So let me get this straight

[jpgray]

Someone had knowledge of Bush's commanding officer and an ability to forge his signature. This person had enough knowledge of AF document style to fool CBS, and was aware of private conversations Bush's CO had with others at the time that are not in the public record.

So after accumulating all this knowledge and preparing a document good enough to take a major news network for a ride, he sits down at Microsoft Word and just types the bugger out there?

:crazy:

Either this is a 'tap my own phones' dirty trick by Rove, or the docs are legit. No other scenario seems plausible to me.

[qanda]

1. Also...

Why wouldn't the White House question their validity-- or at least the content? Something really stinks about this whole thing.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

3. Who made this rumor up then?

[jpgray]

5. WaPo sources 'internet doubts' on the docs

And note WaPo has only had experts look at them for a day, whereas CBS says they vetted them with handwriting and typographic experts for weeks.

[ender]

6. freepers...

and they were loud enough that the charge had to be answered.

[Philostopher]

8. Drudge ran with it today.

I imagine that's their 'Internet source,' since he once had an actual scoop. Now, whether Smudge got his info from FR, who knows?

[rumguy]

10. it didn't start on FR - it started on a right wing blog

at least that's my understanding of it.

[IdaBriggs]

12. Freepers. They're bragging about it. nt

[Guaranteed]

2. And impersonates or coerces the commanding officer himself

into making the statement to the CBS reporter that Killian was telling him those things at the time.

[Lex]

4. Yeah, it makes no damn sense

but some people are on this "look what I figured out, I'm so smart" kick.

The docs are legit, and the stupid freeperss are only keeping the story alive by continuing to obsess about it.

[frylock]

14. stupid freepers aren't the only ones keeping this shit alive..

there are only about 82 seperate threads on this board perpetuating the myth that they're fakes.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. That's exactly what happened. Drudge and Fox wouldn't say so

if it weren't true (sorry folks, I've been up since 6 am and I am tired...all I have are pointless one liners to prop up my post count tonight)

[WMliberal]

9. tinfoil hat has been upgraded to steel

:tinfoilhat:

[IdaBriggs]

11. And don't forget how they fool the White House!!!

Filled with the finest minds in our country, with access to the FBI and the CIA. Even better, since it was all a vicious lie (because that type of stuff NEVER happened), Wrong Way immediately denounces it PERSONALLY!! (Except he didn't, did he? -- oops.)

[seabeyond]

13. this was so funny read story to husband.

told him what was up with the fake/not documents and husband says well ibm selectric yada yada yada............removal daisy wheel do different fonts, yada yada. i just laughed. took me a half hour reading trying to figure stuff out reading threads, he knew immediately.

thought it was cute