Walt Starr in the Telegraph, UK

[madfloridian]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/29/wbush129.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/29/ixworld.html
As polls showed that Mr Bush had edged ahead of Mr Kerry for the first time, a pro-Kerry organisation labelled the President an "impostor" over the photograph, taken in 1970 and discovered in his father's Presidential Library in Houston, Texas.

The ribbon is an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award - which was not awarded to the 111th Fighter Intercept Squadron in which Mr Bush served until 1975, five years after the photograph was taken, according to the group US War Report.

"Why is this fraud important? Because it betrays the Honour Code that every officer learns and carries throughout his or her career," said Walt Starr who investigated the medals for the group. Separately a new book, Deserter, by Ian Williams, a British-born author, challenges the President with details of how he used his father's influence to join the Texas Air National Guard as a trainee pilot, thereby avoiding service in Vietnam, and then allegedly disappeared from his base without fulfilling his duty.

[acmavm]

1. Congratulations!!!!

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[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. Good job, Walt!

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. The Kerry "Campaign"

No this did not come from the Kerry "Campaign".

Isn't this the work of a private citizen, who happens to be a Kerry supporter?

Big difference in my book.

[madfloridian]

6. Agree with you. They do NOT have their story straight. And....

is there really a real Walt Starr? Or only at DU? At least he gets mentioned.

Kudos to Walt Starr anyway. :evilgrin:

[madmax]

4. Whooooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooo

WTG Walt Starr!!

:kick: :bounce: To WS :toast:

[H2O Man]

5. Great job!!!!

Very impressive!

[brook]

7. Take a bow, Walt!

(I suspect that by "pro-Kerry organization" they may have meant DU. And Walt's someone who makes DU the "go-to" place it is.}

I watched your investigation unfold, Walt - and it was breathtaking. Many thanks for your intelligence and diligence!

[Leilani]

8. Congratulations to Walt Starr!!!

What a great piece of investigation & reporting.

John Kerry is lucky to have such terrific people helping him.

[wurzel]

9. We have to get our news from the Brits?? How low our media has fallen.

Way to go Walt. Let's hope you've really started something in time for Sunday yakkers.

[H2O Man]

10. It was also covered by

the Democrats . com's "daily news" for today. I hope that one of the mainstream media's does pick it up.

[underseasurveyor]

11. HEEEEYYEAH.....****RIGHT FUCKING ON WALT****

DUDE I'M SPEECHLESS. Do you realize how FOOKIN AWESOME that is :D .......YEAH :bounce:
CHEERS "StarMan" you deserve it :toast:

[KittyWampus]

12. Awesome Job, Walt.

:yourock:

[TacticalPeek]

13. Aha! People have power!

A bind unbound.


:evilgrin:

[HootieMcBoob]

14. Nice!

Excellent work :toast:

[seemslikeadream]

15. Why isn't this in LBN?

It is!

:toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast::toast:

[JohnLocke]

16. Walt: Our ship has come in, and you are the captain.

[pacalo]

17. I'm very, very impressed! Good job, Walt, glad to know you. :)

"Bush has set himself up, and now that the issue is coming up he is going to have to answer questions on his own documented record," said Williams.

[Eloriel]

18. FANdamnTASTIC

Way to go, Walt. That was some absolutely awesome work! You're the best.

:toast:

[Bozita]

19. OK. So far, so good. How long until the wire services pick it up?

Sunday? ... Monday?

How does the process work from here?

[Fleshdancer]

20. WOW! It's getting reported MUCH sooner than I expected....

It was only yesterday evening when Walt finalized the story and started talking to the media. Cheers to you Walt! And by the way...no small planes, okay?

[ClassWarrior]

21. I'll say it again: You rock Walt!!

:yourock:

[proud patriot]

22. Huzzah

:toast:

[peekaloo]

23. Rave on Walt!

Thanks for posting madfloridian!

[RainDog]

24. Good on you, Walt!

glad to see you get some recognition for just a little bit of your hard work.

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. Congratulations, Walt!!

WooHoo! :bounce: How long will it be before we reads this in a U.S. paper or see it on U.S. news?

[Liberal_Dog]

26. Wow!!

This is fantastic.