CBS picks up the Barnes/National Guard story

[Cush]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/09/politics/main628437.shtml



(CBS/AP) In a video posted on the Internet, former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, a Democrat, says he is ashamed that he helped President Bush and the sons of other wealthy families get into the Texas Air National Guard in 1968 so they could avoid serving in Vietnam.

"I got a young man named George W. Bush into the National Guard when I was lieutenant governor of Texas, and I'm not necessarily proud of that, but I did it," Barnes said in the 45-second video, which was recorded May 27 at a meeting

[slinkerwink]

1. thank god for CBS!

[slinkerwink]

2. thank god for CBS!

[Connie_Corleone]

3. Maybe

Maybe the networks will pick up on the Bush fake ribbon story next. Hopefully.

[Racenut20]

4. He didn't mention being sorry about getting the Dallas

Cowboys in that chapaign flight did he. Do you think any of them? Cowboys, Shrub, Benson...ever learned to solo the plane?

[Pirate Smile]

6. The quote I saw yesterday said rich people and athletes. He did

include the athletes. I'll look for the quote.

[Pirate Smile]

5. I want them to start showing the video on the news because unless you

have a visual it just isn't a story and luckily they have the video.

I'm not saying it is right by any means but any more, stories have to be conducive to TV or they won't get much traction.

[Jade Fox]

9. Yep. Get that video on!!

[spanone]

7. I saw this story on CNN this morning!!!

[Triana]

8. Well it's about damn time...

...it only took - what 5-10 YEARS?

[FloridaPat]

10. 40 years but who's counting.