The lies of George W. Bush : mastering the politics of deception

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Title:

The lies of George W. Bush : mastering the politics of deception

Author:

Corn, David.

ISBN:

9781400050673

Personal Author:

Corn, David.

Edition:

1st paperback ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Three Rivers Press, c2004.

Physical Description:

ix, 354 p. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

"Updated with new lies"--Cover.

Originally published by Crown Publishers in 2003. Reprinted with additional chapter.

Contents:

A false restoration : "Some people think it's inappropriate to draw a moral line. Not me. For our children to have the lives we want for them, they must learn to say yes to responsibility ... yes to honesty." -- dishonest candidate : "I have been very candid about my past." -- dishonest campaign : "I'm a uniter, not a divider." -- Sudden-death lies : "[The votes] have not only been counted, they've been counted twice." -- Lying in office : "this is my solemn pledge : I will work to build a single nation of justice and opportunity." -- Tax policy cheat : "Tax relief for everybody ... while still reducing our national debt and funding important priorities." -- High-octane lies : "The American people need to have an honest assessment of [energy] issues." -- Hot air : "We must address the issue of global climate change." -- Stem cells and Star Wars : "This allows us to explore the promise and potential of stem cell research." -- September 11 : "We must uncover every detail and learn every lesson of September the 11th." -- Afghanistan : "[The] oppressed people of Afghanistan will know the generosity of America." -- White-collar lies : "I first got to know Ken [Lay in 1994]." -- Return of the tax policy cheat : "That sounds fair to me." -- In Iraq : "We'll reveal the truth." -- How he gets away with it (so far) : "I believe everybody should be held responsible for their own personal behavior." -- Afterword/Aftermath.

Personal Subject:

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946--Ethics.

Subject Term:

Deception -- United States.

Geographic Term:

United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-

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Summary

All American presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has relentlessly abused the truth. In this scathing indictment of the president and his inner circle, David Corn, the Washington editor of The Nation, reveals and examines the deceptions at the heart of the Bush presidency. In a stunning work of journalism, he details and substantiates the many times the Bush administration has knowingly and intentionally misled the American public to advance its own interests and agenda, including: - Brazenly mischaracterizing intelligence and resorting to deceptive arguments to whip up public support for war with Iraq - Misrepresenting the provisions and effects of the president's supersized tax cuts - Offering misleading explanations instead of telling the full truth about the 9/ 11 attacks - Lying about connections to corporate crooks - Presenting deceptive and disingenuous claims to sell controversial policies on the environment, stem cell research, missile defense, Social Security, white- collar crime, abortion, energy, and other crucial issues - Running a truth- defying, down- and- dirty campaign during the 2000 presidential contest and recount drama THE LIES OF GEORGE W. BUSH is not a partisan whine it is instead a carefully constructed, fact- based account that clearly denotes how Bush has relied on deception from the campaign trail to the Oval Office to win political and policy battles. With wit and style, Corn explains how Bush has managed to get away with it and explores the dangerous consequences of such presidential deceit in a perilous age.