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Bush Daddy Helps W. Become Sky Pilot
Letter below describes how George H.W. Bush got W. into the Texas Air National Guard and how W. did expensive favors to hush it up. SOURCE: Greg Palast Full Article at http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=365&row=0
Picture of original letter as shown on Greg Palast's site is BELOW. Text transcription by Costanzo.org.
U.S. Attorney Dan Mills 816 Congress Austin, TX 78701
In light of all of the questions about the lottery, I think it is important to reveal some information that should be disclosed.
Several months ago many of us felt that the Lottery Commission should rebid the Gtech contract when it came up for renewal. Leaders of the Republican Party strongly supported rebidding and I believe the Chair of the Commission also wanted to rebid. It is now time to disclose at least one reason why it was not rebid. Governor Bush thru Reggie Bashur made a deal with Ben Barnes not to rebid because Barnes could confirm that Bush had lied during the 94 campaign. During that campaign, Bush was asked if his father, then a member of Congress, had helped him get in the National Guard. Bush said no he had not, but the fact is his dad called then Lt. Gov. Barnes to ask for his help to get his son not just in the Guard but to get one of the coveted pilot slots which were extremely hard to get. At the time time[??] XXXXXXXXXXXX . contacted General Ross at the Guard and took care of it. George Bush was placed ahead of thousands of young men, some of whom died in Viet Nam. Robert Spellings also knows about this and began telling the story which made a lot of people nervous. I am told the Spellings was also an aide to Barnes at the time this took place.
Bashur was sent to talk to Barnes who agreed never to confirm the story and the Governor talked to the Chair of the Lottery two days later and she then agreed to support letting Gtech keep the contract without a bid. At this time I can't release my name, but at the proper time I will come forward and show this story to be true. Too many people know this happened. Governor Bush knows his election campaign might have had a different result if this story had been confirmed at the time.
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EXTRA: Great article on Bush's Guard Service: Read Costanzo.org coverage of Bush Service
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