OMFG!!! ABC and CBS PWN Bush!!!

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

As much as the Kerry Spot has tried to keep up with this, PowerLine has been on top of this story all day long. That site just presented what ought to be the straw that breaks the camel's back:

In the August 18, 1973 memo "discovered" by 60 Minutes, Jerry Killian purportedly writes:

Staudt has obviously pressured Hodges more about Bush. I'm having trouble running interference and doing my job.

But wait! Reader Amar Sarwal points out that General Staudt, who thought very highly of Lt. Bush, retired in 1972.

Okay, CBS. The ball's in your court. Explain all this. Make all of this make sense. Don't completely ignore all of this, like you just did on the CBS Evening News.

[Dauphin]

My Word defaults can't be the same as the guy's in the link. The date comes up off line and not all the words fit on the same lines either.

[DanS]

Mine comes up the same as the guy's in the link. Word 2002.

[Dauphin]

It might be because I have metric defaults?

[Drake Tungsten]

When's Dan Rather going to retire? He can't have much credibility left after this debacle...

[DanS]

You probably default to A4 paper or something rather than 8.5" x 11"

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Flubber
I am amazed that you folks are still talking about this-- aren't there fundamental issues about taxes, healthcare, folks dying in Iraq, education etc etc?

No one cares about those.

(sadly, I'm not joking )

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Sava
btw the indians were nobel, oppressed victims

Actually, they were just oppressed victims.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Q Cubed

The turtle.

the turtle as a hero? jeez, he was in there maybe all of fifteen-twenty minutes, was clearly a "surfer dude"... there's no mention of drugs at all in that exchange--unless it's not possible to get high off of anything other than drugs... he wasn't particularly spaced-out, just easy-going... and how the hell is that anti-american?

TMNT are also blatant anti-americanism

[Verto]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Actually, they were just oppressed victims.

Actually, they were a civilization that lost. The Indians had been fighting each other for domination, and were bested when the Europeans arrived. Big deal.

[Patroklos]

Didn't Kerry admitt pulling strings to go to Swift Boats which at the time seemed to guruntee no combat?

So it would seem Kerry oplayed the same game but cut it too close.

Not that I see anything wrong with having connections. If you can tell me you have never recieved soething in life you shouldn't have because you knew someone then your a hermit. Now if he was not qualified, ie physically or something and still got it, THEN you would have a scandal.

You know I missed a breif the other day because of traffic, which I suppose I was ordered to go to sense anything related to my job is a order. I guess I should get a dishonorable dischage.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Verto
Actually, they were a civilization that lost. The Indians had been fighting each other for domination, and were bested when the Europeans arrived. Big deal.

How is that any different from what I said?

[Berzerker]

Given the CYA document, it's clear the only reason Bush got an honorable discharge is due to his political connections.

It was my understanding that Bush was given permission to work on someone's campaign for Congress. That was the reason for his slacking off on NG duties.

Drake, thanks for that article. I've heard Turnipseed used many times to accuse Bush of being AWOL and never knew the reporter lied.

Bush got in over 300 hours of flying, so what if he found something else to do and was allowed by the NG? Of course political connections were involved, but they were involved when students et al got deferments. I would think serving ~2 years in the NG would satisfy most people.

[Verto]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


How is that any different from what I said?

There is a difference between a loser and a victim.

[Drake Tungsten]

Drake, thanks for that article. I've heard Turnipseed used many times to accuse Bush of being AWOL and never knew the reporter lied.

You're welcome.