Is that corroborated truth about the cocaine possesion bust?
Paul Kelley
San Rafael
Dear Paul;
I do not know if it counts as full corroboration but this is where it came from:
Thanks to the investigations of the intrepid Larry Flynt, we now know that it was in this window of months that Bush apparently got a Houston woman pregnant and gallantly paid for her to have an abortion. It was also in this period that Bush, according to his biographer J.H. Hatfield, was arrested for possession of cocaine. Instead of landing in prison, the judge presiding over the case bent to the pleadings of Bush's father, then US ambassador to the UN, and ordered the young derelict to perform six month's worth of community service at PULL, a center for black youths in urban Houston.
Williams' book Deserter lends circumstantial credence to Hatfield's account and raises even new questions. According to Bush's autobiography (ghostwritten by his political au pair, Karen Hughes), A Charge to Keep, he met former Houston Oiler tight end John White in December of 1972. White, Bush claims, asked him to come work full-time at his Houston youth center, called Project-PULL. Bush, who until this charmed moment had never exhibited the slightest charitable instinct, agreed. He started work at PULL in January of 1973.
The full story of how Bush got his wings and his Air Guard years is at:
http://www.counterpunch.org/stclair08122004.html
Ron Getty
SF Libertarian
Paul Kelley <kellep2@...> wrote:
Is that corroborated truth about the cocaine possesion bust?
Paul Kelley
San Rafael
From: Ronald Getty <tradergroupe@...>
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Subject: [lpsf-discuss] See The Resume - Please Help If You Can - This
Person Needs A Real Job
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:11:27 -0700 (PDT)Dear Everyone;
The resume below is for a person who needs to get a real job real soon. Let
him know if you can help.Thanks
Ron Getty
SF LibertarianRESUME
GEORGE W. BUSH
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20520EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Law Enforcement:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the
influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's
license suspended for 30 days. My Texas
driving record has been "lost" and is not available.After being busted by a Dallas police officer for cocaine possession I pled
guilty and did six months community service at Operation PULL. The drug
possession prison penalty was suspended pending completion of the community
service program.Military:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a
drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas
Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.While doing my 6 months community service at Operation PULL I was AWOL for
a second time from the Air Guard. Had I left the community service program
for Air Guard duty my suspended sentence would have been activated and I
would have gone to federal prison as a convicted drug felon.College:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.
I was the " go to guy " for Skull and Bones for frat brothers who were
seeking to " sniff out " new opportunities.PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.
I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I bought
an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company went
bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took
land using taxpayer money.With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including
Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected Governor of Texas.ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making
Texas the most polluted state in the Union.During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city
in America.I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in
borrowed money.I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American
history.With the help of my brother, the Governor of Florida, and my father's
appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over
500,000 votes.ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office as a convicted
drug felon with a criminal record.I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one
billion dollars per week.I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.
I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.
I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any
12-month period.I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S.
stock market.In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and
that trend continues every month.I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any
administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice,
has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.
I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most
corporate campaign donations.My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends,
Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S.
History, Enron.My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to
assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation
or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica
Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest
corporate rip-offs in history.I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to
intervene when corruption involving the oil
industry was revealed.I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.
Through my foreign policies the price of oil went from $11 per barrel to
$40 per barrel.I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded
government contracts.I appointed more convicted criminals to my administration than any
President in U.S. history.I created the Department of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in
the history of the United States government.I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.
I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove
the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.
I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees
and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President
since the advent of television.I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period.
After taking off the entire month of August,I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.
I garnered the most sympathy ever for the U.S. after the World Trade Center
attacks.Less than a year after 9/11 I made the U.S. the most hated country in the
world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously
protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for
protests against any person in the history of mankind.I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked,
pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did
so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens,
and the world community.I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty
benefits for active duty troops and their families in wartime.In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking
Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%)
view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD.
I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to
justice.RECORDS AND REFERENCES:
All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's
library, sealed and unavailable for public view.All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt
companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended
regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for
public review.PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE FOR AN NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY OFFERS
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Although I like the way this is presented, I'd also question some of the
other assertions in the resume. According to a report I heard on NPR
last Friday, Texas is not, and never has been "the most polluted state
in the union." That distinction belongs to New Jersey, which has more
than 100 designated "Superfund" cleanup sites, followed closely by
(surprise!) California, which has 96.
Before forwarding this to others, it could use a good fact-checker to
verify each one of the claims included. This doesn't mean I'm
volunteering to do this, but I will follow up on some of them. I
recently received a message with a long list of very funny Bush quotes,
which had citations and dates for each one to confirm its authenticity.
This could use the same kind of addendum to enhance its impact.
Terry Floyd, Treasurer
Libertarian Party of California, East Bay Region
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Dear terry;
I would send it back to whomever first did the tongue in cheek resume based on more or less valid truths. But I do not know whom the original author is so they can be asked to provide a verifiable fact checked resume. Instead of a resume which is fairly highly true without the in-depth verifiable fact checks ibid or et al or addendum etc etc etc.
Ron Getty
SF Libertarian
Terry Floyd <tlfloyd3@...> wrote:
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Although I like the way this is presented, I�d also question some of the other assertions in the resume. According to a report I heard on NPR last Friday, Texas is not, and never has been �the most polluted state in the union.� That distinction belongs to New Jersey, which has more than 100 designated �Superfund� cleanup sites, followed closely by (surprise!) California, which has 96.
Before forwarding this to others, it could use a good fact-checker to verify each one of the claims included. This doesn�t mean I�m volunteering to do this, but I will follow up on some of them. I recently received a message with a long list of very funny Bush quotes, which had citations and dates for each one to confirm its authenticity. This could use the same kind of addendum to enhance its impact.
Terry Floyd, Treasurer
Libertarian Party of California, East Bay Region