No.  Your entire post is a logical fallacy.

Maureen
(former logic professor)

On 6/12/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok.
>
> Let's do this logically.
>
> There was an election.
>
> It had one winner.
>
> The people that voted in that election were American (we hope).
>
> There was a winner, Bush.
>
> Therefore the American people elected Bush.
>
> Pretty basic a => b => c shit isn't it?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 4:42 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: So, does anyone still trust these guys?
> >
> > So Bush won.  That still doesn't mean that he was elected by the
> > American People.
> >
> > On 6/12/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Umm, my guy lost, I voted for Kerry, does my opinion hold any more
> > weight
> > > with you?
> > >
> > > I mean, by every means I can think of to say he won, Bush won.
> > >
> > > Is he the sitting president?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > Ok, he won.
> > >
> > > Did Kerry concede?  Yes.
> > >
> > > Ok, he won.
> > >
> > > Did Gore give up the fight?
> > >
> > > Yes he did.
> > >
> > > Ok, Bush won.
> > >
> > > Did Bush win the Electoral College?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > Ok Bush won.
> > >
> > > I for one wish he hadn't, but he did win.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 4:23 PM
> > > > To: CF-Community
> > > > Subject: Re: So, does anyone still trust these guys?
> > > >
> > > > It is on every level except for the Presidential election.  However,
> > > > what I was responding to was the original comment that the people
> > > > elected Bush.  They did not.  Either time.
> > > >
> > > > And I seriously doubt you would be such a fan of the Electoral College
> > > > if your guy had lost.
> > > >
> > > > Spin it all you want.  Throw in a few more red herrings.  If you are
> > > > stating, in any way, that George Bush won an election by legal and
> > > > ethical means, you are wrong.
> > > >
> > > > On 6/12/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > What does the popular vote have to do with anything?
> > > > >
> > > > > That is not how our elections work.
> > > > >
> > > > > On 6/12/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > Are you totally unaware that Bush lost the popular vote in the
> > 2000
> > > > > > election?  And that he only received the electoral vote after the
> > > > > > Supreme Court refused to allow the Florida vote to be counted?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> 

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