Sunday, January 04, 2004

Did Neil Bush Commit Perjury?

I'm no expert on sexually- transmitted diseases, but it sounds like Neil "Silverado" Bush may have been ... elongating the truth under oath. Atrios links to this deposition testimony from Neilsie's divorce case:

Brown: "Well, I'm sorry. How ... how many venereal diseases do you suffer from?"

Bush: "I've had one venereal disease."

Brown: "Which was?"

Bush: "Herpes." (Emphasis added.)

WebMD says:

There is no cure for genital herpes. After the primary outbreak, some people have just a few recurrent outbreaks over their lifetime, while others may have 4 to 6 outbreaks a year. Recurrent outbreaks are more likely if the cause is HSV-2 and generally are less severe and heal more quickly than the primary outbreak. Usually the number of outbreaks decreases after several years. While genital herpes is bothersome and may cause emotional distress, it usually does not cause serious health problems in healthy adults.

Now, Neilsie doesn't say he had genital herpes. Or maybe he's invented a cure for the disease. I'd hate to think that Neil Bush lied under oath.

(After composing this, I see that commenter Julius Civitatus already said the same thing. But it bears repeating. For the youngsters. Play safe, and don't fuck a Bush!)

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