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:
