Posted on 02/24/2005 8:58:57 AM PST by seamus
The friend of President Bush's who secretly recorded private conversations with him before his first bid for the White House says he will surrender the tapes and donate proceeds from a book based partly on them to charity.
"I was certainly wrong to tape the president without his permission," Doug Wead told The Washington Times yesterday. "I wish I could live my life over and do things differently."
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This tape story is such non-news.
I wonder if he regrets the tapes before or after he goes to the bank every week?
Most of us are not professional writers. People who conduct interviews by phone often record the calls. That being said, I'm sure the person being interviewed is informed.
Moving swiftly along, I really hope this is the last time that someone makes a big deal out of a candidate/politician having a joint in their youth. Most kids try it at least once, most of them turn out just fine. There are a lot of hypocrites out there that love to seize upon red herrings like this.
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