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NOW Launches "The Truth About George" Campaign

July 31, 2002

by NOW Staff

Did you know that ...

  • George W. Bush's nominee for director of the Federal Housing Finance Board, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, claims that women are no longer affected by discrimination in the workplace?

  • Bush tried to eliminate funding for contraceptive coverage for female federal employees in his 2002 budget (but kept the funding for Viagra)?

  • Attorney General John Ashcroft approved an "emergency order" that allows officials to eavesdrop on conversations between criminal defendants and their lawyers, without informing them they are being monitored, without obtaining a warrant or court order, and without even an internal determination of probable cause?

  • Bush supported the policy that currently prohibits military women serving abroad, and their dependents, from obtaining safe medical abortions at military hospitals, even if they pay with personal funds?

    These are just a few of the facts you'll find at TheTruthAboutGeorge.com, NOW's new public information campaign. Designed to keep the public eye trained on the Bush administration's track record on women's rights, civil liberties, judicial nominees, the environment, the economy and protections for the elderly and the poor, "The Truth About George" focuses on how the United States has taken a significant turn for the worse in the years since the Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore appointed Bush to the presidency.

    "It's high time the public hears the truth about George W. Bush and his administration's attempts to trickle our rights down to nothing," said NOW President Kim Gandy, who announced the campaign at a July 31 rally on the Ellipse in front of the White House. "The public cannot make informed opinions about this administration if they're not privy to what's really going on. 'The Truth About George' will compile and deliver this necessary information, undiluted by the corporate interests of the mainstream media."

    For more information about what's really happening in the Bush administration, visit TheTruthAboutGeorge.com.

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