What a difference a few days make

In a most spectacular display of partisanship, the "unbiased" mainstream media on Thursday launched an all day blitz against Bush that has blown up in their faces in the most devastating way imaginable. Mainstream media credibility has sank deeper than the Titanic.

It all started with a 60 Minutes II exclusive that aired documents that "proved" that Bush was AWOL from his service from the TANG. As expected, the rest of the "unbiased" media jumped on this "proof" without conducting any form idependent verification. CBS claims that they've had these documents for six weeks in order for "experts" to verify their authenticity. Yet, in that entire six weeks, these "experts" could not spot what amateur sleuths spotted in less than twelve hours: the documents were fraudulent.

Compare the following animated gif that overlays the documents that CBS produced with a document typed in Microsoft Word:


Now let's look at the signatures. The one on the left is the verified signature ok Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, Bush's commander. On the right is the signature pulled from the CBS documents:


And, finally, forensic experts have identified almost fifty points that lead to the possibility that the documents could be fraudulent. The only way to be absolutely sure that the documents are legit is to examine the originals, which CBS claims it does not have. Of course, that leads to the question of: "how did CBS determine their accuracy if they didn't have the originals with which to comapre them?"

1. Proportional spacing not generally available


2. Superscripts not generally available


3. Small "th" single element not generally available (not common, but available. Highly unlikely the machines were available at TANG)


4. Smart quotes. Curved apostrophes and quotation marks were not available


5. The blurriness of the copy indicates it was recopied dozens of times, tactic of forgers


6. Signature block. Typical authentic military signature block has name, then rank, then on the next line the person's position. This just has rank beneath the name.


7. Margins. These look like a computer's unjustified default, not the way a person typing would have done it.


8. Date usually with three letters, or in form as 110471.


9. Words run over consistent with word processor


10. Times Roman has been available since 1931, but only in linotype printshops...until released with Apple MacIntosh in 1984 and Windows 3.1 in 1991.


11. Signature looks faked


12. No errors and whiteout


13. No letterhead


14. Exact match for Microsoft Word Processor


15. Paper size problem, Air Force and Guard did not use 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper until the 1980s.


16. Overlap analysis is an exact match


17. Absence of hyphens to split words between lines, c/w 1970's typewriter.


18. 5000 Longmont #8 in Houston Tx. does not exist (actually does exist, but Mr. Bush had already moved TWICE from this address at the time the memo was written).


19. Box 34567 is suspicious, at best. The current use of the po box 34567 is Ashland Chemical Company, A Division of Ashland Oil, Incorporated P. O. Box 34567 Houston (this has been confirmed by the Pentagon, per James Rosen on Fox News-However, many documents on John Kerrys website show same)


20. It would have been nearly impossible to center a letterhead with proportional spacing without a computer.


21. Bush's grade would "normally" be abbreviated "1Lt" not "1st Lt"
    
22. Subject matter bizarre


23. Air Force did not use street addresses for their offices, rather HQ AFLC/CC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433.


24. Kerning was not available


25. In the August 18, 1973 memo, Jerry Killian purportedly writes: "Staudt has obviously pressured Hodges more about Bush. I'm having trouble running interference and doing my job." but General Staudt, who thought very highly of Lt. Bush, retired in 1972.


26. Language not generally used by military


27. Not signed or initialed


28. Not in any format that a military person would use, e.g. orders not given by Memo.


29. Is the document original or a copy of an original? Why all the background noise such as black marks and a series of repeated dots (as if run through a Xerox).(Rather explained his document was a photocopy-brings up additional questions of how redacted black address was visible from a several generation copy)


30. The Killian family rejected these documents as forgeries. Then where did the personal files come from if not the family?


31. Why no three hole punches evident at the top of the page?


32. Mr. Bush would have had automatic physical scheduled for his Birthday in July! He would not have received correspondence.


33. Why is the redacted address of Longmont #8 visible beneath the black mark? This would have been impossible after one copy, but it would be visible if the document was scanned.


34. Why were these exact same documents available for sale on the Internet by Marty Heldt, of leftist web site Tom Paine, as early as January 2004? Is this where CBS obtained their copies?


35. Acronym should be ORT, not ORET.


36. Last line of document 4 "Austin will not be pleased with this" is not in the same font and has been added!


37. Handwriting experts are not document experts apples and oranges.


38. Lt Col Killian didn't type


39. The forged documents had no initials from a clerk


40. There was no CC list (needed for orders)


41. Subject line in memos was normally CAPITALIZED in the military


42. The forged documents used incorrect terminology ("physical examination" instead of "medical")


43. There was no "reciept confirmation box" (required for orders)


44. The superscript "th" in the forged documents was raised half-way above the typed line (consistent with MS Word, but inconsistent with military typewriters which kept everything in-line to avoid writing outside the pre-printed boxes of standard forms)


45. CBS admits that it does *not* have the originals, but only original documents can be proven to be real; copies can *never* be authenticated positively...repeat: only original documents can be proven real. CBS never had the originals, so CBS knew that it was publishing something that couldn't be assured of authenticity.


46. The manual cited in the first forged document on line 2 of the first point #1 of "AFM 35-13" doesn't exist. That line of text reads: "to conduct annual physical examination (flight)IAW AFM 35-13". "IAW" means "In Accordance With" and "AFM 35-13" would mean "Air Force Manual 35-13". There is no such Air Force Manual 35-13.

As you can see, there are too many oddities to take these documents at face value. Despite the best efforts of Democratic partisan spinmeisters, they are unable to refute even a full quarter of the points listed above.