On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, John D. Giorgis wrote:
> At 10:38 PM 11/15/00 -0800, Doug wrote:
> >Al Gore's proposal to abide by a recount of either the three counties
> >or the entire state of Florida is bound to appear fair and equitable
> >to most Americans. Further, his suggestion to meet with W. in order
> >to tone down the rhetoric and to unite behind the winner whoever it
> >seems wise and prudent. His proposal's give a clear alternative to
> >the court battles that are sure to decide the election otherwise.
>
> We'll see if it works..... in my humble opinion, however, interrupting
> the evening news with a press conference to challenge your opponent is
> hardly a serious way to tone down the rhetoric. It is more of a way
> to score political points - perhaps in retaliation for Baker's "offer"
> made two days ago.
Oh, and interrupting "Law & Order" to rebut is so much better? ;)
At least NBC jumped right back in at the exact spot where the commercial
was interrupted, and we got to see the whole thing.
I've been getting invites to protests in front of the Governor's Mansion
on Saturday on another mailing list I'm on. I may watch the local news
that evening just to see what kind of craziness goes down.... I don't
think I want to be within a mile of there, even for the Live Entertainment
Value. If something really zany happens, I may report on it here.
Julia
getting tired of the whole thing, and hoping it runs its course as
smoothly as possible
