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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:42:39 -0500

Subject: Take Action: Demand the truth from Bush on National Guard service

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Dear Dean Esmay,

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.

There's more, but I'll spare you.

Note the time stamp on that. 10:45 PM, basically.

Doesn't anyone at the DNC read weblogs? Or, y'know, watch Nightline?

*snicker*

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Mike (mail):

As I've said before, here and elsewhere, arrogance and contempt do not make for an aware campaign. The blind leading the clueless, that is, if they have so much as one person leading.

9.10.2004 8:49am

Beth Donovan (mail) (www):

Dean,
why am I starting to wonder where CBS got those documents? Why am I starting to think that someone on the Kerry team 'found' them and passed them on to CBS News?

Damn, I'm getting paranoid.

9.10.2004 9:12am

King of Fools (mail) (www):

Anyone else see the prowler article where a CBS Producer admitted that they got the documents from the DNC? Now that is a back-breaker right there.

I was thinking that Bush is teflon, but I don't think that is it. Clinton was teflon - he did lots of bad things and was called on many and they didn't stick. I don't believe that Bush is that way...it is just that the things his opponents insist on throwing are either irrelevant or untrue and that is why they don't stick.

9.10.2004 10:26am

Dean Esmay (www):

I am skeptical of the Prowler/American Spectator people as a reliable source. I'll await independent confirmation.

9.10.2004 12:13pm

Casey Tompkins (mail) (www):

Beth, I'm not saying that the Dems gave the forgeries to Dan -absolutely no evidence of that- but Danny would be only too glad to run with anything against Bush, including the interview with Bush's EX-friend, who has now changed his story, contradicting what he's said under oath about using influence to get Bush into the ANG.

Don't forget, there's a lot of crazies out there who would vote for Kerry, but aren't part of his campaign.

9.10.2004 3:27pm

Commenting on Dean's World is a privilege, not a right. Dean is your host, you are his guest, and you should behave in that fashion. Dean is not your babysitter, nor is he your punching bag. Please remember this. In general, you are free to disagree with anyone on any subject you wish, but abusive behavior will not be tolerated.

Of course we all lose our tempers now and then. Dean freely admits to being imperfect in this regard, which is why regulars to this establishment will generally be cut more slack than people who we don't know very well.

Still: behave like an adult, or go find somewhere else to play. Thanks.