Live Thread: Ben Barnes and CBS Attempt Another Bush Smear (60 Minutes)

www.freerepublic.com | September 8, 2004

[Howlin]

Have at him!

[rocklobster11]

Here's a link to the CBS story:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/06/politics/main641481.shtml

...The first memo is a direct order to take "an annual physical examination" – a requirement for all pilots

...Another memo refers to a phone call from the lieutenant in which he and his commander "discussed options of how Bush can get out of coming to drill from now through November." And that due to other commitments "he may not have time."...

...Killian's memo, titled 'CYA' reads he is being pressured by higher-ups to give the young pilot a favorable yearly evaluation; to, in effect, sugarcoat his review. He refuses, saying, "I'm having trouble running interference and doing my job." ...

...More difficult to brush off are two official memos that seem to contradict previous White House statements.

One "orders" the president to report for a physical. The White House has said the physical was "not necessary" because the president stopped flying.

And where the White House says the president's flying status was revoked simply for missing that physical, the memo points to both the missed physical and "failure to perform to (USAF/TexANG) standards...

[Indie]

Blatant fact: The Communist Party USA has infiltrated the Rat Party. They are one and the same. They just use the Rat Party name as a cover to fool the willingly ignorant sheeple..

[need_a_screen_name]

"I got a request also; will be giving them some more money later this evening."

Cool! I just sent a donation not too long ago, but with you and mass55th donating again, it looks like I should as well. I say we all do it in the name of mass55th's brother Bill!

[A Citizen Reporter]

"Dan Rather was already on national tv news in the VN years."

As I recall, he got there by covering a hurricane. Did that get him a deferment?

[IM2MAD]

I believe when rather was in school it was called Sam Houston Institute of Technology, better known as S#!t.

[pacocat]

I disagree, respectfully.

There is no memo in the President's National Guard File that is headed "CYA".

These are memos that Killian kept. They are not part of the President's guard file, but CBS is claiming that they are contemporaneous notes of Bush's CO.

You see the implication will be ---why would Bush's CO keep his own memos, contemporaneously?

[nutmeg]

those documents Dan Blather presented...

What were they supposed to be?

Some new memos/letters that were "just found", and not part of Bush's Guard records, I believe.

[txrangerette]

Covering it in the field, whipping up the anti-war protests against Nixon - I believe it was, by then. Came home, became CBS White House correspondent to bedevil Nixon in the WH press room.

[jennyjenny]

Hahahahahahah. They aren't showing the program in my area because they are showing a 50 year anniversary show for the local station. BWAHahahahahah!!

[hawaiian]

NOW IT'S KERRY'S TURN TO RELEASE HIS RECORDS! Cue the hoofbeats.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"but CBS is claiming....."

Theirin lies the problem with your premise.

[bitt]

thanks for the e-mail addresses to the advertisers.

[Howlin]

Wasn't there a Vietnam lottery in 1971? If so, #4 would have been NOT do any of the above.

[Howlin]

Just in time for Kitty Kelley!

[Howlin]

Did Bush sign one?

[GatorGirl]

But he didn't let up! Attaboy Brit!

[mass55th]

Thank you!

[mass55th]

Yeah, that was regarding the campaign in Alabama he wanted to work on.

[PhiKapMom]

The White House is right -- if you were not transitioning to a new aircraft, then you did not need a flight physical and when you didn't show up, they marked you as not on flying status. That is customary and especially in the Guard where they could refuse to transition to a new plane. The ANG across this Country were transitioning out of F-102's and there were not enough planes to go around so if you were not transitioning, you were removed from flying status.

What part of that do people not understand?

[Howlin]

Here's some:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/06/politics/main641481.shtml