Posted on 09/07/2004 10:00:58 AM PDT by Forrest2320
After weeks in which the political discourse was nearly dominated by the scrutinizing of Sen. John F. Kerry's conduct in the Vietnam War era, President Bush now may find himself under the microscope and on the defensive for actions in his past. Kerry supporters are actively questioning Bush's spotty record as a stateside National Guardsmen during the Vietnam War. A former senior politician in Texas is telling people he pulled strings to get Bush into the guard. And an Associated Press investigation has concluded that key documents that should have been written to explain gaps in Bush's guard service are missing.
Jill Zuckman writes in the Chicago Tribune: "In a television advertisement to begin airing Friday, Bob Mintz, a lieutenant colonel in the Alabama Air National Guard during the time Bush was supposed to have been there in 1972, will say he never saw Bush at the base even though he looked for him, according to a spokeswoman for the group." Michael Dobbs writes in The Washington Post: "A former senior politician from Texas has told close friends that he recommended George W. Bush for a pilot's slot in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War because he was eager to 'collect chits' from an influential political family.
The five kinds of missing files identified by the AP are: • A report from the Texas Air National Guard to Bush's local draft board certifying that Bush remained in good standing in 1972 or 1973. • Records of a required investigation into why Bush lost flight status. • A written acknowledgment from Bush that he had received the orders grounding him. • Reports of formal counseling sessions Bush was required to have after missing more than three training sessions.
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LOL!! Now THAT'S what I call a ZOT!
He's dead, Jim.
(Click here or on the pic).
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I'm still worn out from all the trolls over the weekend. Make them go away!hehe! I wish I could, believe me!
This one isn't amongst the living now.
He's in VK Purgatory now !
Purgatory is to nice for a troll.
Yeah, a few million of us care what Kerry did 30 years ago.
You're number 8 of the useful idiots in 9 days (Post and run). Why aren't you DUmmies hitting FR daily (you missed one or did I miss a newbie zot?).
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