Last night 60 Minutes ran a story on Bush receiving privileged treatment with regard to the Air National Guard. As evidence, they unearthed some "authentic," 32-year-old documents. The trouble is, many on the blogosphere are arguing it's a forgery. The typefaces used on the memos produced weren't available on typewriters used in 1973. With very little effort, Little Green Footballs has replicated the forgery. Powerline is all over this. Forensic document examiners are sharing their expert opinion, and it looks quite bad for CBS News.
Update:
Passions are high inside CBS News as the network is facing yet another outpouring of public discontent, this time over 60 Minutes's boneheaded decision to publicize phony documents "proving" that George W. Bush was AWOL from the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.
Many staffers are placing the blame squarely on the shoulders of Dan Rather who they say was the driving force behind a shoddily researched story that ought never to have aired.
Meanwhile, CBS's News publicity flacks have abandoned answering their phones, overwhelmed with calls from angry viewers and inquisitive journalists.
(Hat tip: Polipundit)
