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September 08, 2004

Watch Ben Barnes

By Byron LaMasters

It's tonight on 60 Minutes, Ben Barnes will tell us how he got George W. Bush into the National Guard so that a some underprivledged kid could go die in his place (it's at 8 PM Eastern, so I'll assume 7 PM Central on CBS):

Former Texas House Speaker and Lt. Governor Ben Barnes tells Correspondent Dan Rather that he regrets what he calls the "life or death" decision he made to help President Bush get into the Texas Air National Guard.

Rather's report, which will include new information about Bush's military service, will be broadcast on 60 Minutes, tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Following are quotes from Rather's interview with Barnes:

Barnes on his decision to help George W. Bush and others get into the National Guard:

"I've thought about it an awful lot and you walk through the Vietnam memorial, particularly at night like I did a few months ago and, I tell you, you'll think about it a long time. ...I don't think that I had any right to have the power that I had to choose who was going to Vietnam and who was not going to Vietnam. That's power. In some instances, when I looked at those names, I was maybe determining life or death and that's not a power that I want to have. ..."

Barnes on his feelings of regret:

"It would be very easy for me to sit here and tell you, Dan, that I had wrestled with this and lost a lot of sleep at night, but I wouldn't be telling you the truth. I...not eagerly, but readily, was willing to call and get those young men into the National Guard that were friends of mine and supporters of mine. ...Reflecting back, I'm very sorry about it, but you know, it happened and it was because of my ambition, my youth and my lack of understanding. But it happened and it's not...something I'm necessarily proud of."

Posted by Byron LaMasters at September 8, 2004 04:20 PM | TrackBack


Comments

Looks like you'al have a Rathergate starting. The Washington Post has an above the fold article questioning the authenticity of some of the doocuments in the 60 minutes piece. There's word that a DNC staffer provided the questionable documents. Also i heard Mr. Barnes daughter not buy into what her father was doing.

CNN seems to be diving into this topic also.

That object in the rear view mirror is getting smaller.

Posted by: peter at September 10, 2004 05:47 AM

Didn't Ben Barnes say, under oath, that he didn't do that for the President? =)

Might I pull a Carville and suggest that the Democrats drugged Barnes up, gave him a story, and stuck him out there on TV to spout their nonsense? hahahaha

Posted by: Chris Elam at September 10, 2004 02:56 PM

Ben Barnes? The Crook from Texas? Yeah hes credibile *rolls eyes*. I thought all Texans knew of this clown. You UT folks really should take some courses in Texas history or atleast google Sharpstown. Never indicted because of legal technicalities but heavily implicated. Theres a reason why his political career ended at Lt Gov, and said reason keeps popping up every few years. How many corruption and fraud cases has he been involved with? 4?

Posted by: blah at September 11, 2004 09:33 PM
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