Salon: Citizen Flynt

[kskiska]

The hustler's new book accuses the president of paying for an illegal abortion, the press of lying down on the job and Ann Coulter of being a "fag hag."

(snip)


The first thing in your book that everyone is going to jump on is your claim that young George W. Bush paid for his girlfriend's illegal abortion.

You can't stay with a story this long and not believe in it. In 2000, I got a call from a lawyer in Houston. He told me that his client, "Susan," could prove that George W. Bush arranged for his girlfriend to have an abortion back in the early 1970s. Her boyfriend at the time, "Clyde," was pals with Bush and set up the procedure. We checked up and found that indeed "Clyde" was responsible for keeping Bush out of trouble. Bush had knocked up a girl named "Rayette." We talked to the doctor that performed the abortion. We felt we really had a blockbuster story, but about two months before we were going to break the story, "Susan" disappeared. We finally found her. She was living in a half-million-dollar home in Corpus Christi, Texas. Before that she was living in a small apartment working for $13,000 a year as a cocktail waitress. I'm not saying Bush bought her off, but I'm confident that one or more of his cronies did. The only thing that interested me in this story is -- I'm pro-choice, but to have a guy who is running on a pro-life platform ... and this procedure was committed in 1971, two years before Roe vs. Wade, which would have made it a crime.

I went to two members of the national press (during the 2000 presidential campaign) and said, "Look. I don't have anyone out on the stump. You guys do. At least ask Bush the question." You know what? They refused to. One of them had the nerve to tell me that the election was too close. "We don't want to be the ones to tip it in any direction." I thought, that gives you a really great feeling about the press.

(snip)

Have any of Clinton's cronies thanked you?

Oh yes. I think Clinton would really like to get together with me, but the media buzz would not be in his best interest ... or mine for that matter.

(snip)

Do you still relish the moment you called the Supreme Court all assholes with "one token cunt"?

That was my finest hour.

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[theivoryqueen]

1. wow, hard to believe no one has commented on this.

this is the first I have heard of it - hope there is evidence enough to stick.

[Sliverofhope]

2. His book is out now

Usually, when the GOP knows a story is true and really damning, they keep quiet. Or at least that was the Blinded by the Right case. Only if it becomes a major issue with the lapdog media will George be forced to action.

[Manix]

3. ..it would be nice if he could nail shrub's ass to the wall on this. Even

Rove would appreciate it, as it's his style.

[Leilla]

4. Bush's Presidency Hanging by a Coat Hanger

I heard this rumor years ago, and I imagine if the war in Iraq was tilted in Bush's favor, the corporate whore media would once again be burying it under all their usual patriotic rubbish. The Shrub is clearly headed for the Crawford Ranch compost heap, which is why I suspect, at least one major news source is giving the story some attention. No doubt, in the days to come, more news organizations will be covering it. They got their tax breaks (the only reason they so unquestioningly supported him) but now that Iraq is so out of control and the 'war on terror' has failed to bring any excitement into the newsrooms, the scales are tipping in John Kerry's favor. He's already proven to them that his centrist right platform will not upset the balance of power too much, and his swoony running mate will provide reams of irrelevant copy about his youthful charm and 'optimism'. I think the honeymoon Bush has enjoyed with the press is over, and they're anxious to remove him - even if it takes a coat hanger to pry him out of office.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Welcome to DU, Leilla. . .very appropriate choice of words!

Another shit-bomb ready to explode in Shrub's face.

:evilgrin: