Barnes, a longtime Democrat who works as a lobbyist and political consultant in Austin, has said that he is now "very ashamed" of helping "a lot of people who had family names of importance get in the National Guard." He made the statement during a meeting with John F. Kerry supporters in Austin on May 27, a video of which is now circulating on the Internet.
At the time, Barnes was speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and in close touch with the head of the Texas Air National Guard, Brig. Gen. James Rose.
But when he spoke to a Kerry supporters gathering on video tape Mr. Barnes tells us he was the Lt. Governor of Texas at the time he pulled strings to get GWB into the "Champagne Unit" of the Texas National Guard. Which is impossible since he wasn't elected Lt. Gov. until 1969 and GWB enlisted in 1968.
I wonder which lie they would like us to believe?
Effin's coming to Steubenville, Ohio today, about a 30 minute drive from our home. Alas, we'll be elsewhere, exploring American colonial history with the nieces and so cannot freep him, but are we to believe this crap from the local Dem organizer (quoted in this morning's paper):
Wilson said those coming to pick up tickets at the furniture store (for the Kerry appearance) have readily expressed their opinions to him regarding the race. He said many are undecided voters who also attended President Bush's visit to Wheeling last Sunday. "One lady told me she voted for President Bush in the last election, but probably not now," he said. "She said a friend of hers had been experiencing problems with her retirement and pension benefits."
A friend of hers has problems with her pension, and so she's not going to vote for the president who is protecting her from Islamic terrorists and rebuilding the economy? Are people really that stupid as to believe Bush has anything to do with their friends' pensions? Or is it Mr. Wilson who believes we're so stupid we'll believe that someone would stand in line two hours to get tickets to Bush's appearance, then stand in line and wait a few more hours to see the president, and sit through his speech, still wouldn't vote for him because of a pension problem with which he has absolutely nothing to do? Unfortunately, I suppose he does, and I suppose there are people that mindless. I just hope they don't vote.
My bet would be that the Bush campaign probably has MILES of video of Barnes saying nice things about his governor and president. We'll see.
My other bet is that 60 Minutes is pushing the envelope, not realizing the considerable fury among TV viewers at liberal bias in the old media. The internet has changed everything and Kerry and his press minions refuse to accept it.
Great piece on that subject by Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) in today's Opinion Journal.
http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110005571