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Missing Military Record - One More Take
“And I walked to the Vietnam Memorial the other day,” Barnes said, “and I looked at the names of the people that died in Vietnam, and I became more ashamed of myself than I have ever been, because it was the worst thing I ever did, was help a lot of wealthy supporters and a lot of people who had family names of importance get into the National Guard. And I’m very sorry about that, and I’m very ashamed, and I apologize to you as voters of Texas.”
Ben Barnes was elected lieutenant governor of Texas in 1969 and served from 1969 to 1973. He helped a young man named George W. Bush into the Texas National Guard when he was in office but “…. and I’m not necessarily proud of that. But I did it. I got a lot of other people in the National Guard because I thought that was what people should do when you’re in office, and you help a lot of rich people.”
A video of Barnes’ speech can be found in Salon.
Posted on August 31, 2004 07:11 AM
Categories: The Ugly
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