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14-06-2005, 06:51
Apparently so...but not President George W. Bush.
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Another George Bush Did Cocaine
For years journalists have been trying to chase down reports that George W. Bush was once arrested on a cocaine possession charge.
It's true that George W. Bush of Midland, Tex. - where the president grew up - was arrested on an "unlawful practice of medicine" charge.
But that George W. Bush did not go on to become leader of the free world, according to documents obtained by Radar magazine.
The magazine discovered the rumors about President Bush have been based on a strange case of mistaken identity.
While the documents indicate that the arrested man had blue eyes, like the president, and a similar build, they show his birth date to be Dec. 7, 1945. The man in the White House was born on July 6, 1946.
A court judgment filed in 1987, the year after George Bush says he gave up drinking, reveals that the man who shares his name was convicted and hit with a $2,000 fine and a year of probation.
The arrest story originated in J.H. Hatfield's 1999 book "Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President."
Hatfield, who himself was convicted of drug dealing and attempted murder, claimed that Bush was busted for drug possession in Texas but convinced a judge to expunge his record by volunteering for an inner-city outreach program.
The book was thoroughly discredited. Hatfield's publisher recalled the book less than a week after its release and Hatfield committed suicide a year later.
The president has vehemently denied the drug claim.
The architect of Bush's purported deal with the Texas judge was rumored to be well-known Texas attorney Warren Burnett, according to Radar. Burnett happened to be the lawyer who represented the "other" George W. Bush, the newly disclosed documents show.
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I'll have to find a copy of that Radar article and give it a full read. If true, that shoots one more rumor down.
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Another George Bush Did Cocaine
For years journalists have been trying to chase down reports that George W. Bush was once arrested on a cocaine possession charge.
It's true that George W. Bush of Midland, Tex. - where the president grew up - was arrested on an "unlawful practice of medicine" charge.
But that George W. Bush did not go on to become leader of the free world, according to documents obtained by Radar magazine.
The magazine discovered the rumors about President Bush have been based on a strange case of mistaken identity.
While the documents indicate that the arrested man had blue eyes, like the president, and a similar build, they show his birth date to be Dec. 7, 1945. The man in the White House was born on July 6, 1946.
A court judgment filed in 1987, the year after George Bush says he gave up drinking, reveals that the man who shares his name was convicted and hit with a $2,000 fine and a year of probation.
The arrest story originated in J.H. Hatfield's 1999 book "Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President."
Hatfield, who himself was convicted of drug dealing and attempted murder, claimed that Bush was busted for drug possession in Texas but convinced a judge to expunge his record by volunteering for an inner-city outreach program.
The book was thoroughly discredited. Hatfield's publisher recalled the book less than a week after its release and Hatfield committed suicide a year later.
The president has vehemently denied the drug claim.
The architect of Bush's purported deal with the Texas judge was rumored to be well-known Texas attorney Warren Burnett, according to Radar. Burnett happened to be the lawyer who represented the "other" George W. Bush, the newly disclosed documents show.
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I'll have to find a copy of that Radar article and give it a full read. If true, that shoots one more rumor down.