1. Why is it that you claim to be a friend of veterans and yet have
proposed so many cuts to programs benefiting veterans including the
closure of some V.A. hospitals?
2. If you believe Sen. Kerry's military service was "honorable" and
something "about which he should be proud," then why do you refuse
to specifically condemn the Swift Boat Veterans? Aren't values more
than something to which one gives lip service?
3. Former Sen. Max Cleland left half of his body in Vietnam. Yet
when he came to your ranch with a letter signed by 9 other
Congressional war heroes, neither you nor any of your immediate
aides had the courtesy to accept the letter. Why are you afraid of
a triple amputee in a wheelchair?
4. The almost 3,000 victims of the WTC attacks did not die for
politicians or political parties. How do you justify hijacking
emotions related to that tragedy for your own personal political
gain?
5. You are quoted as having said, "One of the great things about
books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures." Is that why
you continued to read "My Pet Goat" for almost 17 minutes after
Andrew Card informed you that the US was under attack? Why wasn't
the security of America more important than reading a kiddy
book?
6. What possessed you to use the 9/11 national tragedy as a punch
line in your 'Trifecta' joke? And to follow up, why did your
partisan republican audiences laugh with you?
7. Sen. Kerry has been accused of flip flopping. But is it not true
that you have flip flopped on issues such as the 9/11 Commission;
on calling for a UN vote on Iraq; on creation of the Dept. of
Homeland Security; on a Constitutional amendment on gay marriage;
on use of the military for "nation building;" on the issue of tax
credits for hybrid automobiles; on extending the assault weapons
ban; on steel tariffs; on spending the Social Security surplus; on
the patient's right to sue; on the Federal Government's position on
tobacco buyout; on disarmament incentives to North Korea; on
lobbying OPEC; on the Condoleeza Rice testimony; on your pledge to
issue regulation based on science; on the presence of WMD in Iraq;
on restricting Free Trade; on the importance of capturing Osama Bin
Laden; on mandatory caps on carbon dioxide emissions; on an
investigation into intelligence failures in Iraq; summits in the
Palestinian crisis; campaign finance; on providing financial
support for the First Responders; on military benefits; on who was
responsible for the "Mission Accomplished" sign; on the
fingerprinting and photographing of Mexicans entering the US; on
refusing to pass budget deficits; your positions on stem cells and
human embryos; about your support of the Low Income Energy Support
Program; your position on abortion; on racial profiling; 8. Why did
your administration lobby Daschle to drop investigation of the
Sept. 11th tragedies, and why haven't you released the 9/11
Commission Report to the public?
9. How many federal employees were fired following the catastrophic
intelligence failures on 9/11?
10. Can you explain why did NORAD deviated from Standard Operating
Procedure on the morning of 9-11, failing to scramble jets? If not,
can you tell us the status of that investigation?
11. Can you explain why $50 million allocated to investigate the
Columbia Shuttle disaster, yet only $3 million was allocated to
investigate 9-11?
12. How did you get an Honorable Discharge when you failed to
complete your service?
13. Your tax cuts have been described as "WealthCare." Why did the
top 1% income bracket receive a 32.4% tax cut while the lower 60%
received only a 8.5% tax cut?
14. Why did you attempt through the Secretary of Commerce to relax
the definition of "dolphin safe" so commercial fisheries could
catch more tuna known to be contaminated with mercury?
15. Why are two Belgium owned and operated equine slaughterhouses
in your home state of Texas continuing to butcher American horses,
many stolen family pets, for export to Europe and Japan as a
"delicacy"?
16. How do you justify the budget cuts for veterans benefits at
precisely the time you are ramping up the military for permanent
war?
17. Where are the WMD?
18. Would you still go to war knowing that there were no WMD?
19. You used the term "catastrophic success.”” What
exactly does that mean?
20. Forty (40) per cent of homeless men are VETERANS. What are you
doing about that situation? Isn't this inconsistent with your
statement that, "Home is important. It's important to have a
home."——Crawford, Texas, Feb. 18, 2001.
21. 45 million people lack health coverage. Do you think basic
health care is an American right? Health care costs have gone
ballistic during your Administration. Why haven't you made health
care more affordable?
22. "As you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and
listen to what I have to say." ——George W. Bush, Oct.
28, 2003. When will the press and American people be able to ask
you questions?
23. "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of
time thinking about myself, about why I do things."
——George W. Bush, aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003.
Recently, you admitted to making mistakes in Iraq. Don't you think
being more analytical and erudite might help promote success and
security?
24. You are quoted as saying, "When I take action, I'm not going to
fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in
the butt. It's going to be decisive." ——George W. Bush,
Washington, D.C. Sept. 19, 2001. Then why are Americans still dying
in Iraq almost one year after you declared "Mission
Accomplished?"
25. What exactly are the limits and parameters of the US commitment
in Iraq?26. Your father has had several skin lesions removed from
his face. Why do you oppose environmental legislation that would
reduce skin cancer rates?
27. Regarding the patient's bill of rights, you are quoted as
having said on June 13, 2001: "I haven't had a chance to talk, but
I'm confident we'll get a bill that I can live with if we don't."
What did you exactly mean by that?
28. At the DNC Sen. Kerry challenged you to run a positive campaign
on current issues. In 2001 you said, "It is time to set aside the
old partisan bickering and finger-pointing and name-calling." Do
you think your current campaign is consistent with those
statements?
29. If universal healthcare is important for Iraq, why not
here?
30. On Jan. 14, 2001 you said, "The California crunch really is the
result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough
power to power the power of generating plants." What does your
Administration intend to do to make the US energy independent with
renewable fuels that protect our ecosystem & pocketbook?
31. "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
——George W. Bush, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000. Then
why are millions of fish now dying in our lakes and streams? Why
are there warnings in many states advising people not to ingest
fish because of the dangers of mercury poisoning from industrial
pollution?
32. Despite your tax cut program, the American economy is still
ailing. You said, "A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to
coming out of an economic illness." ——George W. Bush,
The Edge With Paula Zahn, Sept. 18, 2000. Then why are were still
in an "economic illness?"
33. When was the last time that you spoke before a crowd of
exclusively "invited guests?" ("This is what I'm good at. I like
meeting people, my fellow citizens, I like interfacing with them."
——George W. Bush, outside Pittsburgh, Sept. 8,
2000.)
34. Where is Osama bin Laden? You have flip flopped on this topic,
what is your current opinion of the importance of apprehending Bin
Laden?
35. Why did you renege on your campaign promise to support the
Kyoto Treaty on global warming?
36. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people, and neither do we." ——Washington, D.C., Aug. 5,
2004. Do you really believe that national policy is beneficial to
the United States?
37. With Homeland Security initiatives like First Responders being
underfunded, how do you reason that creating more foreign enemies
is making us any safer?
38. "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the
nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his
willingness to terrorize himself." - Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29,
2003. If that were true, why did we have to go after Hussein in the
first place?
39. On Aug 22, 2002 you proposed deforestation as a means to combat
forest fires. ("We need to understand if you let kindling build up
and there's a lightning strike, you're going get yourself a big
fire.") Isn't your support for deforestation actually just
pandering to logging and timber financial interests? If not, do you
think that we should test your theory by setting experimental fires
in certain areas of Texas?
40. Why did you fail to fund your "Leave No Child Behind"
initiative?
41. If you are so concerned about unemployment, why are there no
unemployment extensions?
42. How can you expect people to be excited about your
““Ownership Society”” when they cannot pay
their bills and put food on the table?
43. What are your real plans for Social Security?
44. On June 15, 2001 when advised of the extent of the US nuclear
arsenal you said, ''I had no idea we had so many weapons, ...what
do we need them for?'' Please tell us what you have done to reduce
our nuclear arsenal.
45. "There's no cave deep enough for America, or dark enough to
hide."——Oklahoma City, Aug. 29, 2002. Is that really
how you envision America and her future?
46. "This foreign policy stuff is a little
frustrating."——as quoted by the New York Daily News,
April 23, 2002. Is that really why you decided to invade Iraq?
47. How do you propose to form international alliances and
coalitions to prevent future wars like Iraq and to protect American
security?
48. "My plan plays down an unprecedented amount of our national
debt."——Budget address to Congress, Feb. 27, 2001. This
year we have an astounding $478 billion dollar deficit. Do you
think that your "plan" has been successful?
49. "We're concerned about AIDS inside our White
House——make no mistake about
it."——Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2001. How many cases of
AIDS did you find in the White House? What are you doing for AIDS
research?
50. "Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in
nature because it is a product that we can find in our
neighborhoods."——Austin, Texas, Dec. 20, 2000. Natural
gas is not found naturally in most US neighborhoods. Does that make
them non-hemispheric, and what are your proposals to solve the
current energy crisis?
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