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MrJapan
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 Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 2:21 pm Post subject: To Tom Poole |
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Sorry, not intended to bring ujp a locked topic... but;
| Quote: | | we have Rather with his lie about serving in the Marines |
WTH?!? That is the first I have heard of that one!! you have any details/links to update me on this? If this is the case, imposing as someone that actually served... he should be hung up by his ........ well... you get the picture.... That is insane!!!
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Here's an article that details Rather's military history.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/1/15/205545.shtml
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| Quote: | Expert: Dan Rather Exaggerates Military Record
Wes Vernon, NewsMax.com
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002
One of the nation’s top military researchers is angry that CBS News anchorman Dan Rather continues to exaggerate and make misleading statements about his military record.
The researcher, B.G. Burkett, says that Rather’s inaccaurate statements about his military service can be found in the new hit book "Bias,” written by veteran CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg.
Burkett, co-author of the book "Stolen Valor,” a history of the media’s portrayal of the Vietnam conflict, says he’s tired of Rather’s double-talk and hypocrisy. |
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MrJapan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| arymann wrote: | Here's an article that details Rather's military history.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/1/15/205545.shtml
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| Quote: | Expert: Dan Rather Exaggerates Military Record
Wes Vernon, NewsMax.com
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002
One of the nation’s top military researchers is angry that CBS News anchorman Dan Rather continues to exaggerate and make misleading statements about his military record.
The researcher, B.G. Burkett, says that Rather’s inaccaurate statements about his military service can be found in the new hit book "Bias,” written by veteran CBS reporter Bernard Goldberg.
Burkett, co-author of the book "Stolen Valor,” a history of the media’s portrayal of the Vietnam conflict, says he’s tired of Rather’s double-talk and hypocrisy. |
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Thank you for the info.......
Damn... didn't know that... Why does this sound familiar to Kerry?!? I'm sure not all Dems are trying to do the same thing.... right?! Scary!
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jim_nyc
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| My understanding from reading Burkett and Whitely's book Stolen Valor (great read btw) is that Rather joined the army reserve, while attending Sam Houston Univ., in Texas to during the Korean war (Burket point out that Rather's unceasing derision of Quayle for joining the guard). After the war was over he enlisted in the Marines but was discharged 4 months later as medically unfit (Rather had rheumatic fever as at boy). I've never heard it said but apparently either in the past or even to this day Rather has been refrenced in the press as an ex-marine. |
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MrJapan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2004 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| jim_nyc wrote: | | My understanding from reading Burkett and Whitely's book Stolen Valor (great read btw) is that Rather joined the army reserve, while attending Sam Houston Univ., in Texas to during the Korean war (Burket point out that Rather's unceasing derision of Quayle for joining the guard). After the war was over he enlisted in the Marines but was discharged 4 months later as medically unfit (Rather had rheumatic fever as at boy). I've never heard it said but apparently either in the past or even to this day Rather has been refrenced in the press as an ex-marine. |
Not argueing your case.... but IMO, he obviously doesn't know SH*T about being 'in'...
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Moving to Geedunk
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