Bush Says He's Proud of Guard Service

Yahoo!News ^ | September 14, 2004 | DEB RIECHMANN

[FesterUSMC]

Go get um G-Dubbya!

[Izzy Dunne]

the other held up the two-finger peace sign.

... as opposed to the one-finger peace sign.

[ArmyBratproud]

Wow...they report on the speech....and it is not even half over.

[Flux Capacitor]

----In the poll, veterans and their families said Bush was stronger and more honest than Kerry.----

That, and Bush didn't run around South Vietnam torching villages with a Zippo lighter and then come back home to blame everyone else in the U.S. military for it.

-Dan

[NeoCaveman]

Alternate title: "Bush to DNC, Neener neener neener"

[WI Conservative 4 Bush]

Do you get the idea that the President had 'prepared remarks' for the speech today??

I think the author mentions it 3 times. Wassup with that?

[JennysCool]

The Bush campaign should ALWAYS have taken this tack. There is NOTHING to be ashamed of in serving in the National Guard. They should have long ago began hammering the Kerryites for denigrating the solid reputation of the Guard and the people who serve in it.

[TX Bluebonnet]

as opposed to the one-finger peace sign.



LOL

[ArmyBratproud]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1214961/posts


e-mail the National Guard Assoc. of the United States and request that they demand an apology from the DNC on behalf of all National Guardsman.

-ngaus@ngaus.org

http://www.ngaus.org

Today, the DNC officially dishonored and insulted every person who served, serves, and will serve in the National Guard.

The DNC's latest attack on President Bush implies a message that National Guard service does not count as service to one's country.

The DNC has not only shown that it does not care about National Guardsman. The DNC has also shown that they have no knowledge of the military, or that facts.

The DNC cites a Bush Campaign document from Texas that states that Bush served in the Air Force and the Air National Guard.

The statement in the Bush campaign document seems to be accurate. As discovered by some folks on Free Republic, www.goang.com (the Air National Guard recruiting web address)states...

-"The Air National Guard is a vital part of the US Air Force. This is the ANG official recruiting website. We offer more than 180 career opportunities as well as many educational benefits. Enter here to "Fuel Your Future!" "

ALSO. The campaign document in question simply states that Bush served in the Air Force and the Air National Guard. According to what is listed above, that is correct. The Air National Guard is a reserve component of the Air Force. The campaign document does NOT read that Bush was ACTIVE DUTY Air Force.

President Bush is slated to speak before the NGAUS on Tuesday.

Kerry is supposed to speak on Thursday.

Again, the DNC owes an apology to those who have served, currently serve (many who are currently fighting in the War on Terror), and will serve in the National Guard.

[MamaLucci]

Odd how the article mentions "gaps" in the President's Guard service, but not the gaps in CBS's credibility since they hyped forged documents to smear the President. Musta just been an oversight. /sarcasm.

[gov_bean_ counter]

MSM doesn't understand that he is speaking to the group most qualified to brand the 60 Minutes memos a fraud. Anyone in that group could give you a half dozen reasons right off the top of their heads as to why.

[ambrose]

The Bush campaign should ALWAYS have taken this tack. There is NOTHING to be ashamed of in serving in the National Guard. They should have long ago began hammering the Kerryites for denigrating the solid reputation of the Guard and the people who serve in it.

Agreed. The Rat attacks on people who serve in the National Guard is truly despicable.

[Huck]

Do you get the idea that the President had 'prepared remarks' for the speech today?? I think the author mentions it 3 times. Wassup with that?

Maybe this report is based on a print out of the prepared remarks, not the speech itself, which would allow them to get the story out while the speech is going on. So by continually referencing the prepared remarks, they cover themselves if he deviates. Just a guess.

[basil]

This is a very biased article! Go back and read the insertions abut what "Bush failed to mention"!

[hawkaw]

Agreed. I really didn't like the tone of this article at all. Good for Bush to take the high road through all of this.

[The Old Hoosier]

Haha. This will send so many libs into heart failure.

[saveliberty]

Sigh. I wish he wouldn't have commented on it, because now it will be said that he is hanging his performance on VN.

[TheLion]

"The Bush campaign should ALWAYS have taken this tack. There is NOTHING to be ashamed of in serving in the National Guard. They should have long ago began hammering the Kerryites for denigrating the solid reputation of the Guard and the people who serve in it.

Well stated. Bush's people must be reading these threads. I have posted something similar, a number of times.

I am tired of Kerry, impuning those that serve this country corageously in the National Guard.

I thought Bush addressed this rather well.

[TheLion]

Remind me to use spell check!