TWO ANG Unit Members call Bush a No Show in Alabama - both Pilots

[symbolman]

MEMPHIS – Two members of the Air National Guard unit that President George W. Bush allegedly served with as a young Guard flyer in 1972 had been told to expect him and were on the lookout for him. He never showed, however; of that both Bob Mintz and Paul Bishop are certain.

The question of Bush’s presence in 1972 at Dannelly Air National Guard base in Montgomery, Alabama – or the lack of it – has become an issue in the 2004 presidential campaign.

http://www.memphisflyer.com/content.asp?ID=2834&onthefly=1


Get this out far and wide.. why is NO ONE AT CNN interviewing THESE guys?

Screw Turnipseed..

[kayell]

1. These guys seem very credible

plus they really pin down who the reporters need to be talking to first - the 25 to 30 pilots in the squadron * was assigned to. If none of them saw him, the question would be, even IF * made it to base, why did he avoid the company of other pilots? Pretty unusual behavior for a pilot, from all I've heard.

"Though some accounts reckon the total personnel component of the 187th as consisting of several hundred, the actual flying squadron – that to which Bush was reassigned – numbered only “25 to 30 pilots,” Mintz said. “There’s no doubt. I would have heard of him, seen him, whatever.” Even if Bush, who was trained on a slightly different aircraft than the F4 Phantom jets flown by the squadron, opted not to fly with the unit, he would have had to encounter the rest of the flying personnel at some point, in non-flying formations or drills. “And if he did any flying at all, on whatever kind of craft, that would have involved a great number of supportive personnel. It takes a lot of people to get a plane into the air. But nobody I can think of remembers him."

[proud patriot]

2. Thanks for posting this symbolman

:D

[seemslikeadream]

3. I heard the story on CBS about three days ago

The story is slowly growing

Niagarafallsreporter.com - 2 hours ago

Guardian, UK - Feb. 14

CBS News - Feb. 13

Axis of Logic US - Feb. 13

Memphis Flyer - Feb 12.

and Josh Marshall was talking about it. I e-mail him with the story on the 12th