I think Bush prefers smoking weed to burning books.
Posted on 02/28/2005 10:25:48 PM PST by Former Military Chick
By The New York Times
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 - Doug Wead, the author and former campaign adviser who taped conversations with President Bush when Mr. Bush was governor of Texas, said Monday that he had given the tapes to "the president's counsel."
After drawing criticism for his secret taping of Mr. Bush as Mr. Bush was beginning to move onto the national political stage and for his disclosure of a dozen conversations to a reporter for The New York Times, Mr. Wead said last week that he would return the tapes.
He said then that he had felt stung by critics' assertions that he had disclosed the tapes to help publicize his recently published book about presidential childhoods, "The Raising of a President," which quotes briefly from the tapes. He said he had made the tapes public only in the interest of history. To counter accusations that he wanted to profit from book sales, he said he had directed his literary agent to assign all future royalties to a charity, Convoy of Hope, for its work with tsunami victims.
In a statement on his Web site, Mr. Wead said: "My thanks to those who have let me share my heart and regrets about recent events. Contrary to a statement that I made to the New York Times, I know very well that personal relationships are more important than history." He declined to comment further.
Trent Duffy, a spokesman for the White House, said, "The tapes are in private hands, not at the White House, and as far as the White House is concerned, this is a closed matter."
But, again when cornered he will say, if I wanted to make tons of cash I would made them public prior to the election. His handlers said this to Wead. They may be right but still, it does not make him any less creepy.
When he did release them he said his handler called him and said it has been a good day you have made tons of money. It is about the almighty buck, and you can take that to the bank.
I would not read it -- for any reason. If in the home it would be used to help our fire roar.
We're supposed to believe that Wead was NOT laying a trap when he brought up marijuana and cocaine in a secretly taped phone conversation with George W. Bush; that it was all innocent.
Well, GWB didn't bite.
How stupid does he think we are?
Isn't this a little late?
Wead is scum, and he knows it, as do a great many others. He sold out his "friend" for pieces of gold, and he knows it, as do a great many others. This will be his legacy, as his choices have made it so. Only George Bush can forgive this man. From what I perceive of George bush, he has probably already done so. Wead should count among his blessings that George Bush is the man that he is. Nonetheless, Wead has cast his lot along with the scoundrels of the ages.
I agree with you 100%. I can't imagine having a friend that I trusted do that to me, and nobody knows me! Also, to tell the NYT of all papers! That makes him even more of a louse! Get the RAID!
It's hard to tell who's more pathetic; Wead, or the 'collective' NY Times.
I think Bush prefers smoking weed to burning books.
yet this won't be the last we hear of them I'm sure.
I feel like we're all involved in some sort of personal therapy session with this guy; it's unseemly.
It is a little late and it is like being in a therapy session. I am getting more info that I ever wanted to know.
Now he is giving them to the lawyers -- what gives -- the damage (if any) is done. Damage to Wead that is.
Writing books about others in recent years give me the yucks. I know there is a better word but not the best place to type it. :)
It is about money. Not about history. History is important. Waiting till he is out of office would be better. Yet, there will be some who will say he is out for money and no matter how long he waited he still would not be accepted by writing this book.
It appears he is learning the lesson the hard way.
I do resent those who write books based on another making money on their coat tails and most do not ask if it will hurt another only how much money. Those who come to mind, Amber Frye and now a sister of Scott Peterson.
Who buys these books. I just do not get it.
Yeah...like he didn't keep COPIES of the tapes!! Judas Wead.
I am certainly not going to buy it. He ranks right up (or down) there with Kitty Kelly.
Good analogy to Amber Frye. No idea who would buy these books, though I admit to peeking to see how she could possibly fill a book (of course I wonder how Greta Van Sustren can fill an hour on the Michael Jackson trial too...). A lot of pictures appears to be the secret.
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