"Forged as hell"
"Forged as hell" were the words used by Earl Lively, the director of the Texas Air National Guard during the '70s, to describe the Bush ANG documents CBS has brought to light. The Wall Street Journal has a fine opinion piece that can be found here.
If fake, it is obvious that CBS ran with these documents without checking closely enough (people on the web called these docs into question within hours of CBS airing them) and should have scrutinized them more closely. When the documents were called into question CBS defended them and Rather even suggested that those questioning the docs were partisan operatives. For putting forth material that could swing the election (doubt it would, but you never know) and for making rash accusations about those questioning the veracity of the documents, Rather should resign if they turn out to indeed be forgeries.
If fake, it is obvious that CBS ran with these documents without checking closely enough (people on the web called these docs into question within hours of CBS airing them) and should have scrutinized them more closely. When the documents were called into question CBS defended them and Rather even suggested that those questioning the docs were partisan operatives. For putting forth material that could swing the election (doubt it would, but you never know) and for making rash accusations about those questioning the veracity of the documents, Rather should resign if they turn out to indeed be forgeries.
posted by Unknown at 6:34 AM
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