What a Tangled Web We Weave...

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Registered: 06-17-2004
What a Tangled Web We Weave...
Sat, 09-18-2004 - 2:06pm
"The Cast of the Rather-Gate scandal are connected in a stunningly simple way. The Travis County Democratic Party, Dan Rather, Robin Rather, Ben Barnes, James C. Moore, Bill Burkett, and others used the machinery of Autin4Kerry.org, OnlineJournal.com, GreaterDemocracy.org, and CBS 60 Minutes to publicize allegations supported by fraudulent documents.

Some cable news pundants hope that Dan Rather was conned by a devious but well meaning Bush-hater. Others theorize that CBS was duped by Karl Rove who may have planted the fake documents in a way that Dan Rather could find them and believe them to be authentic. The problem with both of these theories is that the mark has to be willing to be conned. Dan Rather and CBS News had to believe so strongly that the underlying allegations were true that they were willing to accept anything as proof.

As the Chart below demonstrates, the basic facts are that a famous Texas news man who participates in Democratic politics believed the stories told by another Texas news man. The story is based on the tales of a Texas Air National Guard veteran who believes he suffers from a rare and deadly disease that affects the central nervous system.

It seems clear that Dan Rather and CBS News wanted to be conned so badly they were willing to give up their reputations built over 35 years."


Free Republic has a useful flow chart: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1218004/posts

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