Looks like AWOL may go national!

[mumon]

Keep your fingers crossed!

If this hits, Bush is going down, down down in the polls- especially when one says, "OK, that was 30 years ago, but what about 'My Pet Goat'?"

[Dookus]

1. I think any website

that deliberately defines itself in reference to Drudge is next-to-meaningless.

[rawstory]

4. The reason we use drudge is...

That he's the most recognizable site that does something akin to what we do, which is to provide a headline indice. If we were to say, "the liberal headline indice" nobody would have a f*ing clue what we were doing...

[Demonaut]

25. if it makes the major networks sit up and take notice

then you've done the world a service, if the networks don't then you've done us and anyone we can convince a service. either way well done!

[Birthmark]

2. Waste of time.

Letterman did more to make this story have an effect than all the TV "news" channels combined.

[rawstory]

Why?

Just don't get what your headline has to do with your post.

[Birthmark]

13. It's beating a dead horse.

Everyone knows Bush was AWOL. They may not say it out loud, but every one of them is wondering where Bush's "Band of Brothers" is; why he can't produce even *one* person with whom he served in Alabama. It's human nature that won't be denied. We'll derive no more benefits, and may lose some ground, by continuing to harp on it.

OTOH, if someone finds a prosecutable offense, then let me be the first to jump on the bandwagon.

[redstateblues]

22. It's Our Version Of The $87B Thing. Puts Rs On The Defensive

It gets them all touchy. They hate to talk about it.

[Gyre]

40. I disagree

To punch thru the rather thick middle-American mindset you have to make sure they hear it(a word or a message) at least 30 times before it takes. It's not that they're stupid, it's just the way their brains work. Think about it in terms of teaching 3 year olds to talk.

Gyre

[TrueAmerican]

3. LA Times?

My guess.

[mumon]

7. Or Boston Globe...

But I wish it were the NYTimes or WaPo. That would give it a louder shout.

[Mojambo]

11. That was the paper I instantly thought of.

We'll see if anything comes of it.

[argyl]

14. Don't laugh,it may be the Dallas News.Just a hunch.

[rawstory]

15. It's not.

Take a look at the 5 largest papers, by circ. ;)

[Buns_of_Fire]

20. FWIW, according to the ABC, the top five are...

1. USA Today (2.6 million)
2. The Wall Street Journal (2.1 million)
3. The New York Times (1.6 million)
4. The Los Angeles Times (1.3 million)
5. The Washington Post (slightly over 1 million)

(ABC, in this context, refers to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, not the ABC owned by Da Mouse... ;-) )

[redstateblues]

23. Is USA Today a Real Newspaper? The only time I ever

even glance at it is when I'm getting my oil changed-and I'm reminded why I never pay money for it.

[burythehatchet]

35. you must be waaaaaay behind on your factoids

[rawstory]

24. ;) That's correct.

It's one of those. And the more enterprising can knock out two more based on the story.

Regardless, it all comes down to Monday AM: Does Korb say that Bush missed and did not make up those five months? Basically, it's almost a no-brained that he will, but that's what the paper is waiting on. Fingers crossed.

[qanda]

5. Keeping my fingers crossed

And perhaps the terror alert is a little more understandable now.

[jean]

6. great news - they will announce another level of analysis tomorrow I think

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. If this happens I predict the south voting against Bush

this will be one of those moments where truly the nation shifts

Karry up in polls

Successful Demo Convention

Reclaim national symbols for America

AWOL may go national

TERRA ALERT

[Media_Lies_Daily]

9. I'm with you....there are a lot of people that don't know the full story.

[NMDemDist2]

10. good luck Raw!! and keep up the great work! I can't wait for my

first email report :bounce:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

12. Will they find out

that Bush was AWOL because he was doing community service in Houston in regards to a drug bust sentence?

[0007]

16. junior will soon be goat meat!

http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=163

By John Byrne | Raw Story Editor

Instead of dispelling claims that President George W. Bush was absent without leave (AWOL), a close inspection of the payroll records released by the White House actually show that the President never completed five months of missed Air Force National Guard service in 1972 and 1973, RAW STORY can reveal.

The research, conducted by Paul Lukasiak, surrounds two pages in Bush’s payroll records from the second quarter of the calendar year 1973.

Irrespective of the “points system” mentioned by Bush advisers, it appears to prove that the President did not meet basic requirements for “satisfactory service.”

More........

[azmesa207]

17. Look like AWOL Will go National

Bush was not AWOL If he did not fulfill his obligation In 72 he was AWOL for more than 30 day in a time of war He is a DESERTER.

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. So, Michael Moore was right?

When Michael Moore called him a deserter at a Wes Clark rally, the RWers were rabid and foaming at the mouth. They made life miserable for Moore and Clark for weeks. Remember that Faux News debate??? UGHHHHHHH! I DO! Everyone wanted Moore AND Clark to apologize and no apologies were forthcoming. :)

[TacticalPeek]

19. If this hits,

they will want to change the subject back to 'F911, which record did it break today?'.

:evilgrin:

[rawstory]

21. Latest Story -- BUSH, McCLELLAN's lies

Documents Bush, McClellan's lies...

http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=176

[AmerDem]

26. I'll believe it when I see it!

With the tight grip these Nazi bastards have on the media it's hard for me to see this happening but damn I so hope so!

Thanks for the post!

[redstateblues]

27. I agree- I've had my hopes up about the Plame Indictments also

But let's face it- time is short- and they know that all they have to do is stall for 90 days. We may not get any bombshells.

[NewJeffCT]

31. agreed - and welcome to DU

I'm such a pessimist that I don't see any big anti-Bush stories breaking through the Corporate MassMedia...

And, I'm waiting for the 2004 version of Operation Northwoods to occur in October.

[rawstory]

32. Yup. Now waiting for Korb to finish lunch!

I'm basically just sitting here waiting for Larry Korb to get back from lunch. He wanted to see all the data in tables, so we had to make them for each fiscal year.

[DemoTex]

28. Rawstory should look into the Human Reliability Program angle.

I have felt all along that there was much more to the AWOL story than Lt. Bu$h missing guard drills and a flight physical. The USAF's Human Reliability Program might have drummed Junior out of the guard.

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking-news-story.asp?submitDate=200431401040

[rawstory]

30. The deserter thread is one we're investigating

It's really too complicated to get into right now, but yeah, the reason we haven't done EVERYTHING yet is that it's so difficult to explain, and we want to stick to the 'easy' stuff first.

[DemoTex]

33. Be careful ...

If he was HRP'd out, he neither deserted nor was AWOL. I'd check out HRP just to cover my ass on the story. Not that you could find anything, given the scrubbing.

Meanwhile, good luck. I'll send you any tidbits I glean.

[The Magistrate]

29. This Story, Sir

Will certainly affect the election profoundly.

It is already simmering as a subtext in the popular mind. All the necessary ground work has been laid.

It is one reason for the great emphasis placed on Sen. Kerry's voluntary service with distinction in Viet Nam. Reactionary attempts to attack and discredit this service, which are sure to be a major feature of their counter-attack, will serve to open the way for serious discussion of the particulars of the career of the jackanapes in the National Guard, as the natural riposte.

There is no doubt whatever the wretch did not fulfill his minimal obligations to a service he was able to enter only through political favoritism in the first place. There is excellent reason to believe he was excluded from a period of duty for failing a drug test. It adds up to something the people can only view with repugnance, and this repugnance will affect a great number of the people who, through attachment to symbols of patriotism, are inclined to vote for rightist candidates even though their personal interests would best be served by doing otherwise. These people provide the mass strength of the reactionaries at the polls, and many will be throroughly disenchanted....

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[NewJeffCT]

34. kick for today - any news?

I'm still a pessimist.

[cal04]

37. just checked over at rawstory

NEW INFORMATION: REPORTS SUGGEST BUSH WAS DISCHARGED BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN AWOL FOR MORE THAN 3 MONTHS...

http://www.rawstory.com/

[Obamarama]

36. This would be too good to be true......

But am keeping my fingers crossed. GOOD LUCK!

P.S. Please watch your back...who knows what kind of henchmen the BFEE might try to unleash on you to prevent this from moving any farther. Thanks for taking that risk for the rest of us!

[vetwife]

38. I have no doubt its true....Where are his Band of Brothers?

They are all in jail or dead probably !

[BillZBubb]

39. I don't think this will change one vote.

Most Americans have already been brainwashed into giving the Chimperor a free pass on ANYTHING he did before he was 40.

They have the idea that he is now a completely different man. A born again man. A great leader who saved us after 9/11.

We know what he is, but most Americans have the blinders on.

[democrat_patriot]

41. Can Kerry bring this up in the debates?

Or will it backfire? What is considered proof?

Can Kerry literally hold up the (lame) records the whitehouse provided and say "Mr. President can you show me anywhere in here that says you fulfilled your duties?, I'll give up my next 2 minutes of speaking, we'll wait" holds out files....

Aaaah to dream.