'Texans for Truth' ad challenges Bush on Guard service

[Eric J in MN]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20040908/ts_usatoday/texansfortruthadchallengesbushonguardservice


A group called Texans for Truth will release a TV ad today in which a former lieutenant colonel in the Alabama Air National Guard says neither he nor his friends saw George W. Bush when the future president was supposed to be with their unit in 1972.

The ad could renew questions about Bush's Vietnam-era service in the National Guard, just as ads by a group called Swift Boat Veterans for Truth renewed debate over Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites)'s service in Vietnam and his anti-war efforts.

Since the 2000 campaign, Bush has been dogged by questions about whether he reported for duty throughout his Guard service. He served as a pilot with the Texas Air National Guard and sought a transfer to Alabama in 1972 so he could work on a political campaign there. But some records that could document his service in Alabama are missing
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Actually, Bush hasn't been questioned over this since 2000, at least not by the mainstream media.

It was Peter Jennings declaring in a Dem. Primary debate question to Wesley Clark, that Michael Moore calling Bush a "deserter" isn't supported by the facts, which set off major coverage.

[Catfight]

1. How about the next group, "Millionaires for Media Truth?" n/t

[Zookeeper]

2. So..what are the chances that the news channels...

will play it over and over and over, just like the SBVT ads?

Olbermann mentioned it tonight, without showing it. Then went on to say that we've had enough of these sorts of ads. x(

[Democrat 4 Ever]

3. Scarborough ripped the Texas ad a new one

Scarborough, Mike Barnacle, and some ugly chick said the Texas ad was nothing. That no one was paying any attention to anything about 30 years ago. Blew it off completely.

Scarborough, also, had a problem with the unfair coverage the L A Times in calling Zell Miller a vaudeville act - said they should be ashamed of the blatant partisan writings. That's like the pot calling the kettle black. Can these guys be any more sanctimonious or hypocritical?

They can dish it out but they can't take it.

(Sorry, two trite sayings in one post - but some times you just have to go back to the basics!

[Kammer]

4. Donate to Texans for Truth

I did. It is all about money, the mothers milk of politics. If they have enough money, they just keep running new ads. DONATE TO THEM.....

[newyawker99]

6. Hi Kammer!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[TheStateChief]

5. And on the radio at the 6PM break...

They spent more time talking about how the man in the commercial (don't remember his name) for Texans for Truth said he didn't know if Bush was there or not and that he wasn't a smoking gun proving he wasn't there in a recent interview.