4000 Conners Each Day

Betty Bowers is a satirical site. It's not meant to be true. Your facts are way, way off, Corinne.

 

I know Betty Bowers. I was just having a laugh, since nothing will convince you that the story is true anyway, despite the fact that Flynt has affidavits from people involved in the abortion (doctor, etc). Go on voting republican and see if anything changes on the abortion front. Personally I think it is going to get worse. But hey, that is just me.

Corinne

 

Now, being serious again about Larry FLynt and the story of Bush's girlfriend having aborted in Texas in the 1970's. Flynt had the Washington pols and insiders sweating when he published a dirty laundry list of beltway scandals, peccadilloes and improprieties involving some of the most powerful politicians on capitol hill. Many were GOP stalwarts of the Christian Coalition, who in public preached a stern religious morality that condemned gays, abortion, premarital sex and anything else which strayed from Pat Robertson's list of theologically correct behaviors. In private, though, they turned out to be a pack of fornicators, adulterers and less-than-honorable men -- and women like Rep. Helen Chenoweth.

Rep. Bob Barr, for instance, showed up in Flynt's Report as asking his wife-secretary to arrange lunch dates with his mistress, Heri Dobbins, who became the next Mrs. Barr. Barr drives his wife to an abortion clinic, picks up the tab, all while maintaining the facade as a pro-life poseur in the Congressional well. The divorce transcripts could have taught Jimmy Hoffa lessons on avoiding questions.

Now, Flynt said he has the goods on George W. Bush. Dubya was working on his dad's campaign when the deed supposedly took place in Houston in 1970. You may recall two years ago Flynt placed an ad in the Washington Post promising to pay one million dollars for dirt on members of congress ...and the Speaker of the House resigned, didn't he?

The Flynt-Bush story may be all so much news bottom-feeding were it not for several bizarre facts.One involves the mysterious case of the missing transcripts. It seems that the episode of "Crossfire" with Larry Flynt's allegations has been sucked down the electronic memory hole. As of October 22, 2000 select portions of Flynt's remarks on the official, CNN-Crossfire website had been mysteriously edited out of existence. The transcript at http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0010/20/cf.html was flushed.

The American Politics Journal was apparently first to notice the missing Flynt transcript, and posted a notice to that effect on its own web site at http://www.american-politics.com. APJ did obtain a full copy of the original discussion of "Crossfire," though. "Note the irony of Bob Novak's comment concerning CNN never censoring its guest ... also, please note that the source for the transcript which followers is not CNN, but our own indefatigable staffer Liz Callahan, who transcribed the exchange from a videotape of the original live CNN broadcast as seen in near-real time on Time Warner Cable in Manhattan..."

Equally disturbing is the CNN website, usually a reputable source for political news. Programs carried on the network are available through the "Transcripts" directory. A visit to http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/cf.html, though, shows a gap between October 19, 2000 ("Is the Economy the Biggest Issue in Election 2000?") and October 23, 2000 ("Why isn't President Clinton Campaigning With Al Gore?")

The Flynt-"Crossfire" appearance is also absent from a list of transcripted programs dated October 20, 2000 itemized at http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2000.10.20.html. Everything from the "Moneyline News Hour" to "Larry King Live ("Elizabeth Hurley Talks About Playing the Devil in 'Bedazzled' ...) to "Burden of Proof" and "Talk Back Live" are included, though.

The case of the missing Flynt interview may involve unfounded allegations and bad record keeping at CNN, or it could have been a potential bomb ready to explode in the face of the Bush campaign as the election race headed down to the wire.

The Flynt revelations may, like the Drudge Report response, all be a matter of unverified allegations made by questionable sources. It is disturbing, though, that this story has circled a media memory hole, complete with missing news reports and internet web site pages. What gives? Maybe only George W. Bush knows for sure...

By the way the woman has been named since 2000.

Corinne

 

Maybe everyone knows that King Porn has no credibility. After all, would you trust a guiy who shows up at a court hearing wearing an American flag as a diaper?

These comments almost make me wish I had voted for Bush.

 

Whatever you may think of the guy, i think he earned some credibility when his revelations forced the Speaker of the House to resign after cheating on his wife while preaching fidelity to others.

Corinne

 

Corinne, why in the world would you quote something from atheists.org (your post above was ripped off of http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/elec22.htm)? Why do you give credence to such things?

 

The problem Corrine is that you stated this as a fact in the first post regarding it - now we discover that it is an allegation.

That sort of action certainly hurts the credibility of your posts.

 

It is a fact that Flynt says he has the proof and the affidavits, and if we go by Bush's attitude towards abortion, which is not a 100% pro-life one, but a liberal one, my feeling is that, considered GWB's sinful past, there is probably an element of truth there. The woman in question refuses to talk about it and Flynt is respecting her wish, even though she has been named.

Corinne

 

If you had stated that as your original statement instead of saying that Bush made his girlfriend have an abortion the issue would have died there.

Here is your original statement:

You now feel that there is probably an element of truth.


Alright Bush supporters who remember the election, any credit to C4K for DEFENDING President Bush ?

[ December 14, 2004, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: C4K ]

 

Duly noted, C4K.

 

Thanks C4K.

For the record, I don't think Larry Flynt qualifies as a reliable source for anything on anyone. He is a decadent human being.

 

Agreed. Ignore him.