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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (85836)	11/24/2000 9:41:09 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Skeets, I said, "The Republicans really feel that heaven owes them this one" because of the reaction of Republican members of congress in Washington. They truly seem to feel it was an outrage that Gore called for manual recounts. I don't know why. If one candidate loses the state by 1700 votes in the count, then 300 votes in the recount, I would naturally expect a call for a manual recount to come next. Of course, most states can manage to hold a manual recount without it degenerating into a circus! I blame both candidates for not agreeing on a full manual recount. I blame the Florida legislature for the anarchic mess of Florida election law. I blame Gore for unleashing more sharp lawyers and lawsuits. I blame Bush for attacking manual recounts, which are part of the system, and trying to turn them into a circus.

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (85836)	11/24/2000 11:07:11 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Skeeter, >>i believe it is fundamentally unfair to weight 3 county votes more than the rest of the state county votes. my guess is that bush somehow screws up this argument by stating manual counts are unfair (i believe they are more fair than 3-5% error rate machines).<< I'm still not sure about that last statement and that's the core of the problem to me when dealing with manual counts. They may be more complete. They may be more accurate. But if they are more biased they are "less fair".

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (85836)	11/24/2000 4:15:09 PM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Skeeter, >>my point is the demos and pubs LIE when they say they have the voters' interest at heart. bore and gush are manipluative, lying hacks. and, equally so. jmho.<< I agree up to the "equally so". It's not even close. The Gore people will "say or do anything" to get every contested issue and vote to go their way - key difference - "anything". IMO we are going to become more divided as a nation over this and in a more passionate way. As a result, the political process is going to keep degenerating from its already very sorry state. Somebody is going to have to heal the passions and venom when this over or we are deep doodoo. Just read some of the republican commentary. People that are usually very level headed are going ballistic. Right wingers that were already passionate about threats to their personal liberties etc... have to be boiling to the point of taking action. :-( I blame the Gore people - not for defending their right to a fair election - but for the extent to which they've gone and for the things they've said in pursuing it. Bush is mostly playing defense - even in the areas where he was hurt by the process. Wayne