At 12:12 PM 11/16/00 -0600, Marvin wrote:
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>I like Gore's move. IMO he did the right thing and the patriotic thing.
>It's an offer that certainly *should* have been made in public, on the
>news even. Every single thing that either side in this dispute says or
>does regarding the election should be public knowedge, IMO.
Was it "right and patriotic" for Gore to wait eight days before making this
deal?
Was it "right and patriotic" for Gore to offer his opponent a deal on
national television that his opponent may have no legal means of accepting?
Was it "right and patriotic" for Gore to select only the most heavily
Democratic counties for a recount, rather than the ones with the highest
number of uncounted ballots?
Was it "right and patriotic" for Gore to select the most heavily Democratic
precincts in these counties for the "test counts", rather than the
precincts with the highest number of uncounted ballots?
Was it "right and patriotic" for Gore to go on national television to call
upon both sides to improve "the tone", when his own press secretary has
referred to one Republican Official as a "Commissar?"
And finally, I am very curious as to why you think this offer *shuold* have
been made in public, before the cameras of the evening news. Do you think
that human beings are more or less likely to accept deals under the lights
of TV Cameras with millions of people watching?
I am very curious to know.
JDG
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