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![]() "Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 18:47:04 GMT, (B2431) wrote: Gore would have won Florida had it not been for the monkey business by Harris and the voter registration purge. Read Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money can Buy." Get over it already. Miss Harris did as the law told her to. Would you prefer recount after recount until your boy won? Your boy blew it by only asking that three counties be counted instead of a statewide recount that even I would have supported. All but one of the recounts done since the election show Bush winning. The widest Bush win margin was using Gore's criteria. The issue here is not the recounts. It's the purging of the electoral roles, supposedly of people who couldn't vote because they'd been found guilty of felonies but actually of many people who had never even been arrested in their lives. Many of these people were poor and of African descent, both groups that tend to vote Democrat. While it's unlikely that Democrats, the poor, or people of color were targeted for purging, I think it's likely that their complaints may have created less urgency of correction than if they were in categories to whom the "Establishment" is more traditionally responsive. I certainly won't say the over-purging was deliberate, but it did indicate a lack of attention on the part of the State of Florida in the person of Ms Harris and her subordinates. Someone posted a URL for the Federal report about what happened earlier. I suggest (not cattily, really) that you read it. It's an interesting account of how things went wrong and caused an unfortunate event. People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? Brooks Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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![]() "Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 18:47:04 GMT, (B2431) wrote: Gore would have won Florida had it not been for the monkey business by Harris and the voter registration purge. Read Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money can Buy." Get over it already. Miss Harris did as the law told her to. Would you prefer recount after recount until your boy won? Your boy blew it by only asking that three counties be counted instead of a statewide recount that even I would have supported. All but one of the recounts done since the election show Bush winning. The widest Bush win margin was using Gore's criteria. The issue here is not the recounts. It's the purging of the electoral roles, supposedly of people who couldn't vote because they'd been found guilty of felonies but actually of many people who had never even been arrested in their lives. Many of these people were poor and of African descent, both groups that tend to vote Democrat. While it's unlikely that Democrats, the poor, or people of color were targeted for purging, I think it's likely that their complaints may have created less urgency of correction than if they were in categories to whom the "Establishment" is more traditionally responsive. I certainly won't say the over-purging was deliberate, but it did indicate a lack of attention on the part of the State of Florida in the person of Ms Harris and her subordinates. Someone posted a URL for the Federal report about what happened earlier. I suggest (not cattily, really) that you read it. It's an interesting account of how things went wrong and caused an unfortunate event. People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? Brooks Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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![]() "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message . .. "Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 18:47:04 GMT, (B2431) wrote: Gore would have won Florida had it not been for the monkey business by Harris and the voter registration purge. Read Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money can Buy." Get over it already. Miss Harris did as the law told her to. Would you prefer recount after recount until your boy won? Your boy blew it by only asking that three counties be counted instead of a statewide recount that even I would have supported. All but one of the recounts done since the election show Bush winning. The widest Bush win margin was using Gore's criteria. The issue here is not the recounts. It's the purging of the electoral roles, supposedly of people who couldn't vote because they'd been found guilty of felonies but actually of many people who had never even been arrested in their lives. Many of these people were poor and of African descent, both groups that tend to vote Democrat. While it's unlikely that Democrats, the poor, or people of color were targeted for purging, I think it's likely that their complaints may have created less urgency of correction than if they were in categories to whom the "Establishment" is more traditionally responsive. I certainly won't say the over-purging was deliberate, but it did indicate a lack of attention on the part of the State of Florida in the person of Ms Harris and her subordinates. Someone posted a URL for the Federal report about what happened earlier. I suggest (not cattily, really) that you read it. It's an interesting account of how things went wrong and caused an unfortunate event. People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? It seems to me that the lady had little trouble in expressing herself quite clearly, and she didn't need your help in likening her views to other events or subjects. You don't need to translate for her.....she's quite articulate and doesn't need that kind of help. You, OTOH, need to stop changing the subject in order to avoid having to address the points she made. Trying to change the subject only serves to give the appearance that you're unable to take effective issue with her views. George Z. |
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![]() "George Z. Bush" wrote in message ... "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message . .. "Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 18:47:04 GMT, (B2431) wrote: Gore would have won Florida had it not been for the monkey business by Harris and the voter registration purge. Read Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money can Buy." Get over it already. Miss Harris did as the law told her to. Would you prefer recount after recount until your boy won? Your boy blew it by only asking that three counties be counted instead of a statewide recount that even I would have supported. All but one of the recounts done since the election show Bush winning. The widest Bush win margin was using Gore's criteria. The issue here is not the recounts. It's the purging of the electoral roles, supposedly of people who couldn't vote because they'd been found guilty of felonies but actually of many people who had never even been arrested in their lives. Many of these people were poor and of African descent, both groups that tend to vote Democrat. While it's unlikely that Democrats, the poor, or people of color were targeted for purging, I think it's likely that their complaints may have created less urgency of correction than if they were in categories to whom the "Establishment" is more traditionally responsive. I certainly won't say the over-purging was deliberate, but it did indicate a lack of attention on the part of the State of Florida in the person of Ms Harris and her subordinates. Someone posted a URL for the Federal report about what happened earlier. I suggest (not cattily, really) that you read it. It's an interesting account of how things went wrong and caused an unfortunate event. People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? It seems to me that the lady had little trouble in expressing herself quite clearly, and she didn't need your help in likening her views to other events or subjects. You don't need to translate for her.....she's quite articulate and doesn't need that kind of help. You, OTOH, need to stop changing the subject in order to avoid having to address the points she made. Trying to change the subject only serves to give the appearance that you're unable to take effective issue with her views. George, when you have grown up enough to admit that your past accusations towards Bush in regards to his volunteering for Palace Alert were not true, come back and give me a lecture. Till then you'd be better off worrying about your own posts, OK? Here is that link again that clarifies that he did indeed volunteer: http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/19...5no19_bush.htm Brooks |
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"George Z. Bush" wrote in message ... "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message . .. "Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 18:47:04 GMT, (B2431) wrote: Gore would have won Florida had it not been for the monkey business by Harris and the voter registration purge. Read Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money can Buy." Get over it already. Miss Harris did as the law told her to. Would you prefer recount after recount until your boy won? Your boy blew it by only asking that three counties be counted instead of a statewide recount that even I would have supported. All but one of the recounts done since the election show Bush winning. The widest Bush win margin was using Gore's criteria. The issue here is not the recounts. It's the purging of the electoral roles, supposedly of people who couldn't vote because they'd been found guilty of felonies but actually of many people who had never even been arrested in their lives. Many of these people were poor and of African descent, both groups that tend to vote Democrat. While it's unlikely that Democrats, the poor, or people of color were targeted for purging, I think it's likely that their complaints may have created less urgency of correction than if they were in categories to whom the "Establishment" is more traditionally responsive. I certainly won't say the over-purging was deliberate, but it did indicate a lack of attention on the part of the State of Florida in the person of Ms Harris and her subordinates. Someone posted a URL for the Federal report about what happened earlier. I suggest (not cattily, really) that you read it. It's an interesting account of how things went wrong and caused an unfortunate event. People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? It seems to me that the lady had little trouble in expressing herself quite clearly, and she didn't need your help in likening her views to other events or subjects. You don't need to translate for her.....she's quite articulate and doesn't need that kind of help. You, OTOH, need to stop changing the subject in order to avoid having to address the points she made. Trying to change the subject only serves to give the appearance that you're unable to take effective issue with her views. George, when you have grown up enough to admit that your past accusations towards Bush in regards to his volunteering for Palace Alert were not true, come back and give me a lecture. Till then you'd be better off worrying about your own posts, OK? In the first place, this isn't about my past accusations about anything......it's about your failure to respond to Mary Shafer's comments regarding certain election activities that occurred in Florida during the last presidential election without trying to change the subject to something else so that you wouldn't have to respond. I guess your silence on that score is an admission of sorts that she's got it right. Don't try to change this into anything involving what I might have said or not said about anything......just get back to addressing Mary's points about the election in Florida without another demonstration of your skill at the Texas two step. It's not about me and my views; it's about her and hers. Try to stick to the point. George Z. |
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![]() "George Z. Bush" wrote in message ... Kevin Brooks wrote: "George Z. Bush" wrote in message ... "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message . .. "Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On 17 Dec 2003 18:47:04 GMT, (B2431) wrote: Gore would have won Florida had it not been for the monkey business by Harris and the voter registration purge. Read Greg Palast's "The Best Democracy Money can Buy." Get over it already. Miss Harris did as the law told her to. Would you prefer recount after recount until your boy won? Your boy blew it by only asking that three counties be counted instead of a statewide recount that even I would have supported. All but one of the recounts done since the election show Bush winning. The widest Bush win margin was using Gore's criteria. The issue here is not the recounts. It's the purging of the electoral roles, supposedly of people who couldn't vote because they'd been found guilty of felonies but actually of many people who had never even been arrested in their lives. Many of these people were poor and of African descent, both groups that tend to vote Democrat. While it's unlikely that Democrats, the poor, or people of color were targeted for purging, I think it's likely that their complaints may have created less urgency of correction than if they were in categories to whom the "Establishment" is more traditionally responsive. I certainly won't say the over-purging was deliberate, but it did indicate a lack of attention on the part of the State of Florida in the person of Ms Harris and her subordinates. Someone posted a URL for the Federal report about what happened earlier. I suggest (not cattily, really) that you read it. It's an interesting account of how things went wrong and caused an unfortunate event. People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? It seems to me that the lady had little trouble in expressing herself quite clearly, and she didn't need your help in likening her views to other events or subjects. You don't need to translate for her.....she's quite articulate and doesn't need that kind of help. You, OTOH, need to stop changing the subject in order to avoid having to address the points she made. Trying to change the subject only serves to give the appearance that you're unable to take effective issue with her views. George, when you have grown up enough to admit that your past accusations towards Bush in regards to his volunteering for Palace Alert were not true, come back and give me a lecture. Till then you'd be better off worrying about your own posts, OK? In the first place, this isn't about my past accusations about anything......it's about your failure to respond to Mary Shafer's comments regarding certain election activities that occurred in Florida during the last presidential election without trying to change the subject to something else so that you wouldn't have to respond. I guess your silence on that score is an admission of sorts that she's got it right. When you have your own house in order (i.e., until you recognize that your earlier accusation was false and are big enough to admit it), you can start working on decorrupting the rest of us. My comment to Mary was questioning whether her concerns for disenfranchisement were only in relation to the likely democcratic supporters--her answer indicated that indeed was the case. Hell of a view of democracy IMO... Brooks snip further bellyaching |
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 20:51:58 GMT, "Kevin Brooks"
wrote: People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? No, I don't. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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![]() "Mary Shafer" wrote in message ... On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 20:51:58 GMT, "Kevin Brooks" wrote: People are right to be troubled about voters being stripped of their vote for no valid reason. Our votes are how we, the people, direct our republic and taking away that right threatens the stability of the republic. You mean kind of like Gore and the democrats ranting about the validity of the absentee ballots sent back from the overseas military personnel? No, I don't. Glad we cleared that up--stripping the vote from those likely to be dems is apparently a travesty, while doing the same to those who serve overseas is A-OK, huh? Brooks Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer |
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