State of the Union Fact Checking
When I was looking at Eschaton this morning, I found a link to this nice website that goes into big-time detail with big-time sources of the lies and exaggerations that spewed forth from Mr. Bush's pie hole last night.
Here's my favorite:
President Bush said: “Tonight I propose a three-year initiative to help organizations keep young people out of gangs.”
FACT: President Bush has proposed a 40 percent cut in federal juvenile crime prevention funds, which would effectively “pull the plug” on good local programs that reduce gang and youth violence.
FACT: President Bush has sponsored a 44 percent overall reduction in delinquency-fighting and anti-gang funds since 2002.
And for those of you that like games and constests, like I do, here's a fun one about picking the phrase that will most come back to haunt Mr. Bush, kind of like the one in 2003 State of the Union Address when he said "The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
Here's my favorite:
President Bush said: “Tonight I propose a three-year initiative to help organizations keep young people out of gangs.”
FACT: President Bush has proposed a 40 percent cut in federal juvenile crime prevention funds, which would effectively “pull the plug” on good local programs that reduce gang and youth violence.
FACT: President Bush has sponsored a 44 percent overall reduction in delinquency-fighting and anti-gang funds since 2002.
And for those of you that like games and constests, like I do, here's a fun one about picking the phrase that will most come back to haunt Mr. Bush, kind of like the one in 2003 State of the Union Address when he said "The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
posted by cookie christine @ 2/03/2005
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