<html> <body> the story may be complete BS.  but things have changed a lot since the days of nixon and kennedy regarding how the press treats presidential privacy.  take a look at the details about clinton's sex life that were aired everywhere.  JFK had wild bill beat hollow in this dept.  today's corp media don't hesitate to use material against a candidate they're told to attack.  usually, they don't say much about republican peccadillos. the issue of leaks is a good one.  this white house had a reputation for being leak proof.  but that's crumbling.  i don't think we'd be reading and seeing as much news critical of the shrub group if it didn't have highly placed enemies, able to sway corp policies.  people in high places appear to be aware that the shrub group is screwing the US, if they care.  what the shrub group is doing, among other things, is destroying the world's major market for consumer goods.  buying junk to show you're patriotic doesn't get it when people have no jobs; military families are especially hurt with one or two bread winners in iraq. we can only hope the story is accurate. R At 12:05 PM 7/28/2004, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">   This kind of stuff doesn't usually come out while the President is in office - if ever. The article cites the example of Nixon but there are others, such as Kennedy's serious medical condition. If  this info is even partly true, Bush must have some highly placed enemies who are leaking this stuff. (If  this were untrue and/or Bush were not a public figure, such allegations would give rise to a slander or an invasion of privacy lawsuit).   Steve   <dl> <dd>-------------- Original message -------------- <dd>> capital hill blue continues to publish info about shrub's alleged mental <dd>> state. sure hope it's true. the A-Ds can screw up his memory, <dd>> concentration and slow him down, depending on what he's taking. all A-Ds <dd>> are powerful; depends on the dosage just how powerful. if "powerful" is <dd>> being used purposely in this article, it could mean he's taking a goodly <dd>> dose. <dd>> <dd>> also, if he takes them over a prolonged period, they can cause him to be <dd>> more impulsive, recreating some of the behavior they were supposed to <dd>> control. depends again on the med. <dd>> <dd>> > <dd>> <dd>> R <dd>> <dd>> <dd>> <dd>> At 11:33 AM 7/28/2004, you wrote: <dd>> <dd>> <dd>> ><a href="http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4921.shtml" eudora="autourl">http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_4921.shtml</a> <dd>> > ! <dd>> >Bush Leagues <dd>> >Bush Using Drugs to Control Depression, Erratic Behavior <dd>> >By TERESA HAMPTON <dd>> >Editor, Capitol Hill Blue <dd>> >Jul 28, 2004, 08:09 <dd>> > <dd>> >President George W. Bush is taking powerful anti-depressant drugs to <dd>> >control his erratic behavior, depression and paranoia, Capitol Hill Blue <dd>> >has learned. <dd>> > <dd>> >The prescription drugs, administered by Col. Richard J. Tubb, the White <dd>> >House physician, can impair the President's mental faculties and decrease <dd>> >both his physical capabilities and his ability to respond to a crisis, <dd>> >administration aides admit privately. <dd>> > <dd>> >"It's a double-edged sword," says one aide. "We can't have him flying off <dd>> >the handle at the slightest provocation but we also need a President who is <dd>> >alert mentally." <dd>> > <dd>> >ubb prescribe! d the anti-depressants after a clearly-upset Bush stormed off <dd>> >stage on July 8, refusing to answer reporters' questions about his <dd>> >relationship with indicted Enron executive Kenneth J. Lay. <dd>> > <dd>> >"Keep those motherfuckers away from me," he screamed at an aide <dd>> >backstage. "If you can't, I'll find someone who can." <dd>> > <dd>> > <dd>> >"We have to face the very real possibility that the President of the United <dd>> >States is loony tunes," he says sadly. "That's not good for my candidates, <dd>> >it's not good for the party and it's certainly not good for the country." <dd>> >© Copyright 2004 Capitol Hill Blue <dd>> > <dd>> <dd>> <dd>> <dd>> ___________________________________ <dd>> <a href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk" eudora="autourl">http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</a> </dl>___________________________________ <a href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk" eudora="autourl">http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</a> </blockquote></body> </html>