Kerry 'Doesn't Know' About Bush's National Guard Service

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 2/04/04 | Susan Jones

[mystery-ak]

No, McAwful said Sunday that *Bush did not serve in the military*..Hannity just played it again....

[ravingnutter]

The Real Military Record of George W. Bush: Not Heroic, but Not AWOL, Either

Ya beat me by 19 seconds : )

[backhoe]

A Tip O' the old Hatlo Hat to you, my friend:

[G.Mason]

"Our newly deployed troops have problems getting armor which is vital!"

I send this out, and will send some snail mail also.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Excellent!

[ravingnutter]

They're saying Bush didn't show up for about a year of his service in Alabama. At least that's what his commander in Alabama said.

After the Bush AWOL story had percolated for months, Col. Turnipseed finally remembered another glitch in his story: the fact that National Guard regulations allowed Guard members to miss duty as long as it was made up within the same quarter.

And, in fact - according to the Times - that's what Bush did.

"A document in Mr. Bush's military records," the paper said, "showed credit for four days of duty ending Nov. 29 and for eight days ending Dec. 14, 1972, and, after he moved back to Houston, on dates in January, April and May."

The paper found corroboration for the document, noting, "The May dates correlated with orders sent to Mr. Bush at his Houston apartment on April 23, 1973, in which Sgt. Billy B. Lamar told Mr. Bush to report for active duty on May 1-3 and May 8-10."

Yet another document obtained by the Times blew the Bush AWOL story out of the water.

It showed that Mr. Bush served at various times from May 29, 1973, through July 30, 1973 - "a period of time questioned by The Globe," the Times sheepishly admitted.

Source

Keep up with the program... : )

[holden]

MCAULIFFE: How is it hypocrisy? When our -- this election's going to be fought about what all Americans will tell you it's going to be fought about, on domestic issues.

(Translation) MCAULIFFE: How is it hypocrisy?   I cleave to no principle other than fighting for what our living, breathing polls tell me and what I've told our constituencies concerning what's important to us.

HF

[what's up]

If Bush only did "paper shuffling", how did he learn how to fly a jet?

I don't get it.

[bobo1]

That is one marvelous picture.

Blessings, Bobo

[TC Rider]

If Bush only did "paper shuffling", how did he learn how to fly a jet?

My understanding was that after flight school, he did fly on a regular basis while in Texas. When transferred to Alabama for the last year of his enlistment, they did not have the same equipment, so he was not qualified to fly. Thus he showed up for drills and shuffled paperwork (a time honored NG activity, BTW)

[seth456]

Hannity edits the sound bytes to totally misrepresent the source. I didn't hear the whole interview, but I wouldn't use Hannity as a source of good information. I'd rather read it in Christian Science Monitor. They're a much better source. Hannity is a puff ball cheer leader.

The Dems are going to try to use this to their advantage. The republicans should fight it differently than trying to misrepresent what I guy said in an interview.

[mystery-ak]

Seth, I heard it too on ABC Sunday morning...he referred to the Guard as not being part of the military.

[seth456]

You're right, that's bad.

[DaBroasta]

Anybody that knows anything about flying jet fighters of late 1950s vintage will tell you that straping a jet like the F-102 to ur ass takes a serious pair of nads. It's far from being a walk in the park, even if you're flying a weekend training mission. Kerry, Clark and their fellow assclowns in the RAT cult have such sheer hatred of George Bush that they're allowing Mike Moore to do their thinking for them.

[Miles Vorkosigan]

Yes. She was threatening to come clean about my three self-inflicted wounds, and about Sen. John Heinz's plane crash.

[ChadGore]

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In 1971 George W. Bush was wearing the uniform with pride and serving his country and supporting the troops.

In that same year, 1971, Kerry was desecrating our flag, called our troops baby killers, and was openly siding with our enemy.