Another CBS Source Backs Down

Ben Barnes claims that while he was Lt. Governor he helped "pull strings" to get Bush into the Texas Air National Guard.

According to the Texas Archives and Barnes' own bio, he was sworn in as Lt. Governor on Jan. 21, 1969.

But Bush enlisted in the TANG on May 27, 1968. Preston Smith was Lt. Governor at that time, not Barnes who had not even been elected to the office yet.

Why would Barnes, as Lt. Governor, be needed to help Bush who had already been in the TANG for 8 months before Barnes even took office?

Why is no one in the media picking up on this fact, proving Barnes is a liar about being asked to help Bush?

Lt. Governors of Texas:
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/ltgov.html

Barnes' bio:
http://www.klru.org/texasmonthlytalks/archives/barnes/bio.asp

Ben Barnes video claiming he pulled strings for Bush WHILE he was Lt. Governor.
http://media.greaterdemocracy.org/

Bush enlistment date: (using CBS itself for this one but there are many)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/14/politics/main600360.shtml

201 posted on 09/12/2004 12:51:06 PM PDT by Aeronaut (Democrats can't get elected unless things get worse -- and things won't unless they get elected.)

Never pick a fight with someone who buys his bandwidth by the barrell.

202 posted on 09/12/2004 12:51:42 PM PDT by MattGarrett

Travis, that is an excellent summary of what happened out in California this past year with the maggots of the perverted MSM. Their lies and spins about Arnold backfired big time with the moderates, independents and the young 20-30 something voters both male and female.

One of the major problems that MSM has is it thinks tv/print not internet/radio. People have lots of skills that they bring to bare online that are just not available in print or TV (for example I would never had know to look at proportional spacings without the Freerepublic.com).

An example from my own life is that my parents constantly read newspapers and watch gnashes for information, but will never log onto a new papers site. I, OTOH, use the internet almost exclusively for my news. I'm always ahead of them on what is happening and and who is doing it. With sites like this and the various blogs I read I am much better informed than if I only read something that was published more than 8 hours before I read it.

MSM found out in Cali that people are now receiving their news from internet sources much more consistently then from TV or print. Rathergate is MSM learning this lesson nationally.

203 posted on 09/12/2004 7:38:10 PM PDT by Talking_Mouse (Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just... Thomas Jefferson)

Wrong War at the Wrong Time,Dan.

Oh, I got a better one.

R stands for wRong!

LOL public education rules.

204 posted on 09/13/2004 10:04:02 AM PDT by rudypoot (Kerry sold out the US for political gain before now and he is doing it again.)

I have a problem believing that Strong used a Selectric but I could be wrong. I would like to find other clerical people in that particular National Guard and see what they say.

205 posted on 09/13/2004 11:09:05 AM PDT by ruoflaw

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