Bush and I were Lieutenants (Fellow Pilot Comes to Bush's Defense)

The Washington Times Letters to the Editor ^ | 2-11-4 | Col. William Campenni (ret.)

[Petronski]

'Bush and I were lieutenants'

George Bush and I were lieutenants and pilots in the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS), Texas Air National Guard (ANG) from 1970 to 1971. We had the same flight and squadron commanders (Maj. William Harris and Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, both now deceased). While we were not part of the same social circle outside the base, we were in the same fraternity of fighter pilots, and proudly wore the same squadron patch.

[reformed_democrat]

It's John FONDA Kerry! and you heard it HERE first!

I love this board!

I'm always ahead of the news cycle.

[anymouse]

Dubya ping

[Dog]

Posted what?

[Howlin]

Not me. Laker5732 found it! I just linked WHERE he found it first!

[BlessedByLiberty]

From CNN website: wolf blhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/11/wbr.kerry.image/index.htmlitzed


Jane Fonda spoke for herself, telling CNN:

"My reaction is that the American people have had it with the big lie. Any attempt to link Kerry to me and make him look bad with that connection is completely false. We were at a rally for veterans at the same time. I spoke, Donald Sutherland spoke, John Kerry spoke at the end. I don't even think we shook hands. And they're also saying this organization, the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, was a Communist organization. This was an organization of men who risked their lives in Vietnam, who considered themselves totally patriotic. So anyone who slams that organization and slams Kerry for being part of it is doing an injustice to veterans. How can you impugn, how can you even suggest, that anyone like Kerry or any of these veterans were not patriotic? He was a hero there."

This is an issue, an experience that will not go away -- especially in an election year.

John Kerry's record, in war and against it, and tough questions about a president's service in the National Guard will remain at the forefront.

Young people who were finding their way back then are now a generation of leaders still struggling with this conflict, nearly 30 years after the war's end.

Well Freepers have at it!

[eddie willers]

Hot damn.....what a letter!

[mathluv]

The Big Story is John Gibson. It does not replay that I know of.

[JOE43270]

It's gold and it's true. Miss Laura is lucky she still has him after flying that widow maker. As a member of the 374th FMS at Naha AFB Okinawa in 1970, I saw there were some F-102's stripped of there engines and anything else of value and the airframes were cut up for scrap.

[mathluv]

Rush mentioned that Fonda was on CNN - talking about the Vagina Monologues - and how they have become a national movement.

[BlessedByLiberty]

They use that term because it sounds as if Bush did something wrong and had to be disciplined! Cute word games right from Orwell.

[mathluv]

Powell did a great job on that dim. Whoever he was, Brit said he had no service record either.

[reformed_democrat]

Rush mentioned that Fonda was on CNN - talking about the Vagina Monologues - and how they have become a national movement.

ARRRRGGHHH! I HATE THAT!

It is SO embarrassing to have your 12 year old son ask (in a crowded shopping mall, of course), "Mom, what's this 'V-Day' thing? I thought it was Valentine's Day."

[mathluv]

That is what 12 yo are for! Mine is a grandson.

[reformed_democrat]

Jane Fonda spoke for herself, telling CNN:

"My reaction is that the American people have had it with the big lie. Any attempt to link Kerry to me and make him look bad with that connection is completely false.

Compare that to

Condemning the tactics and morality of the war, Kerry was "brilliant," Fonda says today. He looked like Abe Lincoln and sounded like John F. Kennedy. "He was our ragtag commander at Valley Forge," says veterans organizer Joe Bangert.

The link to the AZ Student site comes to us courtesy of Krodg, and you can find it here.

[Krodg]

Wasn't me...the credit goes to Hon. I just had it my comments because I had responded. Hon does great work!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1075179/posts?page=76#71

[Right_in_Virginia]

BIG BUMP!!!!

[The Californian]

Mark for future reference.

[gg188]

Would someone please photoshop J F-ing K's face into Peter Fonda's Easy Rider pic? :-) (Or is Kerry more of the Dennis Hopper character?)

[TankerKC]

It was obvious then it was nonsense.

Yep. It seems to be the word of the day.

[Freee-dame]

The Repubbies are awful at it."

and it's really hard to get your message out when most of the media is willing to spin to the point of lying to favor the other side. The picture of President Bush in his flight suit as a young man must really shock some people because he is so handsome. We know he is from the Daily Dose pictures, but the leftist media chooses to use very unflattering pictures. Even Fox News uses a terrible picture for its corner shot of the President. It's frustrating.