Posted on 07/19/2004 9:40:41 AM PDT by null and void
Yes, I heard. Speaking on morality. I wouldn't want to be standing too close to that church. Wouldn't it be funny if the Clintons threw a party and nobody showed up?
It could be the medication that causes a personality change?
Awww....c'mon Loddy, admit it. You're just hoping that when you're his age you'll be able to earn the nickname, Romeo.
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That's funny.
Good yob, Libby.
Off to Mr.Grill for the evening's dinner (supper).
Rec'd this in an email
Per Associated Press, "I got a young man named George W. Bush into the National Guard when I was lieutenant governor of Texas," - former Democrat TX Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes
Just one TEENY problem with Barnes' claim for the Kerry campaign..... George Bush joined the Texas Air National Guard in May, 1968 and Barnes was not elected Lt. Governor until 1969. Bush's enlistment in 1968 per MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4251208/ and here is Barnes' bio (Barnes is coincidentally a long-time Dem activist and one of Kerry's top fund-raisers) http://www.klru.org/texasmonthlytalks/archives/barnes/bio.asp
And per CNN there were waiting lists for some positions in the TANG, but no waiting list for F-102 pilots, only "a handful of applicants willing and qualified" for those slots...
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/07/04/bush.02/
"...while Bush's unit in Texas had a waiting list for many spots, he was accepted because he was one of a handful of applicants willing and qualified to spend more than a year in active training flying F-102 jets."
Barnes says he's ashamed for getting Bush into Texas Guard
8-28-04 - Associated Press
AUSTIN - In a video posted on the Internet, former Democratic Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes said he is ashamed that he helped President Bush and the sons of other wealthy families get into the Texas Air National Guard in 1968 so they could avoid serving in Vietnam.
"I got a young man named George W. Bush into the National Guard when I was lieutenant governor of Texas, and I'm not necessarily proud of that, but I did it," Barnes said in the 45-second video, which was recorded May 27 at a meeting for John Kerry supporters in Austin.
Barnes, who actually was Texas House speaker when Bush entered the Guard, said he became ashamed after walking through the Vietnam Memorial and looking at the names of people who died.
"I became more ashamed of myself than I've ever been because the worst thing I did was get a lot of wealthy supporters and a lot of people who had family names of importance into the Guard and I'm very sorry about that and I apologize to you and the voters of Texas," Barnes said.
President Bush has denied that family influence got him into the Guard.
"It is no surprise that a partisan Democrat is making these statements," Bush spokeswoman Claire Buchan told the Houston Chronicle. "This was addressed five years ago, and there's nothing new."
According to the New York Times, the video was posted June 25 on the Web site Austin4Kerry.com. It didn't get much attention until Friday, when Jim Moore, an Austin-based author of books about Bush, sent out e-mail messages calling attention to it.
The clip was moved to another Web site - 69.59.167.160 - on Friday after the original site crashed from overuse.
"I got a lot of other people in the National Guard because I thought that's what people should do when you're in office: You help a lot of rich people," Barnes said.
It was the first time Barnes, a Kerry supporter, has discussed at length his role in getting Bush into the Guard. In 1999, he said he recommended Bush for a pilot's position at the request of a Bush family friend.
That Barnes tale is so limp him being ashame of doing a favor!
Bush an excellant flying record and loged in many hours which means he had to be there to be able to log those hours!
When I was in high school young boys would wrtie their senators to help them get into West Point or Annapolis school.
They should sell buttons with purple band-aid across Kerry.
Got about 3 hours of scooter time in down at the river today...Felt good getting out again....
.....Westy.....
I sometimes wonder if how those proxy work like they could thorw yours away and put what they want in!
In NY when you go to vote you MUST stand in a orderly matter for each vote is numbered so your # is loged in the journal.
I always felt they could if they wanted to know what each person voted for by matching the # in the machine with the # in the record journal!
I glad to hear you had a great time out with your wheels!
I'm bugging out early tonight...
Hope yall had a great day and that tomorrow will be even better..
Good night everyone...
.....Westy......
Our Primaries are like that .. no cross voting
HEAR THE LATEST stay tuned to WABC all day.....
We have all been gearing up for this event for a long time....as the Big Apple shines with all the attention of the GOP convention. Our coverage kicks into high gear on Sunday, when WABC will broadcast live from our suite overlooking 7th avenue and Madison Square Garden at the Southgate Towers hotel.
Steve Malzberg broadcasts live 9am to 1pm (with live news coverage of the protest march)
Monica Crowley broadcasts live 1pm to 5pm (continued live coverage of the march)
Curtis Sliwa broadcasts live from 5pm to 7pm (With Ron Kuby from the protest rally)
Then, stay with WABC for convention week, as we broadcast John Gambling's show live from Radio Row, at Madison Square Garden in the heart of the action,10am to Noon. Rush Limbaugh will be all over it, and then WABC's Sean Hannity will be live from radio row 3-6pm.
Mark Levin will cover all the action, and Laura Ingraham will be here too....6pm to 10pm, with live ABC News Coverage from the Convention Floor and all the speeches. WABC news will cover all the action, morning-noon-and-night, including any problems around the convention protest rallies. You gotta love this!
It's a great time for New York City, and WABC will be all over it. Stay tuned......
Wonderful Neigh-Purr post. Thanks for the smile.
Good Sunday morning, everyone.
Good Sunday morning everyone.
Thank you for that link Loddy.
We are all healing here. Things will get better day by day.
I have your radio station on Resty.. Thanks. That is so adorable with the horse and kitty.. ;)
I heard Ann Coultier........
LOL!
Liberals Losing it over Swift Boat Charges - Fox News Watch Libs on Brink of Breakdown
I read about that last night
I missed all the fun with the Libs meltdown
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