...and a little blog led the way.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Forgery by Typewriter

I'd have a good laugh too if Dan Rather got punk'd, but the wingnuttery belief that the proportional fonts were Bill Gates's invention is hilarious.

But, in any case, CBS more than stands by their case.

-Atrios 10:59 PM

When CBS first got ahold of these docs I picture them in glee and and standing around examining the little stain on the front of each other's trousers.

Now the stain is probably in the back of their trousers.

They better come up with a good answer for this.

I dont know if fake or not, but damn, someone in the MSM better come to the realization, they got eyes on them now and those eyes are the New Media.

If fake - it is essential that this is the turning point - that the MSM is called to the floor and asked to explain their bias and (lack of) objectivity.

Congrats and welcome back, Bill. You took down Rather and CBS. (along w/ Allah and PowerLine, but I think this victory goes to you for getting an expert witness on record)


I hope this means that you are back. I missed ya. It was a lot harder to fill the work day without INDC.

Brett

Rather will air an insincere apology laced with caveats that the essence of the story is correct and it will be business as usual for the MSM. Count on it. The substitution of biased commentary for real journalism will continue until all the figures like Rather who can't keep their personal politics out of the process retire.

Power to the people.

Just Passing Through is probably right, but I have confidence in my neighbors, the voting public not to trust every word of BS they hear on television.

Blog on.

heavy B

Today was a good day... a VERY Good day... You all should be proud, you’re changing the world! :)

i want to see Rather's head on a platter. Maybe we can use the same one that we put Howell Raines' head on.

Blogger triumphalism sometimes gets on my nerves

It annoys me no end. Many blogs have been vaporized from my blogroll for overindulging in it.

but this time ... wow

Exactly. I hope Hinderaker's out celebrating (not to minimize the accomplishments of this blog and others).

One thing to keep in mind- this story has been a bug up Rather’s ass for months. 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt didn’t think much of it, but he’s gone now, so Danny-boy got to grind his axe against the Bush family once again. I honestly believe that he got handed this and was just so ready to believe it that he ran with the story and never looked back.

Bill, this was absolutely top-flight work. Bravo, man. Bravo.

Whoa.

VERY cool, Bill. Take one king sized Attaboy out of petty cash. Congrats, and kudos.

Congratulations Bill on being a major player in this being brought to light. But this may be the final nail in Kerry and the DNC's run for the oval office. If that doesn't get the feds at least looking hard in their general direction I don't know what will. Forgery/Fraud especially involving government documents? And possible intent to wrongly discredit a sitting President in an election? Katie bar the doors!

Maybe we'll finally find out what the frequency is?
C'mon, Danny! Go "Snap" already!

You're being too humble. According to LGF , it took 12 hours from the time of Powerline's post to an annoucement of a CBS investigation.

Congratulations and keep it up!

US News:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/040920/usnews/20guard.htm

"A review of the regulations governing Bush's
Guard service during the Vietnam War shows that the White House used an inappropriate--and less stringent--Air Force standard in determining that he had fulfilled his duty. Because Bush signed a six-year "military service obligation," he was required to attend at least 44 inactive-duty training drills each fiscal year beginning July 1. But Bush's own records show that he fell short of that requirement, attending only 36 drills in the 1972-73 period, and only 12 in the 1973-74 period. The White House has said that Bush's service should be calculated using 12-month periods beginning on his induction date in May 1968. Using this time frame, however, Bush still fails the Air Force obligation standard.

Moreover, White House officials say, Bush should be judged on whether he attended enough drills to count toward retirement. They say he accumulated sufficient points under this grading system. Yet, even using their method, which some military experts say is incorrect, U.S. News 's analysis shows that Bush once again fell short. His military records reveal that he failed to attend enough active-duty training and weekend drills to gain the 50 points necessary to count his final year toward retirement.

The U.S. News analysis also showed that during the final two years of his obligation, Bush did not comply with Air Force regulations that impose a time limit on making up missed drills. What's more, he apparently never made up five months of drills he missed in 1972, contrary to assertions by the administration. White House officials did not respond to the analysis last week but emphasized that Bush had "served honorably."

Some experts say they remain mystified as to how Bush obtained an honorable discharge. Lawrence Korb, a former top Defense Department official in the Reagan administration, says the military records clearly show that Bush "had not fulfilled his obligation" and "should have been called to active duty.""