McAuliffe Backpedals on CBS Memos
Published September 12, 2004
The CBS memos have came under great scrunity lately, and Terry McAuliffe, before the questions were being asked, was questioning President Bush's guard service. In a Democratic National Committee "Action Alert" e-mail on September 10th, they released this:
Dear [Supporter],
Back in February, President Bush sat down in the Oval Office for an interview with Tim Russert and spoke about his service in the National Guard. Bush told us, "I put in my time, proudly so." He said, "And I'm telling you, I did my duty."
But now we know that Bush dishonored the Oval Office by lying to the American people.
New investigations from multiple media sources have revealed the truth about President Bush's service. New military documents show that Bush disobeyed a direct order from his commander to take a flight physical and "failed to perform to U.S. Air Force/Texas Air National Guard standards" — and was grounded as a result.
New evidence supports claims that Bush missed months of service and that he never showed up for service with the Alabama National Guard.
New evidence shows that Bush received special treatment. His supervisor wrote that he felt pressured from above to "sugar coat" Bush's records.
And Ben Barnes, former Lt. Governor and State House Speaker of Texas, has come forward to say that he pulled strings to get Bush a coveted spot in the Guard, which directly contradicts Bush's claim that he received no special treatment.
Only Bush Can Answer Questions
President Bush has a lot to answer for. Only he can clear up the questions regarding the discrepancies in his service record, and he owes the American people those answers. Here are just a few of the questions Bush must answer.
Why did George Bush say "I did my duty" when he missed months of duty in 1972, 73 and 74?
- McAuliffe Backpedals on CBS Memos
- Published: September 12, 2004
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Lame punditry? Or disagreement, boy?
It is a backpedal because the DNC (which is chaired by Terry McAuliffe) sent out a letter citing the memos in there volunteer letter while questions were being raised.
Now they are saying that it is Rove's fault. Thus, trying to cut ties with the memo.
Lame punditry? Or disagreement, boy?
It is a backpedal because the DNC (which is chaired by Terry McAuliffe) sent out a letter citing the memos in there volunteer letter while questions were being raised.
Now they are saying that it is Rove's fault. Thus, trying to cut ties with the memo.
It is also a tacit admission that the DNC also believe the Rather memos are fake as hell.
"But now we know that Bush dishonored the Oval Office by lying to the American people."
[snort!}
Did Mr. McAuliffe feel the same way when his pal BJ Clinton was lying under oath, and to the American people, repeatedly?
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This is a conclusion? This is backpedalling? I don't car who's right in this - you've got a painful case of lame punditry, boy.