I am so excited I probably won't be able to sleep tonight. Dan Rather confessed that he would like to break the story about his use of forged documents in a 60 Minutes expose on George Bush's record of service in the National Guard. The Washington Post today quoted Rather: "If the documents are not what we were led to believe, I'd like to break that story... Any time I'm wrong, I want to be right out front and say, "Folks, this is what went wrong and how it went wrong.""
I can not contain my excitement. Any moment now Rather will scoop the media (the Post included) by reporting that he allowed liberal bias to override his professional obligations as a journalist when he rushed to publish forged documents that substantiated his beliefs about the President's military record with verifying that the documents were authentic.
Of course, until Rather does break the story, the story doesn't exist. This explains why if you click on the links below you will be redirected to the story that has not yet, but soon will be broken by Rather.
Burkett: I "Reassembled Bush Guard Files
Captain's Quarters, September 16, 2004
He Just Doesn't Get It
Daimnation, September 16, 2004
There's Something About Mary Mapes
Michelle Malkin, September 16, 2004
Kinkos Tapes and Criminal Statutes
INDC, September 16, 2004
CBS Guard Documents Traced to Texas Kinkos
Washington Post, September 15, 2004
For the Record
Boston Globe, September 15, 2004
Fire Dan Rather
Vodka Pundit (and Andrew Sullivan), September 15, 2004
Changing the Subject
Vodka Pundit, September 15, 2004
Expert Cited by CBS Says He Didn't Authenticate Papers
Washington Post, September 14, 2004
It's Over Dan
Daimnation, September 14, 2004
Expert Cited by CBS Say's He Didn't Authenticate Papers
Washington Post, September 13, 2004
Some Question Authenticity of Papers on Bush
Washington Post, September 10, 2004
Pajamas
Instapundit, September 10, 2004
CBS Internal Memo
Armies of Liberation, September 10, 2004
Oh yes, I can not wait until Rather breaks this story!
Posted by publius at September 16, 2004 08:50 PMI won't be satisfied until I see him do the evening news in his jammies.
Posted by: Jane at September 16, 2004 11:19 PMLess sleep for you. ABC News is reporting that Lt. Col. Staudt says Bush got no special help getting into the Guard and that he never pressured anyone about Bush while he was in the Guard or after he retired. I don't know how to paste anything here or I'd send you to ABC.
Posted by: Stryker at September 17, 2004 05:47 PMBut did ABC really interview Staudt? How is such a thing possible before Dan Rather breaks the story?
Posted by: Publius at September 17, 2004 06:49 PM