shiva2999
May 12th, 2006, 12:58:28 PM
Un ****ing believeable!
Lies are now "anecdotes".
And not only that, but an anecdote about rigging the system to reward Bush supporters!
Will this administration's villainy ever end?
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/14564792.htm
Posted on Fri, May. 12, 2006
White House says Bush backs HUD secretary
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson won President Bush's support on Friday after apologizing for making up a story about punishing a potential HUD contractor who had criticized the president.
"Alphonso Jackson has admitted that what he said earlier was improper, that it was a mistake and the president accepts that and still supports a man with whom he's had a long and close relationship," White House press secretary Tony Snow said.
Jackson had issued an apology Wednesday for telling a Dallas business group that he had rejected a HUD contract because the contractor had criticized Bush. He said he had made up the story.
"I deeply regret the anecdotal remarks I made at a recent Texas small business forum and would like to reassure the public that all HUD contracts are awarded solely on a stringent merit-based process," Jackson said in a statement. "During my tenure, no contract has ever been awarded, rejected, or rescinded due to the personal or political beliefs of the recipient."
At the April 28 event, Jackson told about a minority contractor who finally had landed an advertising contract with HUD after trying for 10 years, according to an article in the Dallas Business Journal.
Jackson said that when the man approached him to thank him for the contract, the contractor said he didn't like Bush.
"He didn't get the contract," Jackson told the group, according to the newspaper. "Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the president? Logic says they don't get the contract. That's the way I believe."
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Lies are now "anecdotes".
And not only that, but an anecdote about rigging the system to reward Bush supporters!
Will this administration's villainy ever end?
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/14564792.htm
Posted on Fri, May. 12, 2006
White House says Bush backs HUD secretary
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson won President Bush's support on Friday after apologizing for making up a story about punishing a potential HUD contractor who had criticized the president.
"Alphonso Jackson has admitted that what he said earlier was improper, that it was a mistake and the president accepts that and still supports a man with whom he's had a long and close relationship," White House press secretary Tony Snow said.
Jackson had issued an apology Wednesday for telling a Dallas business group that he had rejected a HUD contract because the contractor had criticized Bush. He said he had made up the story.
"I deeply regret the anecdotal remarks I made at a recent Texas small business forum and would like to reassure the public that all HUD contracts are awarded solely on a stringent merit-based process," Jackson said in a statement. "During my tenure, no contract has ever been awarded, rejected, or rescinded due to the personal or political beliefs of the recipient."
At the April 28 event, Jackson told about a minority contractor who finally had landed an advertising contract with HUD after trying for 10 years, according to an article in the Dallas Business Journal.
Jackson said that when the man approached him to thank him for the contract, the contractor said he didn't like Bush.
"He didn't get the contract," Jackson told the group, according to the newspaper. "Why should I reward someone who doesn't like the president, so they can use funds to try to campaign against the president? Logic says they don't get the contract. That's the way I believe."
...more...