See: Bush Served Honorably - Not AWOL
Posted on 09/13/2004 12:55:56 PM PDT by solicitor77
The Air Force has knocked down allegations by a Web site that said President Bush, when serving as an officer in the Texas Air National Guard, wore a ribbon he was not authorized to wear -- a military offense that could have led to a bad-conduct discharge from the service, if true.
The original story was offered to United Press International during late August by operatives from Democrats.com, an Internet activist group whose founder had earlier this year served as a source for the Boston Globe and other media outlets on stories about Bush's service in the guard in the 1960s and 1970s.
(Excerpt) Read more at upi.com ...
Walt Starr at DU floated this and drug the whole website over the cliff on it. He is even their "authority" on the memos.
I think Walt is Karl Rover ; )
The DUmmies just aren't as good at FReepers at exposing fraud. Of course, it helps that we have TRUTH on our side while they have to rely on fantasy.
It was actually some dipsh*t at DU namedj Walt Starr. He is like one of the head KoolAid drinkers over at DU. He got them all lathered up over there , prepping them for the big disappointment. He looked quite foolish. It was funny.
...now that is funny.
LOL. The dims are so desperate.
I especially like the ending of that article:
When contacted by UPI Monday about the Air Force's statements, Fertik refused to comment.
The news of the Air Force and White House disproving the allegations about the Bush medal came Friday, as CBS News and other news organizations were reeling from the disclosure that they had published or aired possibly forged documents about Bush's military service record.
Adds just a little bit more flavor to that hotsauce.
It also helps that we aren't stupid!
CBS will have a memo shortly...
Call me crazy here, but isn't this absolute proof of press bias???
The press sat on similar charges from the Swiftees, but some obviously partisan hack from Democrats.com making an off the wall claim is enough to get them to write a story???
"This means, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that George W. Bush was photographed wearing a ribbon he clearly did not earn," wrote Starr. He said awards earned by the unit were given before Bush joined the unit.
Mims said that personnel records in the military are often incomplete due to "clerical errors."
"But I did verify that that unit did get the award while he (Bush) was there," said Mims.
The sergeant added that the photo in question was "taken after pilot training."
Mims said he confirmed his information about the medal with the Air Force's history office. "It's all there in black and white, we've spelled it out," said Mims.
The White House, through Duffy, said: "Lieutenant Bush at the time was completely authorized to wear those ribbons he has in those pictures. He could only wear those ribbons if he has the wings. He earned his wings in 1969."
When contacted by UPI Monday about the Air Force's statements, Fertik refused to comment.
LIARS =dems
Laugh....another BS charge (I didn't say CBS charge, but it's the same thing ain't it?). The dems are just livid not just because the Swifties are attacking Hanoi BOy, but because their charges against him are so true that it's now 44 days since he sat for an on camera interview because he's terrified he'll get asked about his little Christmas party.
Interesting article. It was written today and at the very bottom it states that CBS is performing an inhouse investigation into the forged docs...
Bad week to be a dem.
I hear Dan Rather is always on the lookout for a good story. DU should have sent it over to him.
A-HA! PROOF that evil mastermind Karl Rove planted these allegations to discredit idiots like Fertik and Starr!
How is DU responding to the dubunking of their charge? (I don't want to go there.)
According to the 'Rats, Bush wore his uniform so seldom that he shouldn't have given a damn what sort of ribbons he had.....they can't have it both ways.
hahaha i think its funny the democrats keep trying to hit Bush and they got nothin'
Yes... where is the original thread at DU? I'd love to rub it in... ;)
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