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To: TimF who wrote (112446)	10/4/2000 6:13:39 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

Tim, <If I was running for president and was debating Bush or Gore I probably make some strong statement that causes too many people to decide that they will never vote for me thus ruining my chances of getting elected> Maybe it's the fault of those people who are so shortsighted that they'll jump to conclusions based on one strong statement you make. But like Jimmy Mac already mentioned, the public can never be blamed for anything. "The customer is always right," even when they are dead wrong. Tenchusatsu

To: TimF who wrote (112446)	10/4/2000 6:23:24 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Fowler 2, re: "Because strongly stated convictions can alienate some posible constituents. If I was running for president and was debating Bush or Gore I probably make some strong statement that causes too many people to decide that they will never vote for me thus ruining my chances of getting elected. Bush and Gore are good politicans, they will avoid making that mistake even if it does make the debates less honest and less interesting." So what is the point of folks actually getting worked up over the relative merits of Bush/Gore? These guys are actors, playing to a script written by market research folks. We have let the marketing people take over politics, so there is no substance. Whatever they say is a reflection of what 51% of the people think. You can get involved, but to think that it has anything to do with reality is self-deception. John

To: TimF who wrote (112446)	10/4/2000 8:33:25 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 186894

Tim, RE:"Because strongly stated convictions can alienate some posible constituents. If I was running for president and was debating Bush or Gore I probably make some strong statement that causes too many people to decide that they will never vote for me thus ruining my chances of getting elected. Bush and Gore are good politicans, they will avoid making that mistake even if it does make the debates less honest and less interesting." ---- --- yes, could you imagine a candidate saying..."if you people hadn't gone out all bought gas guzzlers, the price of oil wouldn't be through the roof. I'm afraid were gonna have to tax your SUV and add a buck to the price of gas just to stop this insanity"... or maybe someting to the effect, "you voters all want 3 dollars back for every tax dollar you put in, if we politicians continually try to please everyone we're gonna bankrupt the country. I'm afraid we're gonna have to put everyone on a budget. Sorry, we just can't pay for everything. Otherwisw we'll just have to raise taxes and get the money that way..., Hee haw" Jim