NewsBusters says this about “Memogate”:
…The dishonesty here is extraordinary.
The documents Rather presented that fateful night in September 2004 were clearly forgeries. Not one person has come forward since proving they weren’t.
Yet here he is nine years later saying on national television, “No question the story was true.”
And Morgan didn’t challenge him at all.
Is this really what passes for journalism in our country today?
“To salvage some credibility from his debunked story, Rather is still clinging to the “fake but accurate” line too. The problem is that without specific evidence about specific offenses, the story that Bush received preferential treatment in the TANG was only borderline interesting.” ~ the only thing Charles Johnson said this year worth a hill of beans
Here is Michelle Malkin throwin’ down the gauntlet in 2005:
Gearing up for the rumored release of the CBS Rathergate report today or early next week, here are some quick, handy links:
Buckhead: “I am saying these documents are forgeries, run through a copier for 15 generations to make them look old.”
Power Line: The sixty first minute //// Little Green Footballs: The document experiments (I II) //// INDC Journal: Are the CBS National Guard Documents Fake? //// Wikipedia’s entry on the Killian memos //// CBS’s statement on the review panel, Sept. 22 //// LaShawn Barber: The role of smaller bloggers //// Funny stuff: Top Ten Other Signs Dan Rather’s “Documents” Are Forged //// The role of the Annoying Microsoft Paper Clip Thingy //// Pajamagate //// And get your Ratherbiased bumper stickers here. //// Update: Here’s Cassandra’s primer (item 3). And Right Wing Duck’s.