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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (3536)	10/24/2000 6:40:02 PM
From: Ben Wa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

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To: American Spirit who wrote (3536)	10/24/2000 7:15:18 PM
From: fuzzymath	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

The fact that the Gallup poll jumps around so much shows that Gallup is indeed sampling randomly. Gallup only polls 750 or so voters every 3 nights. Poll more and you get much less volatile numbers. My fuzzymath.com Consolidated Tracking Poll (5900+ voters) has stayed between a 4.4% and 5.5% lead for Bush since the last debate. Gallup's 700+ voters favoring Gore by 1% is offset by the nonpartisan Battleground poll giving Bush a 10% lead as of yesterday. Bottom line: Gore's probably not really catching up. Kevin/fuzzymath

To: American Spirit who wrote (3536)	10/24/2000 7:29:19 PM
From: Ben Wa	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10042

American Spirit my ass...are you a bad american?... I'm Your Worst Nightmare. I am a BAD American. I like big cars, big cigars and naturally big tits. I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid-level governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies. I don't care about appearing compassionate. I think playing with guns doesn't make you a killer. I believe it's called the Boy Scouts for a reason. I think I'm better than the homeless. I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized. I don't care if you call me a racist, a homophobe or a misogynist. I am not tolerant of others because they are different. I know that no matter how big Jennifer Lopez's ass gets, I'll still want to see it.I don't celebrate Kwanzaa. I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, you do it in English. I like my porn without silicon. I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions. I want to know when MTV became such crap. I think getting a hummer is sex, and every man is entitled to at least one extremely sloppy one per month. I know what the definition lying of is. I think Oprah's eyes are way too far apart. I didn't take the initiative in inventing the Internet. I didn't think the Taco Bell dog was funny. I want them to bring back safe and sane fireworks. I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang. I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster. I don't want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package. I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God or gods, and they can do it in their schools. I think the Clippers should play in the WNBA. My heroes are Newt Gingrich, John Wayne, Ronald Reagan and whoever canceled Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. I think creative violence and useless nudity and sex makes movies more interesting and Iraqis deader. I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor. I know wrestling is fake, but I still think The Rock could kick my butt. I think global warming is junk science. I've never owned or was a slave, I didn't wander forty years in the desert after getting chased out of Egypt, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you, so shut-the-f***-up already. Rocky and Bullwinkle still makes me laugh. I think you can respect and admire women while mentally undressing them. I believe a self-righteous liberal with a cause is more dangerous than a Play Station. I want to know which church is it exactly where the Rev. Jessie Jackson preaches. I think explosions are cool. I don't care where Ellen puts her tongue. I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry ass if you're running from them. I thought Spinal Tap was great, but Rob Reiner can still kiss my backside. I worry about dying before I get even. I like the convenience of buying oranges while I'm waiting at a stop-light, and I'm pretty sure the Latin midget selling them to me is glad she no longer lives in a refrigerator packing carton outside Ensenada. I figured out Bruce Willis was dead midway through The Sixth Sense but enjoyed it anyway. I think turkey bacon sucks. I want somebody to explain to me exactly why it's wrong to point out that when I watch a freeway chase, I know the losers the police eventually pull out of the car are gonna be gang-banging hommies or vatos. I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes a parent. I think tattoos and piercings are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. I like hard women, hard liquor and a hard bowel movement first thing in the morning. I believe you don't have to speak with a lisp to pick out a couch for your living room. I'll admit that the only movies that ever made me cry was Sand of Iwo Jima and Ole Yeller. I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid. I will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings. Sometimes I throw my soft drink can in the trash, even when the recycle bin is just a few more steps and I crush my cigarettes out on the curb. Making love is fine, but sometimes I just wanna get laid. I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise. Yes, I'm a bad American.

To: American Spirit who wrote (3536)	10/24/2000 7:33:20 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

Exxon/Mobile(XOM) profit margin: 5.4% (WOW!!.. That's sinister!!) biz.yahoo.com Texaco (TX) profit margin: 4.4%.. (Lordie!! HOW GREEDY CAN THEY GET??!!) biz.yahoo.com Chevron (CHV) 7.7% profit margins (THEY SHOULD BE LYNCHED!!!) biz.yahoo.com British Petroleum (BP) 9% profit margins (Bloody Foreigners!! TARIFFS!!!) biz.yahoo.com NOW.... LET'S COMPARE THAT TO OTHER COMPANIES WHO ARE CRUCIAL TO US ECONOMIC HEALTH: Intel (INTC) 31.4% Profit margins!!! biz.yahoo.com Microsoft (MSFT) 42% profit margins!! biz.yahoo.com Your problem AS is that think companies are willing to go out on a limb and spend BILLIONS of dollars exploring for oil when they face the possibility of eco-wackos attacking them, or the govt reneging on their licences, permits, or putting the EPA on their @sses. And the result is that we're NOW nearly 60% dependent on foreign oil, put precariously in a position where the Arabs can extort foreign policy concessions from us (such as condemning Israel, but not "go to hell" Arafat).. And furthermore, we're seeing electricity demand increasing by leaps and bounds, but 40% of the US natural gas reserves are "locked up" under Federally owned monuments. And if a limited war erupts in the Mid-East, it will be primarily because we've been neutered by OPEC. That will be the legacy of the Clinton/Gore administration, AS...