Kerry Campaign Knew of Bush Guard Documents Five Weeks Ago

But when I think about it the SKerry campaign was alluding to Bush missing his physical long before CBS put this.

81 posted on 09/14/2004 8:13:50 PM PDT by tiki (Win one against the Flipper)

The VietNam war was winding down, and Air Force pilots were flooding back to the U.S. and bumping Guard pilots out of their planes and flying time slots.

Bush's last flights were in his old trainer plane, doing touch and go and fly arounds to get in air time.

And everyone focuses on cocaine, but it may have been alcohol that George felt he didn't want to give up any more just to occasionally be allowed to fly a trainer. It might have been worth forgoing several beers to surge up in a jet interceptor loaded with missiles, but a trainer plane?

82 posted on 09/14/2004 8:15:20 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)

83 posted on 09/14/2004 8:19:38 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (What did Kerry know and when did he know it?)

LoL. He is such a good, thoughtful, perceptive fellow.

84 posted on 09/14/2004 8:26:14 PM PDT by justshutupandtakeit (My Father was 10x the hero John Fraud Kerry is.)

I read something about this on DU over the week-end. They are claiming that Rather had a second part to his Bush attack, that another pilot was grounded at the same time as Bush, for cocaine use and that by guilt by association it could be assumed that Bush was guilty also.

This has to be the Democrat game plan. It's amazing what you can find out by reading their stupid posts.

85 posted on 09/14/2004 8:31:12 PM PDT by Eva

86 posted on 09/14/2004 8:40:50 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)

You may be on to something, Notforhire. Mr Tukes resides in the same well-to-do section of Nashville as the Gores do.

87 posted on 09/14/2004 8:49:54 PM PDT by RXSalesman

So far, Google has turned up a reference to Gore using the term"Sugarcoat" just two times. Still looking.

88 posted on 09/14/2004 8:52:08 PM PDT by notforhire (It riles them to believe that we perceive the web they weave.)

To: notkerry; BobKrumm

Regarding the February 2004 Salon article, from what I have found, AFR160-23 was published on July 1, 1986, not in 1972 or 1973. The regulation became obsolete on July 1, 1994, and was replaced by AFI44-120 on July 1, 2000. AFI44-120 relates to the Drug Abuse Testing Program, and is applicable to all active duty Air Force members; Air Force Reserve members; Air National Guard members, and select other classes of Air Force personnel. I am searching for a copy of AFR160-23, but it may be difficult to find.

http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubs/obsolete_search.asp?Keyword=afr+160-23&Find=Search

http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubs/info.asp?shorttitle=AFI44-120

89 posted on 09/14/2004 9:02:55 PM PDT by Frank Savage

Wow. We should also take from the DNC ad "Fortunate Son" that Wolfson and McAwful (both Hillary people) are trying to take Kerry down. To release that ad (with Rather's tainted report in it) on the same day big media like the Washington Post comes out against Rather is really bad tactics-- can't be an accident. The Hillary people are the enemy within the Kerry campaign. Hillary will be running in '08 folks.

90 posted on 09/14/2004 9:14:41 PM PDT by faithincowboys

91 posted on 09/14/2004 9:44:22 PM PDT by Frank Savage

Listen to the Aug. 11th show @

http://www.thepublicforum.org/tbrt/listen.html

92 posted on 09/14/2004 9:48:29 PM PDT by notforhire (It riles them to believe that we perceive the web they weave.)

Liver? Obviously I meant "lifer".

Whatever, it's the Nashville crowd.

Who, out there, is planning on running for President?

93 posted on 09/15/2004 3:27:46 AM PDT by muawiyah

The exchange starts at 56:18 into the show

94 posted on 09/15/2004 3:28:26 AM PDT by BobKrumm

Bob Tuke is probably Kerry's other biggest ally in Tennessee. The likable Tuke first met Kerry in May 2002, in Nantucket, on the beach, where the two found themselves drinking beer, eating clams and talking politics. Tuke, a former Marine, had served in Vietnam. Kerry, as is now well known, had as well. There was more talk, more exchanging of ideas. "I became a real fan," Tuke says.

Fast forward to March 2003, and Tuke was asked if he would join the campaign. Despite suffering from general political exhaustion--he was active in Bob Clement's unsuccessful Senate bid in 2002--he jumped on board as Kerry's Tennessee finance coordinator.

In those early days, there was a fundraiser at the home of Nashville music producer Don Cook, and Tuke was able to get Kerry an audience in a Nashville airport meeting room with such influential Democrats as Jane Eskind and Charles Bone. (That visit was the one time Kerry came to Tennessee.)

The most visceral connection between Tuke and Kerry is Vietnam. "I told him that as a Vietnam Veteran he has made me feel better than I have in 32 years," Tuke says. As to Kerry's syrupy-sounding Boston accent, Tuke predicts Kerry will play here regardless. "First of all, he's a hunter. Always has been. He also was a prosecutor, and he's put people away for life. Obviously, he's a combat veteran and a hero. He'll sell here." Kerry also has some distant relatives in the state who live in Pulaski and Jackson, which is better than nothing.

"This is going to be a clash," Tuke says, referring to the general election in which Kerry is likely to compete. "I'm here to tell you we're going after these sons of bitches."

95 posted on 09/15/2004 3:41:55 AM PDT by kcvl

Thanks BobKrumm!

Again, I'm sorry for the mishap...I had the troll alert removed, and took a lesson from my goofup.

Welcome to FreeRepublic. Here you will find people who own up to their mistakes.

96 posted on 09/15/2004 8:22:40 AM PDT by lormand (I've got your "poll" right here.)

97 posted on 09/15/2004 10:31:50 PM PDT by reg45

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