[extropy-chat] 60 minutes' credibility

[Zero Powers]

Check this one:

September 14, 2004 -- CBS News and top anchor Dan Rather are digging
in their heels — and just maybe digging their own journalistic graves
— by continuing to stand by their deeply suspect memos about President
Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard.
Indeed, with each passing day, the evidence is becoming ever-more
overwhelming that the documents are fake.

http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/30293.htm

Zero

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:29:58 -0700, Spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I hafta wonder if Dan "the Forger" Rather is about to hang
> himself with this kinda stuff going around on the web:
> 
> 1972 Email Casts Doubt on Bush Guard Service
> 
> CBS reporter Dan Rather today released the text of a recently discovered
> email from then-Lt. George W. Bush's Air National Guard commanding
> officer which casts more doubt upon the military service of the man who
> would become the 43rd President of the United States.
> 
> The revelation of the email comes just hours after questions were raised
> about the authenticity of typewritten memos from the same officer, shown
> yesterday by Mr. Rather on 60 Minutes.
> 
> According to the previously unseen email message sent in May 1972 by
> squadron commander Jerry Killian, Lt. Bush phoned Col. Killian because
> "his internet connection was on the fritz and he couldn't IM me."
> 
> Lt. Bush apparently wanted to talk about "how he can get out of coming
> to drill from now through November."
> 
> According to Col. Killian's email, the young Bush wanted to go to
> Alabama to work as webmaster for a Republican candidate's website.
> 
> Mr. Rather said the authenticity of the 32-year-old email has been
> confirmed by several Nigerian officials who specialize in electronic
> funds transfer by email.
> 
> 
> 
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