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

To: brutusdog who wrote (4769)	11/4/2000 3:14:16 PM
From: MARK BARGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

Why is it that so many people confuse IQ with intelligence? Bush has a freakin' MBA from Harvard for all of the egghead types out there. He is a 2-time governor of one of our largest states. He obviously is a skilled politician. He's not running for college professor. He has obvious exectutive skills that allowed hims to gather democratic and republican suppport in Texas, and pass significant legislation Gore supporters have got it wrong. Gore has never served as an executive. He has never had to try to build a concensus and work towards a goal. He simply has a divisive, abrasive personality. No real fault of his own, it's just the way he is. Gore is smart, no doubt, and would make a great staff worker. But he has no proven executive skills. Anybody with business experience knows that it takes a special talent, special leadership skills, to lead a diverse group. Clinton/Gore have done the old fear monger/divide and conquer routine the last 8 years. Bush truly has a talent for getting along with people rather than useless confrontations. You need to be an executive/politician with people skills. Gore reminds me of Carter; smart but sorely lacking in concensus building and people skills. There is no question that Bush is the clear choice. Those that continue to say Bush is too dumb just don't get it. We're electing a chief executive officer, not a teaching professor or a staff worker.

To: brutusdog who wrote (4769)	11/4/2000 3:59:02 PM
From: Ben Wa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Compare that to a hostile foreign government that has bought and paid for Clinton and Gore? You should also not necessarily correlate public speaking charm to being bright. Public speaking is a skill unto itself. Many bright and honest people would be clueless in addressing a large group of people. ps - still waiting for your thoughts on the gore and clinton lie on interest rates. If you want to see the brilliant results of foreign policy, consider that the US supported corrupt despots under both Democratic and Republican administrations - Panama, Vietnam, Iraq (yes we supported that guy), South Africa, and what Clinton and Gore have taken to an art form...the relationship with China and Indonesia. Indonesia is so far away. Isn't it strange that Lippo Bank had so much activity in Arkansas. What was it, people in Arkansas had a thing for greasy noodle dishes or something?