Has the CBS evening news aired on the East coast yet?

[rumguy]

If so, what did Rather say?

[Nite Owl]

1. Not yet. 6:30

[shawmut]

2. 5 minutes n/t

[ellie]

3. In four minutes!

[rumguy]

4. It's on now!

What will he say?

[ellie]

5. I can't see it. The local

news is running over and is still on.

[Dickie Flatt]

6. They're opening with Ivan...

...so you should still be able to see the full document story.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

44. are you in tallahassee? that happened here, too? hummm

[htuttle]

7. On now in the midwest

Leading with the hurricane in Jamaica story.

[ellie]

8. It's still not on.

This is very unusual.

[htuttle]

11. Hell, I'd show it in the middle or the end

Keep people glued to the set.

[Cush]

9. talking about IVAN first

[Fuzz]

10. He's losing his voice

Must have done a lot of talking today.

[dweller]

15. or a shouting match w/ ????

he's really suffering from laryngitis it seems.

on now.
dp

[ellie]

12. Ok

They are joining it in progress. They are talking about Ivan. What a bunch of crap.

Here it is!

On edit: Ivan isn't crap but the pre-empting of the national news.

[Cush]

13. talking about it now

[Shopaholic]

16. He's listing off all the important questions that need to be asked

He sounds hoarse too, by the way. He's pointing out the partisan political attacks.

[goodhue]

17. please give details to those of us still cubebound

[htuttle]

14. He's on it now

Laying out the questions brought up in the report first, ie., about Bush's service.

[Glenda]

18. Other Bush records released by the WH show superscipt

[rumguy]

23. that's the stuff

I still don't know what the fuck a superscript is though.

[Glenda]

35. heh heh

Superscript, you know like "nd" on "2nd" where the "nd" is higher than the 2.

[dweller]

19. script available since 1931 n/t

[dweller]

27. Marcel Matley handwriting analyst

says the sigs look authentic, CBS not in doubt already.

this is hard hitting folks.
dp

[CatWoman]

20. DAN IS KICKING CHIMPY/RIGHT WING ASS!!!!!!

Love how he started out with those unanswered questions.

[dweller]

36. and ended with the WH response...

uh....."so far there isn't one"

bam!
dp

[ellie]

21. Some people,

including political operatives ... allege that the documents are fake. The focus is on the superscript th. Owners of the typeface Times Roman say the font has been available since 1931.

[Cush]

22. talking about how things degrade

when they are copied and faxed over and over

[Shopaholic]

24. Talking now about authenticity of the Killian signature

Says Nat'l Guard verged on outright corruption in who got in and who didn't

[ellie]

25. They have a handwriting

analyst on and had this person look at the documents before CBS aired the 60 Minutes piece. The signatures are the most compelling. The handwriting analyst said, "We seek the truth."

Go Dan!

[chelsea0011]

26. CBS to righty losers............F**K OFF

[htuttle]

28. Maker of typeface states it's been available since the 30's

The 'th' can be found in other documents from same time. Document analyst Marcel Matley states signatures definitely from same person, and states they are authentic.

Matley also on answering allegations about forgeries, stating he knew there would be a lot of backlash, so he made double sure (paraphrasing).

more ongoing...

[ellie]

29. Strong is

standing by what he said, that the documents are consistent with how Killian was. It is the information in the documents that are the most compelling.

[Glenda]

30. Lt Bush - Lt Bush - Lt Bush... I like the ring of that!

Can we demote him from President Bush to Lieutenant Bush?

Glenda

[skooooo]

32. Yeah! Let's start referring to him as Lt. Bush..lol

[0rganism]

49. Demote him to Lt. and have him serve out the rest of his committment...

IN IRAQ!!!!

Poetic justice, anyone?

[nolajazz]

54. Great idea!

[htuttle]

31. Nice, now they are talking about the propaganda machine

Not nearly enough on that, though.

[skooooo]

37. Well..this is opening a can of worms....

This is exactly what needed to happen. I bet Rather doesn't let this go until he gets the last word in.

[rumguy]

41. What did he say about the propaganda machine?

I'm psyched he would even bring it up!

[htuttle]

48. Not much more than talking about political operatives in the blogisphere

But it did make it fairly clear that the forgery charges were a coordinated response to the documents.

[Cassandra]

45. But they made it clear throughout the report...

that the attack on the documents is political. Very strong report. Rather seems a bit relieved to be doing some actual reporting.

[Mr_Spock]

33. Hey Bush, nice plump one in your ass bud

n/m

[ellie]

34. Well done Dan!

If we find other evidence that the documents are fake, then we will let you know.

TAKE THAT REPUKES!

[Shopaholic]

38. Y'all please write Dan Rather and express your appreciation

I just got back an answer from a support e-mail I sent earlier--they're apparently being deluged with negative e-mails on this. Let them know they are not alone and that we admire their balls in airing this and responding to the attacks on their credibility!
Here's the addy:
[e-mail]

here's the e-mail they sent me:

Thank you for taking the time to write. Your support is appreciated. As you can imagine, we've been inundated with negative emails. It's refreshing to hear from a viewer such as yourself. We strive for the highest level of journalistic integrity and will continue to do so, no matter what the cost. A free society demands free, unmuzzled media expression.

[skooooo]

51. DUn..I sent my letter to CBS...hope others will too.

[scarletwoman]

53. Done! Sent them an email of effusive praise.

Thanks so much for the link!

sw

[Longhorn]

55. Done!

I've always trusted Dan Rather and I still do. Thanks!

[liberal_in_GA]

56. I sent them an email earlier...

We should keep encouraging them to be aggressive. I was just listening to NPR's report on this and of course they produced their own "forgery expert" who said the font wasn't "common" at the time. It was really pathetic.

I would MUCH rather see Dan give Bob Graham's allegations some attention next. This AWOL shit won't get us too far.

[curse10]

39. That was brilliant!

I'm so glad CBS isn't backing down. Good for them!

[scarletwoman]

40. Here we go...

Those questioning the authenticity of the documents include "partisan political operatives".

Naming the person who analyzed the documents, and showing clips of interview with him. CBS started with photocopies. Talks about the distortions of copying. Robert Strong is standing by the documents, they are "real". Corruption in the Guard. Jim Moore: "No doubt in my mind that this is the true story. White House probably knows that these documents are real" (Why the WH isn't discrediting the documents directly.)

Note: I was typing as fast as I can (not very fast, sorry) as I watched the segment, and tried to hit on a few salient points.)

sw

[rumguy]

47. It sounds like Rather really blasted the bastards

thanks for the recap

[RhodaGrits]

42. Finally - a journalist says they have had enough. nt

[johnfunk]

43. Rather calls the FReepers' bid Texas Hold 'Em style!!

It's the World Series of News Poker!

Rather's implicit message to JimRob, Brent Bozell and Powerline: "I call your superscripted 'th' and I raise it one charge of political corruption in the Texas Air Guard."

I can hear the sound of FReeper heads exploding in the distance!

[scarletwoman]

46. CBS is standing by the authenticity of the documents.

Lots of explantion why, but that is the bottom line. THEY ARE NOT BACKING DOWN!

sw

[Protected]

50. Here's some video:

Real Video link

This isn't the report that aired on the CBS Evening News, but it features an interview of Dan Rather talking about the AWOL report.

[spanone]

52. This is Classic Rove. The REAL story is getting lost. AWOL

Now it's a forgery story. Classic Rove spin.

[phish420]

57. VIDEO of this NOW UP on my site

http://bushlies2.us
will autoplay on the main page.

Enjoy and Distribute!