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Kerry campaign says timing of 'Fortunate Son' ad campaign, 60 Minutes story a 'coincidence'
NBC News ^ | 9/23/04

Posted on 09/23/2004 2:31:31 PM PDT by ambrose

September 23, 2004 at 12:13PM MST

NBC's Lisa Myers Reports

Kerry campaign says timing of 'Fortunate Son' ad campaign, 60 Minutes story a 'coincidence'

Having acknowledged that its own standards were violated, CBS News named an independent panel to investigate what went wrong: Former Republican Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and retired chief of the Associated Press Louis Boccardi.

The investigation focuses on the process that led to airing possibly fraudulent documents challenging the President's military service and why the CBS Producer put the source of those documents, longtime Bush critic Bill Burkett, in touch with the Kerry Campaign before the story aired.

Journalism expert Robert Steele says, "The producer in this case was already operating in an ethical minefield. She squirted gasoline on the explosives when she made that connection."

Republicans launched a frontal attack on CBS, accusing the network of "a serious lapse in judgment" beyond the initial report in not suspending producer Mary Mapes and apologizing only for the documents rather than retracting the story itself.

Republicans said the Kerry Campaign clearly knew something about the CBS Report before it aired.

Terry Holt of the Republican National Committee says, "We think they should come clean and answer the question, 'what information did you obtain and what did you intend to do with it?'"

The day before the CBS report, Democrats began a concerted attack on the President's National Guard record.

However, the Kerry Campaign insists it knew nothing about the CBS documents, claiming the timing was a coincidence.


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: kerry; planetofthemapes; stainedbluememo; sugarcoated
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To: ambrose

Ya right a 'coincidence'.

Well, it is also a coincidence that it got light about the same time that the sun came up this morning.


41 posted on 09/23/2004 2:45:24 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (Another military family for Bush; citizen soldiers for Bush)
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To: TXBubba
"I believe in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus but NOT in the Kerry/MSM coincidence."

I am in total agreement with this statement. There is no way that something sleazy and despicable, that has even tenuous ties to the DNC is a coincidence. Those people never cease to amaze me. And Edwards? Excuse me?? John Edwards as VP?? Thats even worse than the thought of Kerry being POTUS!! Edwards is a no-talent idiot picked for his freakin hair for Gods sake!! Who could take this idiot seriously??? I'll be the first to say it. Edwards IS NOT EVEN FIT TO CARRY CHENEY'S JOCKSTRAP"
42 posted on 09/23/2004 2:46:38 PM PDT by libs_kma (FU*K HANOI JOHN AND THE HORSE HE'S MARRIED TOO!!!)
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To: JulieRNR21

Wolfson was just doing Hitlery's bidding. It was all an act.


43 posted on 09/23/2004 2:47:00 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: ambrose

Call for a full accounting... It is a serious crime to use forged government documents in an attempt to swing an election. Somebody needs to go to jail... Let the indictments begin and we will see who will go on the record in defense of the Kerry campaign... You see when faced with possible perjury and jail time... even die hard partisans will become rational people and may just tell the truth...


44 posted on 09/23/2004 2:47:27 PM PDT by tomnbeverly (Don't let John Kerry put a price on our childrens heads bear any burden pay any cost elect GW.)
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To: ambrose

It's surprising that Lisa Meyer is even asking this question.


45 posted on 09/23/2004 2:49:18 PM PDT by LS
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To: madprof98
However, the Kerry Campaign insists it knew nothing about the CBS documents, claiming the timing was a coincidence.

Yeah, and it was just a coincidence that Lou Gehrig's disease was named for the great ballplayer. It had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he died of it.

46 posted on 09/23/2004 2:49:59 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (crime would drop like a sprung trapdoor if we brought back good old-fashioned hangings)
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To: ambrose

I am willing to believe anything at least once..it was just a coincidence..that and lockhart and burkett talked on the phone before it broke..I am sure they discussed differences between the movie and book versions of "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy..we should give them the benefit of the doubt..I must go now..tereza is coming to town to berate us..wish us luck..


47 posted on 09/23/2004 2:50:06 PM PDT by BerniesFriend
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To: ambrose
If I remember correctly, Terry McAwful specifically mentioned the supposed "sugarcoating" of Bush's record right BEFORE 60 minutes ran the story.

I would bet that there waw careful coordination. In fact, if the document had been forged as carefully as the timing was arranged, they would have gotten away with it.

48 posted on 09/23/2004 2:51:46 PM PDT by Montfort
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To: ambrose
As I posted on another thread:

Too late.

Sheesh, you think the peeples are stoopid??

49 posted on 09/23/2004 2:52:32 PM PDT by technomage
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To: ambrose
Does the DNC think everybody is as stupid as their myrmidons? Sheesh... insulting my intelligence.
50 posted on 09/23/2004 2:52:38 PM PDT by Doctor Freeze
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To: ambrose

c B.S. ALERT!

These idiots must think they are dealing with children. Do they really believe that we will buy this load of tripe? Let the investigations begin! (Starting with the FBI's investigation of WHO FORGED the memos!)

51 posted on 09/23/2004 2:52:47 PM PDT by GunnyB (Once a Marine, Always a Marine)
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To: ambrose

Now we can settle an age-old mystery once and for all; were their pants actually on fire as they said this?


52 posted on 09/23/2004 2:52:50 PM PDT by Hank All-American (Free Men, Free Minds, Free Markets baby!)
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To: ambrose

Right. And I'm a pink snow bunny.


53 posted on 09/23/2004 2:53:12 PM PDT by p. henry
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To: muawiyah
With Kerry married to a multi-billionaire...

Sadly, she is but a single-billionaire, the poor dear.

54 posted on 09/23/2004 2:53:16 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: ambrose
"Coincidence' seems to run rampant with the dims.
Recall the cruise missiles over the aspirin factory on the day that Monica was to testify .
There were two other 'coincidence' days though I can't remember the details off hand.
Amazing how things fall into place for them.
55 posted on 09/23/2004 2:53:52 PM PDT by Vinnie
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To: ambrose

Keyword: PLANETOFTHEMAPES

LOL!!


56 posted on 09/23/2004 2:53:54 PM PDT by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: ambrose
Kerry campaign says timing of 'Fortunate Son' ad campaign, 60 Minutes story a 'coincidence'

Yeah, and I was born yesterday...

57 posted on 09/23/2004 2:54:27 PM PDT by GOPJ (The effect of‘MSM bias’ is the Democratic party and the press sustain each other’s delusions. Steyn)
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To: ambrose

It was just a coincidence that Hitler and Stalin decided to attack Poland at the same time, too.


58 posted on 09/23/2004 2:56:49 PM PDT by Argus
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To: jambooti
so less than 24 hours...and I can guarantee you it takes far longer to produce an ad and distribute it.

Just this week, I heard a Bush campaign consultant explain how technology has changed in recent years.

The media guys have loads of digital video in inventory. They can create an ad, buy the airtime, send the ad to the TV station electronically and confirm the airtime all within 24 hrs.

59 posted on 09/23/2004 2:57:05 PM PDT by SolidSupplySide
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To: Doctor Freeze
"...Does the DNC think everybody is as stupid as their myrmidons?"

I KNOW I'd be insulted if I were smart enough to have any idea what a myrmidon was.

;>)

60 posted on 09/23/2004 2:58:25 PM PDT by Husker8877
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