Calpundit (Kevin Drum) does an extended interview with Bill Burkett

[Dudley_DUright]

AN INTERVIEW WITH BILL BURKETT....As promised earlier, here's the interview with former Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett regarding his charges that George Bush's National Guard files in Texas were "cleansed" back in 1997. This is not the entire enchilada, but it includes most of the interview directly relevant to the charges.

I'm posting this for two reasons. First, since Burkett's story has already been picked up by the mainstream media I think it's valuable to hear an extended interview with him that allows you to decide for yourself if his charges are credible — especially since there are some less than flattering moments that may hurt as well as help his story. As with any verbatim transcript, it can be a little hard to follow in places, but it's worth plowing through the whole thing if you're really interested in all this.

Second, although I was skeptical about this story yesterday, several things have convinced me that Burkett's story is at least believable enough that it deserves wider exposure:

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http://www.calpundit.com/archives/003249.html

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Kick...

I can't believe no one has replied to this post... Burkett comes across to me as credible. Calpundit's been all over the AWOL story for a while & has been doing a great job.

[Dudley_DUright]

2. Thanks for the kick

I have been posting the link on the threads discussing Burkett's appearance on Hardball.