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Says that Bush is a good ethical person and that her Dad has spoke out of both sides of his mouth. That Barnes has said he never helped Bush get in the TANG, but he is a liberal democrat and wants Kerry elected...

The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Rathergate . . .By Larry ElderPublished September 18, 2004 Dan Rather, in a breathless "60 Minutes" piece, said he obtained documents showing then-Lt. George W. Bush didn't report for a physical, and his commanding officer accused him of failing to meet National Guard standards.     Mr. Rather also interviewed former Texas House Speaker and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, who says he used his influence to get Mr. Bush into the Texas Air National Guard (TexANG).     But a funny thing happened on the way to the expose. Mr. Barnes' daughter -- after saying she loves her father...

The press secretary for Kerry presidential campaign official Ben Barnes - who claimed Wednesday that he used influence to secure a place for President Bush in the Texas Air National Guard 36 years ago - has been trying to silence Barnes' daughter Amy, who has called her father's account a lie. Barnes' press secretary Kane Hinton allegedly tried to kill Amy Barnes' interview on Friday with ABC Radio network host Sean Hannity, after Barnes told a Texas radio station the day before that her father had admitted privately that the story was false. Ms. Hinton claimed that Amy Barnes...

<!-- @import url("/links.css"); -->  September 11, 2004        It's FREE: Kerry 'Unfit' Book            Home · Late-Night Jokes · Archives · Cartoons · News Alerts · U.S. News Links   Int'l  News Links · MoneyNews · Contact Us · NewsMax Store · Classifieds · Get Your Site Listed   With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story... Click Here Click Here Click Here Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004 8:19 p.m. EDTBen Barnes' 'Daughter': My Dad Lied About Bush A woman purporting to be Amy Barnes, daughter of former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, said Thursday that...

Earlier today it was mentioned that the daughter of Barnes, the man who has claimed to help Bush with the Guard, was on a Dallas radio station. It has been reported that she said Barnes is not being honest. On Hannity and Colmes tonight, Hannity mentioned that it was on WBAP AM. Earlier today, he mentioned on his radio show that it was on the Mark Davis show. http://www.wbap.com/showdj.asp?DJID=1397 I thought I would put the link up to WBAP. There is a listen live button. Mark Davis' show runs from 9am - 11:40am Mon-Fri. If the issue is brought up...

A woman purporting to be Amy Barnes, daughter of former Texas Lieutenant Gov. Ben Barnes, said Thursday that her father had fabricated claims that he used his influence to get President Bush into the Texas Air National Guard 36 years ago. In a phone call to WBAP's Mark Davis radio show in Dallas, Texas, Ms. Barnes told guest host Monica Crowley that her father was an "opportunist" who had lied about Bush's Guard record during a "60 Minutes II" broadcast Tuesday night. BARNES: I love my father very much but he's doing this for purely political reasons. He is a...