Author Topic: Oh no another right wing source is questionining the 60 minutes forgeries... (Read 745 times)

lazs2 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2004, 02:43:22 PM »

known in the U.S. as dan blather.

lazs

rpm · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2004, 02:55:40 PM »

I believe CBS did fact check the story and did so carefully. Ted Koppel said he would have run it as well if it were given to him, after fact checking it. So far there has been no "evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt" that they were forged, only allegations.

Edbert · « **Reply #17 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:01:11 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
I believe CBS did fact check the story and did so carefully. Ted Koppel said he would have run it as well if it were given to him, after fact checking it. So far there has been no "evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt" that they were forged, only allegations.

The superscript text is irrefutable, it simply did not exist in the time period this memo was supposedly written.

Lizking · « **Reply #18 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:02:52 PM »

Ted Koppel?! Is that supposed to lend credence to your assumption?

AKIron · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:02:53 PM »

Perhaps if someone could point to a model of typewriter used by the Air force in 1972 capable of doing superscript the allegations of forgery would stop?

rpm · « **Reply #20 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:05:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Edbert MOL
The superscript text is irrefutable, it simply did not exist in the time period this memo was supposedly written.

If you are refering to the "th", yes...it did. It was featured on IBM Selectrics, a pretty common typewriter in the 70's. All you had to do was use that style of interchangable typeball.

anonymous · « **Reply #21 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:05:46 PM »

the "th" for squadron # is what i dont get. ive never seen it used. then again ive never served in usaf or ang. some guys here are zoomys arent they? do you guys use "th" as in "188th boq cable tv support squadron" or would it be something like "188 BCS SQN" on official docs?

only joking on the unit not the way its written.

AKIron · « **Reply #22 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:06:38 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
If you are refering to the "th", yes...it did. It was featured on IBM Selectrics, a pretty common typewriter in the 70's. All you had to do was use that style of interchangable typeball.

That isn't what the "experts" are saying.

JBA · « **Reply #23 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:09:57 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
I believe CBS did fact check the story and did so carefully. Ted Koppel said he would have run it as well if it were given to him, after fact checking it. So far there has been no "evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt" that they were forged, only allegations.

Ya he called Terry McCaulife and Jim Carvel, They both agreed it was real.

JBA · « **Reply #24 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:11:45 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
, a pretty common typewriter in the 70's. .

Not at the navy.
BS prove it.
I have heard Navy personel all day call in to Radio show stating they didn't have this in the 70's

AKIron · « **Reply #25 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:16:42 PM »

Hmmm, the "experts" may be wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Selectric_typewriter

The Selectric II had a lever (above the right platen knob) that would allow the platen to be turned freely but return to the same vertical line whereas the Selectric I did not. This feature permitted the insertion of subscripts and superscripts.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #26 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:17:34 PM »

They are fake. Either way it doesnt matter - Kerry will not win this election on Vietnam..

Why couldnt the Dems put forward a candidate with a worthwile record??? Why???

rpm · « **Reply #27 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:17:36 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
That isn't what the "experts" are saying.

Oh, really?

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Both Selectric I and Selectric II were available in standard and wide-carriage models and in various colors, including red and blue as well as traditional neutral colors, and both used the same typeballs, which were available in many fonts, including symbols for science and mathematics, OCR faces for scanning by computers, script, Old English, and more than a dozen ordinary alphabets.

source
They were'nt using Flintstone typewriters in the 70's.

Lizking · « **Reply #28 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:19:07 PM »

You can do sub/superscript, even with a manual typewriter, but you would have to change the ball on a Selectric to get the small type. Why do I not think that that would be done?

1K0N · « **Reply #29 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:21:42 PM »

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