Political Questions ( very OT - feel free to delete )

Jim Kinnear jim@pianoguy.com
Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:11:19 -0500


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Dear fellow tuners . .=20

In Canada, we hear a lot of  americans voice their opinions about
your President . . . and I figure that it is of course your right and =
obligation
to do so . ..  afterall, countless Americans gave their lives in many =
wars to protect
that right.
When I received the following, obviously from one who is not a supporter =
of your=20
President, I can't help but wonder if there is any truth to any of it.

I am not trying to point fingers here, we in Canada have our own =
political baddies,=20
and are opening up a juicy political scandal right now . . .=20
my thoughts are with the ordinary person who must feel very helpless in =
the face of so=20
many questions . . . .=20
I was wondering what you thought and if you have any suggestions to =
'make it better'.
Jim Kinnear

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T.M.W.R.T.C.N.D. (The Man Who RunsThe Country Next Door) -=20
I. Subject: GWB - Presidential Resume

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
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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.
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MILITARY:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take
a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the
Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.
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COLLEGE:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a
cheerleader.
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PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.
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I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I
bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company
went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.
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I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took
land using taxpayer money.
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With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil
industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making
Texas the most polluted state in the Union.=20
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During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden
city in America.
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I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions
in borrowed money.
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I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American
history.
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With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's
appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by
over 500,000 votes.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a
criminal record.
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I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one
billion dollars per week.
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I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.
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I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.
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I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any
12-month period.
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I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
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I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the
U.S. stock market.
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In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs
and that trend continues every month.
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I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any
administration in U.S. history.
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My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker
named after her.
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I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S.
President.
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I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most
corporate campaign donations.
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My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends,
Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in
U.S. history, Enron.
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My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to
assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election
decision.
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I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against
investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent
investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent
investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history.
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I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused
to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.
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I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.
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I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded
government contracts.
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I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any
President in U.S. history.
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I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in
the history of the United States government.
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I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S.
history.
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I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations
remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.
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I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.=20
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I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. "prisoners of war"
detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.=20
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I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).
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I set the record for fewest number of press conferences of any
President since the advent of television.
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I set the the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year
period.
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After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst
security failure in U.S. history.
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I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center
attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country
in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.
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I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to
simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people),
shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of
mankind.
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I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked,
pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I
did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S.
citizens, and the world community.
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I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in
duty  benefits for active duty troops and the ir families -- in war
time.
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In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for
attacking Iraq, then blamed the lies on our British friends.=20
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I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans
(71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and
security.
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I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a
WMD.

I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden and
Saddam Hussein to justice.   =20

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's
library, sealed and unavailable for public view.
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All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my
bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public
view.

All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President,
attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and
unavailable for public review.


PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN 2004.

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