Kerry: Caught! Administration's Own Numbers Contradict Bush Campaign

[AmyStrange]

Kerry: Caught! Administration's Own Numbers Contradict Bush Campaign; Out of Touch Bush Campaign Claims Wages are Increasing, While Government Report

Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer, 202-464-2800, both of John Kerry (news - web sites) for President; Web: http://www.johnkerry.com

FROM: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20040615/pl_usnw/kerry__caught__administration_s_own_numbers_contradict_bush_campaign__out_of_touch_bush_campaign_claims_wages_are_increasing__w
WASHINGTON, June 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "Once again, the Bush campaign is trying to mislead the American people about the economy. On the same day the Bush Administration reported that real wages are decreasing, making it tougher for middle class families to make ends meet, the Bush campaign claims wages are rising. It's another sign that George W. Bush is out of touch and out of credibility," said Kerry campaign spokesman, Chad Clanton.

BUSH CAMPAIGN CLAIMED WAGES ARE INCREASING

Today, the Bush campaign tried once again to mislead the American people on the economy, with a statement from Ken Mehlman claiming credit for "higher wages." (BC04 Release, 6/15/04)

BUT ADMINISTRATION'S OWN REPORT OUT TODAY SHOWS THAT IS FALSE

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[imax2268]

1. just goes to show...

what most of us already knew...

[cjbuchanan]

2. Wait, just a moment

First their terrorism report said the numbers had dropped to their lowest since 1969, thus proof that we are winning the war on terror, but it turns out that is 100% wrong, attacks are actually higher then ever.

Now it turns out that real wages are not increasing as Bush says, but instead are sliding and making it harder for most Americans to live.

What am I to think? I'm sure the Bush folks are doing this on accident because I know they would never lie to me. Never ever.

[newscaster]

5. Maybe there is a faction

within the Bush administration that puts out one set of numbers that do not match with the real numbers show, simply for them to be discovered and compared. It could be we have moles in tne GOVT WORKING TO MAKE bUSH LOOK EVEN MORE LIKE A LIAR.

[cjbuchanan]

9. Oh that's it, it's the Governments fault!

That's why we need to make the government smaller, so they stop making Bush look like a liar by pointing out the truth. Bastards!

[mrboba1]

10. didn't you know?

WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

and...

FICTION IS TRUTH

[cjbuchanan]

11. It all makes sense to me now

thank you for making it so clear.

[mac56]

13. Double-plus-good!

nm

[Speck Tater]

3. Click on the link and RATE the article

So far my 5 rating is the only one.

[NMDemDist2]

4. it showed my "5" was the only vote

and why rate these articles anyway? what does it do?

[MajorFlaw]

6. Agreed. I've never seen the connection between

"DU-ing" a poll or article and things actually getting better. Not the coverage, not the reality.

[Speck Tater]

7. The rating only updates once or twice an hour

The higher the rating the higher it goes in the list of article. High rated articles make it to the Yahoo "front page". Low rated articles are only found way down at the bottom on the harder to find news sections and sub-sections.

[tom_paine]

12. Whoa! Something is fishy here!

My vote won't take. Still listed as Not Rated (0 votes).

This after I voted and saw it go through, myself.

[indepat]

8. We can take comfort that this Administration will never lie to the people

or the Congress or the UN.