No winner yet in 'Doonesbury' Bush search

"Michael Wise" wrote in message
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362436 (Ron) wrote:

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A $10,000 reward offered by the
"Doonesbury" comic strip for proof that U.S. President George W.
Bush served in the Alabama National Guard during the Vietnam War
has elicited over 1,300 responses but turned up no credible
evidence yet, the cartoonist said on Friday.

With so much controversy surrounding Bush's National Guard
service, a credible witness would have turned up by now if there
was one, said Garry Trudeau.

"You can be sure some very motivated people have tried to find a
witness who can establish Bush's presence at Dannelly Base
beyond a reasonable doubt," said the creator of the politically
irreverent and satirical daily cartoon. "Anyone who could do so
would almost certainly have surfaced by now."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ush.doonesbury
reut/index.html


In other words, I can not prove my assertion, so I will just take the
easy
route, and ask others to disprove it.

With $10,000 as the prize, you would think just one person who can prove
they saw Br. Bush drilling in Alabama would step forward.

The way some of you talk, this should have been easy money....yet here
we are nearly two weeks later and still no takers.

I guess this guy's word does not count, huh?

www.usatoday.com/news/washington/ 2004-02-13-bush-military_x.htm

Brooks



Hmmmmm


--Mike

"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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"Michael Wise" wrote in message
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In article ,
362436 (Ron) wrote:

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A $10,000 reward offered by the
"Doonesbury" comic strip for proof that U.S. President George W.
Bush served in the Alabama National Guard during the Vietnam War
has elicited over 1,300 responses but turned up no credible
evidence yet, the cartoonist said on Friday.

With so much controversy surrounding Bush's National Guard
service, a credible witness would have turned up by now if there
was one, said Garry Trudeau.

"You can be sure some very motivated people have tried to find a
witness who can establish Bush's presence at Dannelly Base
beyond a reasonable doubt," said the creator of the politically
irreverent and satirical daily cartoon. "Anyone who could do so
would almost certainly have surfaced by now."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ush.doonesbury
reut/index.html


In other words, I can not prove my assertion, so I will just take the
easy
route, and ask others to disprove it.

With $10,000 as the prize, you would think just one person who can prove
they saw Br. Bush drilling in Alabama would step forward.

The way some of you talk, this should have been easy money....yet here
we are nearly two weeks later and still no takers.

I guess this guy's word does not count, huh?

www.usatoday.com/news/washington/ 2004-02-13-bush-military_x.htm

Ooops. Bad link. Try:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...military_x.htm

Mr. Trudeau apparently does not consider Mr. Calhoun a "witness", huh?

Brooks


Brooks



Hmmmmm


--Mike

In article ,
"Kevin Brooks" wrote:

"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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"Michael Wise" wrote in message
...
In article ,
362436 (Ron) wrote:

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A $10,000 reward offered by the
"Doonesbury" comic strip for proof that U.S. President George W.
Bush served in the Alabama National Guard during the Vietnam War
has elicited over 1,300 responses but turned up no credible
evidence yet, the cartoonist said on Friday.

With so much controversy surrounding Bush's National Guard
service, a credible witness would have turned up by now if there
was one, said Garry Trudeau.

"You can be sure some very motivated people have tried to find a
witness who can establish Bush's presence at Dannelly Base
beyond a reasonable doubt," said the creator of the politically
irreverent and satirical daily cartoon. "Anyone who could do so
would almost certainly have surfaced by now."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ush.doonesbury
reut/index.html


In other words, I can not prove my assertion, so I will just take the
easy
route, and ask others to disprove it.

With $10,000 as the prize, you would think just one person who can prove
they saw Br. Bush drilling in Alabama would step forward.

The way some of you talk, this should have been easy money....yet here
we are nearly two weeks later and still no takers.

I guess this guy's word does not count, huh?

www.usatoday.com/news/washington/ 2004-02-13-bush-military_x.htm

Ooops. Bad link. Try:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...military_x.htm

Mr. Trudeau apparently does not consider Mr. Calhoun a "witness", huh?


I'm not certain, but a single guy swearing up and down he saw Mr. Bush
in the squadron is probably not going to persuade many...unless he has
pictures.



--Mike

"Michael Wise" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Kevin Brooks" wrote:

"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
...

"Michael Wise" wrote in message
...
In article ,
362436 (Ron) wrote:

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A $10,000 reward offered by the
"Doonesbury" comic strip for proof that U.S. President George
W.
Bush served in the Alabama National Guard during the Vietnam
War
has elicited over 1,300 responses but turned up no credible
evidence yet, the cartoonist said on Friday.

With so much controversy surrounding Bush's National Guard
service, a credible witness would have turned up by now if
there
was one, said Garry Trudeau.

"You can be sure some very motivated people have tried to find
a
witness who can establish Bush's presence at Dannelly Base
beyond a reasonable doubt," said the creator of the politically
irreverent and satirical daily cartoon. "Anyone who could do so
would almost certainly have surfaced by now."


http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...ush.doonesbury
reut/index.html


In other words, I can not prove my assertion, so I will just take
the
easy
route, and ask others to disprove it.

With $10,000 as the prize, you would think just one person who can
prove
they saw Br. Bush drilling in Alabama would step forward.

The way some of you talk, this should have been easy money....yet
here
we are nearly two weeks later and still no takers.

I guess this guy's word does not count, huh?

www.usatoday.com/news/washington/ 2004-02-13-bush-military_x.htm

Ooops. Bad link. Try:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...military_x.htm

Mr. Trudeau apparently does not consider Mr. Calhoun a "witness", huh?


I'm not certain, but a single guy swearing up and down he saw Mr. Bush
in the squadron is probably not going to persuade many...unless he has
pictures.

So now you are back to saying that Mr. trudeau was not being true to his
word when he asked for a *witness* to come forward?

Got any pictures of Kerry performing any reserve duty under *his*
obligation?

Brooks



--Mike

"Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
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So now you are back to saying that Mr. trudeau was not being true to his
word when he asked for a *witness* to come forward?


Now, now, now. Mr. Trudeau required a "CREDIBLE witness". Clearly, since
Bush was AWOL anyone that states Bush served as required is not credible.



Got any pictures of Kerry performing any reserve duty under *his*
obligation?


Now, now, now. John Kerry is a Democrat so no proof is required.

"Michael Wise" wrote in message
...

I'm not certain, but a single guy swearing up and down he saw Mr. Bush
in the squadron is probably not going to persuade many...unless he has
pictures.


No, a single guy swearing up and down he saw Mr. Bush in the squadron is not
going to persuade anyone that has decided Bush wasn't there. As for
pictures, well, obviously any pictures showing Bush serving as required are
recently manufactured computer images.

In article k.net,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

I'm not certain, but a single guy swearing up and down he saw Mr. Bush
in the squadron is probably not going to persuade many...unless he has
pictures.


No, a single guy swearing up and down he saw Mr. Bush in the squadron is not
going to persuade anyone that has decided Bush wasn't there. As for
pictures, well, obviously any pictures showing Bush serving as required are
recently manufactured computer images.


So then you've seen pictures of Mr. Bush serving in AL? Where might
these pictures be? Come up with them, and $10K could be yours.

Worried about authenticity issues? Most digital photo pros can identify
a doctored image. Heck, even the design interns at the magazines I have
worked at can tell. Just put up the photos or any other evidence, and
you get the prize.



Easy money...eh?



--Mike

"Michael Wise" wrote in message
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So then you've seen pictures of Mr. Bush serving in AL?


Nope.



Easy money...eh?


Easy money if you just have to satisfy on objective judge. Hard money if
you have to satisfy Trudeau.

In article k.net,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

So then you've seen pictures of Mr. Bush serving in AL?


Nope.



Easy money...eh?


Easy money if you just have to satisfy on objective judge. Hard money if
you have to satisfy Trudeau.


Do objective judges accept one guy's claim of having seen something as
something even approaching conclusive evidence? An objective judge might
be swayed is two people came forward with similar testimony...but one?


--Mike

Worried about authenticity issues? Most digital photo pros can identify
a doctored image. Heck, even the design interns at the magazines I have
worked at can tell. Just put up the photos or any other evidence, and
you get the prize.

Are you even listening to yourself? Is this the depths of stupidity to
which Bush haters have stooped? Seriously, I spent the last few years
hoping against hope for some quality opposition to Bush because I believe we
need a change, but this stuff makes the Clinton-Lewinsky circus look like
British theatre by comparison - and yet so many people can't seem to see how
ridiculous they look cruising down mainstreet on this float.