…from bacon cheeseburgers with your wife at the Whistle Stop Cafe, to ‘reassembling’ dubious military records, to forging documents on wordprocessing software and faxing them off* to a major network news organization (who then eagerly runs with the story, despite your history of raving anti-Bush lunacy)… Bill Burkett…this is your life! (perhaps.) *see September 15 entry **** update: more here. And here.
September 16, 2004
Surveillance video captures potential suspect in RatherGate scandal
protein wisdom EXCLUSIVE. MUST CREDIT protein wisdom. August 6 surveillance video from Kinko’s in Abilene TX Uh oh. If that’s who I think it is, the Drum crowd is gonna have a field day with this. Developing…
September 16, 2004
The plot thickens some more
Christ. At this rate, Jimmy Hoffa‘s bound to pop-up here soon—no doubt sporting dreads and a Kerry/Edwards sweatshirt. Seems a perfect time to link these thoughts, from NRO’s Stanley Kurtz: “From Biased to Partisan”: Something important seems to be happening to the media — something those of us who complain about liberal media bias may have missed up to now. Although there is a major and ever growing alternative media
September 16, 2004
Dan Rather orders a corn beef sandwich
Dan Rather: “A corn beef sandwich, please. On rye.” deli counter guy: “One corn beef sandwich on rye. Anything else?” Dan Rather: “Well I’m not going to apologize, if that’s what you’re driving at.” **** related: Dan Rather is to John Kerry as cousin Oliver was to the “Brady Bunch”.
September 16, 2004
Nineteenth in a series of real-time empirical observations
Right now, at a Kinko’s in Abilene, TX, a $5.75 an hour counter clerk named Donna is covering the phones, answering in her most courteous and professional voice a barrage of reporters’ questions unrelated to Velo binding or glossy prints. But what she’s thinking is, I don’t know exactly who this Dan Rather person is, but if I ever catch him alone on a stretch of prairie I swear to
September 16, 2004
Pajamagate, a reader’s guide
Because nothing says ‘I’m comfortable in my own skin’ quite like novelty slippers.
September 16, 2004
A friendly reminder to the folks at CBS and their apologists…
“If they were done in Word™, your defense is absurd.” **** inspired by Allah and the Llama Butchers. **** update: Lileks has more (via Glenn). **** update 2: Then, of course, there’s the
September 16, 2004
A very short interview with Marion Carr Knox
Fresh from her interview with Dan Rather, Col. Jerry Killian’s longtime secretary agreed to sit down for a one-on-one talk with protein wisdom: protein wisdom: “Good evening, Ms. Knox –” Marion Carr Knox: “Bush lied. Bush is a liar. Mr. Rather has the story all right. In spirit, at least.” protein wisdom: “Fine. But I haven’t asked a question yet –” Marion Carr Knox: “Bush was selected, not elected.* He’s
September 15, 2004
RatherGate, an analogy
Were I to stake my reputation as a world-class lover on the say-so of an ex-girlfriend’s 86-year old mother, you’d be justified in your skepticism. Unless I’ve slept with you, of course. Or unless it turns out I actually sexed up the old gal—which, sadly, ain’t too far fetched, given that the 1980s are a complete blur to me. In which case, y’know, nevermind. **** update: Allah has more. ****