D A I L Y R E A S O N T O D I S P A T C H B U S H .
Some of the wonderments of the fucktard's rule of terror include...
On June 16, 2004, the Bush administration's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new mandatory guidelines for HIV prevention organizations.
Under the new regulations, state and local health departments will appoint a panel to censor the content of HIV educational materials. Any "obscene" or "sexually suggestive" content will not be permitted. Drawings or photographs that demonstrate condom use on dildos or even cucumbers are listed as "obscene."
In addition, HIV educational material must include a warning about the "lack of effectiveness" of condoms. If an HIV prevention center disobeys the new rules, they lose all their federal funding.
The CDC is the government's single source of funding for HIV prevention programs. Julie Gerberding, the CDC's current head, was appointed by President Bush.
Mmmm...what a healthy combination of censorship and sticking one's head in the ground. Surely that will help! "La la la la I can't hear you. I'm pretending it doesn't exist and it will therefore go away on it's own...la la la!" In this case, asshole, what people don't know, can kill them.
In 2000, while he was Governor of Texas, George W. Bush signed a proclamation declaring June 10 as Jesus Day, urging Texans to "follow Christ's example by performing good works in their communities and neighborhoods."
(Source: Laurie Goodstein, "The 2000 Campaign: The Religion Issue; Bush's Jesus Day Is Called Insensitive and a Violation of the First Amendment," The New York Times, August 6, 2000.)
Ah yes. This is how we should do things in this country! Let's shit on the freedom of religion and instead, oh, I know! push for laws and government which denies civil liberties and freedom of choice. If they won't come to their senses on their own, well then, we'll just have to make it state law now won't we?
The Bush campaign has raised $296.3 million since 1998, giving it the advantage in both the 2000 and 2004 elections. One-third to one-half of this $296.3 million was donated to the Bush campaign by only 631 people.
This is the end result of Bush's "Pioneers" campaign fund. The maximum individual donation to a presidential candidate by law is $1000; however, the Pioneers have been able to work around this regulation by creating a network of people, mostly businessmen, who are each able to persuade 100 friends or more to donate the $1000 maximum to their cause. Donors who have raised at least $100,000 are dubbed "Pioneers". Those who have raised at least $200,000 are called "Rangers".
Of the 246 Pioneers and Rangers in the 2000 campaign, 104 of them have received a job or appointment during Bush's reign in the White House. Twenty-three of them have been made ambassadors.
2000 election Pioneer Kenneth Lay, former Enron chairman, sent the White House a list of eight persons he recommended for appointment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission upon Bush's election. Two of the persons he recommended were appointed to the five-person commission.
The Pioneers group is now twice as large as it was in the 2000 election.
Ah, now this one's nice. You too can own your very own peice of the United States Government. Buy a job - starting at a mere $100,000! Be your own boss or ambassador to a country! The potential is unlimited! Just send $1,000 and 100 of your closest friend's money to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Act now!
One more (though there's tons and you SHOULD read them even though they'll make you sick to your stomach)...
In 1999, Bush stated that he opposed including sexual orientation in a bill to strengthen and clarify a Texas hate crimes law. The law was already set up to increase the penalty for crimes committed against victims who are targeted for their race or gender, but not necessarily for their sexual orientation.
The then-governor of Texas also stated in 1999 that he was opposed to gay couples adopting children. He supported a bill to block gays from adopting children in the custody of Child Protective Services.
(Source: cnn.com July 2, 1999. "Bush Opposes Hate Crimes Laws and Gay Adoptions," March 23, 1999.)
Those damn uppity gays. Wanting protection from hate crimes. And wanting to adopt unwanted and unloved children. The nerve! They're just getting beaten and killed because, you know, they deserve it (along with AIDS of course, which is also their fault). Not to mention, it's MUCH better to have kids raised without families in piss-poor environments where they grow up criminals then to let those gays raise 'em. What a fucking pile of bullshit. Biogted, ass-backward, close minded, hateful, moronic, racist fucks.
Anyway. Read. And Vote, vote, vote!
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