Posted on 09/12/2004 3:59:01 PM PDT by Crazieman
Edited on 09/12/2004 4:34:25 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Good post, Eve. Thanks.
It is a matter of semantics. Bush never said flatly he was plain USAF he said USAF and ANG, a very distinctive difference, not to mention YOU ARE PART OF THE AIR FORCE when you wear that uniform, it does not say on your uniform "National Guard" its says US Air Force, any claims to the contrary is simply crazy. Believe me once this line of attack comes out the millions of national guardsmen out there will be totally PO'd, unless they are Kerry partisans.
Won't work .. they are in desperation overload mode
Translation = their internal polls must really suck
I don't see how it {Laura Bush/car accident at 17} could possibly be an issue. You'd think the Ted Kennedy factor would prevent anybody from bringing it up...
Lame attempt at damage control, noob. You had best re-read the "I've been a conservative all my life, but..." fax again and fine tune your presentation.
This is BS.....when a Guardsman is ordered to active duty for training they are in the Army/Air Force for that period...then revert back when training is finished to whatever State Guard...their DD214 shows those periods as active duty time....this per my hubby...Mike1sg..ILARNG...34years
lets not get complacent.
I would like to see an official investigation of the forgeries. FAKE military documents are not to be circulating. IF I were military I would want to know who was generating fake documents and if they were doing it for other things. (just like the treasury department keeps file of every counterfit note)
We have to keep fighting.
The media may focus on a campaign nuance but ignore Kerry's litteral sleepwalking.
We have been there, done that.
The DUmmies at DUllsville don't have a "Web Exclusive". What saps.
Please note this article (one of many, as you all can imagine) from 1999:
Bush defends 1978 ad citing Air Force service
July 17, 1999
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — In 1978 campaign literature, George W. Bush said he served in the Air Force, a statement his Presidential campaign says is legitimate based on time he spent training and on alert while a member of the Texas Air National Guard.
The Air Force says once a guardsman, always a guardsman, even if called to active duty for training or another temporary assignment.
The Republican Presidential front-runner already had faced questions about whether he received preferential treatment when he joined the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.
A pullout ad from The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on May 4, 1978, shows a huge picture of Bush with a "Bush for Congress" logo on the front. On the back, a synopsis of his career says he served "in the U.S. Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard, where he piloted the F-102 aircraft."
Asked about the statement that the Texas governor served in the Air Force, spokeswoman Karen Hughes said yesterday that it was all accurate. She said that while Bush was attending flight school from November 1968 to November 1969, he was considered to be on active duty for the U.S. Air Force. Also, at several times when he was serving in the Guard, he was placed on alert and considered to be on active duty as well, she said.
The Air Force says that Air National Guard members are considered "guardsmen on active duty" while receiving pilot training. They are not, however, counted as members of the overall active-duty Air Force.
~SNIP~
I'll mail a link to Drudge. My goodness, the minute I read this I distinctly remembered this being hashed over in the 2000 campaign.
This latest Kerry tactic reeks of desperation.
And this is directly from the DNC.
We need new Swiftee ads folks. New Solider, Paris, We need to take the fight to this traitor. They are really dirty and they aren't pulling any punches.
Beautifully put.
Exactly.
"The Air National Guard
The Air National Guard also has total responsibility for air defense of the entire United States. In addition, it serves as a reserve component of the U.S. regular Air Force. "
http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/articles/military/airguardoverview.asp
And while they are playing with semantics, Kerry enlisted into the Naval Reserve, NOT the Navy.
" Kerry joined the Navy Reserve and did not expect to go to Vietnam. When Kerry did go to Vietnam the swift boats were not dping river patrols. They were doing coastal patrols and were not in much danger. That is when he volunteered to join the Swiftees. The assignment of those boats was changed after he was accepted for the duty. Surprise, he got action and the rest is disputed history.
The information in this article was published in George Magazine, New York Times, Washington Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, and on aerospaceweb.org."
http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=9259
Good job, cyn, but where are the Republicans?
By the way, this latest NG push from Kerry really, really makes it look like they were behind the phony CBS Memos.
Three dollar bill with Dang Blather on it--WHAT A NOVEL IDEA!!! Good work.
I can't believe what idiots the Dems are (oops, yes I can)...all of this Bush NG focus is going to backfire and will give Bush a landslide victory in November
Very good point!
Zheesh, I'm speechless. You debunked their campaign before it even started.
Is it possible that these moveon types don't even know that this is what the AF was saying back then? Guess so.
Every day of this is one more day the Kerry recovery, if any is to occur, is delayed.
I think this part 2 of the post convention attack, but part 1 was stillborn due to extreme cBS bias.
This will PO millions of National Guardsmen, especially those who have served in Iraq, Vietnam and other wars. How dare they say they arent part of the Army or Air Force when the dang branch is on there uniform, on there orders every where they look it is part of there service and to have some half-cocked weasel come out and say somebody was never in the Air Force when clearly they were is an insult not to be taken lightly.
Can you believe these people! I swear they make this stuff up as they go along. Proof you ask? They apparently don't need proof and DON'T HAVE ANY! I hope this sinks Kerry ANOTHER 10 points in the polls!
The sound you hear is the DUmmies crying, "Pay attention to us, we're relevant too! Look, we're even wearing pajamas!"
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