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Re: Supreme Court halts Florida vote count: A black day for American democracy

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From: MWSmith
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:58
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On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 05:16:04 GMT, Richard Brewer <jackbrew@flash.net>
wrote:

>
>
>"MnD @ PLN" wrote:
>
>> "Richard Brewer" <jackbrew@flash.net> wrote in message
>> news:3A67B50B.9244F070@flash.net...
>> >
>> >
>> > "MnD @ PLN" wrote:
>> >
>> > > "Amy" <dont@spam.me> wrote in message
>> > > news:t6c957he3jirf1@corp.supernews.com...
>> > > >
>> > > > "Adam Weiss" <aw722@pdq.net> wrote in message
>> > > >
>> news:E45BB3BFD104CF42.3C4591C393AC0467.1DA7163986F388C0@lp.airnews.net...
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Bud Frawley wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 14:41:43 -0500, pb said...
>> > > > > > > Bud Frawley in
>> > > > > > >
>> <50BB0B17EA1FF0AC.5F31A4E3687A8E6D.47A4B61CDC8463AB@lp.airnews.net>:
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > >i guess you just proved you do'nt know how to read or you would
>> > > know
>> > > > > > > >about the black's who were disinfanchized. i bet you think they
>> > > > wanted to
>> > > > > > > >votre for shrub? LOL! thats a good one! they would of voted for
>> > > GORE!
>> > > > > > > >thats why they were kept away! i guess you also conveniently
>> forgot
>> > > > for
>> > > > > > > >the seniors who voted for bucannon when they really wanted to
>> votre
>> > > > for
>> > > > > > > >gore. were talking like 19,000 thousands votes for gore that
>> > > were'nt
>> > > > > > > >counted from these ILEGAL acts. now whos saying bullshit? why
>> do'nt
>> > > > you
>> > > > > > > >go listen to rush fat-baugh so he can tell you what to think
>> tyhats
>> > > > all
>> > > > > > > >your doing!
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Tell me more about the "black's who were disinfanchized".
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Have any of them given testimony as to how they were denied the
>> > > right
>> > > > > > > to cast legal, valid votes?  Didn't think so.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > you think they could testify with the cops waiting for them when
>> they
>> > > > get
>> > > > > > home? ya thats funny!
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > If education counts, I'd say it was *you* who were
>> "disinfanchized"
>> > > my
>> > > > > > > man.  You make me laugh.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > there was thousands who did'nt get  to vote. they showed them on
>> the
>> > > > news
>> > > > > > the next day.if you stop listening to rush fat-baugh and pay
>> attention
>> > > > to
>> > > > > > the news for a change you would of already know that! its called
>> > > > > > discrimination! i guess you think thats a joke.ya right YOUR the
>> joke
>> > > > > > ifyou think that!
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Uh oh, you said you believe the TV.  Rabid right wingers will have a
>> > > > > field day with that one.  To them the 'mainstream media' (with the
>> > > > > exception of Pat O'Reilly on Fox News) is entirely controlled by a
>> few
>> > > > > Jewish Democrats.  They'll never tell us who those few Jewish
>> Democrats
>> > > > > are, but they are convinced they're there.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > What can be added to your statement is that in every single election
>> in
>> > > > > any country the margin of error is caused by things like confusing
>> > > > > ballots that are combined with less than educated voters,
>> heavyweight
>> > > > > bureaucracy that makes it easier for people to be disenfranchised,
>> bad
>> > > > > counting (bad counting most of all), and yes, bigotry.  What makes
>> this
>> > > > > case unique is only that the margin of error was greater than the
>> margin
>> > > > > of victory.  That's all that really happened.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > In any case, that chapter of the book (so to speak) is over now.
>> Now
>> > > > > John Ashcroft is having his balls grilled by the senate committee.
>> It's
>> > > > > sortof comical, especially when Democrat senator Ed Kennedy asks a
>> > > > > question.  I say asks a question, in Kennedy's case it's more like
>> makes
>> > > > > an accusation.  Kennedy sais something like "you did this".
>> Ashcroft
>> > > > > replies.  "Did Not".  Kennedy: "did too".  Ashcroft: "did not".  And
>> so
>> > > > > on and so forth. :-)
>> > > > >
>> > > > To me, this is just a bit of "what comes around, goes around".  Janet
>> Reno
>> > > > was the 3rd person submitted by Clinton for the post of attorney
>> general.
>> > > > The Republicans are complaining about "the politics of personal
>> > > > destruction".  They have been practicing it for 8 years, why should
>> they
>> > > > expect anything different from the Democrats?
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Because, according to the 'crats, they are above that sort of thing...
>> > >
>> > > What a world we live in where the justification for personal destruction
>> is
>> > > someone else's personal destruction.
>> > >
>> > >             <sigh>
>> > >
>> > >                 Michale n Divrlady
>> >
>> > It's just like they taught us in the Army. If you get in the first shot,
>> the
>> > other guy won't be there to get you. As Delay, Armey, Gingrich, Lott,
>> Nicols,
>> > Helms and Ashcroft have been regularly proving over recent years, you
>> can't
>> > trust a conservative under any circumstances short of him being dead or in
>> > prison.
>> >
>>
>> Your bias is showing..  :)
>>
>>                 Michale n Divrlady
>
>My experience is showing.

Yes.....it is.........

Come on back when you find your intelligence.

Mike Smith
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From: MWSmith <mws@wt.net>
Newsgroups: mn.general,wi.general,alt.rush-limbaugh,pa.politics,dfw.politics,houston.general
Subject: Re: Supreme Court halts Florida vote count: A black day for American     democracy
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 05:58:25 -0600
Organization: Somewhat clueless. I did buy win95.
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