Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Phony $50,000 For Proof of Bush Service
(CNN) -- The founder of the group Texans for Truth said Tuesday that he is offering $50,000 to anyone who can prove President Bush fulfilled his service requirements, including required duties and drills, in the Alabama Air National Guard in 1972.
Send a copy of Bush's Honorable Discharge from the National Guard and you will get $50,000.
We have someone who can prove that Bush served with him in Alabama Air National Guard in 1972, Lt. Col. John "Bill" Calhoun.
We knew this Phony Offer was coming, so yesterday we wrote the article:
Begala's False Attack On Bush's Alabama Guard Duty
CNN CROSSFIRE - Aired February 13, 2004 - 16:30 ET
NOVAK: Well, wait a minute. You don't answer my questions. This colonel appears. He says he saw the guy, he was -- he was deputy commander of the unit. Case closed. This is over. We've got a witness.
Former Guardsman: Bush served with me in Alabama
A retired Alabama Air National Guard officer said Friday that he remembers George Bush showing up for duty in Alabama in 1972, reading safety magazines and flight manuals in an office as he performed his weekend obligations.
"I saw him each drill period," retired Lt. Col. John "Bill" Calhoun said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from Daytona Beach, Fla.
"He was very aggressive about doing his duty there. He never complained about it.... He was very dedicated to what he was doing in the Guard. He showed up on time and he left at the end of the day."
Yesterday on CNN Crossfire Paul Begala said: Now, Bob, there's a new group out of patriotic Americans called Texans For Truth. I'm a Texan. I'm for the truth. I'm not part of the group, though.
But they put out today a $50,000 reward. And, of course, nobody has claimed it, because nobody can prove that they served with President then Lieutenant Bush in the Alabama Guard.
Wrong again (I'm for the truth) Paul Begala!
Take a look at the Phony Offer: The Texans for Truth Web site (Click Here) From the 3 page General Disclaimer:
Texans for Truth is offering a reward of $50,000 for original information proving whether George W. Bush performed duties in the Air National Guard...
Texans for Truth is looking for new, original information concerning George W. Bush’s performance of military duty, or lack thereof, between May 1972 and May 1973.
To be eligible, the information must not have been previously disclosed to the media (including television, radio, cable, Internet, and print publications).
Eligible Information must be comprised of legal and competent evidence that would be admissible in a court of law.
The following individuals are ineligible to receive the reward: (1) officers or employees of any political party or political campaign; (2) full- and part-time employees of the media including, but not limited to, the print media, television, cable, radio, and the Internet.
The final determination as to which person or persons shall be eligible to receive part or all of this reward shall be left to Texans for Truth.
Texans for Truth reserves the right... to terminate this Reward Offer at an earlier date at its sole discretion.
Can you see through this Phony Offer? Make an offer and then set the rules so nobody can meet them.
BOB WALKER (R), FORMER U.S. CONGRESSMAN: Paul, isn't it a new low point in American politics that we now have cash for trash.
(CNN) -- The founder of the group Texans for Truth said Tuesday that he is offering $50,000 to anyone who can prove President Bush fulfilled his service requirements, including required duties and drills, in the Alabama Air National Guard in 1972.
Send a copy of Bush's Honorable Discharge from the National Guard and you will get $50,000.
We have someone who can prove that Bush served with him in Alabama Air National Guard in 1972, Lt. Col. John "Bill" Calhoun.
We knew this Phony Offer was coming, so yesterday we wrote the article:
Begala's False Attack On Bush's Alabama Guard Duty
CNN CROSSFIRE - Aired February 13, 2004 - 16:30 ET
NOVAK: Well, wait a minute. You don't answer my questions. This colonel appears. He says he saw the guy, he was -- he was deputy commander of the unit. Case closed. This is over. We've got a witness.
Former Guardsman: Bush served with me in Alabama
A retired Alabama Air National Guard officer said Friday that he remembers George Bush showing up for duty in Alabama in 1972, reading safety magazines and flight manuals in an office as he performed his weekend obligations.
"I saw him each drill period," retired Lt. Col. John "Bill" Calhoun said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from Daytona Beach, Fla.
"He was very aggressive about doing his duty there. He never complained about it.... He was very dedicated to what he was doing in the Guard. He showed up on time and he left at the end of the day."
Yesterday on CNN Crossfire Paul Begala said: Now, Bob, there's a new group out of patriotic Americans called Texans For Truth. I'm a Texan. I'm for the truth. I'm not part of the group, though.
But they put out today a $50,000 reward. And, of course, nobody has claimed it, because nobody can prove that they served with President then Lieutenant Bush in the Alabama Guard.
Wrong again (I'm for the truth) Paul Begala!
Take a look at the Phony Offer: The Texans for Truth Web site (Click Here) From the 3 page General Disclaimer:
Texans for Truth is offering a reward of $50,000 for original information proving whether George W. Bush performed duties in the Air National Guard...
Texans for Truth is looking for new, original information concerning George W. Bush’s performance of military duty, or lack thereof, between May 1972 and May 1973.
To be eligible, the information must not have been previously disclosed to the media (including television, radio, cable, Internet, and print publications).
Eligible Information must be comprised of legal and competent evidence that would be admissible in a court of law.
The following individuals are ineligible to receive the reward: (1) officers or employees of any political party or political campaign; (2) full- and part-time employees of the media including, but not limited to, the print media, television, cable, radio, and the Internet.
The final determination as to which person or persons shall be eligible to receive part or all of this reward shall be left to Texans for Truth.
Texans for Truth reserves the right... to terminate this Reward Offer at an earlier date at its sole discretion.
Can you see through this Phony Offer? Make an offer and then set the rules so nobody can meet them.
BOB WALKER (R), FORMER U.S. CONGRESSMAN: Paul, isn't it a new low point in American politics that we now have cash for trash.
