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Documented
Bush Lies
This list will grow with time -- in fact -- it will grow daily. Check back from time to time, if you can stand it.
G. W. BUSH'S LIE:
“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
THE FACT:
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.
G. W. BUSH'S LIE:
“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
THE FACT:
Bush was trying to say 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.”G. W. BUSH'S LIE:
“
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 4/24/02THE FACT:
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]
G. W. BUSH'S LIE:
"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
THE FACT:
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]
G. W. BUSH'S LIE:
“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 FACT:
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.G. W. BUSH'S LIE:
“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]
THE FACT:
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.
Come back in a few days -- there will be more -- with the volume of lies coming out of the Bush administration, I'll never run out of material.
Page last updated: 30 Oct 2005