Posted on 09/07/2004 10:00:58 AM PDT by Forrest2320
After weeks in which the political discourse was nearly dominated by the scrutinizing of Sen. John F. Kerry's conduct in the Vietnam War era, President Bush now may find himself under the microscope and on the defensive for actions in his past. Kerry supporters are actively questioning Bush's spotty record as a stateside National Guardsmen during the Vietnam War. A former senior politician in Texas is telling people he pulled strings to get Bush into the guard. And an Associated Press investigation has concluded that key documents that should have been written to explain gaps in Bush's guard service are missing.
Jill Zuckman writes in the Chicago Tribune: "In a television advertisement to begin airing Friday, Bob Mintz, a lieutenant colonel in the Alabama Air National Guard during the time Bush was supposed to have been there in 1972, will say he never saw Bush at the base even though he looked for him, according to a spokeswoman for the group." Michael Dobbs writes in The Washington Post: "A former senior politician from Texas has told close friends that he recommended George W. Bush for a pilot's slot in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War because he was eager to 'collect chits' from an influential political family.
The five kinds of missing files identified by the AP are: • A report from the Texas Air National Guard to Bush's local draft board certifying that Bush remained in good standing in 1972 or 1973. • Records of a required investigation into why Bush lost flight status. • A written acknowledgment from Bush that he had received the orders grounding him. • Reports of formal counseling sessions Bush was required to have after missing more than three training sessions.
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ZOT to you !
and in other news my 10 yr old had a tooth pulled today.....
This is more dead-horse-beating.
And Ben Barnes has a few questions to answer, like, how could he have gotten Bush into the National Guard in 1968 when Barnes didn't take over as Lt. Governor until January of 1969?
The hypocrisy of the media is amazing. Oh well.
Does anyone know anyone other than the true believers of the Party of Treason and Slavery that give a damn what Bush or Kerry did 30 years ago?
No matter what they dig up, it can't compare to Kerry's military record.
This is the mass media setup for the Barnes 60 Minutes interview this week.
Is there anything new here, or the same old crap recycled again? You guys are wasting your time. This has been tried over and over and over and over again and lo' and behold nothin' there.
I knew those Zell miller pictures had some potential.
I believe that you will see stories like this throughout the entire Bush second termas they do their best to trash his reputation and administration.
Yawn...this is sooooooo 2000....
AP -- aren't they the guys who changed "oohs" to "boos" just yesterday?
Heard a good analysis this AM of these type of sophomoric accusations against Bush by the media and Dem talking heads. They said that the Dems will make Bush into an "underdog" and we know America loves "underdogs."
Kerry's anti-war behavior is documented. Here-say accusations are toxic to those who make them, not to those who are accused.
Just a warning to you Dems!
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