
Monday, March 17, 2014
A Tale of Two Forged Presidential Documents...

by LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD March 17, 2014
On September 8, 2004, after
weeks of ignoring or denigrating anti-Kerry charges voiced by fellow
Vietnam veterans, Rather led the Evening News with supposed new proof
that George W. Bush had shirked his duties as a Texas Air National
Guardsman 30 years earlier: "There are new questions tonight about
President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard in the late
1960s and early '70s and about his insistence that he met his military
service obligations. CBS News has exclusive information, including
documents, that now sheds new light
on the President's service record. 60 Minutes has obtained government
documents that indicate Mr. Bush may have received preferential
treatment in the Guard after not fulfilling his commitments."
Within a few hours of those documents being posted on CBS News's Web site, however, typography experts voiced skepticism
that the documents had actually originated with their alleged author
and Bush's former commanding officer, the late Lt. Colonel Jerry
Killian. As the evidence mounted, Rather stubbornly clung to the idea
that his story was bulletproof, and he derided critics as partisans and
Internet rumormongers. When he "apologized" on September 20, Rather
would not concede that the documents were forgeries, only that he and
CBS could "no longer vouch for their authenticity."
On March 1, 2011, nearly seven years later, Rather was still defending his "fake but accurate" story.
One could easily conclude that
Rather had used his cover as a journalist to engage in partisan politics
by protecting Democrat candidate John Kerry and attacking Republican
candidate George W. Bush in order to influence the outcome of the 2004
Presidential election in favor of the Democrats.
On April 27, 2011, Barack Obama presented his birth certificate to the nation on national television.
Within
a few hours of the birth certificate being posted on the White House
Web site, however, digital document experts began to voice skepticism
about its authenticity.
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An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
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