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

To: Lane3 who wrote (7534)	11/26/2000 1:22:40 PM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

Another disturbing aspect of this entire process has been the public disparagement of women in positions of authority. To name just one, the vilification of Katherine Harris by supposedly progressive writers, opinion makers and officeholders is yet another example of the rampant hypocrisy accompanying this electoral circus. If she were a man, half of what is written about her would not be printed. I am not nominating her for sainthood, but I do think her position, its legal basis, and her rights and responsibilities as an elected public official have been treated in a manner beneath contempt. The Florida Supreme Court did not disparage her position, find it overly partisan, or find she abused her power. Instead, they admittedly assigned a new interpretation to the conflicts in that law while making their decision.

To: Lane3 who wrote (7534)	11/26/2000 2:08:07 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10042

I know that you want me to say that Begala (and Democrats, in general) was vile beyond comparison. Paul Begala... yes... Democrats overall.... No. I don't hate liberals Karen. I disagree with the extreme liberals, but I don't hate them. And moderate liberals and I often find quite a bit of common ground. But what I despise is the acceptance of such vile tactics, as shown by Paul Begala, by democratic leadership (of which he is a part). Or people who are willing to let him get off with a slap on the wrist for painting the majority of America as racist and hate-filled. And I've yet to see any Republican leader claim that all democrats hate the military or aren't patriots merely because Gore's lawyers are fighting any recount of overseas ballots. Were I to see such rhetoric by a high level main-stream Republcan Advisor on Bush's team, I would denounce him as well. There is a HUGE difference between race-baiting in an attempt to divide this nation for political purposes, and waving the flag (which both parties can and should do) and protecting the rights of military voters. And there is a difference between judging the intent of anonymous dimpled ballots, and recording the intent of military (and civilian) absentee voters who signed their ballots and at least possessed a witness. These folks are NOT anonymous. They can be contacted and their votes validated. I also despise demagoguery from both parties. I have many problems with some more intolerant members of the moral majority. But for one of Clinton's close advisers (up until 1999) to claim that being Republican equates to hating blacks, gays, or that huge geographic portions of the Amercian landscape are sympathetic to such views is an incredible act of contempt for rural communities. We simply don't see such elevated rhetoric by Republicans. And if we did, Republicans would probably be the first to disclaim and reject it. Regards, Ron