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To: MichaelSkyy who wrote (68019)	9/8/2004 12:24:19 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793912

One would think that Rather knows this and that Barnes does so, too, facts which make me wonder if there is not more to the story than what our right wing friends suggest. I don't believe Rather [even Rather!] would sink so low as to present claims which have been effectively refuted.

To: MichaelSkyy who wrote (68019)	9/8/2004 12:25:28 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793912

Here's an even better tidbit of info about Barnes, from Jim Geraghty in the Kerry Spot, NRO: A CONNECTION THE KERRY CAMPAIGN WOULD PREFER WAS GLOSSED OVER [09/08 11:03 AM] Tonight on CBS News' 60 Minutes II, Ben Barnes, a Democrat and the lieutenant governor of Texas in 1968, "will explain his role in securing for the 22-year-old Yale graduate Bush a coveted place in the state's Air National Guard." Ben Barnes has raised more than $500,000 for John Kerry's presidential campaign, according to no less a source than CBS News! If one of Bush's top fundraisers - say, Robert Wood Johnson IV, Chair & CEO, Johnson Company and owner of the New York Jets, who has raised $380,437 for Bush - were one of the key witnesses of the Swift Boat Vets for Truth, what impact would that have on that group's credibility? Is Ben Barnes telling the truth, or is he just trying to guarantee a good return on his investment in John Kerry? nationalreview.com