Clueless

I recieved this from my former classmate at St. Pius X High School. Dennis Jett was a career State department dipolmat and served as U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique and Peru. He retired a few years ago. He is a columnist for various newspapers across the country and is currently the Dean of the International Center at the University of Florida.

I had actually thought about putting this together myself, but Dennis beat me to it.

President Honors Veterans of Foreign Wars at National Convention
Salt Palace Convention Center
August 22, 2005 11:17 A.M. MDT

President Bush: “We've also expanded grants to help homeless veterans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. No veteran who served in the blazing heat or bitter cold of foreign lands should have to live without shelter in the very country whose freedom they fought for.”(Applause.)

The Reality:

More than half a million veterans experience homelessness over the course of a year. Conservatively, one out of every three homeless males who is sleeping in a doorway, alley, or box in our cities and rural communities has put on a uniform and served our country.

Source: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans web site: http://www.nchv.org/background.cfm

President Discusses Iraqi Constitution with Press Pool
Tamarack Resort
Donnelly, Idaho

August 23, 2005, 8:50 A.M. MDT

Q Sorry about that. Does the administration's goal -- I'll ask you about the Iraqi constitution. You said you're confident that it will honor the rights of women.

THE PRESIDENT: Yes.

Q If it's rooted in Islam, as it seems it will be, is that still -- is there still the possibility of honoring the rights of women?

THE PRESIDENT: I talked to Condi, and there is not -- as I understand it, the way the constitution is written is that women have got rights, inherent rights recognized in the constitution, and that the constitution talks about not "the religion," but "a religion." Twenty-five percent of the assembly is going to be women, which is a -- is embedded in the constitution.

The Reality:

Draft Iraqi constitution from the New York Times web site:

Article (2): First, Islam is the official religion of the state and is a basic source of legislation:

a) No law can be passed that contradicts the undisputed rules of Islam.

I am beginning to think bush is living in an alternative universe and only pops over to this side to conduct news conferences based on what is happening in his world.

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.
Dante Alighieri