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Working Families Vote 2008

Bush Gives Out Wrong Number for Home Owner Help Hotline

Posted by Amanda Terkel, Think Progress at 3:47 PM on March 29, 2008.


This isn’t the first time Bush has given out the wrong Hope Now number.
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Yesterday, President Bush visited Novadebt, a credit counseling service in New Jersey, to promote his Hope Now Alliance, which is intended to help homeowners facing foreclosure. But while there, Bush gave out the wrong toll-free number (despite a large sign with the correct number hanging behind him).

Danny Cerchiaro, a homeowner attending Bush’s speech, “whispered” the correct number “in Bush’s ear” after the speech. Bush then quickly returned to the lectern and recited the correct number:

There are hundreds of thousands of homeowners like Theresa and Danny who can benefit from calling HOPE NOW. And so one of my purposes is to make it clear there is a place where you can get counseling. And I want my fellow citizens, if you’re worried about your home, to call this number: 188-995-HOPE [sic]. Let me repeat that again: 188-995-HOPE. […]
Thank you all very much.
Danny just told me I’ve got to get the number right — 1-888-995-HOPE.

This isn’t the first time Bush has given out the wrong Hope Now number. In December 2007, Bush told the American public that the number was 1-800-995-HOPE, instead of 1-888-995-HOPE, leading people to call a Christian education academy near Dallas.

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Amanda Terkel is Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and serves as Deputy Editor for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.


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Oh, yes.
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Posted by: Longdream on Mar 29, 2008 4:24 PM   
Current rating: 5    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
He's a laugh-a-minute, your President.

01/20/09

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» RE: Oh, yes. Posted by: Quannah
» RE: Oh, yes. Posted by: Sushi
» RE: Oh, yes we can!! Posted by: Patriot46
Bush doesn't use e-mail and, apparently, he doesn't dial phone numbers
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Posted by: Rune on Mar 29, 2008 4:51 PM   
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so how should he know that area codes always have three digits? But don't "misunderestimate" him. He does know how to talk into a phone. Or, um, maybe not. Let's hope it doesn't ring at 3 AM.

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What did he know?
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Posted by: ABetterFuture on Mar 29, 2008 8:03 PM   
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And when did he know it?

A bipartisan commission of democrat and republican DC-Land bureaucrats is the only way we will ever waste sufficient money to come up with meaningless answers.

Seat them immediately.

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Sorry World
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Posted by: pangolin on Mar 29, 2008 9:21 PM   
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But here in the US our political elites keep placing certifiable mental defectives in high public offices as Republican candidates because they are easier to manipulate. As long as the rest of you go along we'ere screwed. You too.

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Every time he's made this kind of mistake, the # always goes to some Christianist business in Texas.
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Posted by: doinaheckuvajob on Mar 29, 2008 10:33 PM   
Current rating: 5    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
This is no longer a coincidence.

I'd call for an investigation, but considering all the other crimes, this one is hardly worth it for just another smirking wink.

What a giant con.

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bush is GREAT AT GIVING OUT LOTS OF FALSE HOPE, HUH KIDS???
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Posted by: Turiye on Mar 29, 2008 11:57 PM   
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N/F/E

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Bush is your brain on drugs
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Posted by: chuckjs on Mar 30, 2008 4:22 AM   
Current rating: 5    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
I've encountered glue sniffers who show more signs of intelligence and ability than Bush. Need I say more!

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» RE: Uh uh Posted by: Longdream
W for WRONG BUSH! Wrong President, Wrong Place and Wrong Time!
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Posted by: williameon on Mar 30, 2008 5:14 AM   
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He is a Wrong #.
Everything he says is a LIE!
He is a
BU__! SH__! Artist,
Braggart
and
Liar.

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Launch On 5-4-3-2-....???
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Posted by: QQOblivion on Mar 30, 2008 8:00 AM   
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Hopefully the nuclear access codes are literally a string of top secret numbers President Bush has to remember in order to launch.
Maybe THAT is why the US hasn't nuked N Korea, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Cuba, Pakistan, France, Vermont, etc yet. Bush spaced the nuke launch codes! Ha!

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And what is he, anyway..
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Posted by: Longdream on Mar 30, 2008 10:05 AM   
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a fucking infomercial host, now?

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call me crazy...
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Posted by: undrgrndgirl on Mar 30, 2008 12:37 PM   
Current rating: 5    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
but it doesn't sound like he made a "mistake". rather it sounds like he purposely gave out the number of the "christian educational academy" - is the phone number a "coincidence", too? hmmm...

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He's just 'Following Orders'
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Posted by: Cathyc on Mar 30, 2008 3:39 PM   
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No mistake. He's just doing what his 'superiors' are telling him to do.

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This isn't the first time...
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Posted by: Cathyc on Mar 30, 2008 4:16 PM   
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"This isn’t the first time Bush has given out the wrong Hope Now number. In December 2007, Bush told the American public that the number was 1-800-995-HOPE, instead of 1-888-995-HOPE, leading people to call a Christian education academy near Dallas."

You're right. Its not the first time that the American people (masses) have been SHAFTED - and it looks like it won't be the last time either. Like all people in DENIAL they will have to be thoroughly SCREWED before they come to their senses.

"9/11" didn't do it for the American people - so what's it going to take for them to wake up from their 'Game of Christian Soldiers'? A Hiroshima/Nagasaki 'moment' ???????????????

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Here is the number shrub really wants to give
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Posted by: deeannef on Mar 31, 2008 8:41 AM   
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Since he is a "compassionate conservative", the number he really wanted to give is 1-800-EAT-SHIT.

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pollyanna
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Posted by: judep on Mar 31, 2008 8:47 AM   
Current rating: 3    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
Jesus, you guys are not very compassionate for democrats. The president is obviously learning disabled (for want of a more precise diagnosis)
And his current disciple is apparently suffering
from PTSD, which is why we should be voting for him. Really, people, have a heart!

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Wrong publication
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Posted by: sawdust on Mar 31, 2008 1:54 PM   
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This is the kind of story THE ONION reports as a farce. How does he get his pants on in the morning?

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