MSNBC reporting Guard memos may be false

[Greyhawk]

This is not good folks. We need to insist on finding the purpetrators of the fraud if there is one or this will innoculate * from further criticism...

On top of it, Killian's widow and son are saying the whole thing is bogus... This may not be a winning game for us.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5955784/

[stepnw1f]

1. AWOL

AHAHAHAHAHa. Bye bye Bush.

[rooboy]

2. Damage is already done... even Karl Rove knows that.

and next cab off the rank... KITTY KELLEY.

Doesn't matter if the allegations are true or not. Some mud sticks.

Suck it up, GOP girlie men.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Lurker?

[Greyhawk]

7. Re: Lurking

I pay attention, but it takes a lot to get me to post, I guess... I'm pretty concerned about anything that pushes up *'s credibility, and the last thing we need is to have something look bad at a time when the media pukes seem intent on endorsing *...

[dennis4868]

4. its the same.....

wash. post article...

[movonne]

5. Well Greyhawk..did you see outfoxed...This whole thing in put

out by the WH to put out doubts. THEY ARE NOT FAKE ...

[Chico Man]

6. I thought they were fake for a while, but then I read this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x779692#779807

[K8-EEE]

8. Well Even If It IS, One Question Remains

WHERE THE HELL WAS HE??

OK two questions: WITH WHOM DID YOU SERVE MR. PRESIDENT?

Fuck it, play their game. If you get them explaining, you win. And he's got some explaining to do about the Guard that he hasn't done. He's been lying for a long time, and it's time to call him on it.

[Chico Man]

9. Look closely at this PDF, it is not Microsoft Word (ZOOM IN)

http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/BushGuardaugust18.pdf

[Zynx]

13. That *is* a non-proportional font.

Supposedly 1970's typewriters don't use that. They would use something like Courier.

That's a tough point to get around for this being real - if it actually is a true point.

Could someone look into this?

[Chico Man]

21. IBM Selectrics had proportional spacing 1970's

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x779692#780907

[still_one]

10. bull, it is the CBS network problem not ours!!!

They have a reputation to protect

[CO Liberal]

11. Back in 1983...

...at my first tech writing job, we had an IBM Selectric typewriter that was built in the Late '60s. By changing the ball that had the type on it, you could change type faces - and Times Roman was an option. And the superscript "th" was available.

My opinion? Those features were available when those documents were produced. And Bush was AWOL.

[ranosgol]

12. Look CBS will cave under pressure...

CBS will cave under pressure and back pedal some and say they no longer have confidence in the memos.

Essentially they will say they can not verify if they are real or not.

So all you people falling on the grenade and saying THEY ARE REAL. What are you going to say when this happens.

[Chico Man]

14. I'm not so sure of that

They explicitly state the documents are real. They have a reputation to uphold, they are a news organization. They are not a Tabloid.

[ranosgol]

20. They are a business first.

[manteuffel1]

15. FR troll

You're assuming the memos are false, troll!!!

[rawstory]

16. DUPE

this is the EXACT same wapo story, no need for another thread, i don't think. no new reporting in the MSNBC story, which is credited to the post.

[sally343434]

17. Hardly surprising

Gee, a group of republicans proclaims the memos "questionable." What a surprise.

[The_Casual_Observer]

18. This looks like the kind of post

that a freeper might try to present.

[CO Liberal]

19. BTW, Greyhawk...

First, welcome to DU! :hi:

Second, the rule here on Latest Breaking News is to post the first few paragrahs of a story, along with the link for those who want to foollow it.

And the title of your thread must be the title of the article - in this case, your title should read "Authenticity of Bush memos questioned".

[Moderator]

22. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x815249