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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (205174)	10/5/2004 4:21:37 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574327

1) That he was given an advantage for entry over others because of his father. This statement is contradicted by the facts. The first contact between Bush the congressman and any officers in the reserve about GW Bush was a letter from his CO praising lieutenant Bush. At the time, he was accepted there were many pilot positions open. Every qualified applicant was accepted. Bush was well qualified. You can't be that naive. Of course, Bush I did not talk to the Reserve officers directly......that's not how its done. He was a congressman. These people are not stupid. There is an image to maintain. And I understand there was a waiting list for the Air NG. Not all qualified applicants were accepted. 2) That his service performance was not of good quality. That he behaved in the service much like he behaved in his life to date.......like a spoiled, pampered dilettante. This was the allegation of the discredited Dan Rather. Other accounts contradict this allegation. Other accounts do not contradict the Rather memos. In fact, they support them. Bush was drinking and doing coke.....getting DUIs. Why is poor performance in the NG inconsistent with this behavior? More importantly, why is it a surprise to you? 3) That his campaign encouraged the swifties to attack Kerry and his medals; a man who did serve his country honorably and did not try to avoid fighting in the war. Kerry's campaign has coordinated with moron.org and other Democrat attack groups. Kerry has encouraged people like Whoopi, and Michael Moron. Those who wish their condemnation to be respected generally condemn both sides. No war hero was discredited by Kerry. No war hero was told his medals were inappropriate. MM did his documentary on his own. From what I understand, all the GOP squealing and complaints about lies in that documentary have proven to be false. Anticipating lawsuits, MM hired attorneys to fend off such lawsuits. But even if MM is guilty of representation, there was no Kerry supporter funding his operation like there was with the swifties.