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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (91080)	11/27/2000 10:16:43 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Actually, you're right. I don't think what happened in Florida was fair. Bush got screwed by Gore's slick lawyers out of nearly 1400 votes. He won the state of Florida by a much wider margin then was shown in the end. How many military overseas votes were tossed out because of technicalities. Punch card voters had rules, but when they couldn't follow them, we were supposed to weep and cry for months while we counted scratches, dimples, one corner, two corner, whatever it took to help Whopper Al. The very same canvassing board members who for a decade were not accepting dimpled and hanging one corner chads, TOTALLY CHANGED THE WAY VOTES WERE COUNTED, in order to help Whopper Al. The extremely partisan FLSC completely rewrote the law (something they were never asked to adjudicate), in order to give Whopper Al and his team more time to invent votes. Everything Democrats asked for, Democrats got. They controlled the court, they controlled the canvassing boards, and they controlled the media spin. In the end, they failed, because they lacked the management talent necessary to accomplish the tasks they fought so hard to get. And more importantly, because providence stepped in, in order to put the greatest nation on earth back in alignment with her principles of fairness and decency. I am proud George Bush fought (and is still fighting) these despicable lawyers to the end. Many wanted him to give up early on. But his team stayed the course, just like they stayed the course during the election when times got tough. "Character matters", and George Bush demonstrated the character necessary to be Commander in Chief, and our next President. Al Gore has only demonstrated what a sore loser and lier he truly is. Attacking our fighting men and women voters in far off places around the world, was the most vile thing I have ever seen done by a potential Commander in Chief. He can't lead, because he has NO credibility! None whatsoever....

To: PartyTime who wrote (91080)	11/27/2000 10:17:44 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

You still trying to sell this BS potsie?

To: PartyTime who wrote (91080)	11/27/2000 10:20:18 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story... Monday, Nov. 27, 2000 8:29 PM EST Palm Beach Elections Chief Is Big Gore Backer Last weekend, Palm Beach's former elections supervisor, Jackie Winchester, was all over the airwaves. The retired Winchester, who served some 23 years in the same position as Theresa LePore, was presented to the public as just an independent source to explain why so many Gore votes were lost. Winchester claimed that the voting machines have been faulty for some time. (Why this was not an issue for her when she was in office is not clear.) Because most people vote for the office of president first, Winchester said that area of the ballot becomes prone to problems, one of which is that the hardening of plastic doesn't allow individuals to punch through the ballot. Winchester's claims are still key to Gore's claims for the presidency, because some 800-plus ballots that have dimples for Gore were not counted in the recount. Winchester's testimony helps Gore's campaign make the claim to have those single-dimpled ballots count. The media, which has been quick to point out Katherine Harris' affiliation to the Republican party, haven't bothered to note that Winchester is a lifelong Democrat. In fact, she spent the presidential campaign as a volunteer for Gore, working his phone banks. Why the media didn't mention her party affiliation becomes more curious: Winchester's appearances were arranged by Gore's campaign as part of their "Count the Dimples" effort.