"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Ragnar" wrote in message
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"Q: Is there some sort of hitch?

A: Well, yes, but it's a hitch for a good cause. The winner won't
actually
receive the reward for himself; instead we'll be donating $10,000 in
his
name to the USO. That way everyone's a winner, including GBT's tax
accountant."

http://doonesbury.msn.com/strip/bush_guard.html




CASE CLOSED: Four weeks ago, "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau
announced
in
his cartoon strip the "Bush Guard Service" contest: "We're offering
$10,000
cash to any witness who can definitively corroborate Mr. Bush's claim"
that
three decades before he became President, he served in the Alabama
National
Guard. "So if you served with Mr. Bush - even if only in the officers'
club - we want to hear from you right now! Why? So we can put this
trash
story to rest and get back to the real issues." Well, it turns out that
no
credible witness has come forward to claim the prize, so this week
Trudeau
mailed a personal check for $10,000 to the USO. "We're extremely
grateful
for his generosity," USO Vice President John Hansen told me yesterday.
But
has Trudeau's check cleared? "Oh, I think he's good for it."


Except that according to the article, NO credible witness came forward.
Looks like your cite only proves my earlier assertion that no credible
witnesses came forward.


Except that a credible witness DID come forward. That Trudeau paid the
reward while claiming no credible witness had been heard from only
indicates
that he has little integrity.

Big surprise there. A liberal exhibiting a lack of integrity.