Posted on 09/10/2004 8:38:04 PM PDT by blogblogginaway
Man named in Bush memo left Guard before document was written
BY PETE SLOVER
The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN, Texas - (KRT) - The man named in a disputed memo as exerting pressure to "sugar coat" President Bush's military record left the Texas Air National Guard a year and a half before the memo was supposedly written, his own service record shows.
An order obtained by The Dallas Morning News shows that Col. Walter "Buck" Staudt was honorably discharged on March 1, 1972. CBS News reported this week that a memo in which Staudt was described as interfering with officers' negative evaluations of Bush's service, was dated Aug. 18, 1973.
That added to mounting questions about the authenticity of documents that seem to suggest Bush sought special favors and did not fulfill his service.
Staudt, who lives in New Braunfels, Texas, did not return calls seeking comment. His discharge paper was among a packet of documents obtained by The Dallas Morning News from official sources during 1999 research into Bush's Guard record.
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Dan needs to polish his tin foil hat first.
Welcome to FR.
But what about the seriousness of the charge?(/lib spin)
Can't be....this is fake...where's Dan?
Guess you forgot to notice this exact article with same title has been posted to breaking news.
I can't get enough of this.
CBS defends their candidate instead of the truth.
Somebody pinch me, I'm dreaming.
ping!
Staudt lives! Oh my goodness.
Sweet.
analysis of the bush memo
http://img41.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img41&image=60minbusted.swf
it's great, isn't it?
You all know it, don't deny it--there is only ONE proper response to all of this:
Nelson from The Simpsons: "HA-Ha!"
But he was in the Guard before he left it...
No, not quite, let's see:
But he left the Guard before he was in it after leaving it....
Hmm, this is tougher than I thought.
He had to report to duty in Cambodia...um....W stands for Where Was George?...no, quoting Teddy Kennedy doesn't help....
Y'all are letting facts get in the way of this story.
Dan says the it's plain as rat turds in the sugar bowl these memos is real so we have to believe him.
Please accept my apologies for the additional post on behalf of the poster.
However this is indeed news,...it's the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS.
Where is the " pigs fly" or the icicles on the "hell" sign.
Thank you Mark...
Seriousness of what charge? Way I see it...bogus document, bogus charge.
How stupid can these forgers be?
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