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[Mike's Message] That's THREE Arrests for Bush -- How Many More?

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From: "Mike Mail" <mikemail@cloud9.net>

THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT, MR. BUSH

November 3, 2000

Dear friends,

With the revelation last night of the drunk driving arrest and conviction
in 1976 of George W. Bush, this marks the THIRD arrest -- that we know of
-- involving this man who would be President.

Let me ask you, the readers of this letter: How many times have YOU been
arrested? Me, none.  Most of you -- once? twice? This guy has been arrested
AT LEAST THREE TIMES! How many people do you know have been arrested three
times? Go ahead, do a quick count on your fingers.  The answer? NONE!

Yet, we are being asked on Tuesday to vote for a man who has been arrested
THREE TIMES.  For President of the United States! Are they kidding? The
Republicans must take us all for idiots.

The first arrest of George W. Bush was for theft at a hotel. The second
arrest was for disorderly conduct at a football game. The third arrest,
we've now learned, is for a very serious crime -- drunk driving. What's
the next crime committed by George W. Bush that we will learn of? When will
we learn it? It is time for everyone to demand the truth from Governor
Bush. I'm telling you, we haven't heard the last of his criminal behavior.

But next Wednesday will be too late to find out.

The press should be ashamed of itself for its laziness. I cannot believe
it took a young woman, Erin Fehlau -- at a FOX affiliate, no less -- up in
Maine to stumble onto this story and do the necessary work to uncover it.
Where have the big networks' investigative reporters been?

I'll tell you where: ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL!

After seeing this local Maine reporter on "Nightline" last night explain
how a policewoman told her she overheard a conversation between a lawyer
and a judge, and then the reporter started digging around and found out
the facts, it was clear the story was not planted by the Gore campaign, as
Bush and his people have been insinuating.

The real story here is how did this conviction get covered up for so many
years? I spoke to a lawyer last night familiar with these kinds of cases.
She said that a D.U.I., in and of itself, is not something worth covering
up. Had Bush revealed this himself, he would have found the public forgiving
of his infraction.

No, my lawyer friend continued, the only reason to cover it up would be
that there was something ELSE connected to the arrest that night -- e.g.,
drugs or resisting arrest. This other potential charge could have been
dropped and expunged. The reporter was shown only the court docket which
listed Bush's name, address, and the charge to which he pleaded guilty.
What we need to see is the actual POLICE REPORT from that night.  Assuming
it hasn't been doctored, that will tell us the truth.

The Bush people have already lied about the nature of the D.U.I. arrest
(they said the cop pulled Bush over because he was "driving too slowly";
the arresting officer last night said it was because Bush had "swerved off
on the shoulder of the road"). Bush himself lied last night when asked
about the night he spent in jail. "I didn't spend time in jail," he
insisted. The officer told the local reporter that Bush, in fact, was
handcuffed, taken to the station, and held in custody for at least an hour
and a half.

This is not just some simple traffic ticket. I don't want to hear one word
comparing this drunk driving conviction to Clinton's transgressions. Lying
about consensual sex you had with another adult is NOT the same as getting
behind the wheel of a car when you are drunk and endangering the lives of
others (including the life of your own sister, Mr. Bush, who was in the
car with you that night).

It is NOT the same as Gore volunteering he smoked pot in his youth. That
act endangered no one's life and he did not try to cover it up.

And don't tell us that the drunk driving and the "drinking problem" was
just a "youthful indiscretion." You were NOT a "youth" when you were in
your THIRTIES on the night you were arrested while careening off the road.
The fact is, according to your own admission (if not in these words), you
were a drunk and a bum 'til the age of 40, living off your rich daddy who
spent his time bailing you out of trouble.

For crying out loud -- if any Republican is reading this, I implore you:
this man does not deserve to be placed in the highest and most respected
office in the land! Bush voters, come to your senses! If you can't bring
yourself to vote for Nader or Gore, then show your love for your country
and just stay home next Tuesday.

Please, save our nation this incredible, unfolding, never-ending
embarrassment.

Yours,

Michael Moore
mmflint@aol.com
www.michaelmoore.com

P.S. Last night, just as the news was breaking about George W. Bush's arrest
and conviction for driving while drunk, I sent out an open letter toGovernor
Bush (click on: www.michaelmoore.com/2000_11_02.html), asking him to answer
three questions which I believe affect our national security:

1. Are you, Mr. Bush, unable to read and write on an adult level?

2. Are you an alcoholic and, if so, how will this affect your performance
as Commander-in-Chief?

3. You say that you have not committed any felonies since 1975. What
felonies did you commit PRIOR to that date?

I implore our nation's media to demand answers to these questions before
Tuesday's election. The people have a right to know.

P.P.S. "The Awful Truth" is pre-empted tonight. Our election special
marathon is on Bravo, this Sunday afternoon, beginning at 4pm ET

© 2000 Peter Langston