[ambrose]

ping.

[MJY1288]

Ping,

[NYCVirago]

I noticed that both the NYTimes and Washington Post stories were considerably less hysterical today (Sunday)about the whole "Bush is AWOL" issue. I think they were hoping to find real dirt in the full records, and the best revelation they could get out of it was the hemorrhoid notation.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Gotta wonder about the motives of this Burkett character.

[js1138]

The press has had this backwards from the beginning. The question is not whether people remember a completely unremarkabel Bush after thirty years, but whether anyone remembers him AWOL, or in trouble.

I can't remember the names of more thatna two or three of the guys I served with in this period, but if anyone had gone missing or AWOL, I'd remember that forever.

[mewzilla]

So what's the Boston Globe trying to do now? Cover its own backside, or are they trying for a cease fire?

[js1138]

How long befor Michael Moore is accusing Bush of bribes or threats to silence thes guys?

[3catsanadog]

Turnipseed. Where did he ever get a name like that? This is the best part of this whole "scandal."

[Slings and Arrows]

The Left sure seems to like picking on people with Alzheimer's - Gen. Turnipseed, Charlton Heston, and of course Ronaldus Maximus.

G-d help all of the above.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[PJ-Comix]

Retired Lt. Col. Bill Burkett had claimed he heard Bush aides talking about having his Guard records scrubbed and saw it happen.

Amazing hearing Burkett must have. He claims to have heard the conversation through a crack in the door even though he says he wasn't at the doorway. Then he sees them toss the records into the trash. This happened back in the 90s, years BEFORE shredders were invented.

[spunkets]

I haven't been following this too closely. I do know this has been known for a long time. Turnipseed always said that he didn't remember and always included and cautioned, that he didn't remember much of anything. It didn't amaze me though when the papers continued to leave that out. They have an agenda.

[WOSG]

And The Boston Globe, which took the lead in challenging Bush's Guard service, reported serious doubts about the account given by one of Bush's prime accusers. This is slander by the Globe. They misreported it in the first place, deliberately twisting Turnipseed's words to accuse Bush. Now they make it sound like Turnipseed story has changed. It hasnt. They Globe is now finally deciding - 4 years late - to report it honestly: Bush served and did his duty honorably, and there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever to suggest otherwise.

[ArmstedFragg]

recanted his statement

What's to recant? He said he didn't remember, and he doesn't.

Only a Rat could turn "I don't remember" into "he was never there".

[GretchenEE]

Bush's assailants just keep digging to China on this one.
It's a wonder they don't suffocate themselves with all that dirt falling back in the hole over them.

[WaterDragon]

It all sounds like very sleazy 'reporting' by the liberal media because they don't like Bush. And those 'journalists' don't bother to even try to find the truth out. They've really damaged their credibility!

[The Wizard]

caught in the ntreap and trying to escape

[FreedomPoster]

Ping. This one puts it all the refutations in one place, very succinctly.

[RottiBiz]

The Dems have been working hard to undermine President Bush's credibility ever since last year's talking points were developed by McAuliffe, Carville, Daschle and Gephardt.

Remember this article from January 6, 2003?

Dems plan to undermine America to beat Bush

[The Wizard]

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