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June 03, 2005

Ripples of the Big Lie Effect (UPDATED with VIDEO)

Posted by Bill

The main shortcoming of the Thornburgh and Boccardi report on CBS's fraudulent National Guard story - not unequivocally declaring the documents fake, despite forensic testimony in the detail of their own report, as well as the irrefutable anachronism of the information contained in the documents - rears its head and again insinuates itself into the history.

On Larry King last night, Dan Rather continued to claim that the documents were never proven to be fake, and the following line found in CNN's story (as well as Rather's soundbite during broadcast) will be typical of every nostalgiac news story written about the topic:

Thornburgh and Boccardi, he noted, found the story wasn't the result of political or personal bias. They also weren't able to prove the documents were fraudulent.

I have to admit, in light of so much indisputable evidence, it's more than a little bit frustrating. Maybe even a lot. A lot-lot.

Try to keep that in the back of your head as you watch the media massage itself over the glory days of Watergate.

UPDATE: Video.

Posted by Bill at June 3, 2005 08:28 AM | TrackBack (2)

Comments

Isn't Dan Rather Queen of the Space Unicorns? I read that somewhere, so it must be true, at least a prudent person would think that.

Posted by: rbj at June 3, 2005 07:04 PM

I'm sure it's frustrating. It annoys the hell out of me, and I didn't do any actual work to get the truth out.

I still think that the evidence (even in the report) is enough to show the documents were, beyond any reasonable doubt, forged. Trouble is, some people aren't interested in reason.

As for bias... Call me a cynic, but I'd never expect an investigation approved by a media organization to EVER find personal or political bias in one of their network 'stars'. The only other reason would seem to be stupidity, but I noticed Larry didn't ask that question...

Posted by: Jack Grey at June 4, 2005 05:27 AM