Rathergate? It gets stranger and stranger...UPDATED

Sean Hannity tonight interviewed Gary Kilian, the son of the man alleged to have authored the records found by CBS news regarding George Bush's time in the National Guard. He states that he was contacted by CBS news prior to the airing of the report, and stated he did not believe the documents were accurate. He also stated that he gave them names of other people that would verify his fathers favorable opinion of Bush. Although interviewed, none were aired.

Also, Amy Barnes, the daughter of Ben Barnes stated that prior to the 2000 election, her father stated to her that he did not "pull strings" to get then candidate Bush into the National Guard. Then she states, earlier this summer, during preperation for a new book he was writing, he reversed that opinion. She also stated her father id very angry at her for going public with this information.

Wow! What will hapen next?

EDIT - Will post links when availavble

[edit on 9/10/04 by Seth Bullock]

[edit on 9/11/04 by Seth Bullock]

Well, I don't know if these have been posted elsewhere, but here are the link for the CBS "documents.document one (PDF file)document 2 (PDF file)

Even the widow and son of the alleged author of the memos, the late Lt. Col. Jerry B. Killian, questioned whether the documents were real. Killian's widow, Marjorie, called the records "a farce," according to The Washington Post, and his son, Gary, who retired from the Texas Air National Guard in 1991, told The Associated Press one unsigned document looked fake.

www.cnsnews.com...\Politics\archive\200409\POL20040910b.html

From ABC News:

One of the sources CBS used to validate their claims, Robert Hodges, says he was mislead...

Retired Maj. General Hodges, Killian's supervisor at the Grd, tells ABC News that he feels CBS misled him about the documents they uncovered. According to Hodges, CBS told him the documents were "handwritten" and after CBS read him excerpts he said, "well if he wrote them that's what he felt."

Hodges also said he did not see the documents in the 70's and he cannot authenticate the documents or the contents. His personal belief is that the documents have been "computer generated" and are a "fraud".

CBS responds: ""We believed Col. Hodges the first time we spoke with him. We believe the documents to be genuine. We stand by our story and will continue to report on it."

Also, White House Spokesman Scott McClellan has blamed the democrats....

McClellan suggested the memos surfaced as part of "an orchestrated effort by Democrats and the Kerry campaign to tear down the president."

And reports have it that DNC Chairman Terry McCauliffe has blamed Carl Rove...

This gets better and better...


[edit on 9/11/04 by Seth Bullock]