Posted on 09/09/2004 8:29:56 PM PDT by Thanatos
Sep 8, 2004
McAuliffe Statement on Breaking News About Bush's Military Record Washington, D.C. - Responding to breaking news regarding George W. Bush's military record, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe issued this statement:
"George W. Bush's cover story on his National Guard service is rapidly unraveling.
"Tonight's CBS New report made clear that President Bush has misrepresented the nature of his National Guard service for decades to the American people. And now that questions are being raised, only Bush can settle this once and for all by answering the unanswered questions about his Guard service.
"CBS News exclusively obtained documents that flatly contradict two of Bush's often repeated claims about his time in the National Guard - that he received no special treatment and that he fulfilled his duty.
"According to these new military documents, political pressure was applied and strings were pulled for President Bush at every step of the process: to get in the Guard, to stay in the Guard, and to exit the Guard.
"These are serious charges. They have not been leveled by his opponent. Or by a political party. Or by an outside group. They are based on documents from the personal files of Col. Jerry Killian, Bush's squadron commander.
"George W. Bush needs to answer why he regularly misled the American people about his time in the Guard and who applied political pressure on his behalf to have his performance reviews 'sugarcoated'?"
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Sep 9, 2004
Questions George Bush Must Answer About His Service Washington, D.C. - In response to new revelations regarding George W. Bush's military record the Democratic National Committee released a series of questions the President is obligated to answer.
Q: Why did George Bush say "I did my duty" when he missed months of duty in 1972, 73 and 74?
Q: How did George Bush avoid getting called into active service for missing months of duty in 1972, 73, 74?
Q: Why did George Bush disobey a direct order to take his physical?
Q: What standard did George Bush fail to meet when he was grounded for failing to perform at US Air Force/Texas Air National Guard Standards?
Q: Why did George Bush go above his commander's head to ensure a favorable evaluation he had not earned?
Q: Why did George Bush say he received "no special treatment" when Ben Barnes says he pulled strings to secure a Guard slot for him?
Q: Who asked Bush family friend Sidney Adger to get Bush a slot in the Guard immediately after Bush graduated and at the height of the Vietnam War?
Q: When will George Bush produce any credible witness who can attest to his service in the Alabama Air National Guard?
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Bush Lied And Needs to Answer the Questions Himself
BUSH LIED: SAID HE GOT NO SPECIAL TREATMENT IN THE NATIONAL GUARD
Moderator: You are confident no influence was exercised on your behalf [in getting a spot in the Guard]? George W. Bush: I am, yeah. [1994 Texas Governor's Debate]
…BUT BEN BARNES PULLED STRINGS TO GET HIM IN
Dan Rather: …Barnes says he had a meeting with the late oilman Sid Adger, a friend to both Barnes and then-congressman George Bush…. Ben Barnes: …But he said, basically, would I help young George Bush get in the Air National Guard? Rather: Barnes says he contacted his longtime friend, General James Rose, the head of Texas' Air National Guard…. Rather: And you recommended George W. Bush? Barnes: Yes, I did. Rather: You said that you did this for others, what we normally call "preferential treatment." Barnes: Oh, I would describe it as preferential treatment. [CBS "60 Minutes," 9/9/04]
BUSH LIED: SAID HE FULFILLED HIS DUTY
Bush, speaking from the Oval Office in 2004: "I'm just telling you, I did my duty." [Meet the Press, 2/8/04]
…BUT HE DISOBEYED A DIRECT ORDER TO TAKE A PHYSICAL AND WAS GROUNDED
"President Bush failed to carry out a direct order from his superior in the Texas Air National Guard in May 1972 to undertake a medical examination that was necessary for him to remain a qualified pilot, according to documents made public yesterday." [Washington Post, 9/9/04]
The colonel [Killian] goes on, the "officer," meaning then-Lieutenant Bush, "has made no attempt to meet his training certification or flight physical." [CBS "60 Minutes," 9/9/04]
…BUT HE TRIED TO GO OVER HIS COMMANDER'S HEAD TO GET A POSITIVE EVALUATION
In August 1972, Bush's superior officer Lt. Col. Jerry Killian notes in a memo that Bush had gone over his head and was "talking to someone upstairs" to avoid service in Alabama. [CBS "60 Minutes," 9/9/04]
>…BUT HE MISSED MONTHS OF DUTY
"Yet Bush, a fighter-interceptor pilot, performed no service at all for one six-month period in 1972 and for another period of almost three months in 1973, the records show." [Boston Globe, 9/8/04]
BUSH LIED…AND THE ONLY WAY GEORGE BUSH PUTS THIS BEHIND HIM IS TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR HIMSELF.
HAAAAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
The DNC will never eat its words any more than the MSM will investigate the lunatic theories of Michael Moore.
Bottom feeders choke? Not likely. They will just blame Bush and the White House.
They'll choke on Election Day.
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
The liberal morons never seem to learn. They just keep digging the hole deeper and deeper.
The DNC will have to eat their words.. think they will choke??
The loathsome MacAuliffe will simply say "Let's move on to the real issues, like George Bush having the worst economy in fifty years."
This just can't get any better...can it?
Looking at Hillary lately I think we can only conclude that lies are easy to swallow and have more calories than chocolate bars.
I'd bet my paycheck that McFullofit knows who forged the doctored documents. When this is over, I bet he'll be looking for work. His job loss would be a bump in the unemployment I'd like to see.
I wonder if kerry's doing a captain queeg right now, thinking it's one giant hillary conspiracy to do him in.
we'd better cache this before the DNC takes this page down.
I'm trying to imagine how it could, and the only thing that comes to mind is michael moore being tied down on a hill of fireants while the DNC and CBS are forced to admit they were incredibly wrong.
Wow this press release is really rookie sucker-punch stuff. Perfectly childish. McAwful is losing his grip.
Surely McAuliff deserves some art work!
But, what the DNC doesn't understand is that no one other than the Bush Haters care about the National Guard story. They're burning precious time flogging a non-starter.
Carl Rove at work. Man's a genius.
McCauliffe's statement will be worth gold when this hoax is revealed!!!!
I don't want him looking for work, I want him looking at prison time!
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