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BUSH LIES, a listing with many links
EDUCATION
AND EXPERIENCE: ·
LAW ENFORCEMENT: I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence
of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been
lost" and is not available. PAST
WORK EXPERIENCE: ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS: ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AS PRESIDENT: RECORDS
AND REFERENCES: 99+ Reasons To...VOTE BUSH OUT! Thanks to you, the list is now at 302 reasons. Keep 'em coming. 1. Over 1016 dead U.S. troops since the the start of the Iraq invasion. 2. Over 7,026 wounded U.S. troops since the the start of the Iraq invasion. 26. Cheney is staying on as running mate. 27. Your democracy is in danger, he's looking to cancel elections. 28. Bush was John McCain's
2nd choice for president. 29. Bush refuses to answer questions about "Kenny Boy" Lay. 30. Bush has spent more than 40% of his presidency on vacation. 31. Bush reminds us of that
schoolhouse bully that needs to be taught a lesson. 32. Only 5% (fewer than 140) of the 2,300 promised Iraqi construction projects are under way. 33. Those new jobs are low wage jobs. 34. Iraq is worse off now than before the war began. 38. Caught cooking the terrorism report, bush and company revise the terrorism numbers. 40.
Al Gore thinks Bush is a menace to America. 42.
Do it for the Gipper. 43. Out of respect to the
Reagan family, "Just Say No" to Bush. 44. Bush stubbornly restricts stem cell research, which could hold a key to Alzheimer's disease. 45. President Bush spent Memorial
Day 2004 thanking the nation's veterans for their service, just hours after his administration announced new plans to slash
veterans health care funding if it returns to power in 2005. 46. A team of Bush administration lawyers concluded that that torture laws did not apply to them. 48. Do to his irresponsible
use of our brave armed forces, our 18 year old sons and daughters may face a draft. 49. Iraq had nothing to do with Sept. 11, 2001. 50. To this day, the Bush
administration has yet to launch a federal investigation into the deadly Anthrax attacks in which 5 people were killed and
17 severely sickened. 51.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonpartisan
coalition of more than 60 of the world's top scientists and Nobel Laureates, "no other president in history has so openly
misled the public or been so flagrantly disrespectful of scientific fact and mountains of irrefutable research, deliberately
and systematically mutilating scientific data in the service of its rather brutal, pro-corporate, anti-environmental agenda." 52. Harbors dangerous "apocalyptic"
thinkers as policy makers in his administration. 53. Tried to slip a provision
into the appropriation bills financing the Iraq War a provision that companies found overcharging on no-bid contracts would
be exempt from prosecution. 54. When his attempt to outlaw
overtime pay for 8 million workers failed to pass congress, his Department of Labor published a pamphlet informing employers
of legal ways to prevent payment of overtime to employees. 55. Because it is treason
to profit from war. 56. Planning on cutting funding
for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). 57. Not just Bush, but the
Whitehouse NEEDS a brain! 58. Any President who continues
to sit reading a goat story to a classroom of kids despite the World Trade Towers being on fire, deserves the BOOT pronto
!!!!!! 60. Bush has been unsuccessful at every business venture he has tried, including his presidential administration
and not being able to find oil in Texas.
62. America deserves better. 63.
To show some respect to Dennis Kucinich and his supporters. 64.
We deserve a President who can communicate. 65.
Although Bush should be removed from office by impeachment,
the Republican run congress probably won't, therefore we must VOTE BUSH OUT! 66.
According to CBS News, Attorney General John Ashcroft's latest
terror bulletin was an over-hyped political diversion. 67.
Wall Street Journal contributing editor Mark Helprin called
Abu Ghraib "a symbol of the inescapable fact that the war has been run incompetently, with an apparently deliberate contempt
for history, strategy, and thought." 69.
Even Richard Perle, until recently a powerful adviser to U.S.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, described U.S. policy in post-war Iraq as a failure. 70.
Bush and company ransack the house of Ahmad Chalabi, the convicted
embezzler, con man, head of Iraqi National Congress, whom Bush paid millions of our tax dollars to feed us phony intelligence
on those pesky W.M.D's (Weapons of Mass Destruction). 71.
Bush's incompetence reminds us
of the Keystone Cops. 72.
President Bush fell off his bicycle Saturday, May 22, 2004. 73.
Dick Cheney has an uncanny resemblance to Lyndon LaRouche.
74.
Bush violated his oath of office – “I do solemnly
swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
75.
Regarding 9/11 - Bush knew. 76.
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Caught on Film: The bush credibility gap Produced by the House Appropriations Committee –
Minority Contact: David Sirota (202) 225-3481 Bush Event Bush Rhetoric Reality Bush touts
the need to support children’s hospital at Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta [3/1/01]
“This
is a hospital, but it's also - it's a place full of love. And I was most touched by meeting the parents and the
kids and the nurses and the docs, all of whom are working hard to save lives. I want to thank the moms who are
here. Thank you very much for you hospitality…There's a lot of talk about budgets right now, and I'm here
to talk about the budget. My job as the President is to submit a budget to the Congress and to set priorities,
and one of the priorities that we've talked about is making sure the health care systems are funded.” – Egleston
Children's Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 3/1/01
Bush’s first budget proposed
cutting grants to children’s hospitals like the one he visited by 15% ($34 million). His 2004 budget additionally
proposes to cut 30% ($86 million) out of grants to children’s hospitals.
Bush touts
first responder funding in Georgia [3/27/02] “We're dealing with first-time responders to make
sure they've got what's needed to be able to respond. “ – Bush, 3/27/2002 Bush had been saying that he
was proposing $3.5 billion in “new” money for first responders. However, his budget tried to cut more than
$1 billion out of existing grants to local police/fire departments to fund this. Then, in August of 2002, Bush
rejected $150 million for grants to state and local first responders. Bush’s decision prompted the President
of the Firefighters Union to say, “President
Bush, don't lionize our fallen brothers in one breath, and then stab us in the back by eliminating funding for our members
to fight terrorism and stay safe.” The President of the Virginia firefighters association said, “The president
has merely been using firefighters and their families for one big photo opportunity.”
Bush promotes ethanol at Ethanol Plant
in Wentworth, South Dakota [4/24/02] “I said when I was running for President, I supported ethanol, and I meant it. (Applause.) I support it
now, because not only do I know it's important for the ag sector of our economy, it's an important part of making sure we
become less reliant on foreign sources of energy.” – Bush at South Dakota Ethanol Plant 4/24/02 According to the AP, Bush’s
2004 budget proposes to eliminate funding for the bioenergy program that funds the Dakota Ethanol Plant he visited. [4/22/02] Bush Event Bush Rhetoric Reality Bush visits
Albuquerque to tout Even Start volunteer and mental health care. [4/29/02]
Under
the headline “Bush lauds Albuquerque woman for volunteerism” the AP reported on Bush’s visit to New Mexico
to tout Lucy Salazar, a volunteer with the Even Start literacy program. “One of the things I try to do when I go into
communities is herald soldiers in the armies of compassion, those souls who have heard the call to love a neighbor like you'd
like to be loved yourself, and have followed through on that call; Lucy Salazar is a retired federal government worker. She
teaches reading skills to pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children -- incredibly important…And oftentimes, citizens
such as her never get the praise they deserve. Lucy, thank you for coming and representing thousands of people like you.”
- Bush, 4/29/02
According to the Associated
Press, Bush proposed “to slash funding
20 percent for the Even Start program, which offers tutoring to preschoolers
and literacy and job training for their parents” – the very program he was touting in New Mexico [2/4/02]. Bush
touts housing funds at the Carver Homes in Atlanta, which is supported by a HUD Hope VI grant [6/17/02] "Part of being a secure America is to encourage homeownership."
He also went on to talk about his experience meeting the residents saying, "You know, today I went to the -- to some of the
home -- met some of the homeowners in this newly built homes and all you've got to do is shake their hand and listen to their
stories and watch the pride that they exhibit when they show you the kitchen and the stairs...They showed me their home. They
didn't show me somebody else's home, they showed me their home. And they are so proud to own their home and I want to thank
them for their hospitality, because it helps the American people really understand what it means." – Bush, 6/17/02
According to AP, “President
Bush's proposed 2004 budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, announced Monday, phases out HOPE
VI” the program Bush visited and touted in Atlanta. “Renee Glover, executive director of the Atlanta Housing
Authority said. ‘We didn't anticipate that HOPE VI would be eliminated.’” [AP, 2/5/2003]
Bush talks of the need to fund
port security at Port Elizabeth, NJ [6/24/02] “We're working hard to make sure your job is easier,
that the port is safer. The Customs Service is working with overseas ports and shippers to improve its knowledge of container
shipments, assessing risk so that we have a better feel of who we ought to look at, what we ought to worry about.” –
Bush, 6/24/02] The President’s 2003 and 2004 budget provides
zero for port security grants. The GOP Congress has provided only
$250 million for port security grants (35% less than authorized). Additionally, in August, the President vetoed all
$39 million for the Container
Security Initiative which he specifically
touted. Bush Event Bush Rhetoric Reality Retirement Security Bush in
Madison “calls for worker pension protection [8/7/02] “We've
got to do more to protect worker pensions.” – Bush, 8/7/02 Just four months
after touting pension security, Bush’s Treasury Department announced plans to propose new rules that “would allow employers to resume converting
traditional pension plans to new ‘cash balance’ plans that can lower benefits to long-serving workers. Such conversions are highly controversial. Critics contend that they discriminate
against older workers in violation of federal law” [Washington Post, 12/10/02] Labor President George W. Bush takes a turn at a table saw before
“thanking American Workers” on Labor Day [9/2/02] “Our workers are the most productive, the hardest
working, the best craftsmen in the world. And I'm here to thank all those who work hard to make a living here in America.”
– Bush, 9/2/02 Bush’s
2003 Budget proposed a 9% ($476 million) cut to job training programs and a 2% ($8 million) cut to the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Similarly, his 2004 budget proposes a $60 million cut to adult
job training programs and a total elimination of the Youth Opportunities Grants, which provide job training to younger
workers. Border Security Bush touts border security with Canadian Prime Minister Chretien in Detroit [9/9/02] “A secure and efficient border is key to our
economic security.” – Bush, 9/9/02 While Bush did
hold a photo-op to sign legislation promising more INS/Border Patrol staff and facilities, his budget provided no additional money for this. Additionally, in August,
Bush vetoed $6.25M for promised pay upgrades for Border Patrol agents. Additionally, he vetoed all $39 million
for the Container Security Initiative. His 2004 Budget slashes total total “Border
and Transportation Security” by $284 million. Bush Event Bush Rhetoric Reality Fiscal Responsibility Bush “Stresses Budget Discipline
and Fiscal Restraint” in Iowa [9/16/02] “One of the ways we've got to make sure that
we keep our economy strong is to be wise about how we spend our money. If you overspend, it creates a fundamental weakness
in the foundation of economic growth. And so I'm working with Congress to make sure they hear the message -- the message of
fiscal responsibility.” Bush, 9/16/02
Less than 6 months after this pronouncement, Bush proposed a budget that would put the government more than $300
billion into deficit. As National Journal noted on 2/12/02, Bush’s own 2004 budget tables show that without
Bush’s tax and budgetary proposals, the deficit deficit would decline after 2006, but with Bush’s proposals the
deficit would grow indefinitely. Bush
leaves for his speech at Rochester, MN Community & Technical
College [10/18/02] “I want to thank the good folks here at Rochester
Community and Technical College for your hospitality…The most important issue -- the most important issue for any governor
in any state is to make sure every single child in your state receives a quality education.” – Bush, [10/18/02]
Bush’s
2004 budget proposes to cut vocational and technical education grants by 24% ($307 million). His budget also
proposes to freeze funding for pell grants for low income students. Veterans Bush honors American and British veterans
at a White House ceremony [11/11/02] “These men and women are still the best of
America. They are prepared for every mission we give them, and they are worthy of the standards set for them by America's
veterans. Our veterans from every era are the finest of citizens. We owe them the life we know today. They command the respect
of the American people, and they have our everlasting gratitude.” – Bush, 11/11/02 According to a letter
sent to the President by the major veterans groups, Bush’s 2003 budget “falls $1.5 billion short”
of adequately funding veterans care. [Independent Budget, 1/7/02]. Bush Event Bush Rhetoric Reality Bush talks
about the importance of funding foodbanks at a DC Food Bank [12/19/02] “I hope people around
this country realize that agencies such as this food bank need money. They need our contributions. Contributions are down.
They shouldn't be down in a time of need. We shouldn't let the enemy affect us to the point where we become less generous.
Our spirit should never be diminished by what happened on September the 11th, 2001. Quite the contrary. We must stand squarely
in the face of evil by doing some good.”
- Bush, 12/19/02 The 2003 and 2004 Bush budgets proposes to freeze the Congregate Nutrition Program, which assists local soup kitchens
and meals on wheels programs. With inflation, this proposal would mean at least 36,000 seniors would be cut from meals
on wheels and congregate meals programs. Currently, 139,000 seniors are already on waiting lists for home-meal programs.
His 2004 budget continues the freeze. No Child Left Behind Bush talks
up the need for education funding at the one-year anniversary of the No Child Left Behnid Act [1/8/03]
“This
administration is committed to your effort. And with the support of Congress, we will continue to work to provide the resources
school need to fund the era of reform.” – Bush, 1/8/03 The President’s 2003 budget – the first education budget after he signed and touted the No Child Left Behind
Act (NCLB) - proposed to cut NCLB programs by $90 million overall, leaving
these programs more than $7 billion short of what was authorized under the bill. Bush’s 2004 budget for NCLB
is just 1.9% above what he proposed in 2003 - $619 less than needed to offset inflation. Bush touts
the importance of veterans medical care at Walter Reed Army Hospital [1/17/03]
“Having
been here and seeing the care that these troops get is comforting for me and Laura. We are -- should and must provide the
best care for anybody who is willing to put their life in harm's way.” – Bush, 1/17/03 Bush's visit came on the same day that the Administration
announced it is immediately cutting off access to its health care system approximately 164,000 veterans [W.
Post, 1/17/03].
Bush Event Bush Rhetoric Reality Medicare Bush touts
the need to adequately fund Medicare in Michigan [1/29/03]
“Within that budget I proposed last night is a
substantial increase in Medicare funding of $400 billion on top of what we already spend, over the next 10 years. This is
a commitment that America must make to our seniors. A reformed and strengthened Medicare system, plus a healthy dosage of
Medicare spending in the budget, will make us say firmly, we fulfilled our promise to the seniors of America.” –
Bush, 1/29/03 Under Bush’s proposal, there should be a roughly $40 billion increase in Medicare
each year for a decade. However, Bush’s 2004 budget proposes just $6 billion – 85% less than what would
be needed to meet his goal. Additionally, his budget would leave 67% of the total $400 billion pledge to be spent
after 2008. [Bush Budget, pg. 318]
Bush about
the importance of the Boys and Girls Club of America [1/30/03]
“I
want to thank the Boys & Girls Clubs across the country…The Boys & Girls Club have got a grand history of helping
children understand the future is bright for them, as well as any other child in America. Boys & Girls Clubs have been
safe havens. They're little beacons of light for children who might not see light. And I want to thank them for their service
to the country. Part of the vision for America is that we have a mosaic of all kinds of people providing love and comfort
for people who need help.” – Bush, 1/30/03 In his 2002 budget,
Bush proposed eliminating all federal funding for the Boys and Girls Club of America. IN his 2003 budget, he
proposed cutting the program by 15% (from $70 million down to $60 million). Politican is another dirty word!
Politican is another dirty word! |
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