Posted on 09/13/2004 10:22:17 AM PDT by crushelits
Matt Drudge reports that the Democrats have prepared a new smear on George Bush regarding his National Guard service that is not only pathetic and laughable, but also reveals the incredible ignorance of the military of Bush's opponents:
Faster than a CBS eye can blink, dogged Dems are set to take to the airwaves anew hoping to keep questions about President Bush's National Guard duty in play, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
Candidate Kerry apparently has rejected former President Clinton's advice not to get further locked in a 2004 Vietnam quagmire.
"George W. Bush's campaign literature claimed that he 'served in the U.S. Air Force.' The only problem? He didn't," slams a new DNC press release set for distribution. ... "George Bush has a clear pattern of lying about his military service," DNC Communications Director Jano Cabrera blasts in the new release. "From 1978 to the present day, George Bush has refused to tell voters the truth about his service. It's time for the President to come clean."
"Flyers distributed to Texas voters during Bush's failed Congressional race say 'he served in the U.S. Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard.' But according to Air Force officials, Air National Guardsmen are not counted as members of the active-duty Air Force."
If you can imagine anyone responding to anything so unbelievably petty, then you must be related to James Carville. Otherwise, all this kind of attack does is to reveal the desperation of John Kerry and the Democrats.
Besides which, it's dead wrong, just like the Killian forgeries, only this time no one committed felonies to create the smear. CQ stalwart Bandit, himself a former military man, discovered this among George Bush's National Guard records at USA Today. Take a look through pages 8, 9, 10, and 24, for starters. George Bush received his commission from the Air Force reserves and his promotion from 2nd Lt to 1st Lt was given by the Air Force. That would indicate that George Bush indeed was serving in the Air Force while flying in the Air National Guard.
Who do the Democrats think was in charge of the Air National Guard, anyway? The FAA? If they know this little about our armed services, they should never be put in charge of them. And if they're reaching for such picayune and pathetic distinctions, it demonstrates that they have nothing left to offer the American electorate. They've admitted that John Kerry is an empty suit and all they care about is regaining power.
The only way to ensure that this crowd gets completely discredited is to punish the Democratic Party up and down the entire ticket in November. If you think forgery is a swell thing, of course, vote Democratic. But if you want these twisted and bitter souls to be exiled once and for all from American politics -- the Susan Estriches, Al Gores, James Carvilles, and all that gang of haters -- then do whatever you can to ensure their party's defeat at every level this year.
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Does that mean the MSM is gonna go after Kamp Kerry about the Navy claim too?
D'ya think the Dems will ever consider actually trying to promote their own candidate? This shows you what they think of John Kerry.
I think I finally figured out the DNC's modus operandi. Sure the Bush charges are ridiculous. But what they want is for the public to lump that in with the Swifties stuff so that basically people will think that the Swifties charges are also just a ridiculous, or that people get "Vietnam fatigue" and simply discount all talk of Vietnam stuff. That would at least neutralize the issue for Kerry, which would be a win for him. Don't let them get away with it.
Gosh guys, we're screwed. I mean, now that this has some out there is no way we're going to win the election! Just think, had this come out in 2000 Gore would have won in a landslide. Bush not in the AirForce? That was the keystone of his campaign! We're f**cked!
The Guard and Reserves are considered to be active for training purposes; so who cares whether he claimed to have served in the USAF for that period. It does not matter; at least he didn't come back home to the US and become the traitor that a Mass. Senator did. Tell me something isn't Kerry AWOL from the Senate.
This is a winning issue for the Dems. If they can somehow tie this in with the heated debate over who should have budgetary discretion for the newly created Intelligence Czar, it should be a landslide for Kerry.
Technically, the Air National Guard is a part of the Air Force.
The DNC is really stepping in this because the same can be used against Kerry who technically signed up for the Navy Reserves, not active Navy. Both men served in their respective service branches. Any attempt to say otherwise will only damage the DNC as being ignorant of anything military.
You are correct. The Bush National Guard thing is defensive against the Swift Boat Vets.
Great strategy Dems. Your team is down 11 points with 7 weeks to go. Try to run out the clock.
Exactly, the Swifties probably have even more devastating stuff on Kerry, they Kerry camp knows it, and they are just trying to over saturate the Vietnam stuff so people tune it out, from either side. It's their only chance.
No, no. You misread it.
They're going to tie Bush missing his physical in 1972 into the new Department of Wellness that Kerry proposes.
Every voter gets that, don't you see!
Zackly my point, though I didn't fill in any of the details.
We should at least wait until Edwards and Harkin talk it up before debunking it and discrediting them.
Kerry has claimed to have been "in the Navy". In truth, he was in the Navy Reserves.
Huh, what National Guard unit trains pilots?
Answer: They don't, the USAF does. And trainees are full time active duty USAF for the duration. Bush was active duty USAF for two years.
If the Democrats don't know this, then they certianly don't deserve to run the military.
If Bush wasn't "in the USAF" during his training, then John Kerry was never in the Navy either. He was in the Navy Reserves. Sheesh.
Kerry was an officer in the U.S. NAVAL RESERVE, yet he continues to state that he served in the NAVY. He was commissioned through Officer Candidate School, hence his USNR commission. In that era, only officers commissioned through the Naval Academy and the Scholarship program of Navy ROTC got regular commissions and bore "USN" after their names. So, Kerry was NOT in the NAVY. He was in the NAVAL RESERVE.
The Air National Guard is part of the Air Force (like the USNR is part of the Navy). The USAF, USAFR, and ANG all work for the Secretary of the Air Force. ANG people wear Air Force Uniforms. When an ANG pilot gets shot down in Iraq, flying in an ANG plane, he is reported as an "Air Force" casualty. Such nit-picking is totally indicative of desperation in the Kerry camp.
Henceforth, I want to hear Monsieur Kerry stating how he proudly served in the NAVAL RESERVE.
Answer: They don't, the USAF does. And trainees are full time active duty USAF for the duration. Bush was active duty USAF for two years.
But Narby, when Bush has nothing to run on but his "esteemed military service" any little things like this could cost him the election. Oh wait, I'm thinking of Kerry...
WHEN IS HANOI JOHN GONNA OPEN HIS RECORDS? Even the Fair & Balanced FNC has been DERLICT in their duty in not reporting that hanoi john flip flop kerry hasn't opened his records like Dubya has.
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