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Easily duped Americans view Rather's memo story as an 'honest mistake'.

• Oh, yeah. Sure. And the Easter Bunny is real. I would think it was an honest mistake, too, except that when the documents were revealed to be false, Rather self-servingly pled for the President to deal with the charges and issues involved instead of to question the authenticity of the documents. Well, let's see, Dan. Why did he not deal with the issues raised by fake documents? Gosh, I don't know, call me crazy, Danno, but I'm pretty sure if I fake evidence that you fuck sheep, you'll attack the documents rather than discuss your sheep-fucking habits on the air. "Hey, it was only once, maybe twice. Nobody but Kenneth really knows the frequency. And I was in college. And I was drunk. And it was a ewe."
• In order to believe it was an honest mistake, one has to be able to answer "no" to the following question: "If the documents had been about the youth of John Kerry, or the youth of Dan Rather, would they have been subjected to more rigorous standards of authenticity?" I believe the answer is obviously "yes", and if you think the answer is "no", I would like to talk to you about buying some swampland in Florida from me. Since only extreme naivete could produce a "no" response, I must conclude that it was therefore a dishonest mistake.