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

To: ManyMoose who wrote (115411)	12/14/2000 1:13:36 AM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is interesting, however what they conceal is crucial. You ever been in an inner city?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (115411)	12/14/2000 1:26:10 AM
From: Bernard Levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The statistic you quote is not quite right: the murder rate per 100,000 per year is 2.1 in Bush counties (not 0.1) and 13.2 in Gore counties. The difference is striking nonetheless.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (115411)	12/15/2000 10:26:24 AM
From: The Street	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

One more interesting fact that might help explain these disparate murder rates: Gun ownership in the counties won by Mr. Bush is much higher than in the counties won by Mr. Gore! And that will stay that way. Gore was trying to take away our Constitutional Right to Bear Arms. At least Bush will keep those rights for us! The Justice Dept under Klinton/Gore has said those are "state's rights" even though they are in the Bill of Rights-- which is by DEFINITION Individual Rights....