The Funny Side of CBS and Forgery

All sorts of good stuff on the forgery issue we covered yesterday. Powerline has more on the source of the documents. ABC News and the Washington Post are now on the story as well. CNN even is up on the story. John Podehertz briliantly summarizes yesterday's events in the New York Post. And the KerrySpot, as usual, has terrific coverage of it all.

But let's take a funnier look at the forgeries. Loyal reader RB weighs in with the following revelation via e-mail...

Some of us might remember the "combo" shows of the 1970s, when the cast of one television program would make a guest appearance on another. Perhaps the worst example of this was Scooby-Doo, where guest appearances became a regular feature with the Three Stooges being one of the most frequent guests. This attempt at combining shows is being resurrected for the Fall lineup of television shows, with one show having great promise:

In the tradition of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: New York, CBS introduces CSI: 60 Minutes - Watch on Monday and Thursday evenings as a team of investigators tracks down the clues offered in the previous night's broadcast of 60 Minutes to uncover the truth that underlies the web of deceit.

This is taken directly from a press release issued by CBS. I have a copy of the press release. Um - its not on letterhead or anything, but I consulted with my 8-year old and she assures me it is authentic.

Whew. We hear Dan Rather only accepts such assurances from children ages 7 & up, so it's a good thing she's eight, or she wouldn't meet the exacting standards of CBS News.

Scrappleface.com also has its take on the documents...

CBS reporter Dan Rather today released the text of a recently discovered email from then-Lt. George W. Bush's Air National Guard commanding officer which casts more doubt upon the military service of the man who would become the 43rd President of the United States.

...According to Col. Killian's email, the young Bush wanted to go to Alabama to work as webmaster for a Republican candidate's website.

Mr. Rather said the authenticity of the 32-year-old email has been confirmed by several Nigerian officials who specialize in electronic funds transfer by email.

CBS is probably not laughing right now.