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   From: gazter@msn.com   
      
   Logician wrote:   
   > Gaz wrote:   
   >> "banana"  wrote in message   
   >> news:HCh54KAr$ZNDFwvr@borve.demon.co.uk...   
   >>> How widely known is it, among people reading this, that President George   
   >>> W Bush is a convicted criminal?   
   >>>   
   >>> Call me out of touch, but I only learnt recently...   
   >>   
   >> For driving while intoxicated twenty years ago?   
   >>   
   >> FFS, get a life.   
   >   
   > Maybe you should READ some FACTS:   
   >   
   > - Bush is suspected of ex-cocaine use - a felony -  how many people can   
   > you name whom you know who are ex-hard drug users?   
      
   Almost every newspapre journalist, a good fifty percent of TV celebrities.   
   Cocaine was the recreational drug of choice for those with a bit to much   
   cash. And, unlike Crack and Smack, Coke is a drug that is almost always   
   taken socially, though many do still end up with a problem.   
      
   > - Bush was arrested for DUI and he kept it quiet - how many people can   
   > you name whom you know who were arrested for DUI (drunk driving)?   
      
   It happens. It has become much less acceptable now, but only a few years   
   ago, it was common practise for people to drive home after a session.   
      
   > - Bush is a confessed alcoholic - how many people can you name whom you   
   > know who are ex-alcoholics?   
      
   Everyone has their weaknesses, few of us are able to, once overcome from   
   them, pull ourselves back up to be in control again. Certainly character   
   building, and kind of shallow for you to hold it against him.   
      
   > - Bush refused to character questions which an EMPLOYEE of the Federal   
   > Government would HAVE to answer, such as "did you use drugs?"   
      
   So he refused to lie, while knowing if he answered, he would lose support.   
   Many people would just lie.   
   Anyone who lives life in the fast track, is exposed to recreational drug   
   use.   
      
   > - Bush's children have been arrested for drinking under age, using fake   
   > ids to get booze   
      
   When I lived in the US, I drank underage, and used somebody elses fake id to   
   get booze....   
      
   > - Bush is suspected of drinking now   
      
   'suspected'? People who have been alcholics, if they take up drinking again,   
   it isnt in moderation. It would be very evident very quickly if he was   
   boozehound.   
      
   > This is against a backdrop of Yelstin who was an alcoholic, and Blair's   
   > own son found drunk and arrested   
      
   What Blairs son done was a rite of passage for youngsters, and not in the   
   slightest out of the ordinary, it only get attention because his father   
   happens to be an arsehole.   
      
   > You still think that is not a problem?   
      
   No. I think you are a nutcase.   
      
   Gaz   
      
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