A DU Classic: Questions For Bush

[Cronus Protagonist]

Remember this thread? Where DU listed all the questions about Bush and his administration that they would like answered? Maybe some of the members of the 9/11 panel could use some of them now. Here they are:

DU's Questions for Bush

Why did Bush tell the FBI to back off the bin laden family?#

What will you do to make sure elections are properly audited in the next election?#

Why did the lucrative school testing contracts, which are the main part funded from the "no child left behind" bill, get passed along to your cronies?#

Mr. Bush appears to have trouble slurring his words and has gin blossoms on his face. Has he resumed his substance abuse habits?#

If Mr. Bush quit drinking so long ago how do you explain his drunkness on the wedding video widely circulated on the internet?#

Mr. Bush looks, in public appearances, older and more dissipated. Is the President resorting to the use of look-alikes and doubles in public events?#

How many Enron executives have gone to jail?#

Why hasn't Worldcom been prosecuted for its 9 billion accounting fraud?#

Why isn't there an investigation on the Harken deal?#

Recently, a Fox News reporter was fired for refusing to report a lie. She sued for wrongful termination, but on appeal, the courts held that the United States has no law that requires news to be true. Do you support this opinion?#

Now that the USA has announced plans to pull out of Saudi Arabia, will we be establishing a military base in Iraq?#

Mr. Bush has had several skin lesions removed from his face. Why does he not make the connection with the looming cancer-causing environmental catastrophe?#

To what extent does this administration appreciate and follow the examples set in Mein Kampf?#

Does Mr. Bush believe that certain parts of the Constitution have become out of date?#

Why did George Bush Sr. pardon known terrorist Orlando Bosch who blew up a passenger jet carrying six dozen people and admits to planting a bomb in front of the Lincoln Center?#

Arms dealer Adnan Kashoggi did a series of bizarre stock swaps days before 9-11. What do you make of this?#

Can you please explain why Mr. Bush thought an embezzler was the best candidate to take over leadership in Iraq?#

Since al-Khazaji helped the man dubbed "Chemical Ali" to gas the kurds, why did the USA remove him from Denmark, where he was being held for war crimes, and offer him a leadership position in Iraq?#

When Mr. Rumsfeld illustrates his words with a hand like a claw is he trying to remind us of that movie "Liar Liar" with Jim Carey?#

The president once said it would be much easier if he was a dictator. It's getting easier, don't you agree?#

While Bush was running for governor, he described yourself as a fighter pilot. Can you elaborate and let us know which battles he was involved in?#

Who short sold United and American right before 9-11, and why wasn't this investigation completed and publicly reported?#

Why did corporate executives meet at an "air base" in Nebraska, where Bush flew to on 9/11, when they are normally accustomed to meeting at far more prestigious digs?#

Why did Jeb Bush execute Executive Order #2001-261 on September 7, putting the Florida National Guard on "alert" for terrorist activity along the Florida coast?#

Why did Bush disregard warnings from Germany, Israel, France, England, and (a STRONGLY WORDED WARNING) from Vladmir Putin himself that terrorists were going to hijack planes and fly them into the World Trade Center on 9/11?#

Mr. Card, When you're blowing Bush... Is he a moaner or a screamer?#

When can I expect my red arm-band to arrive in the mail?#

Why did Bush and Powell cite a forged document as evidence of Iraq's alleged nuclear program, even though the C.I.A. told them it was a fake?#

Why did NORAD deviate from Standard Operating Procedure on the morning of 9-11?#

If in a few years Iraq becomes a model of democracy and is no longer a threat to us and "its neighbors" will we then allow it to have nuclear weapons?#

When is it justifiable to develop nuclear weapons in defense against the credible threat of nuclear or massive conventional attacks by a neighbor with a larger standing army?#

Are we encouraging states to develop nuclear weapons as a response to the threat of a first strike by the US?#
Is privatization of Iraqi oil really the best thing for the Iraqi people?#

Are we stealing Iraqi oil to avoid dealing with having to reduce our dependence on fossil fuel consumption?#

Why has Bush re-classified previously de-classified documents?#

Why did the administration deny that it was drafting a second Domestic Security Enhancement bill (Patriot Act II)?#

Why did an administration official state in reference to the Iraqi war that "new products should not be introduced during the summer?# Does the administration think of war as a product to "sell" the American people on?#

What are the plans to balance social services programs between Iraq, Afghanistan, and the USA?#
Does your administration think it's ok to fund social service programs in Iraq while cutting funding to similar programs in the United States?#

With Homeland Security initiatives like First Responders being under-funded. How does your administration reason that creating more foreign enemies is making us any safer?#
Where is the compassionate conservative who ran for office in election 2000?#

I'm looking at the dictionary right now, according to this definition President Bush is hardly compassionate. What happened?#

Why did Mr. Bush continue to read a story about a pet goat to those children for 20 full minutes after Mr. Card had informed him of the second plane hitting the WTC on the morning of 9-11?#

VP Cheney later told Tim Russert that only an order from the President could justify shooting down a hijacked airliner, couldn't Mr. Bush have saved the Pentagon from being hit 55 minutes later if he had not stayed at the school reading about a pet goat to school children?#

Why did the president say 'Fuck Saddam... we're taking him out' when publically he continued to say he had made no decision on war with Iraq and would discuss and seek counsel from all sides on the issue before proceeding?#

Does the president believe that his language is suitable for a supposedly devout Christian, or a U.S. president, for that matter?#
How long will your administration continue to play Wag the Dog?#

How did Mr. Bush see the first plane hit the WTC on live TV?# No one else did. He has said this twice. Is that why Mr. Bush didn't seem to upset when Mr. Card told him about the second plane?#

Why didn't Mr. Bush take up Al Gore's offer to recount ALL the votes in FL?#

Why did Mr. Bush desert his National Guard unit ?#

Why did Mr. Bush lie about when he first met Ken Lay, the discredited Enron CEO?#

Why did Bush say a dictatorship would be better, as long as he was the dictator?# Did he think that was funny?#

Why did Bush say there should be limits to freedom?# Did he not agree to uphold and pledge allegiance to the Constitution?#

Why did Bush ask the president of Brazil if there were blacks there?#

Did he really think that there might not be any there?#

Why has Bush refused to answer questions about Harken Energy regarding the charges of insider trading, and the allegations that the SEC did not investigate him because his father was president at the time?#

Why did Mr. Bush lobby Argentina for an Enron pipeline in 1988?#

Why did Bush ignore 9/11 warnings from all over the world?#

Why did Bush tell Daschle to not investigate 9/11?#

Why has Bush never apologized for anything he has done?#

Why did Bush mimic death-row inmate Karla Faye Tucker.. "Don't kill me...please don't kill me" Did he think that was funny?#

Why won't Bush give one press conference, in which he let's reporters ask any question they want, without it being scripted?#

Why would Helen Thomas, who has interviwed many presidents, say that Bush is the worst president ever?#

Why was Bush so sure that Jeb Bush, then the governor of FLorida, would deliver Florida for him in Election 2000?# Was the election fixed?#

Is Mr. Bush aware that over 50,000 blacks were illegally kept off the voter volls in the 2000 election, and wht does he plan to do to ensure it doesn't happen again?#

Is Mr. Bush aware over 110,000 ballots in Florida were overvotes and 75,000 were punched for Gore.

Mr. Bush, how do you feel about the fact that many lawyers/scholars in this country and abroad believe that you are guilty of War Crimes in starting a preemptive war in Iraq?#

Mr. Bush, can you say right now, that you will not suspend the 2004 elections and will guarantee that there will be a paper trail to audit all the votes?#

Mr. Bush, are you aware that you are the most hated man in the world today, and considered to be the greates threat, by far, to world peace?#

Mr. Bush, do you plan on shutting down free speech on the Net?#

Mr. Bush, why did the US soldiers in Iraq not protect the Iraqi Museum from looting, but spent valuable resources protecting the Oil Administration buildings?#

Mr. Bush, can you now understand why you will not be reelected?#
If universal healthcare is important for Iraq, why isn't it important for the US?#

Will Mr. Bush take the tests he wants schoolchildren to take and does he think he will pass?#

Why is it that up to $50 million dollars has been pledged for the investigation of the Columbia accident, and yet the terrorism commission is required to haggle with the White House about funding?#

Why, when the Committee to Investigate Terrorism asked for $11 million, the White House sought to reduce that amount?#

Why is it that the White House insisted on Henry Kissinger to be the chairman of the terrorism commission, especially when Mr. Kissinger has a world-wide reputation for government secrecy and is an alleged war criminal?#

Why did many of the NEW Florida Voting Machines register a vote for the Mr. Bush's brother Jeb Bush (R) when the vote was cast for McBride (D)?#

Has any thought been put into removing Robert Mugabe so that the liberated people of Africa do not starve, like we liberated Iraq?#

Since "executive privilege" is a generally discredited concept first conceived by Richard Nixon to prevent Congressional oversight, why is it that Mr. Cheney has repeatedly invoked such privilege with regard to energy task force meetings?#

Why has the Justice Dept. consistently refused to supply information to Congress on how the USA PATRIOT Act is being implemented, especially in light of the fact that passage of the act was conditional upon adequate oversight by Congress?#

Why was Mr. Bush so anxious to seal the Reagan administrations records?#

Why did Mr. Bush sign an executive order which effectively overruled the law on Presidential papers, and why did Mr. Bush seek to shield Vice-Presidential papers from public scrutiny?#

Was Mr. Bush's appearance at Booker, knowing that the country was under attack, his use of "human shields" in the persons of those schoolchildren?#

Why did the President renege on his campaign promise to support the Kyoto Treaty on global warming?#

Why has the President resorted to scripted press conferences, and why is he afraid of Helen Thomas?#

Why will Mr. Bush only address conservative audiences with pre-written speeches?#

Has Mr. Bush always been 'pro-life, or did his views evolve after he forced the woman he impregnated to have an abortion?#

One of the phrases Mr. Bush repeated during his campaign was that he would ensure that America would be seen as a "humble nation" in the world community. Why is that, now, the largest portion of the world sees the United States as arrogant and warmongering?#

Where was bush between 1972 and 1973 when he was supposed to be in the National Guard?#

Why is it that at precisely the time American servicemen are expected to fight their second war in eighteen months, the White House is recommending steep budget cuts for veterans' services?#

Why does Mr. Bush boastingly refer to 9/11 as "I got the trifecta"?#

Why is that our diplomats, such as Mr. Celucci, have taken to publicly dressing down countries which disagree with our policy positions?#
Why has the United States seen fit to operate diplomatically through threats, cajolery and bribery?#

Why did the White House staff start taking Cipro right after 9/11 and why didn't they advise the American people that an attack was immenent?#

Why have the perpetrators of the Anthrax attack never been caught?#

Why was Anthrax only delivered to Democrats and Media people?#

Was the Patriot Act written prior to 9/11?# Why was the PATRIOT Act introduced while Congress was under Anthrax attack, and why was it so named?#

Why did you and Cheney demand that 9/11 not be investigated?#

Why didn't you demand an immediate investigation into all aspects of 9/11?#

Why do you hate the American people so much?# What did we ever do to you?#

Why do you think that the "terrorists" targeted a two-bit tablod rag -- in FLORIDA?#

What message do you think the terrorists were sending by only delivering anthrax to NBC by targeting Tom Brokaw, and do you think he got the message?#

Why is it that when Mr. Bush was told that Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld was making threatening remarks toward Syria and Iran, he replied, "Good"?#

Given the extreme horror that this country went through on 9/11, how could Mr. Bush utter this statement on 12/21/2001 in the Oval Office, "All in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me."?#

Why is the press not asking these questions?#

We know when Mr. Bush claims it ended, but when did Mr. Bush's cocaine and alcohol abuse start?#

Mr. Bush, how does it feel to fail at everything you've done in your life?#

What is it about growing up in your family that leads so many to booze or drugs?#

Mr. Bush has been reported as saying to a common man in Philadelphia, "who cares what you think?#" Is this view of Mr. Bush's reserved for "little" people, or everyone?#

All the good ones are taken Mr. Bush, do you still "not give a damn" where Osama Bin Laden is?#

Mr. Bush, do you think there might be a conflict of interest with your administration awarding lucrative contracts to companies in which your father holds stock?#

Mr. Bush, is what you're doing to our tax money, the country and the world, revenge for the penalties your family faced after helping to finance Hitler during World War II?#

What was Neil doing in Saudi Arabia on January 22, 2002?#
What medications are you on, Mr. Bush?#

There was much talk about administering the small pox vaccine to the entire nation - is this still in the pipeline?#

Why do you insist on "1st amendment zones" while claiming that the US is the greatest democracy the world?#

In 1989, Mr. Bush reportedly said that you are a media creation. Has anything changed?#

Many Americans are required to take urine and other drug tests in order to obtain employment, and most have to list any criminal charges. Mr Bush, would you be willing to take similar tests?#

Mr. Bush, have you been cleared for Top Security clearance using the same policies and procedures applied to other government applicants?#
Did any family members of the SCOTUS Justices receive payment or other compensation for the Florida Election 2000 recount decision?#

Mr. Bush, in retrospect, do you think the Supreme Court Justices with close ties to the bush campaign should have recused themselves from case given their conflicted interests?#

Mr. Bush, can you explain the wisdom behind appointing a man, who the people of his state saw as so distasteful that they voted for a dead guy, to the highest law enforcement position in the country?#

Was President Bush arrested for cocaine use in 1972 only to have the charge expunged from his record in return for community service at Project P.U.L.L. ?#

How is the secret Shadow Government going?#

Does Mr. Cheney allow Mr. Bush to attend policy meetings?#

What is the status of the secret tunnel under Cheney's house?#

Why does Mr Bush insist that no Iraqi Baathists be harbored in Syria, when only a month ago he said the war could be averted if Saddam and his sons exiled themselves?#

What inspired Mr. Bush to spontaneously exclaim, "FEELS GOOD", while he pumped his fists and grinned right before he went on international TV to warn that the Iraq invasion would start in 48 hours?#

Mr. Bush, do you have any idea why the accidental death mortality rate is substanitally HIGHER for democratic senators than it is for republican senators?#

How many people have been detained as terrorist criminals or held as material witnesses under the Patriot Act I?#

Mr. Bush, do you think it was a stroke of LUCK that a bomb "accidentally" hit the Iraq oil pipeline to Jordan?#

How does the government use the vast store of information collected by ChoicePoint?#

When will unlimited control and funds be forthcoming for the 11 September 2001 investigations?#

How many doubles or look-alikes does Mr. Bush use for public appearances?#

Why hasn’t the Enron, Worldcom, Harken, Halliburton, and other corporate fraudulent practices been pursued with the same determination as Whitewater was?#?#

Mr. Bush once said his job would be much easier if the country was a dictatorship and he was the dictator. Does Mr. Bush agree The Patriot Act and Patriot II has made his job easy enough now?#

Would Mr. Bush elaborate as to where he was and what he was doing during the last months of his National Guard tour of duty?#

Will the American people ever be given a video tour of Jupiter Island, owned by Mr. Bush's family?#

Will Bush still believe there should be limits to freedom even after a Ddemocrat takes office?#

Does Rumsfeld use sun block?# I was under the impression that vampires were suppose to be in their coffin during the daylight hours?#

It only took 24 hrs to find the 9/11 terrorists, why have we not found the anthrax terrorists in 18 months?#

When the President shows up with bruises and red spots on his face does that mean that Mrs. Bush has had another discusion with him about his fling with Bo Derek in 1988 during his father's California campaign for the presidency?#


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[niceypoo]

1. Instantly put it in my faves list

lots of fodder for my political chatroom

[Cronus Protagonist]

3. Yeah, this is how DU works as a think tank

We can pull out all the important stuff from way back. Without the web and DU we'd be hard pressed to remember all these issues, but here we are. We have more than the resources of a small focus group like the GOP "elite" have - we have thousands of people slicing and dicing everything from all sides. Makes us a strong adversary even against a moneyed corporate genocide machine.

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2. bookmarked

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[David Zephyr]

4. I Do Remember, Cronus.

Peace.

[nostamj]

5. another DU question collaboration

this goes back a ways when we were creating material for the ?W website, but it is (not very?) surprising how few answers have been forthcoming from this list. (I did edit out "where is Saddam Hussein?")




Slideshow of ?W Art

questionW: Questions for George W. Bush



Now that you have liberated Iraq, will you support their desire for a fundamentalist government?

Why did the lucrative school testing contracts, which are the main part funded from the "no child left behind" bill, get passed along to your cronies?

Can you bring us up to date on the Enron investigation?

Can you bring us up to date on the Halliburton investigation?

Can you bring us up to date on the Harken investigation?

Recently, a Fox News reporter was fired for refusing to report a lie. She sued for wrongful termination, but on appeal, the courts held that the United States has no law that requires news to be true. Do you support this opinion?

Your father has had several skin lesions removed from his face. Why do you oppose environmental legislation that would reduce skin cancer rates?

Do you believe that certain parts of the Constitution are outdated?

How many convicted felons are currently serving in your administration?

In your State of the Union speech, you stated that the presence of "25,000 liters of anthrax ... 38,000 liters of botulinum toxin ... materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent ... upwards of 30,000 munitions capable of delivering chemical agents" posed an imminent threat to this nation. Where are theWMD?
How did you get your position in the TANG considering your extremely low test score? And to follow-up, how did you get an Honorable Discharge when you failed to complete your service?

Who short sold United and American right before 9-11?

After Andrew Card notified you on 9-11 that America was under attack, why did you spend almost 20 minutes reading a story about a pet goat?

How do you plan to balance the social services spending in Iraq vs. in the United States?

Your first round of tax cuts resulted in a loss of over 2 million jobs. You promise your next tax cut will create 1 million new jobs. Can you do the math?

Three times, you have stated that it would be easier if you were a dictator. Why do you think that's funny?

What possessed you to use the 9/11 national tragedy as a punchline in your 'Trifecta' joke? And to follow up, why did your partisan republican audiences laugh with you?

Why did you ask the president of Brazil if there are any blacks there?

Why did your administration lobby Tom Daschle to drop the investigation of 9-11?

Why haven't you let the public see the 800-page 9-11 investigation report?

Are you actually afraid of Helen Thomas?

When Florida was called for Gore, why did you insist that results were going to change?
How do you explain the worldwide animosity America now faces? Would you agree that the sentiment is more anti-Bush than anti-America?

Why didn't you take steps to protect the hospitals, museums and nuclear power plants in Iraq?

Where is Osama bin Laden?

Why didn't you remove any doubt about your presidency by demanding a full recount of the Florida vote?

If universal healthcare is important for Iraq, why not here?

Will you take the tests that you require schoolchildren to pass?

Why did Bush tell the FBI to back off the bin laden family?

You know that your National Security Advisor lied about the possibility of commercial aircraft being used as weapons. Why didn't you fire her?

How many federal employees were fired following the catastrophic intelligence failures on 9/11?

What will you do to make sure elections are properly audited in the next election?
Why did you and Secretary of State Coliin Powell cite a forged document as evidence of Iraq's alleged nuclear program?

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?

Why did your spokesman deny that you were drafting a second Domestic Security Enhancement bill (Patriot Act II)?

With Homeland Security initiatives like First Responders being under-funded, how do you reason that creating more foreign enemies is making us any safer?

Can you explain why $50 million allocated to investigate the Columbia shuttle disaster, yet only $3 million was allocated to investigate 9-11?

Why has your Justice Department consistently refused to supply information to Congress on how the USA PATRIOT Act is being implemented, especially in light of the fact that passage of the act was conditional upon adequate oversight by Congress?

Why are you so obsessed with secrecy? Do you have something to hide?

Why did you renege on your campaign promise to support the Kyoto Treaty on global warming?

Why did you fail to fund your "Leave No Child Behind" initiative?

Where were you, Mr. Bush, between 1972 and 1973 when you were supposed to be in the national guard?

How do you justify the budget cuts for veterans benefits at precisely the time you are ramping up the military for permanent war?

Is it true that you are recruiting soldiers in Mexico?
Why did you and others in the White House start taking Cipro right after 9/11? What did you know that the rest of the American people didn't?

Would your administration be more concerned with finding the anthrax killer if republican senators and the Washington Times had been targeted?

Do you think anyone buys your 'cowboy' act? Isn't your 'ranch' a cynical campaign prop?

It has been reported that you said, "who cares what you think?" to a man that questioned your policies in Philadelphia. Is this 'compassionate conservatism' or simple contempt?

Mr. Bush*, do you still "not give a damn" where Osama Bin Laden is?

When was the last time you gave a speech before an audience that was not hand-picked?

Do you believe that dissent is unpatriotic?

Why are people who would protest your appearances rounded up and arrested before the events, held without charges, and then released?

In 1989, you reportedly said that you are a media creation. Has anything changed?

Why did your press spokesman feel it was necessary to warn people to "be careful what you say?"

During your recent trip to New Mexico, you turned down a invitation to talk to citizens at a town meeting and played golf instead? When will you speak to average citizens in an unscripted exchange about issues vital to them?

Why did your adminisitration redact information about 9-11 by classifying it when it is on videotape and has already been printed in the newspaper?

On the morning of 9-11, Vice President Cheney was hustled to a secure location. Why didn't you receive the same protection?

Broadcasting knowingly false news is illegal in England but not in America. Do you believe the American media should report the truth?

Can you tell us who was with Cheney in his secret underground government?

Can you explain why the 'shadow government' was set-up without even notifying a single democractic legislator?

Is it true that it cost $800,000 to $1 million for your "Top Gun" photo op on the aircraft carrier?

Why have you changed the "War in Iraq" into the "Battle for Iraq?"

What precisely did you mean when you promised a "humble foreign policy" while campaigning for president?

Why are you building a 'permanent' military facility near the historic city of Ur in Iraq?
Do it hurt you at all to be referred to as 'the most hated man on earth'?

Why did you disregard warnings from Germany, Israel, France, England, and Vladmir Putin himself that terrorists were going to hijack planes and fly them into the World Trade Center on 9/11?

Why did your chief-of-staff Andy Card state, in reference to the Iraqi war, that "new products should not be introduced during the summer?

Do you believe that war is a product that must be 'sold' to the American people?

Why did you mimic death-row inmate Karla Faye Tucker.. "Don't kill me...please don't kill me" Did you think that was funny?

In the opinion of most of the civilized world, you are considered to be the greatest threat to peace. Does this bother you at all?

Why did you sign an executive order which effectively overruled the law on Presidential papers, and why did Mr. Bush seek to shield Vice-Presidential papers from public scrutiny?

Given that we invaded Iraq so that we could give its oil back to its people, why did you chose Halliburton, an American company with ties to your Vice President, to "clean up" the oil situation?

Why did you associate the events of 9/11 with a rationale for the invasion of Iraq?

Do you believe in the separation of church and state, as is implied in the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

In your history classes, did you ever really understand what "Rights" are in America?
Why do you allow Jerry Falwell to dictate your policy on Israel?http://www.antiwar.com/orig/strong1.html

As a christian, are you trying to assist the course of Biblical prophecy by pushing the world to Armageddon? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/03/60minutes/main524268.shtml

You went to Texas with a couple of hundred thousand dollars. By the time you left office as governor you were a multimillionaire. Do you plan to be a billionaire by the time you leave the White House?

Why did you allow the twin tower steel to be hauled away before investigators got a chance to examine it?

Your Grandfather Prescott Bush financed the Nazi's and owned businesses with them. Did you ever meet Nazi's over at your Grandfather's house?

If our country is under such an intense and constant terrorist threat, why is our border with Mexico left completely unguarded so as any terrorist wishing to enter our country could simply put on a sombrero, pose as a Mexican national and simply waltz across the border?