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To: Gottfried who wrote (39258)	11/8/2000 4:48:34 PM
From: Dale Knipschield	Respond to of 70976

Gottfried, Like I said, the media loves headline hype. Regards, Knip

To: Gottfried who wrote (39258)	11/8/2000 4:51:43 PM
From: willcousa	Respond to of 70976

It simply demonstrates the failings of journalism today.

To: Gottfried who wrote (39258)	11/8/2000 5:06:05 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

re: where history is constantly rewritten: Yes, the new media is still in the process of developing an ettiquette, and we haven't figured out how it changes our interactions. Once upon a time, the main distinction was between the spoken and printed word. One was fixed, formal, permanent, and the other wasn't. Text on a network, which can be so easily changed, is uncomfortably in-between. Another new method of communicating is e-mail. People treat it like casual conversation. Microsoft management (among others) has found out, to their grief, that email is stored as permanent text in archives. Casual, crude honesty in emails can come back to haunt you. And the right of privacy is impossible to enforce. These message boards are yet another new communication method, in evolution. Posters seem to be mostly libertarians, and the Web is a deliberately un-managed chaos (except in China), yet the best boards are those with rigidly enforced rules of conduct.

To: Gottfried who wrote (39258)	11/8/2000 5:52:35 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

RANT Unfortunately, this story is still being spread by many dems. I heard a senior Democratic official mention this box as "suspicious" long after news came out that the box contained personal supplies. In addition, the butterfly ballot all the dems are now complaining about has been used in past elections. And it was sent out to every voter in the mail so they could voice compliants in advance! In addition to this, Buchanan's name was equally distant from both Gore and Bush. The dems are just assuming all of the votes for Buchanan would have gone their way. But IMHO, there should be a recount only(no new vote etc). There were people manning the station they could have asked if they had questions but didn't due to?!?!? The fact is that they did not use the resourses available to them. That is Life. I do not trust the dems and believe they will do anything to steal FL. Gore has no integrity; Clinton has been his mentor for the past 8 years. BK