Kakki responded to Debra:
"Maybe I'm just getting too old - I'm sick of the constant spin, bias and
excuses which is facilitated by the media on a 24 hour basis. I hear the
media pundits start ranting with ideas on how to fight the situation in
Florida and a few hours later, I hear some lawyers on some show saying they
are going to sue, etc. It's like the media advances these ideas and then
everyone picks up on them as gospel truth, irregardless of what the laws
are, whether state or federal, and irregardless of what the truth is. Yuck.
Here's a news story I heard today on the esteemed NPR - the voters in
Richard Daley, Jr.s (Gore's sampaign manager and spokesman) precinct also
used a "butterfly" ballot. How ironic! "
Me now: so it's only the Democrats' "spin" that is objectionable? With all
due respect, I've heard quite a lot of what I would characterize as
*Republican* spin and bluster in the past 48 hours, although you don't seem
to be criticizing any of that. Unfortunately, "spin" on both sides seems to
go with the territory, and I agee with you that it complicates an already
very difficult situation.
Mary P.
