Joppa man: Bush served in Guard in '72

THE DECATUR DAILY ^ | Eric Fleischauer

[Conservative Coulter Fan]

Not only was George W. Bush fulfilling his National Guard duties in 1972, he was already showing the conservative political ideology that is now the bane of many Democrats, according to a Joppa man.

Joe Holcombe, 71, was the office manager for Winton "Red" Blount in his unsuccessful race for the U.S. Senate in 1972. Bush was the county coordinator for Blount's campaign, Holcombe said. The Blount family and the Bush family were good friends, Holcombe said.

Blount lost to Morgan County native and U.S. Sen. John Sparkman.

Bush joined Blount's campaign "a little before or a little after the primary, which was the first Tuesday in June 1972," Holcombe recalled.

"It wasn't too long after he joined the campaign that we learned he was in the National Guard. He was a jet fighter pilot, and that kind of singled him out. That made him seem more respectable to us, I think," Holcombe said.

Holcombe said he remembers a specific conversation when the campaign manager mentioned Bush's National Guard duty.

"We were having a staff meeting late in the campaign. George wasn't there and I asked where he was. Jimmy said, 'He's in National Guard today.' That was on a Saturday. I dropped the subject because it didn't matter much to me at the time," Holcombe said.

Holcombe said he also remembers Bush returning to Montgomery for National Guard duty after the campaign ended.

"He went home (in Texas) for a few days after the campaign ended. My understanding was that he came back in November, after the campaign, to finish out his National Guard obligation. He gathered up his stuff to take back to Texas with him," Holcombe said.

Holcombe said he might have paid a bit more attention to Bush had he known the man was destined to be president.

"If I knew then what I know now," Holcombe said, "I might have asked a few more questions."

[Conservative Coulter Fan]

I'm currently working on a web site I'm calling 'Bush Served Honorably' that in part mocks the AWOL Bush site and crushes the AWOL lie. Feel free to post any images, information, or thoughts. I'm aiming to have it done in 10 days at the latest.

[ServesURight]

Another nail in the Dem coffin.

[EggsAckley]

COOL! Just let us know how to get there.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Guess the Big Lie didn't stick.

[HitmanLV]

What is really amazing is how this non-story got so much in the way of legs. I suspect if I ever ran for anything, the jornalists would wonder if, indeed, I ever attended Vassar College, or law school. I mean, can we find anyone who went to school with him? Haha!

[LowOiL]

I'm currently working on a web site I'm calling 'Bush Served Honorably' that in part mocks the AWOL Bush site and crushes the AWOL lie.

I would like a freepmail of that site when you get it constructed please. I have a slow internet connection, so please just freepmail me instead of a huge picture ping. If you have time of course.

Thank you LowOiL

[Verginius Rufus]

Don't expect stories like this to get much attention. Everyone heard the accusations, but a much smaller proportion of the public knows about the evidence exonerating Bush, and the 'Rats can keep on insinuating that he didn't fully answer the questions. Jay Leno last night was still using the idea that Bush evaded his duties as a premiss for jokes (rather stale ones) in his monologue.

[Paul Atreides]

Please, someone call the DNC and tell Terry Mc that W is actually an alien, bent on taking over the world. I'm sure Terry will run with it.

[Paul Atreides]

The Republicans in Congress should be out, howling to the rafters about the lies being spread by the Dims. Anytime a truth is told against a Rat, they will all gang up and denounce it as the VRWC. What do Republicans do? They go on shows and meekly suggest that:

"This is unfortunate."

"Senator Kerry is an honorable man, and I am disappointed that he is making such accusations."

The time is for the Republican leaders to go on the offensive.

[vpintheak]

Let the truth be known.

[CyberAnt]

According to Rush's website, only 29% of the public said they had even heard about it, and that people thought what happened 30 years ago wasn't relevant today.

Looks like the DEMS ATTACK DIDN'T WORK .. A G A I N !!!!!

[Conservative Coulter Fan]

Here it is - Bush Served