Bush AWOL documents fake?

Funny that anyone would think that this vindicates the Swiftboaters.

[size=7]and back to my favourite question. Has Thurlow turned in his award yet?[/size]

As for the Swiftboat Vets, I and others have long believed that they earned this chance at vindication.

Funny that anyone would think that this vindicates the Swiftboaters.

[size=7]and back to my favourite question. Has Thurlow turned in his award yet?[/size]

FactCheck pretty much says the SBVT allegations are disputed and largely unverified, while suffering from contraindication provided by anecodatal reference and by some oth the available documention. They do not "debunk" the SBVT claims, nor do they endorse them.

On the otherhand, their treatment of the "Bush Shirked" meme is notably less ambiguous. I can't take time to go chasin' around for 'em right now, but I believe I've posted links on this thread to the relevant FactCheck articles ... mebbe not, but I think I have. I'll check later, and one way or another, I'll try to toss ya the pertinent links. If I forget, somebofy remind me.

Or just go to www.factcheck.org on your own, and enter "AWOL" or "SBVT" into the searchbox.

The records show that National Guard officials credited Bush with enough points to meet minimum requirements for the 12-month period ending May 26, 1973, the period of the original alleged "gap" in his records.  An Air Force "Reserve Personnel Record Card" shows Bush received a total of 9 points for active duty training, 31 points for inactive duty training, and 15 points awarded for his membership in the reserves. The points total 56, exceeding the 50-point requirement for satisfactory service during the period, though barely.

ROFL, fishin.

Not only do you claim the documents from the commander's file are forgeries---but they are such lousy forgeries than any idiot can identify them as forgeries. Hmmmm. You don't think the network brass and the producers of "60 Minutes" would have the documents authenticated by experts to cover their own @sses? Maybe the "60 Minutes" ought to pay you a retainer fee and keep you on their staff just to keep them on the up & up. ROFL

FWIW, more typewriter history:

Quote:

The IBM Electric typewriters were a series of electric typewriters that IBM manufactured, starting in the late 1940s. They used the conventional moving carriage and hammer mechanism. Each model came in both Standard and Executive versions; the Executive differed in having a multiple escapement mechanism and four widths for letters, producing a near typeset quality result.

One model of the series was introduced in the late 1940s:
IBM Model A Two models of the series were introduced in the 1950s:
IBM Model B
IBM Model C One model of the series was introduced in the early 1970s:
IBM Model D Modified Standard versions of the A, B, and C models were commonly used as "console typewriters" or terminals on many early computers (e.g., JOHNNIAC, IBM 1620, PDP-1). Following the introduction of the IBM Selectric typewriter in 1961, which was much easier to interface to a computer, these typewriters were rarely used anymore as "console typewriters" or terminals.

This bit about "forgeries" is a patently ridiculous digression.