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.
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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.
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.
Right. He was a Guardsman on active duty with the Air Force. It works the same way in the Army, at least it did when I was in. When on active duty for training, Army reservists (or NG) are indistinguishable from Army regulars. But technically, they remain reservists (or Guard), even when sent off to fight a war. Not everyone serving on active duty is part of the Regular Army. The only time the distinction is noticed is for promotions, when the regulars may get preferential treatment. And when the services are downsized, the regulars are usually holding secure slots. Otherwise, active duty is active duty. All service people know this.
Is that it? That's the new bombshell?
My god......their internal polling numbers must be in the 20's!