----- Original Message -----
From: "Gord Sellar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: Machines and people
> At 11:01 AM -0400 26/11/2000, J. van Baardwijk wrote:
> >I must disagree with you here. The way to determine the winner in an
> >election is to count the votes. Since the first count apparently went
> >wrong, it is reasonable that they are counted again. So, the way I see
it,
> >the Democrats are merely trying to let the democratic process take its
> >course, while the Republicans do their best to NOT let that happen (hence
> >the expression "sabotage").
> >
> >To me, it's the Republicans who make themselves look bad, not the
Democrats.
>
> I generally agree, at least in the level of immediate reaction, but then
> again the Dems were asking for recounts only in selected counties (what we
> call ridings?) where it was likely they'd gain more votes in recount. It
> wasn't as if they demanded a statewide recount. *shrug* I think they're
> scummy on both sides, although . . . well, I still think worse of Bush,
but
> I did before all of this too.
> Gord
>
I think that throughout this debacle, there has shown a tendency for ones
pre-existing expectations to be justified. This entire event could be titled
"Bacchus' political feast of prejudice" in honor of the microscopic amounts
of objective views hidden among the partisan flak.
xponent
rob
