AP reporter tells the truth!

[bain_sidhe]

Posted this in LBN, but if you're glued to GD: Campaign 2004, you might not have seen it...

(Pardon me while I pick up my jaw, which fell right off and rolled under my desk)

Bush Leaves Out Complex Facts in Speech

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040903/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_bush_fact_check&cid=694&ncid=2043

By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - President Bush (news - web sites)'s boast of a 30-member-strong coalition in Iraq (news - web sites) masked the reality that the United States is bearing the overwhelming share of costs, in lives and troop commitments. And in claiming to have routed most al-Qaida leaders, he did not mention that the big one got away.

(snip)

He took some license in telling Americans that Democratic opponent John Kerry (news - web sites) "is running on a platform of increasing taxes."

Kerry would, in fact, raise taxes on the richest 2 percent of Americans as part of a plan to keep the Bush tax cuts for everyone else and even cut some of them more. That's not exactly a tax-increase platform.

And on education, Bush voiced an inherent contradiction, dating back to his 2000 campaign, in stating his stout support for local control of education, yet promising to toughen federal standards that override local decision-making.

More at the link above

Rate this a five, folks!!!

[A_Possum]

1. done

[senseandsensibility]

2. Done!

Great article. You're right. I wouldn't have seen it in LBN. Thanks.

[Massacure]

3. "Hasta la Vista, Baby!"

[Killarney]

4. done

[Imalittleteapot]

5. Thanks. Rated 5.

[ikojo]

6. Must be a lot of people accessing the story because

the response time is slow.

[donco6]

7. Done eom

[Myrina]

8. "Bush" and 'complex facts' in the same sentence ??

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

9. Done and Done and I mean DONE

:bounce:

[faithnotgreed]

10. disruptor!! this reporter is a truth disruptor!!

ok gotta get back to the daily show

[countmyvote4real]

11. Oh man, but did you see THEIR balloons fall?

Fuck it. I don't vote on balloons or for buffoons. I vote on facts and policy that REALLY affect me. None of that there tonight.

I can't wait for the fascist scum to leave my city.

[Sparkly]

12. Done -- thanks for bringing it to our attention

And let's email AP tomorrow with praise to make sure Calvin Woodward keeps his job!!

[Honor Where Are You]

13. Freepers got to.....

It

[MoonRiver]

14. Done!

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