Whether the memos are real or not the Whitehouse response is real...

2004 ELECTION MILITARY SERVICE: Memos: Bush fell short of standards

September 10, 2004

FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES

WASHINGTON -- The White House dismissed as old news Thursday documents indicating that President George W. Bush did not meet military standards while he served in the Texas Air National Guard.

At a campaign rally Thursday in Colmar, Pa., Bush did not mention the newly released documents, which show he ignored an order from a superior officer and lost his status as a Texas Air National Guard pilot more than three decades ago because he failed to meet performance standards and undergo a physical examination.

En route to the event aboard Air Force One, spokesman Scott McClellan said, "These are the same old recycled attacks that we see every time. ... It's not surprising that you see a coordinated effort by Democrats to attack the president when Sen. Kerry is falling behind in the polls."

Detroit Free Press