I think perhaps I can shed some light on Dan Rather’s motives…
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September 19, 2004
The “my site has been down for 10 hours so I had nothing better to do before football started” Sunday link
September 19, 2004
Rathergate, Deep Space 9
Washington Post: “In Rush to Air, CBS Quashed Memo Worries” In the early-morning hours of Sept. 8, Dan Rather was preparing to fly to Washington for a crucial interview in the Old Executive Office Building, but torrential rain kept him in New York. White House communications director Dan Bartlett had agreed to talk to “60 Minutes,” but only on condition that the CBS program provide copies of what were being
September 18, 2004
Rathergate, the Next Generation
Did the DNC have the dubious CBS documents before CBS? Allah takes a fresh look at the Rathergate timeline based on a careful examination of the LA Times story I linked to this morning. And here’s a taste of what he found: […] If the LA Times is right, then Kerry’s campaign had Burkett’s information before CBS got the memos from its mystery source, a possibility that until now had
September 18, 2004
Word association with John Edwards
[The following exchange took place over coffee and a caviar omelet at the Stuckey’s Restaurant, Asheville NC, Sept 10, 2004.] me: integrity. Senator Edwards: bunnies. me: honor. Senator Edwards: bunnies. me: friendship. Senator Edwards: bunnies, fuzzy ducklings. me: loyalty. Senator Edwards: bunnies. me: WMDs. Senator Edwards: Bush lied. me: compassion. Senator Edwards: bunnies. me: strength. Senator Edwards: cornered bunnies protecting their young.
September 18, 2004
If instead of a pampered heiress Teresa Heinz Kerry were a 40’ Amargasaurus
THK: “Look at all the puny people, how they tremble before me in terror and awe!”* *Also applies if instead of turning into a 40’ Amargasaurus Teresa Heinz Kerry remains a pampered heiress – ed.
September 18, 2004
Another one bites the dust
Eleanor Clift: a parody of her own shrill partisanship, sliding into irrelevance one rumpled stocking at a time…
September 18, 2004
Fill the silence in your Saturday with song!
“In retrospect, I suppose I should have just said ‘99.5 on your FM dial,’ then offered the guy a fiver”—Dan Rather, Nov. 1986 “Blue blockers help too. And Pez, in the correct dosage”—William Tager, April 2001
September 18, 2004
Max Cleland to Bill Burkett: “Counterattack” and “Contact the [Kerry] Campaign”
In case you’re wondering, it’s that second bit that has my nipples rock-candy hard. From Michael Dobbs, Saturday’s Washington Post: Rather described his source as a man who said he, along with his family, has been harassed and threatened by political operatives. In interviews with journalists over the past few years, Burkett complained about receiving threatening phone calls at home, as well as a bullet with his name on it
September 17, 2004
The Buck (Staudt) Stops Here
ABC News: “Speaking Out: Air National Guard Colonel Denies Bush Got Preferential Treatment”: The man cited in media reports as having allegedly pressured others in the Texas Air National Guard to help George W. Bush is speaking out, telling ABC News in an exclusive interview that he never sought special treatment for Bush. Retired Col. Walter [Buck] Staudt, who was brigadier general of Bush’s unit in Texas, interviewed Bush for
September 17, 2004
Today, the monkey danced!
He even put on a pair of clean socks for the occasion. **** 1. Thanks so much to Lloyd Williams for the Hitchcock titles; thanks to Scott Pinkerton for the Agatha Christie DVD; and thanks to Brian Kanaga for the sci-fi flicks. You guys really made my week. And filled in some holes in my weekend plans. Grazi. 2. Pizza