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| Trudeau Offers Bounty on Bush |
| 2004-02-25 |
| Apologies if this is a repeat. I looked but didn't see it. From the Beeb: [Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau] is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who will verify Mr Bush's account of his military service in Alabama in the early 70s. Accusations have been made that Mr Bush used family connections to join the National Guard and that he spent the last two of his five years' service working on the political campaign of one of his father's friends in Alabama instead of military duties. His opponents have demanded evidence that he took part in training in those two years. On Trudeau's website, he specifies that the reward is for anyone who "personally witnessed George W Bush reporting for drills at the Dannelly Air National Guard Base between the months of May and November of 1972". In any case, though, Trudeau thinks it unlikely that anyone will come forward to claim the prize, which he says would actually be donated to a charity which supports US servicemen and women overseas. What?? What a lamer. Look, jack, you gonna offer a reward, offer a real reward. If the recipient wants to give it to a charity, that'll be up to them. Ah, but Garry ain't down with this voluntary charity nonsense: "However, if the prize does jog someone's memory, I'll surrender the money with little regret. Thanks to Bush's tax cuts for people who don't need them, I'm flush and looking for a way to give back. Huh. You know, it is possible to donate all that nasty extra money back to the government. You don't have to keep it just because they foist it on you in tax cuts. Seriously, though, is this issue really that important? Maybe he should use the reward to find those war crimes Kerry made such hay on, back in the day. |
| Posted by:Angie Schultz |
| #9 Nice Idea for the 10k, but what kind of proof are they looking for? Does McClellan get to collect after he should them the py records? How bout that retired Col that ACTUALLY flew with Lt. Bush? Or that crew chief that remembers strapping Lt. Bush into his Jet? There is NOTHING left to prove! I offer the same amount 10k for ANYBODY with proof that Lt. Bush was AWOL. I want somebody who has knowledge of or partipated in the Article 32 hearing that HAD to occur for this charge. Hint it had to be at LEAST three people there. So get one of them to send me a statement that I can prove and I will send you a check. Don't try to bullshit me because I was inthe service and I know what PROOF is. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-2-25 10:18:57 PM |
| #8 Gary Trudeau. Ah, I remember when he was funny so many, many, many years ago... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-25 9:29:38 PM |
| #7 George Walker Bush is a rich kid, and they don't generally fight America's wars. George Walker Bush is a rich kid, and they don't generally fight America's fires. George Walker Bush is a rich kid, and they don't generally arrest America's drug dealers. George Walker Bush is a rich kid, and they don't generally collar America's rapists. George Walker Bush is a rich kid, and they don't generally take out America's serial killers. By Anonymous's logic, this means that the fire or police departments should be for purely ornamental purposes - after all, if the rich don't have to do it, neither should working class stiffs. The rich don't have to do my job, so my job should involve sitting around doing nothing. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-2-25 9:07:41 PM |
| #6 yeah so let's lynch all the rich people disclaimer: sarcasm |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-2-25 7:34:39 PM |
| #5 George Walker Bush is a rich kid, and they don't generally fight America's wars. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-2-25 7:06:38 PM |
| #4 In any case, though, Trudeau thinks it unlikely that anyone will come forward to claim the prize, Unless that information conforms to Trudeau's beliefs, of course... Thanks to Bush's tax cuts for people who don't need them, I'm flush and looking for a way to give back. Yup. I didn't need them, nor did any of my clients for whom I prepare tax reurns and can do the two year comparisons to illustrate the savings. I'll have them forward the difference to you, Mr. Trudeau... I had some e-mail correspondence with this asshat back in the Compuserve days. His arrogance, then as now, is astounding. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-25 5:13:27 PM |
| #3 How this guy ever got in Jane Pauley's knickers is beyond me... |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2004-2-25 5:00:40 PM |
| #2 If anyone did come forward and I think Calhoun already has, they'll just question his memory and/or call him a liar. |
| Posted by: AF Lady 2004-2-25 4:55:30 PM |
| #1 Didn't some guy name Calhoun already do that? What's that saying about a fool and his money? |
| Posted by: Daniel King 2004-2-25 4:44:58 PM |