization plans that would make the Guard shine. "I was very supportive of Bush," he said in an interview this year. But it was not long before Mr. Burkett, whom colleagues call a stickler for rules, fell out with senior commanders and ended up in a suit...

Documents allegedly written by a deceased officer that raised questions about President Bush's service with the Texas Air National Guard bore markings showing they had been faxed to CBS News from a Kinko's copy shop in Abilene, Tex., according to another former Guard officer who was shown the records by the network. The markings provide one piece of evidence suggesting a source for the documents, whose authenticity has been hotly disputed since CBS aired them in a "60 Minutes" broadcast Sept. 8. The network has declined to name the person who provided them, saying the source was confidential, or to...

The CBS Evening News Website asks its viewers if they "Know of a scam that needs investigating?", and if so to email them for investigation. Um ... yes. As a matter of fact we do. And we encourage all Kerry Crushers to e-mail them at the address provided and report to them that a network news anchor most certainly tried to scam the country into thinking they had a "smoking gun" memo damaging to the President that is almost certainly a forgery. We really think they're going to regret having this request on their website.

September 16, 2004 Ex-Guardsman Is Said to Be a CBS SourceBy RALPH BLUMENTHAL OUSTON, Sept. 15 - Bill Burkett once said his job was to make Gov. George W. Bush a hero. As a lieutenant colonel working on the readiness of the Texas National Guard, Mr. Burkett, a lay preacher's son from Portales, N.M., was brought in with a high commission in 1996 to work on mobilization plans that would make the Guard shine. "I was very supportive of Bush," he said in an interview this year.But it was not long before Mr. Burkett, whom colleagues call a stickler...

YES, I'VE SEEN DRUDGE. [09/15 10:32 PM] Drudge reports that the Washington Post is set to report tomorrow that "Documents allegedly written by deceased officer that raised questions about Bush's service with Texas National Guard bore markings showing they had been faxed to CBS News from a Kinko's copy shop in Abilene, Texas... " Now, get a load of this: The New York Times, February 12, 2004 Move to Screen Bush File in 90's Is Reported by Ralph Blumenthal HOUSTON — A retired lieutenant colonel in the Texas National Guard complained to a member of the Texas Senate in 1998...

~10:41pm~ EST JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ABILENE KINKOS: Bill Burkett has a standing account with the Kinkos in Abilene Texas, and while the lady who answered the phone would not be more specific she did say Burkett was in there last week - she waited on him on last (a week ago) Tuesday....

Documents allegedly written by a deceased officer that raised questions about President Bush's service with the Texas Air National Guard bore markings showing they had been faxed to CBS News from a Kinko's copy shop in Abilene, Tex., according to another former Guard officer who was shown the records by the network. The markings provide one piece of evidence suggesting a source for the documents, whose authenticity has been hotly disputed since CBS aired them in a "60 Minutes" broadcast Sept. 8. The network has declined to name the person who provided them, saying the source was confidential, or to...

TIME TO THINK ABILENE:  According to the Washington Post for tomorrow - the documents at the center of the Rathergate appear to have faxed from a Kinkos Copy Center somewhere near Abilene, Texas. In this recent story in the local Abilene Reporter News - familiar Bush critic Ben Barnes - who evidently is from near Abilene, is caught parroting some of the same things that these memos supposedly "prove"... IS BUSH CRITIC BEN BARNES "THE SOURCE" of Rathergate's Memos?

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