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To: LindyBill who wrote (70351)	9/15/2004 9:26:15 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794048

INDC is still outraged about the Globe calling up the expert he found and misquoting him. But the way that "expert" talks, it's not hard to do. The Globe Corrects Tucked in the lower left-hand corner of page two in today's print edition: For the record September 15, 2004 Correction: Because of an editing error, the headline on a Page One story Saturday on whether documents released by CBS News about President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are genuine ("Authenticity backed on Bush documents") did not accurately reflect the content of the story. The story quoted one analyst saying that the documents could have been produced on typewriters available in the early 1970s, but the analyst did not vouch for the authenticity of the documents. A second analyst quoted in the story said he doubts the documents are authentic. (Emphasis mine) Now my question: is that enough? I don't think so. At the very least, I believe that a column from the ombudsmen is in order. And, because of an "editing error?" Whoops! Just to remind everyone, lest the Boston Globe skulk away unseen while Dan Rather goes up like a roman candle: from what I understand, the Globe was essentially the print companion to the 60 Minutes piece. They were given copies of the documents and had plenty of time to verify them before running a big feature that hyped the 60 Minutes piece. "Editing error?" How jaw-droppingly stupid do you think we are? Doesn't the Globe share some of the, ahem, credit with CBS? I mean, why didn't the Globe hire their own experts that could tell them this? Because they wanted it to be true? Either way, it's sheer journalistic incompetence that borders on willing fraud. Let me know what you think. MINDBLOWING UPDATE: What is wrong with these people? Today, the Globe insists on running a story focusing on questions about Bush's Guard service, with only a small section devoted to what they still consider the possibility that these obviously fake documents are fake! As questions about his service persist, Bush addresses Guard No Boston Globe, the questions are no longer about President Bush; the questions are about you. We will not stand for this any longer.