Burkett To Sue CBS For Libel

Burkett to sue CBS. They can't exactly write him a settlement check to shut him up, can they?

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[Ripper]

The could give him Dan's job in a settlement. Next to this guy Dan would look stable and moderate.

[Appalled Moderate]

Now, Burkett has admitted

[Appalled Moderate]

...lying to CBS about who gave him the documents (see yesterday's USA today.) he also admitted destroying the original document he was given.

It's not like Burkett made easy on CBS to authenticate this stuff. I really doubt he has much of a case

[Xrlq]

What is Burkett going to sue them for? Libeling him by calling him "unimpeachable?"

[Patrick R. Sullivan]

This is pretty clever on the part of Burkett. He's undoubtedly thinking they'll refuse to produce in discovery, and will default to him. He'll get something at least.

[old maltese]

'They can't exactly write him a settlement check to shut him up, can they?'

Why not? You think he's already told *everything* he knows?

[Dan Collins]

We really shouldn't characterize Burkett as the source of the memos. How about the "proximat source"?

[Dan Collins]

We can't really call him the "source" of the memos. How about the "proximate source"?

[appalled moderate]

Dan:

To call Burkett the proximate source of the documents, we'd have to believe that he is now telling the truth this time around.

[jack risko]

Burkett's suit is a public relations stunt, since he was the forger of the dox August 14-21, 2004. See:

http://www.dinocrat.com/archives/2004/09/22/oer-oetr-bill-burkett-and-tightening-the-time-frame-of-the-rathergate-phony-memos/

Thank you, Jack Risko

[jack risko]

Tom: I have tried to incorporate your thoughts, but I still think they point to Burkett alone.