Things Dick Cheney Said Which are Not True
When you run for office you have to say stuff to get elected. I understand that. But these statements are so untrue that they insult the intelligence:
CHENEY: Our nation has the best health care in the world and President Bush is making it more affordable and accessible to all Americans.
FACT: Our country has the highest infant mortality rate of any industrialized nation. Health care increased in cost last year at a rate almost triple the cost of living. Health care now consumes a higher percentage of our GNP than in Switzerland, and the share is steadily increasing. Fewer Americans have health care coverage than ever before in our history. More than half of American small employers have now decided that health coverage is too expensive and do not offer it. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation report on health care, 2003.
CHENEY: President Bush and I will wage this effort with complete confidence in the judgment of the American people. The signs are good, even in Massachusetts. (APPLAUSE) According to a news account last month, people leaving the Democratic National Convention asked a Boston policeman for directions. He replied, leave here, and go vote Republican.
FACT: This story is apocryphal at best. No Boston policeman has corroborated this story.
CHENEY: Our president understands the miracle of this great country. He knows the hope that drives it and shares the optimism that has long been so important a part of our national character. He gets up each and every day determined to keep our great nation safe so that generations to come will know the freedom and opportunities we have known and more.
FACT: "How can I know what you hear?" as Firesign Theater once said. Some days George might get up because he wants a glass of water, or marital relations with Laura, or he has to pee.
I'm not a Democrat or a Republican. I fancy myself an independent. But how can anyone vote for someone with such a attitude toward the truth??
CHENEY: Our nation has the best health care in the world and President Bush is making it more affordable and accessible to all Americans.
FACT: Our country has the highest infant mortality rate of any industrialized nation. Health care increased in cost last year at a rate almost triple the cost of living. Health care now consumes a higher percentage of our GNP than in Switzerland, and the share is steadily increasing. Fewer Americans have health care coverage than ever before in our history. More than half of American small employers have now decided that health coverage is too expensive and do not offer it. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation report on health care, 2003.
CHENEY: President Bush and I will wage this effort with complete confidence in the judgment of the American people. The signs are good, even in Massachusetts. (APPLAUSE) According to a news account last month, people leaving the Democratic National Convention asked a Boston policeman for directions. He replied, leave here, and go vote Republican.
FACT: This story is apocryphal at best. No Boston policeman has corroborated this story.
CHENEY: Our president understands the miracle of this great country. He knows the hope that drives it and shares the optimism that has long been so important a part of our national character. He gets up each and every day determined to keep our great nation safe so that generations to come will know the freedom and opportunities we have known and more.
FACT: "How can I know what you hear?" as Firesign Theater once said. Some days George might get up because he wants a glass of water, or marital relations with Laura, or he has to pee.
I'm not a Democrat or a Republican. I fancy myself an independent. But how can anyone vote for someone with such a attitude toward the truth??
posted by John Bernat @ 6:53 AM
4 Comments:
At Thu Sep 02, 07:27:00 AM PDT,
Anonymous said…
YOU GO, CUZ!!!!
At Thu Sep 02, 10:01:00 AM PDT,
Anonymous said…
I must admit to nearly losing my voice from yelling at the television during this "act", never dreamed i would live to see Cheney as drama queen. A-ma-zing. This is pretty frustrating, any ideas on how to get the truth out there before folks go to vote?
At Thu Sep 02, 11:21:00 AM PDT,
Anonymous said…
First of all, I love the title "middle age waistline"
Second, I can't even stand to hear speeches by Cheney, I have so little respect for the man (and Bush) and I weep for the millions that I fear are eating up their bull$hit.
Love you!
Rachel
At Sat Sep 04, 07:08:00 AM PDT,
Anonymous said…
From today's New York Times...
"Citing Higher Costs, U.S. Plans Rise in Medicare Premium
By GARDINER HARRIS
Published: September 4, 2004
ASHINGTON, Sept. 3 - A day after President Bush heralded his efforts to help the elderly cope with increased medical expenses, federal officials announced the largest premium increase in dollars in the Medicare program's history, raising the monthly expense by $11.60 to $78.20.
The increase, which amounts to 17 percent, results largely from increased payments to doctors and reflects rising medical expenses generally, officials said. The rise has nothing to do with a program that will start in 2006 to offer prescription drugs, for which beneficiaries must pay a separate premium. ..."
So, is it cynical to wait two days after the speeches to pump through a 17% price increase? Is the pope Catholic?
The irksome part: it seems that Bush and Cheney think Americans are really, really stupid. Really.
Any chance I had of voting for them (small as it was) has evaporated.
Charles Kuralt
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