>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 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >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 >
