tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post109573373338474441..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Is Mary Mapes on the Kerry payroll, or what?Jonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1095777992128252592004-09-21T09:46:00.000-05:002004-09-21T09:46:00.000-05:00Well, does this not confirm what we all 'knew' any...Well, does this not confirm what we all 'knew' anyway? In addition, Lockhart surely did not act on his own, or keep this to himself. Other Kerryites and probably DNC McAuliffs had to have also been involved. And we still don't know if Burkett in fact personally faxed the forgeries to Mapes, or to someone else to give to Mapes. But clearly the Kerry campaign, possibly Kerry himself, vetted this thing before Rather went public. Is forgery with intent to harm or damage still a criminal offense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1095777956288691122004-09-21T09:45:00.000-05:002004-09-21T09:45:00.000-05:00Well, does this not confirm what we all 'knew' any...Well, does this not confirm what we all 'knew' anyway? In addition, Lockhart surely did not act on his own, or keep this to himself. Other Kerryites and probably DNC McAuliffs had to have also been involved. And we still don't know if Burkett in fact personally faxed the forgeries to Mapes, or to someone else to give to Mapes. But clearly the Kerry campaign, possibly Kerry himself, vetted this thing before Rather went public. Is forgery with intent to harm or damage still a criminal offense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1095774295272702572004-09-21T08:44:00.000-05:002004-09-21T08:44:00.000-05:00Two things strike me as quite odd (I'm being gener...Two things strike me as quite odd (I'm being generous here) about Lockhart's statements. First, he feigns ignorance of Bill Burkett's status as one of the more enduring Bush bashers. Second, apparently, Ms. Mapes did not hesitate to ask Mr. Lockhart for a favor in order to advance a story and Mr. Lockhart had no trouble granting it to her. Quite chummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com