A
musicals troupe calling themselves The 'Slow Boat To China' Veterans for Truth
are to launch a scathing attack on President George W Bush, calling him a poor
dancer, a dubious mime and a tone-deaf singer.
The
claims are to appear in a television advertisement to be screened across the USA
from the 15th September, we can now report.
The
vets claim George W Bush was an active member of their musicals company during
the time of the Vietnam War. During this time he accepted bouquets of flowers,
rapturous applause and good reviews for a number of performances in which his
understudy covered for him.
The
troupe named themselves after the Frank Loesser penned standard 'Slow Boat To
China' which was a favourite amongst audiences in the early 1970's and which Bush
is known to have performed, they claim.
Vice
President Dick Cheney gritted his teeth when dismissing these claims:
