1973 Document Puts Bush on Guard Base

Washington Post ^ | February 12, 2004 | Mike Allen and Lois Romano

[marron]

Its kind of a fake controversy.

The people who are pro-war support GW because he has led it the way they would expect him to by and large, and as a consequence don't really care if he did or didn't show up at his meetings 30 years ago. And the people who are against the war aren't going to vote for him, again, regardless of whether he did or didn't show up for his meetings.

[Judith Anne]

;-D

[NYCVirago]

Blah, blah, blah, let's examine this minutia all over again. Meanwhile, the WaPost couldn't expend one inch of column space today about the Fonda/Kerry photo.

[beckysueb]

They are hoping they can turn the independents away and also the far right like they did in 2000 with the last minute DUI story. You'd be surprised at how many "rightous" people dumped him ater that one came out.

[NYCVirago]

This story's transparency will backfire on the democrats. Even the lefties I spar with at work arent interested.

Same here.

[observer5]

It is such JOKE!

When Pres. Bush is accused of skipping National Guard duty the entire world press investigates and write millions of worlds about it.

When Pres. Clinton is accused of RAPING a woman, the press completely igores it.

But we have no double standards here. NOOOOOOOO!

[NYCVirago]

Now, I recall several more under-the-media-radar rumors that the left floated during the 2000 election...perhaps others here also remember them...I wonder how long before they're brought up? Warning to the lefties: You'll lose on those, too...

I think I know which rumors you're talking about, and I've seen references to two of them this week -- one by Michael Moore, and one by Moby.

[beckysueb]

I agree. And another thing that amazes me is that all the people that dumped him in 2000 for a measley 25 year old DUI almost put a baby killing tree hugger in office! And if this story manages to turn away voters, they will be helping to put a baby killing lying commie in office! Yes the double standard is truly amazing!

[cardinal4]

Which rumors are those? The DWI? I know there was cocaine use allegations about W, is that the rumor?

[marron]

You are right, of course. Of course the people who write the stories are not the highest wattages out there, and sometimes fall for their own hackery. You will remember all of the stories about Bush's intelligence from writers who thought Gore was smart? I can't count how many times I've seen writers refer to Gore's gargantuan intellect.

And all of the cocaine stories from the dim past that were supposed to upset us after 8 years of Clinton, for pete's sake. As if we didn't all remember the seventies. And as if we don't all remember Clinton.

But you are right, it is the independent voter who is at stake, and if anyone is dimmer than the average journalist its the independent voter.

[Judith Anne]

I hesitate to even mention them here on the forum, I just wonder if they'll go there again.

[beckysueb]

It would be just like them to try to rehash that again after their guy, Clinton, whos own brother said he had a nose like a vacuum cleaner when it came to cocaine.

[beckysueb]

I guess they forgot that Gore flunked out of 2 schools. One was Divinity school. Like Rush said how in the world do you flunk God!!

[cardinal4]

I was just about to comment on that; talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Using Coke in the White House goes far beyond depravity, it reduced the Oval Office to a suite in The Hustler bldg. The condom tree, the infamous "sink" incident, the Licoln Bedroom brothel raffle were just a few of the immoral embarrasments the Clintons fomented. For their patsies (The DNC) to attempt to revive DWI and cocaine stories, without revisiting Travelgate, monicagate, fostergate, et al, is typical of the latest Dem tactic; pick up a pile crap, heave at the wall and see what sticks..

[Judith Anne]

Gore never even got a degree of any kind, as far as I know.

[Rebelbase]

I have never seen a more nonstory, meida concoction that this AWOL businesss.
How many trees will have given their lives to cover this before its all over?

[mystery-ak]

David Gregory said last night that this story will live through the campaign..too many unanswered questions...it's not going away...

[serurier]

I believe President Bush , He lead Iraq war , for freedom .

[kittymyrib]

And now you have even Mort Kondrake saying he thanks God that Al Gore did not win the presidency after seeing his mental illness on display in the speech he gave a couple of days ago.

[beckysueb]

Good point. Maybe we should throw that at the tree huggers everytime they bring this up.