Bush gives out wrong hotline number — again

[babylonsister]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/28/bush-gives-out-wrong-hotline-number-again/

Bush gives out wrong hotline number — again
Posted: 04:00 PM ET
President Bush has had trouble with a housing relief hotline.



(CNN) – When it comes to a government hotline number for homeowners seeking mortgage relief, President Bush just can't get the digits right.

After a housing roundtable in New Jersey, Bush twice gave out the wrong number in a public statement, saying the relief line was 1-88-995-HOPE – leaving off the third 8 in the area code of the correct number: 1-888-995-HOPE.

At the end of his statement, the president was quietly informed of his mistake and issued a correction.

Bush had trouble with the same number in December when it was first unveiled. Then the president incorrectly said the number was 1-800-995-HOPE.

Anyone who dialed 1-800-995-HOPE did not reach the mortgage hotline, but instead contacted the Freedom Christian Academy — a Texas-based group that provides Christian education home schooling material.

[Newsjock]

1. So in other words ...

Our preznit does not even know that area codes are three digits.

[southerncrone]

2. On purpose

[babylonsister]

4. My very first thought, too. nt

[BadgerKid]

3. Hello? Is that the Freedom Christian Academy?

We're looking for freedom from George Bush. Uh-huh. Right. WHAT?! Yes, I'll hold....

*dial tone*

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5. Ok, with millions of 800 numbers out there, what are the odds that the wrong one he gave was

for fundie organization?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

6. Come on! This is just begging to be recommend for the greatest page!

[rpannier]

7. only two possibilities

1. He did it on purpose

2.He's just that stupid

Both are equally possible

[NYC Liberal]

9. Or, #3 - someone deliberately fed him the "wrong" number to that fundy org.

Of course, the Chimpster was too dumb to figure it out himself, but whoever gave it to him wasn't.

[Olney Blue]

8. I can't bear this shit much longer. Please, I want my new president now.

[Mika]

10. K&R. Please DUers, do the same.

That man is an evildoer.