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Sharon Bush Denies Kitty Kelley Account
WashingtonPost ^ | 09/09/04 | Howard Kurtz

Posted on 09/08/2004 8:06:39 PM PDT by Pikamax

Sharon Bush Denies Kitty Kelley Account

By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 9, 2004; Page C01

President Bush's former sister-in-law denied yesterday that she had given author Kitty Kelley any information about allegations of past drug use by Bush.

Sharon Bush is quoted in Kelley's forthcoming book about the Bush family as making one of the allegations, and Kelley's editor said in an interview Tuesday that she had provided "confirmation" for the information.

But Sharon Bush, who is divorced from the president's brother Neil, said in a statement: "I categorically deny that I ever told Kitty Kelley that George W. Bush used cocaine at Camp David or that I ever saw him use cocaine at Camp David. When Kitty Kelley raised drug use at Camp David, I responded by saying something along the lines of, 'Who would say such a thing?'

"Although there have been tensions between me and various members of the Bush family, I cannot allow this falsehood to go unchallenged."

Doubleday, Kelley's publisher, was quick to dispute her account.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bushfamily; denial; kittykelley; sharonbush
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1 posted on 09/08/2004 8:06:42 PM PDT by Pikamax
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To: Pikamax

Kerry should stick to spitballs. He sure sucks slinging mud...


2 posted on 09/08/2004 8:08:52 PM PDT by fhayek (Spitball veteran for Bush)
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To: Pikamax

Doubleday, Kelley's publisher, was quick to dispute her account.

Could George Soros's money be behind this?


3 posted on 09/08/2004 8:09:31 PM PDT by taxesareforever
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To: Pikamax

Another Kerry attack backfires.


4 posted on 09/08/2004 8:09:35 PM PDT by ambrose (http://www.swiftvets.com/)
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To: Pikamax

Kitty Kelley is a liar and has always been a liar. Period. Even anti-Bush Newsweek is declining to print any excerpts of her book. Larry King says he will not have her on his show. These things say a lot.


5 posted on 09/08/2004 8:10:37 PM PDT by Wait4Truth ("There is nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat!" - GWB)
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To: fhayek

Ouch, but Kelty was always a gossip monger. I don't see any of this going anywhere.


6 posted on 09/08/2004 8:10:58 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Pikamax

If I live to be a hundred years old........


7 posted on 09/08/2004 8:11:22 PM PDT by notforhire (It riles them to believe that we perceive the web they weave.)
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To: Pikamax; Howlin
I categorically deny that I ever told Kitty Kelley that George W. Bush used cocaine at Camp David or that I ever saw him use cocaine at Camp David. When Kitty Kelley raised drug use at Camp David, I responded by saying something along the lines of, 'Who would say such a thing?'

THAT'S going to leave a mark.

8 posted on 09/08/2004 8:11:39 PM PDT by Petronski (With what? Spitballs!?!)
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To: Pikamax
Just like the 260 decorated Swifties eh Stone-age Press??? Busted bigtime!!! Hope Kitty Clymer gets sued Bigtime!!

Pray for W and Our Troops

9 posted on 09/08/2004 8:11:58 PM PDT by bray (Some men have skeletons in their closets, some have cemetaries!!)
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To: Pikamax

And don't you just think...I mean don't you really think, that maybe one, I mean even one, of the MSM that touted this story today, and NBC who has an interview with Kelly for three days next week would think to ask Sharon Bush for confirmation of the story before they ran with it, and made complete asses of themselves.

Unbelievable.


10 posted on 09/08/2004 8:12:44 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: Pikamax; woofie
Drudge:Sharon Bush plans tell-all book about Bush family Drudge Report Apr 15 2003

Sharon Bush is planning to write a tell all on the Bush family, The New York Observer is reporting exclusively in Wednesday's paper.

Sharon Bush, the estranged wife of President George W. Bush's younger brother, Neil Bush, has spent two decades with the Bush family.

Sharon Bush's spokesman, Lou Colasuonno, told The Observer:

"This will be the story of Sharon Bush's life inside one of the most powerful families in America. She witnessed the evolution of a dynasty. She believes, and is prepared to reveal in her book, that the Bushs are far more pragmatic and calculating than has ever been seen before. She will show that the family orchestrates its public image from top to bottom. She will reveal that the family is in essence a political operation."

Ms. Bush is currently working on her proposal and is pitching her idea in Manhattan publishing circles.

She recently met extensively with renowned biographer Kitty Kelley, who is working on her own book on the Bushes. They discussed the possibility of Sharon Bush becoming a key inside source for Kitty Kelley, which would be a huge boost for Kelley's long awaited book.

Kelley's agent, Wayne Kabak, of William Morris Agency, told the Observer:

"Kitty had a very long lunch with Sharon, and a great deal of information was put on the table. They talked about the possibility of Sharon writing her own book, as well as about the possibility of Sharon further cooperating with Kitty's book in the future." Sharon Bush is in the midst of a nasty divorce with Neil Bush. ...


11 posted on 09/08/2004 8:13:29 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: Pikamax

The publisher is arguing with the alleged first-person source?

Well, time to add them to my list of say-anything, end-justifies-the-means political hacks who cannot be trusted to inform me of the time of day.


12 posted on 09/08/2004 8:13:30 PM PDT by Riley (Need an experienced computer tech in the DC Metro area? I'm looking. Freepmail for details.)
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To: Pikamax

I want this blasted to every sorry news editor and show producer that took this piece o' crap story and ran with it. Any other liberals with lies to make up about the President, please go back to your cave in Afghanistan. Dumbass Losers. There, now I feel better.


13 posted on 09/08/2004 8:13:34 PM PDT by jsk10
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
So Kitty Kelly lied. Again.

And Al-Qatie Qouriq is giving her free reign for three days to spread those lies.

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

14 posted on 09/08/2004 8:13:39 PM PDT by mhking
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To: Pikamax

Gee, I wonder of Katie Couric will make reference to this.


15 posted on 09/08/2004 8:14:05 PM PDT by Socratic (Yes, there is method in the madness.)
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To: fhayek

I didn't see this on Drudge, so I gave him a "news tip". Let's see if this gets some coverage.


16 posted on 09/08/2004 8:14:09 PM PDT by fetts
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To: Pikamax

I thought Sharon was writing a nasty tell-all book to get back at her husband thru his family. I know that's where the abortion story came from.


17 posted on 09/08/2004 8:14:15 PM PDT by Deb (Lee Harvey Oswald Served With Honor.)
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To: Wait4Truth
Hello,

Something else that says alot: The Perky One will have K. Kelley on not one, but three mornings next week! The Today Show has sunk lower than Larry King, LOL.

Glad to be here, MOgirl
18 posted on 09/08/2004 8:15:44 PM PDT by MOgirl (In memory of Walton Wayne Callahan, I love you forever.)
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To: taxesareforever

"We CAN'T be losing!"

19 posted on 09/08/2004 8:16:43 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (You have entered a "No Girlie Men" zone. Thank you for not whining and sniveling.)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
ping!

Another interesting post in #11.

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

20 posted on 09/08/2004 8:18:22 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Comrade Hillary - 6/28/04)
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