Posted on 09/17/2004 2:24:56 PM PDT by fidelio
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Newly released guard records contain letter from President Bush's father
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By MATT KELLEY
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A packet of Texas Air National Guard records newly released Friday showed that the commanding officer of President Bush's basic training unit took a special interest in him as a trainee and wrote to his father to praise his son.
Bush's father, then a congressman from Texas, said in reply to the commander, "That a major general in the Air Force would take interest in a brand new Air Force trainee made a big impression on me."
Bush went on to say that his son "will be a gung ho member" of the Air Force and that Air Force instructors had "helped awaken the very best instincts in my son."
The letter and other material were the latest in a stream of documents released about Bush's service three decades ago during the Vietnam War, when Bush's critics say he got preferential treatment as the son of a congressman and U.N. ambassador. Critics have also questioned why Bush skipped a required medical examination in 1972 and failed to show up for drills during a six-month period that year.
The White House has said repeatedly that all of Bush's Guard records have been disclosed, only to be embarrassed when new documents have turned up. The long-running story took an unusual turn when CBS uncovered documents purportedly showing that Bush refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 - but then the authenticity of the documents came under doubt.
In addition to the letter from Bush's father, the latest documents contain news releases that the Texas Air National Guard sent to Houston newspapers in 1970 about young Bush, then a second lieutenant and new pilot. "George Bush is one member of the younger generation who doesn't get his kicks from pot or hashish or speed," the news release said. "Oh, he gets high, all right, but not from narcotics."
Three decades later, a new book by Kitty Kelley has alleged that Bush used cocaine while he was a student at Yale University and later at Camp David while his father was president.
The worst interpretation that can be put on this is that the General was sucking up to the Congressman... not an unheard of thing. Which may dim the General's luster but not Bush pere's, and certainly not Bush fis's.
If you just remember that there is NO substitute for cubic inches, you'll go far.
Now that I've seen where it came from, I had friends back then who were into it. I think that's what they were quoting. About all I remember was, "One large pizza, no anchovies." "No anchovies?" And this is where my memory stops, cept that there was more to it than than.
On Brit Hume now! Major Garret read the comments verbatim.
I believe they White House said that " all the records we recieved or something to that effect. Not all the records that exist. We went through this same thing with the Gore campaign. They don't have anything on Bush or they would have used it.
I swear when I say this, I thought it was fake article meant for humor purposes. This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. The Commander thought a lot of Bush and wrote his Father, "the shock and horror", Bush was good enought to be put in what sounds like Air Force PR releases, "wow thats a smoking gun". To put in the Kitty Kelly reference is very small
With no named sources to back up ANY of her new claims (which she ADMITTED to Chris Matthews)
As I mentioned to someone else, my husband's commanding officer sent letters to all the parents of the new recruits.
No they said that they have been released.
They were not all sitting in one big file in a vault somewhere.
They are in dribbles and dabs all over the place. Finding them is the reporters job. You know, research. That thing that reporters used to do before they became fat and lazy.
That GWB's demeanor is similar is not likely a coincidence.
If you want to win anything, why not pick a former fighter pilot as a leader?
A dad likes his son, shocking news.
"No anchovies? You've got the wrong man! I spell my name DANGER!" Hangs up phone. Voice on other end: "What?"
Well, the AP clearly wants its credibility to go the way of CBS's. Buh-bye!
Matt Kelley - Kitty Kelley
Any connection here?
I actually get that cubic inches deal. The gearhead drag racin guy I dated talked & talked & talked about his car. He was pushing a 302 as far as he could take it. Nitrus Ox enhancing, oversized bore... When his driveshaft busted on one run, the flames following behind him looked pretty cool. lol
NASCAR... Nanny or some other named dojobby thing to even the playing field, right?
Tell AP to stuff it over the Kitty Kelley remark
info@ap.org
ROTFL That's it!!! You hit the right note.
What answer will Kerry give should he be asked in the debates if he has siged Form 180 enabling the release of all of his military records?
"The Pentagon sued to get more documents released. I think this is part of what they got:"
I thought that the AP sued the Pentagon.
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