Reeder
March 2, 2004, 1:53am
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Most interesting lines…among many.
George W. graduated from Yale in May of 1968 with a major in history. Two weeks before graduation, he went to the offices of the Texas Air National Guard at Ellington Air Force Base outside Houston to sign up for pilot training. One motivation, he said, was to learn to fly, as his father had done during World War II. George W. was commissioned as a second lieutenant and spent two years on active duty, flying F-102 fighter interceptors. For almost four years after that, he was on a part-time status, flying occasional missions to help the Air National Guard keep two of its F-102s on round-the-clock alert.
Now is that hedging or what?http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/presbush/bio
I find absolutely nothing to be outraged about here. I don’t expect hard-hitting investigative journalism and partisan screeds in official biographies.
Reeder
March 2, 2004, 2:19am
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I’m tickled.
Two years active? Almost our years part time??
That’s all but admitting he didn’t do his service.
Otto
March 2, 2004, 2:36am
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I expect accuracy in campaign biographies.
Dan Bartlett, the White House communications director, asked yesterday about that language, said: “It does not reflect the facts of his service. It will be corrected.”
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/02/28/bush_bio_on_web_inflates_guard_service/
Only if you don’t understand how Guard service works.