We also have leads around Baghdad and to the areas east, west, south and north somewhat. ibid. Rumsfeld
Why are we doing this? ibid. Powell
There is no exit. We stay. ibid. Cheney
It’s not new world order; it’s world gone mad. ibid. Powell
Just don’t think about it too much; it screws you up. ibid. son to father
One Bush at a time, son. ibid. son to father
Rarely is the question asked, Is our children learning? ibid. W
I believe that God wants me to run for president. ibid.
I read you on the hospitals. The schools we’ll hit at night. ibid. military general
Rumsfeld is on another planet. ibid. Bush
The links between the Bushes and the Nazis of 1930s Germany in fact go much deeper … A regime in the United States led by a man whose grandfather actually funded Hitler and attempted to stage a fascist overthrow of the elected government of the United States. The Corbett Report, 16 The Bushes are Nazis, James Corbett online 2007
In 1976 Salem bin Laden, Osama’s half brother, co-founded Arbusto Energy with George W Bush. The Corbett Report: The Osama Myth Exposed, James Corbett online 2012
In the weeks after 9/11 the Taliban offered to hand bin Laden over if the US provided proof he was connected to the attack. Bush turned the offer down. ibid.
‘Not all the ballots get counted.’ Stealing America: Vote by Vote, Greg Palast, 2008
It is critical that all qualified voters are able to vote, and all votes are counted as cast. There’s growing evidence that eligible citizens are being denied the right to vote, and that votes when cast may be lost or miscounted or even deleted. Until recently, most Americans had assumed that our elections are basically honest, but with each election more and more people are reporting incidents of vote suppression and irregular tallies. ibid.
New electronic voting machines were being installed across the country. ibid.
Election Day problems 2004: Long lines, machine shortages … some students waited more than twelve hours … Equipment malfunctions … Vote Switching in Florida was concentrated in certain areas … Vote Switching: At least thirteen states … ibid. observer
Kerry was ahead in the Exit Poll in ten of the twelve swing states. ibid.
‘Warren County [Ohio] officials … blocked anyone from observing the vote count’. ibid. Cincinnati Enquirer 5 November 2004
‘The Kerry campaign said leave it alone. Don’t talk about it. It’s not something we want to get out.’ ibid. disgruntled voter
Exit polls, before they were adjusted, had pointed toward a Kerry victory; the official vote tally reflected a Bush victory. A 3% decrease for Kerry and a 3% increase for Bush = 6% discrepancy in the margin of victory. ibid.
Who controls the software that tells the machines what to do? ibid.
Reports of voting difficulties have been increasing over the last decade. ibid.
The first well-publicised exit poll discrepancy in a US presidential race was in Florida 2000. ibid.
Florida 2000 Exit Poll results: Gore 53%, Bush 46%. ibid.
A clear loss of public trust in elections. ibid.
‘Diebold Added Secret Patch to Georgia E-Voting Systems in 2002, Whistleblowers Say’. ibid. Atlanta Progressive News 28 September 2006
309,000 purged voters in Ohio in 2004; George Bush’s winning margin in Ohio was almost 119,000 votes. ibid
2006: Once again a range of computer malfunctions and discrepancies between votes cast and official totals. ibid.
He’s [George W Bush] a logical outcome of the crimes that began with Bush senior and continued with Bush junior. Lamar Waldron, Thom Hartmann radio show 2018
Breaking laws to win elections, committing treason to win elections, dealing with the special prosecutor, enriching himself, phonies and supporters, misuse or pardons to avoid prosecution, committing obstruction of justice, needlessly killing thousands of innocent people, civilians, grovelling to Saudi leaders and supporting other brutal dictators … ibid.
Prescott Bush was given back those assets from Nazi slave labour and some of that money was used to start the Bush political dynasty. ibid.
In September 1991, shortly after the end of the Cold War, a cabal of elite bankers and Intelligence spooks led by George H W Bush financed a $240 billion covert operations’ war chest through the purchase of ten-year securities that as it happened were scheduled to come due on September 12th 2001. 9/11: Conspiracy Solved, 2012, Youtube 43.28
In the fall of 1986 the White House is mired in scandal. America’s most dangerous enemy Iran. With the profits diverted illegally to fund a right-wing guerrilla group in Nicaragua, the Contras. Bad news for Reagan but worse for his loyal deputy George Bush. Iran/Contra could kill his own presidential plans. Race for the White House s1e3: George H W Bush v Michael Dukakis, CNN 2016
Whilst Dukakis is dismantling his team, Bush is assembling a gang of political hard men. ibid.
Iowa: Bush is hammered into third place behind television preacher Pat Robertson and senate majority leader Bob Dole. ibid.
George Bush takes New Hampshire with close to a ten point lead: Dole just got [Lee] Atwatered. ibid.
‘The ‘revolving door’ ad accomplished what Lee Atwater said was his goal – which was to make Willie Horton into Dukakis’s running mate.’ ibid. Susan Estrich, Dukakis’ campaign manager
George H W Bush thunders home with almost 80% of the electoral college votes. ibid.
He’s [Gore] the most qualified person in my lifetime to seek this job. 537 Votes, Clinton, Sky Documentaries 2020
Sometimes people say I’m too serious, that I talk too much substance and policy … ibid. Gore
Where Does He Belong? The battle over Elian Gonzalez sparks a debate about custody laws and what’s best for kids. ibid. Time magazine
It didn’t hurt to have your brother as the governor of Florida. ibid. dude
Florida goes for Al Gore … Phew, what a night … ibid. Dan Rather
If you ignore the votes, you ignore democracy itself. ibid. Gore
Now, to the land of the hanging chad … ibid. Dan Snow, TV news
The Republicans wanted to pull off the perfect crime. ibid. dude
You’re under attack labelled a draft dodger, a womaniser. Your presidential campaign is collapsing. Dreams of the White House recede. Who can you trust? Friends? Family? Strategists? When you’re on the edge of the political abyss, how do you fight back? Race for the White House s1e6: Bill Clinton v George H W Bush, CNN 2016
Bush Betrayed Our Trust: He Raised Our Taxes. ibid. television advert
Bush drags behind Clinton by more than twenty points. The Republican convention is his chance to scramble back. ibid.
Bush v Gore: The closest race in modern political history. An election night like no other. Launching a war for the White House. 36 days of political combat at the highest levels. Bush v Gore: the endless election. Bush v Gore: The Endless Election, CNN 2015
The 2000 vote was too close to call. For news anchors election night is the super bowl. ibid.
‘Florida goes for Al Gore.’ ibid. Dan Rather
Then, two minutes later, all hell breaks loose. ibid.
‘Computer and data problems.’ ibid. Dan Rather
‘Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.’ ibid. Dan Rather