Bush's Speech in Chicago I only watched a little of it, but it seems to me that he promised there would be no spying on our medical records if they a
May 21, 2006

Bush's Speech in Chicago

I only watched a little of it, but it seems to me that he promised there would be no spying on our medical records if they are electronically updated.

Bush: Our goal by the way, is to have every American to have an electronic medical record, by the way, with the guarantee of privacy.

It brings to mind what he said about court orders and wiretaps.

Bush: When we're talking about chasing down terrorists, we're talking about getting a court order before we do so....

Then there's this breaking story today about the personal data records of 26.5 million veterans being stolen:

"Department of Veterans Affairs data analyst who improperly took the material home, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said on Monday...read on"

Bush also was asked to tell a sixteen year old girl how to make America a better place.

Bush: To Jasmine, listen carefully to that universal admonition," Love a neighbor like you would like to be loved yourself..

His supporters should take his advice. Do you remember what happened to Ava Lowery, a fifteen year old girl that spoke out against the war?

Daily Kos: It seems that a young woman by the name of Ava Lowery, a 15-year-old from Alabama has been getting death threats for a powerful video she produced called "WWJD" (What Would Jesus Do), a powerful animation that features a soundtrack of a child singing "Jesus loves me, this I know" while one picture after another of a wounded, bloody, or screaming Iraqi child fills the screen...read on

Here's the video.

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