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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dan B. who wrote (541850)	2/18/2004 11:54:33 AM
From: Fangorn	Respond to of 769667

Dan, Bush's fellow Texas Guard members speak... Ex-airmen douse rumors over Bush's Guard service 'Serious' pilot flew in NORAD runs, volunteered for Vietnam combat duty worldnetdaily.com Compare Bush's record to the record that Kerry said should have no bearing on a certain election in '92... Clinton's Military record: Bill Clinton registers for the draft on September 08, 1964, accepting all contractual conditions of registering for the draft. Given Selective Service Number 3 26 46 228. Bill Clinton classified 2-S on November 17, 1964. * Bill Clinton reclassified 1-A on March 20, 1968. * Bill Clinton ordered to report for induction on July 28,1969. * Bill Clinton dishonors order to report and is not inducted into the military. * Bill Clinton reclassified 1-D after enlisting in the United States Army Reserves on August 07,1969 under authority of Col.E.Holmes. and takes oath of enlistment. * Bill Clinton fails to report to his duty station at the University of Arkansas ROTC, September 1969. * Bill Clinton reclassified 1-A on October 30, 1969, as enlistment with Army Reserves is revoked by Colonel E. Holmes and Clinton now AWOL and subject to arrest under Public Law 90-40 (2)(a) 'registrant who has failed to report...remain liable for induction'. * Bill Clinton's birth date lottery number is 311, drawn December 1, 1969, but anyone who has already been ordered to report for induction, is INELIGIBLE! * Bill Clinton runs for Congress (1974), while a fugitive from justice under Public Law 90-40. * Bill Clinton runs for Arkansas Attorney General (1976),while a fugitive from justice. * Bill Clinton receives pardon on January 21, 1977 from Carter. * Bill Clinton FIRST PARDONED FEDERAL FELON ever to serve as President. All these facts come from Freedom of Information requests, public laws, and various books that have been published, and have not been refuted by Clinton.

To: Dan B. who wrote (541850)	2/18/2004 1:22:17 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

EoM, eh? But, perhaps not the end of the story: "Texas Speaker Reportedly Helped Bush Get Into Guard", by George Lardner, Jr., Washington Post, Setember 21, 1999 pA04 "Bush flies into an air force cocaine cloud", by Tom Rhodes, The London Sunday Times, June 18, 2000 "Ex-Pol at Center of Bush Flap", by Michael Holmes (AP), Washington Post, September 8, 1999 "Barnes says he urged Guard slot for Bush", by Pete Slover and George Kuempel, Dallas Morning News, September 29, 1999 February 1968: Bush takes an Air Force officers test. Scores in 25th percentile in the pilot aptitude portion. Declares that he does not wish to serve overseas. May 27, 1968: Bush enlists in Texas Air National Guard. Aided by Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes, he jumps over waiting list. He pledges two years of active duty and four years of reserve duty. June 9, 1968: Bush's student deferment expires. Bush on why the Air National Guard took him: "They could sense I would be one of the great pilots of all time." Houston Chronicle, August 1988 September 1968: After basic training, Bush pulls inactive duty to act as gopher on Florida Senator Edward J. Gurney's campaign. November 1968: After Gurney wins, Bush is reactivated and transferred to Georgia. November 1969: Bush is flown to the White House by President Nixon for a date with daughter Tricia. December 1969: Bush transfers to Houston and moves into Chateaux Dijon complex. Laura lives there too, but they don't meet till later. March 1970: Bush gets his wings. June 1970: Joins the Guard's "Champagne Unit," where he flies with sons of Texas' elite. November 3, 1970: George Bush Sr. loses Senate election to Lloyd Bentsen, whose son is also in the "Champagne Unit." November 7, 1970: Promoted to first lieutenant. Rejected by University of Texas School of Law. January 1971: The Guard begins testing for drugs during physicals. Spring 1971: Hired by Texas agricultural importer, Bush uses F-102 to shuttle tropical plants from Florida. May 26, 1972: Transfers to Alabama Guard unit so he can work on Senator William Blount's reelection campaign. According to his commanding officer, Bush never shows up for duty while in Alabama.... August 1972: Bush is grounded for missing a mandatory physical. November 1972: Bush returns to Houston, but never reports for Guard duty. December 1972: In D.C. for the holidays, Bush takes 16-year-old brother Marvin drinking and driving. Confronted by father, Bush suggests they settle it "mano a mano." October 1, 1973: The Air National Guard relieves Bush from commitment eight months early, allowing him to attend Harvard Business School. motherjones.com washingtonpost.com awolbush.ctyme.com