Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cutiger who wrote (3024)	11/29/2000 11:42:09 PM
From: Esvida	Respond to of 3887

Everyone of us face a list of mortality risks everyday. Presidents' lives are always at risk - that's why they have SS to protect them. I don't think it's fair if you implied that some Rep would assassinate him. The hatred for Clinton from the right is off the chart - but so far there's no attempt on his life. I think Gore will be safe from political execution.

To: cutiger who wrote (3024)	11/30/2000 2:40:37 AM
From: James H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

Beyond stupid.

To: cutiger who wrote (3024)	11/30/2000 9:15:53 AM
From: Catfish	Respond to of 3887

I'm not condoning violence, but I don't think a President Gore will live to see the 2004 race. Cutiger, You may have a point. Prior to the election, I was watching the Tony Brown Journal (the African-American perspective) on TV, and he had an astrologer on the show with him. The discussion was on astrological charts of Bush and Gore. He thought Gore's chart had problems in the 2nd and 3rd year of a possible presidential term. His comments were that Gore's chart indicated some serious problems ahead for him, and that the odds favored a President Lierberman during Gore's term. Also, Bush's chart was not all that great either, but not as bad as Gore's. He stated that there is enough in Bush's chart that there is the possibility of a President Cheney during Bush's term as well.

To: cutiger who wrote (3024)	11/30/2000 11:14:24 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 3887

ELECTION: The backlash Source: Florida Times-Union Published: 11/30/00 Author: Editorial Al Gore should pause a moment in his effort to overturn the presidential election to reflect upon the words of his own allies. The Washington Post editorial page, saying Gore "has already had many bites at the apple," suggests it's time for him to concede. "It cannot be an endless count," agrees U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., says many Democrats believe "no matter what Gore does, the result will be the same." "For the first time Wednesday," a Post story said Wednesday "some people close to Gore began talking about his political prospects beyond 2001. " 'The biggest challenge for him is to hold on to the American people, and he isn't,' said one informal adviser, who cited a new poll showing 60 percent think Gore should concede. 'By the end of the week, it will be in the 70s. At that point, he is making Bush stronger and he in effect destroys his ability to pursue the White House in 2004.' " A less publicized Fox News poll says 90 percent of the people think it's time for Gore to quit. Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind., says Gore could help heal "a torn nation" by conceding. Reps. Gene Taylor of Mississippi and Ralph Hall of Texas, both Democrats, say they will vote for Bush if the election eventually is decided in the House. Gore is drawing criticism from the non-partisan political center, also. A USA Today editorial Tuesday says Gore's decision to contest the Florida vote count "isn't about divining the voters' will, and it hasn't been for some time. It is about getting the most favorable count ..." Gore already has lost the election, the recount and a second recount. The longer he continues demanding more recounts, the more the country will lurch toward a constitutional crisis -- and the more, in all likelihood, the stock market will continue its slump, putting many retirees in a deepening financial strait. Bush, as the apparent winner, is putting together an outstanding Cabinet that reportedly will include Colin Powell as secretary of state and Condoleezza Rice as national security adviser. Both would be trailblazers of sorts -- Powell the highest-ranking black Cabinet member ever and Rice the first woman ever to hold the position. More importantly, both are extremely qualified. Also, Bush is considering several Democrats for Cabinet posts, such as former Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia, Sen. John Breaux of Louisiana and Rep. Charles Stenholm of Texas. While Bush attempts to heal the nation's wounds, Gore works relentlessly to make them fester. He is playing the race and class warfare cards. He wants inclusion of Democratic "votes" in which the chad was not pierced but favors exclusion, on a minor technicality, of pro-Bush military ballots in which there is no doubt about the voters' intent. Ominously, background checks are being done on Florida Republican electors. As The New York Post's editors so aptly put it, "Gore needs to come to terms with reality before he does serious damage to America's political, social and governmental institutions." The problem is that Gore apparently doesn't care. He has made a political career of dividing people. Gore wants to win at any cost, and any collateral damage is perfectly acceptable in the pursuit of what he has believed since childhood was his destiny. That selfish attitude is taking a heavy toll on the nation, as his supporters are beginning to acknowledge.