For those who think that throwing various statistics on square miles say
it all,
Gore: 50 something million popular votes
Bush: 49 something million popular votes
And: here is a little something from the Janis Joplin list.
For those whom think
Coincidences? You decide
1. Is it a coincidence that the only state in which this election
crisis happened is the one governed by Bush's brother?
2. Is it a coincidence that the exit polls called the election
correctly everywhere in the country -- except for Florida?
3. Is it a coincidence that shortly after Florida was called for
Gore, Bush made an urgent call to his brother the governor, and
shortly thereafter the call for Gore was recalled by all networks?
4. Is it a coincidence that soon thereafter the election was
incorrectly called for Bush by his own cousin at Fox (creating the
lasting myth that Bush won)?
5. Is it a coincidence that all pre-election polls had Gore leading
in Florida the night of Nov. 6 -- a lead that mysteriously
evaporated by next day?
6. Is it a coincidence that the votes lost by Gore in various
"irregularities" in Florida could well account for just that missing
lead?
7. Is it a coincidence that pre-election polls (e.g. Zogby/Reuters)
correctly called all states except for Florida?
8. Is it a coincidence that conservative counties used high-accuracy
Optical Scan systems while heavily Democratic counties used antiquated
punch-cards?
9. Is it a coincidence that the Miami-Dade Canvassing Board decided to
abruptly stop the hand count after mobs of Republicans paid for
by Bush and other GOP campaigns stormed their building?
10. Is it a coincidence that prior to certifying the election, the
Florida Secretary of State chose to toss out hand-counts in
Democratic counties (Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Nassau) but accepted
418 hand-counted votes for Bush from heavily Republican counties
(Franklin, Hamilton, Taylor, Washington, Lafayette and Seminole)?
11. Is it a coincidence that the aforementioned Secretary of State
is a Bush family friend, delegate, and Florida Bush campaign chair?
12. Is it a coincidence that with her deciding which votes count and
which o not, Bush managed to hold onto just enough of a lead for
her to certify the election?
3. Is it a coincidence that the official willing to sign
legislation to appoint a Republican slate of electors, and overrule the
will of
the people, is Bush's brother?
14. Is it a coincidence that prior to the election -- when Bush was
eading in the polls -- the national "liberal" media was awash in
stories of a possible popular-electoral vote split, but largely ignored
this historic occurrence after Gore, not Bush, won the popular vote?
15. And is it a coincidence that the anointed Republican standard-bearer
just happens to be the son of a former President and head of the CIA?
