http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027254740 Mon Oct 12, 2015, 08:31 PM
grasswire (43,688 posts)
Karl Rove is VERY AFRAID of the new Dan Rather - Robert Redford movie
Yesterday afternoon I watched FOX. Yes, I did. Neither MSNBC nor CNN was live with news commentary. So I watched Howie the Duck Kurtz on his media show. And I watched Chris Wallace.
What I learned mostly is how afraid Karl Rove is of the new movie "Truth" about George W. Bush's AWOL adventure -- a story that, of course, Rove is featured in up to his fat eyeballs.
He really attacked Rather and Bob Burkett and promoted all those old lies.
Really, really scared.
Damn,I bet President Bush will lose to Kerry now.

Response to grasswire (Original post)
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 08:35 PM
Star Member malaise (133,655 posts)
1. Get thee to the greatest page
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet! This won't help Jeb.
They really think Jeb will be the nominee.

Response to grasswire (Original post)
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 09:46 PM
no_hypocrisy (26,134 posts)
14. Is it too late to indict him?
Just 24 business hours to go!
Response to grasswire (Original post)
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 10:05 PM
Spitfire of ATJ (25,820 posts)
17. Rove needs to go to jail.....
We all know the list of charges.
Still waiting for you mutts to ever name them.
Response to Renew Deal (Reply #26)
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 11:25 PM
Star Member starroute (12,515 posts)
33. It matters because the case was used to destroy Dan Rather's reputation
The right had been hoping for years to get an opportunity to go after CBS, and especially after Rather, and this gave it to them.
There was some sloppiness on CBS's part -- what they got were xeroxes of documents and not originals, and there was no chain of custody. But the stuff Rove says about the font not being available at the time is completely false, and there were plausible answers to the other questions that were raised.
Response to starroute (Reply #33)
Mon Oct 12, 2015, 11:38 PM
0rganism (17,850 posts)
37. variable width type setting (kerning) was uncommon to find on a typewriter back then
and seems unlikely to have been used for day-to-day personnel reports by the CO's secretary.
personally, i think the documents were forgeries fed to CBS by Rove's goons, with text taken from actual reports. that way, not only did Rove destroy Rather, he took the entire AWOL story off the table completely as anyone else coming forward, even with the genuine memos, would have been mired in confusion and conflation with the phony documents. it was a winning strategy for W. slimy, but winning.
Response to 0rganism (Reply #37)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:36 AM
grasswire (43,688 posts)
41. yes
It was a total op. A political op.
And it's time to expose all of it.
Worse than slimy, considering that thousands of men and women died under the command of a fraudulent commander in chief.
Your oatmeal and sedation will be along shortly.
Response to 0rganism (Reply #37)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 07:52 AM
Star Member yardwork (38,962 posts)
49. That seemed to be exactly what happened.
The internet lit up during the 60 Minutes broadcast with accusations of fraud. It was clear that the whole thing was planned. Dan Rather took the bait.
It's too bad 60 Minutes didn't run the other story they had prepared for broadcast that night. It was about Abu Ghraib.
The entire universe is a grand conspiracy against you,abandon all hope!
Response to 0rganism (Reply #37)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 08:51 AM
Star Member deutsey (19,610 posts)
53. I also think it was a Rovian trap
And Rather, who was a bit too eager to break the story, fell right into it.
In slimy Rovian style, Turdblossom took out an enemy and inoculated Bush from the AWOL charges at the same time.
I would love to see Rove get what he deserves someday, but the system is rigged to hide the dark, seamy underbelly where the likes of him reside.
Bush will be impeached!
Response to grasswire (Original post)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:05 AM
Star Member tomm2thumbs (11,281 posts)
39. I'm sure he is hoping no one is working on a screenplay about The Franklin Scandal
Anyone know what this dolt is talking about?
Response to tomm2thumbs (Reply #39)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 12:39 AM
grasswire (43,688 posts)
42. ayep
or the airliner that went down in Queens on the day that the newspaper consortium was scheduled to report their investigation into the uncounted ballots in Florida.
What??? Would the Bushes take down an airliner?
They did it before.
The orderlies will be taking the computer away again Judy.
