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02/10/2004 Archived Entry: "An obvious question, but I gotta ask it."
An obvious question, but I gotta ask it.
Someone at today's press briefing asked it, too - why don't they just get hold of someone who seved with Bush in Alabama to come forth and say, 'Yeah, I was in the Guard while Bush served in 'Bama. He seemed like a pretty swell guy....'
But McClellan said today, in so many words, that they looked and looked and couldn't find anyone to vouch for him.
Which leads to another question:
Was George W. Bush such an insufferable asshole, such a smug rich kid, such an unbelievable slacker, or such a mean drunk that there isn't a single member of that Guard unit that will come forth and even own up to being in the same unit as him? Not a one???
Speaks volumes about the man. As I said on Atrios' comments - his Guard contemporaries are probably sitting at home, watching TV and laughing, and muttering 'Fuck that rich boy' under their breath.
Replies: 10 people speak up
The reason no one has come forward is that he wasn't there - plain and simple!
I just hope the sheeple don't realize it till George is back in the White House next January - then feel free to kick his ass out on the street where he and his murderin' wife and fat-whore nazi-aidin' and abettin' mother should be!
Dickless and I need a new home..
Posted by Lynne @ 02/10/2004 07:14 PM NY
I've been thinking the same thing. Why not have a reunion/press conference with everyone who was in any of the same units that he was supposed to have served in?
Posted by Allison @ 02/10/2004 08:53 PM NY
The Whitehouse admits that Bush didn't do any time for an entire quarter. I served. Army Reserve. I never missed a quarter. As a combat vet, sent to war by George Herbert Walker Bush, I resent this Whitehouse, this Media, and Republicans making light of our current Commander in Chief's failure to serve HIS OBLIGATION. I HAVE my DD-214. I have my pay and leave statements. It is an INSULT to me that SERVED HONORBLY that George W. Bush is considered the same as I am. I followed orders. Bush did not. Look who is calling the shots. It makes me ill.
Posted by gammarock @ 02/10/2004 10:52 PM NY
My vote goes for "unbelievable slacker." I leaned toward "mean drunk" for awhile but those tend to be memorable and leave medical records (flattened noses, pool-cue dents in heads, etc.) which would be hard to cover up. "Insufferable asshole," alas, does not fit available testimony: people who find Bush's policies detestable still describe him personally as a nice guy. And "smug rich kid" no doubt describes 99 percent of a TANG regiment at the time (Damfacrat has a great quote from Colin Powell about the rank unfairness of rich white guys' sons getting slots in Guard and Reserve units while po' boys slogged rice paddies.) They would be disinclined to rat out one of their own.
BTW I don't think this story is going to die out quite yet. Press tonight (Tues.) are still sounding very skeptical about the "explanation." Have heard several mentions that W's "lost his flight status after failing a test," which I assume means the physical he didn't report for; somebody is going to catch the link eventually about the timing of the rule on drug testing.
Posted by Xan @ 02/10/2004 11:11 PM NY
i'm with lynne and allison. the reason no one has come forward from the alabama guard is that he flat out wasn't there. seems pretty simple to me. fuck, think about it. if you could be the guy to confirm the story, there would have to be plenty of fat cat repugs who would pay handsomely to make this all go away. hell, there's at least a shady book deal there.
Posted by phillip @ 02/10/2004 11:14 PM NY
What I have noticed is that people that benefit under Bush or have not lost ground under Bush just think Bush is ok. There is nothing wrong with that ... until YOU FEEL the wrath of Bush. There are so many people that just don't care, too.
We have a dumb President and it is ok to be dumb now.
We have a President that has never earned a damn thing in is life and that is ok.
Should we TOLERATE George Walker Bush ? THAT is the question.
(by the way, my 1st name is Phillip too!)
Posted by gammarock @ 02/11/2004 12:19 AM NY
Let's have a contest. Which will show up first, a witness for Bush or the WMD's in Iraq.
Posted by hio @ 02/11/2004 12:38 AM NY
Stop the Press! Bush AWOL from the Texas Coast Guard!
Posted by Gordon the Magnificent @ 02/11/2004 02:12 AM NY
Nice Try Gordo, but it's transparent to anyone who puts their cursor on the link and checks the status bar.
Posted by Stentor @ 02/11/2004 03:03 AM NY
On WMDs here's Bush's latest:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20040211_178.html
My question is: If he is so hell bent on stopping nuclear wepons, why didn't he sign the extention of SALT?
Posted by Demeur @ 02/11/2004 05:43 AM NY
