I am
disappointed with our president, but to pretend that he tells the truth, would be a lie.
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Study: Bushies Lied 935 Times to Sell Iraq Invasion |
01/26/2008 03:29 AM
Lie
# 1:
"Saddam Hussein recently sought uranium from
Africa."
The facts are:
Before Bush made this statement, the CIA had told the White House that Hussein did
not try to obtain uranium from Africa.
Lie # 2:
"Saddam
would not let the inspectors in."
The facts are:
Bush has
repeatedly made this claim in spite of the fact that hundreds of U.N. inspectors in Iraq in 2003
had to be
told by the U.S. to get out or get bombed.
Lie # 3:
"I'm
spending less than Bill Clinton."
The facts are:
The truth of the matter is that
federal spending has exploded under George W
Lie # 4:
"Clear
Skies legislation, when passed by Congress, will significantly reduce smog and mercury
emissions, as well as stop acid rain.
It will put more money directly into programs to
reduce pollution, so as to meet firm national air-quality goals. ..."
The facts are:
Actually, the Clear Skies law doesn't
do any of this.
Lie # 5:
"The
vast majority of my [proposed] tax cuts go to the bottom end of the spectrum."
The facts are: The lowest 60
percent would net 12.6 percent.
Lie # 6:
Bush
said the International Atomic Energy Agency had produced a report in 1998 noting that Iraq
was six months from developing
a nuclear weapon
The facts are:
no such report
existed
Lie # 7:
"My
jobs and growth plan would reduce tax rates for everyone who pays income tax."
The facts are:
The Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center
found
8.1 million people who pay taxes but will receive no tax cuts
Lie # 8:
"60 genetically diverse stem cell lines already exist"
The facts are:
Until recently, there was only one
stem-cell line that researchers could use.
Now there are 11.
Lie # 9:
Bush
and White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer went out of their way...
to cite a new survey by "Blue-Chip economists"
that
the economy
would grow 3.3 percent this year if the president's tax cut proposal becomes law.
The
facts are: said Randell E. Moore,
editor of the monthly Blue Chip Economic Forecast
"That's simply not the case."
Lie #
10: "I read the report."
The
facts are: White House
press secretary Ari Fleischer fessed up: President Bush didn't actually read that 268-page
Environmental Protection Agency report on climate change.
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