Bush's partial history (National Guard Duty)

The Spokesman-Review ^ | Sunday, March 14, 2004 | Bill Morlin and Karen Dorn Steele

[Buddy B]

Bush's partial history...

Military rules used in 1974 to ground two Washington Air National Guard airmen with access to nuclear weapons also applied to a Texas Air National Guard unit where Lt. George W. Bush was a fighter pilot. Some military researchers and a former Texas Guard lieutenant colonel believe the stringent regulations -- known as the Human Reliability Program -- may have been invoked to stop Bush from flying Texas Air National Guard jets in 1972.

[Buddy B]

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[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Let's be fair and get to see Kerry's military record and medical record.

What is Kerry trying to hide?

[EGPWS]

What is Kerry trying to hide?

Just by seeing him and listening to his back and forth, + and -, wishy washy political rhetoric, one can only surmise that he is trying to hide everything.

[Buddy B]

Let's be fair and get to see Kerry's military record and medical record.

Agree...

[MEG33]

After all this time of not posting,isn't it amazing that you post a piece full of conjecture about Bush's military record.

Let's talk about Kerry's betrayal of his comrades in arms....Let's see Kerry's military records.

[MNJohnnie]

Since when is rumor and innuendo acceptable as the bases for a "News story"? Notice that not one of the accusations directed at Bush is verified, or even challenged, by the "Reporter". Two unknown sources make up a theory that a MAY BE true yet cannot prove even a SHRED of evidence to support their accusations against Bush. I think we can safely say that is this a DNC stooge hit piece that has NO business being published as a "News" story. This "Newspaper" has proven itself to be journalistically the equivalent of the National Enquirer.

[Psycho_Bunny]

This is "Breaking" because?

It's your first post because?

I'd read a Spokane paper because?

[MEG33]

Why did you post this?

[chance33_98]

ANd it was posted on DU at about same time I think...

[68skylark]

I'm not sure why you posted this.

[MEG33]

This is a first post and is not breaking news.

[MEG33]

I smell a troll.

[dogbyte12]

This is kinda spooky. A guy registered for 4 years, and then they decide to post this thing?

I honestly forget my first post, but I know that I started out first by responding to articles before ever posting them.

[backhoe]

If you follow all the links, I ga-ran-dam-tee you will suffer information overload:

-John Kerry- some selected, informative links...--

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

-The Prince of Tides- Bush ads, Kerry ads, the Tides Foundation, and so much more--

[hellinahandcart]

What are you trying to do? Bore me to freaking death?

[68skylark]

You may be right. It doesn't matter a lot. I'm sure the libs are extatic over articles like this, and they think it will cause voters to lose faith in the President's handling of the war on terrorism. The DU people are probably giddy with happiness. That's fine. The issue doesn't resonate with the public -- it just makes the libs (including these authors) look childish and partisan.

[MEG33]

This is also hardly a worthy article,either!

[MEG33]

He isn't worth a ZOT.

[68skylark]

He isn't worth a ZOT.

LOL -- the ultimate FR put-down! I think you're right.

[xzins]

This is a pure hit piece against our President built entirely on speculation.

From the article one of those interviewed says, ‘‘I don't think anybody was suspended under them, that I can recall. I think you're making a whole lot out of nothing,” said Roome, who criticized the media for pursuing issues involving Bush's military record.

Another, a brigadier general says, Retired Brig. Gen. Walter Staudt, who gave Bush his direct commission as a second lieutenant out of Yale University in May 1968, said the Texas Air Guard had nuclear-capable jets, including F-101s and F-102s.

‘‘But I never heard of an F-102 carrying a nuclear weapon, so I don't see why you think these regulations would have applied,” the 81-year-old retired general said.

‘‘I love the guy,” Staudt said of Bush. ‘‘I'm so tired of this negative crap about him that I'd like to volunteer to build a barn and take you press guys out behind it and kick your asses.”