it... he said that he earned $84 from ownership in it, a distinction
that should be clear to anyone familiar with the concept of stocks. It
was Bush who said "I own a timber company?" I did not see this
particular bit of the debate, but it sounds to me like a straw man.
Dana
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:51:00 -0500, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure that having a small share in a timber company is the same as
> "owning" that company. Do you consider yourself the "owner" of every company
> in which you own some percentage of stock?
>
> Also, unless i've been misled, isn't Kerry the one who is quite a bit more
> well off financially than Bush?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dana tierney
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 1:32 PM
> Subject: Re: "I own a timber company?"
>
> Must be nice to have so many assets you lose track of them. And
> naturally this has *nothing* to do with recent decisions about logging
> in wilderness areas. I dunno about you guys, but I live in New Mexico
> for the access to the wilderness and I don't want to hear buzzsaws
> when I go.
>
> Reminds me of the first debate when the president was asked about
> Darfur. He said something about having sent help and that there would
> be more help (pause) eventually. "Eventually!" I said. "People are
> starving, George." The guy sitting next to me in the ER waiting room
> nodded. "That's a man that doesn't understand starving, right there, "
> I told him. The man, whom I would describe as a Hispanic professional,
> agreed with me... though when I asked him he said he was already
> pro-Kerry before the debate even started.
>
> Dana
>
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:46:56 -0500, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Turns out that Bush does own a timber company. He and Cheney seem to
> > be having "senior moments" lately....
> >
> > http://www.factcheck.org/article275.html
> >
> > --
> > Marlon________________________________
> >________________________________
>
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