These Documents Weren’t Forged
Here’s a couple of documents from the 70’s that shed a little light on the guy who become President while promising to “usher in an era of responsibility”.
Somebody should tell the President that being “young and irresponsible” killed more than 17,000 people last year.
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Thank goodness that afterwards Bush mastered his excessive drinking as well as his penchant for thoughtless judgments. Truly an inspiration to all (living) DWI’ers who truly want to turn their lives around.
Comment by oyster — September 14, 2004 @ 4:54 pm
So? I mean, he made a nasty mistake. I’ve known someone to straighten up their life after even a vehicular manslaughter/DUI charge. Can we get over the “Death Knell” myth?
I mean, I don’t like the idea of trivializing DUIs, but the pres has admitted he hasn’t been perfect. Why don’t we attack him on those pesky things like his record instead? There’s plenty there!
Comment by Eric — September 14, 2004 @ 5:12 pm
What’s with the date of birth on the first document?
Comment by Kumar — September 14, 2004 @ 5:16 pm
Kumar: Have you never written the current year by mistake when writing a date that’s not in the current year?
Comment by KCinDC — September 14, 2004 @ 5:20 pm
It’s unfortunate Bushit’s “conversion” was only about lip-deep. Unfortunate, because were it actual — to the heart — his actions might have come to conform with his words. Instead, regardless whether he still drinks, his actions still speak louder than his words. Indeed, they are in severe conflict with each other, as is encapulsated in the word _hypocrite_.
A few rules of conduct he apparently didn’t pick up via his satellite link to God, or failed to hear because his own voice drowned out the other All Mighty:
1. “Though shalt not lie” — about the existence of WMDs in Iraq, as example. About his manly decisive resolve on 9/11 as he sat silent, for many minutes, endeavoring to calm the American public over the live TV which was not present, while at the same time in NY those in the WTC were finding the decisiveness and resolve to either stay in the Towers and burn to death, or jump to their deaths.
It only he’d seen the film of the first plane hitting the WTC, that morning — the film which was not available to anyone until days later.
2. “Thou shalt not bear false witness against the neighbor”. About, as example, Al Gore, Jonh Kerry, his “honorable” disappearances into AWOL, at least twice; his signing commitments to fulfill his military obligations then violating his word, even though he signed his name beneath it.
About his being a genuine veteran, instead of a fake.
3. “Thou shalt not kill”. You get the idea. Just list the names of all those he executed as “born again” governor of TX, and the tens of thousands killed in Iraq as result of his God-directed military strategy.
It must be admitted that in one respect he is repentant: not having actually fulfilled his military “service” commitment, he is more than making up for it by requiring those in today’s volunteer military to do two and three tours in Iraq, in excess of their signed contractual agreements.
There is one positive twist to the tragedy: as God works His will by intervening in human affairs, there is no need for Him to vote. So Bushit will have to accept God sitting the election out.
Comment by jnagarya — September 14, 2004 @ 5:27 pm
Sorta. This DUI was scrubbed from his record and only came out because the Gore campaign leaked it a few days before the last election. When asked about it, Bush claimed that he lied about it to protect his daughters.
And it’s not like he was some dumb college kid at the time. This happened when Bush was 30.
I don’t expect the president to be “perfect”, but it would be nice for him to be honest and responsible.
Comment by greg — September 14, 2004 @ 5:29 pm
I think it’s a great idea that we attack Bushit on his record.
But he hasn’t one to run on, so there’s nothing to attack.
Oh, right: his “Christian” lying about and smearing of others. That’s his record.
Comment by jnagarya — September 14, 2004 @ 5:30 pm
was he fined? or was he rich and privileged?
Comment by KOng — September 14, 2004 @ 8:10 pm
I’m surprised it took you all of six days to dust this one off. Didn’t this enter your excuse for cognition the very moment you realized that CBS was full of it? So much for discussion of the “current issues.”
Comment by TailBurger — September 14, 2004 @ 8:31 pm
Supplement to Greg: Somebody should tell the President that being “older and irresponsible” killed 3,000 Americans on September 11th, led to the deaths of more than 37,000 innocent civilian Iraqis and over 1,000 honorable American troops thus far in Iraq.
How much more Bush “irresponsibility and excuses” can the world take?
For an excellent review of September 11th, see: http://www.infoimagination.org/ps/911
Comment by ScottGoold — September 15, 2004 @ 9:25 am
I sure hope I’m still getting plastered and drivign when I’m thirty! Hoo-Ha!!
Comment by Mr. Drinky — September 15, 2004 @ 12:14 pm
what I cannot tell from this is whether this is new or one of the old DUIs reported last time.
Comment by dlc — September 15, 2004 @ 3:58 pm