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Tuesday
Mar172009

Quick Quiz: What's Missing from George W. Bush's Official Biography?

The George W. Bush Presidential Center has launched its website with a biography of the 43rd President of the United States, who "took unprecedented steps to protect our homeland and create a world free from terror". It seems, however, that some information has been lost in posting. Can you help repair the website?

Quick Clue 1: Four letters, starts with "I".
Quick Clue 2: Seven letters, starts with "K".
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bush-bio-library1George W. Bush served as the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas, where he earned a reputation for bipartisanship and as a compassionate conservative who shaped public policy based on the principles of limited government, personal responsibility, strong families, and local control.

President Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University in 1968, and then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. President Bush received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975. Following graduation, he moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’s successful 1988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled the group of partners who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989. On November 8, 1994, President Bush was elected Governor of Texas. He became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-year terms when he was re-elected on November 3, 1998.

As President of the United States, President Bush has worked with the Congress to create an ownership society and build a future of security, prosperity, and opportunity for all Americans. He signed into law tax relief that helps workers keep more of their hard-earned money, as well as the most comprehensive education reforms in a generation, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This legislation ushered in a new era of accountability, flexibility, local control, and more choices for parents, affirming our Nation’s fundamental belief in the promise of every child. President Bush also worked to improve healthcare and modernize Medicare, providing the first-ever prescription drug benefit for seniors; increase homeownership, especially among minorities; conserve our environment; and increase military strength, pay, and benefits. Because President Bush believes the strength of America lies in the hearts and souls of our citizens, he supported programs that encouraged individuals to help their neighbors in need.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked our Nation. President Bush took unprecedented steps to protect our homeland and create a world free from terror. He is grateful for the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform and their families. The President remains confident that by helping build free and prosperous societies, our Nation and our friends and allies will succeed in making America more secure and the world more peaceful.

President Bush is married to Laura Welch Bush, a former teacher and librarian, and they have twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. The Bush family also includes two dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley.


Sunday
Mar012009

Bobby Jindal Tells Massive Lie, Many Too Busy Laughing At Him To Notice

Bobby JindalScott's analysis this week has, rightly, centred on President Obama's address to Congress. Elsewhere however the buzz has been about what came after, in Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's pre-taped response. Enduring America may already have scientifically proven that Sarah Palin will be the Republican presidential candidate in 2012 but Jindal's star is rising within the GOP and he's seen in some quarters as a potential challenger to Obama in 2012. So what went wrong for him on Tuesday? And if this speech doesn't kill his career will his lie- about helping a now-dead Sheriff fight bureaucracy to save lives during Hurricane Katrina - do so?

Jindal's canned response has been variously described as hokey, homespun and just plain condescending. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was left stupefied, briefly losing the power of speech before remarking on the hyporcrisy of a Republican invoking "government failure during Katrina as a model for how to move forward as a country":

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOFcaYljKfc[/youtube]


So far, so bad for Jindal. But the following day bloggers at Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo began to raise doubts about Jindal's story of standing alongside Sheriff Harry Lee, as he announced he'd rather be arrested than prevented from sending out volunteer rescue boats which lacked the correct insurance:


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N8U4zVmJPs[/youtube]


The story is false- Jindal's office has admitted that the governor overheard Lee, who died in 2007, telling the story in an interview several days later. Jindal used a story stolen from a dead man as the centrepiece of Tuesday's GOP response, and in ten short minutes the future of the Republican Party became a laughing stock and a liar.