FactCheck.ORG: Distortions Galore at Second Presidential Debate

Bush's Timber-Growing Company

Bush got a laugh when he scoffed at Kerry's contention that he had received $84 from "a timber company." Said Bush, "I own a timber company? That's news to me."

In fact, according to his 2003 financial disclosure form,Bush does own part interest in "LSTF, LLC", a limited-liability company organized "for the purpose of the production of trees for commercial sales." (and they have the "supporting documents".)

So Bush was wrong to suggest that he doesn't have ownership of a timber company. And Kerry was correct in saying that Bush's definition of "small business" is so broad that Bush himself would have qualified as a "small business" in 2001 by virtue of the $84 in business income.

He cuts down trees, he wears high heels, suspenies and a Bra....

AND . . . POTUS DID underfund No Child Left Behind by $28 Million . . .

AND . . . Bush's Drug Discount Cards for seniors are not working nearly as well as originally advertised. . . . despite the Preznit's "hard work."

AND . . . there is some truth to Kerry's comment about Bush forcing General Khinseki's retirement, but he wasn't outright fired for saying that "several hundred soldiers" would be required for the occupation of Iraq.

AND . . . It was Bush who "shows a lack of understanding. When he said, "Doctors practice defensive medicine because of all the frivolous lawsuits that cost our government $28 billion a year."

That was "Bunk" Kery was right that the numbers were hacked together by Bush's campaign staff. The GAO and CBO both concluded that the claim was fiction: “no evidence that restrictions on tort liability reduce medical spending.”

But we do love to bash lawyers, don't we. Americans seem to buy Bush's lie on this as if it were gospel.

AND . . . Although the numbers may be revised later and Kerry was quoting "private sector" jobs and not overall payroll jobs, Kerry may turn out to be correct when he said Bush would be "the first president in 72 years to lose jobs."

AND . . . Bush's attack on Kerry's Health care plan was grossly misleading

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