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Military Madness, Part II Gore attempts to deny military votes again. By Eric M. Johnson, a writer living in Washington, D.C. It is the definition of madness, Einstein said, to do the same thing over and over and expect a different result. The Gore campaign is doing just that with overseas absentee ballots. Considering the firestorm that erupted when it successfully challenged them the first time, one might think they wouldn't want to do it again. I am a sergeant with the 4th Civil Affairs Group in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. My unit is not a large one, but ...

Here is the beginning of wisdom on the electoral jam. 1) In competitions, somebody wins. That means that somebody loses. 2) Margins of victory can be interesting, suggestive; worth probing for a number of reasons. But they have nothing to do with the question of winning and losing. 3) In athletic contests it is nowadays not unusual for a skier or a runner to win by 1/100th of a second. Using round numbers, 100 million Americans voted, one half going to each of the two major candidates. Winning or losing by 300 votes in a political contest in which six ...

From: "Juliet Zelkowitz" To: "Juliet Zelkowitz" Subject: Numbers that might be useful Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:58:28 -0600 Federal Election Commission: 1-800-424-9530, or 202-694-1100 Division of Elections in Florida: 850-588-7690 Governor Jeb Bush: The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Telephone: 850/488-4441 Fax: 850/487-0801 e-mail: fl_governor@eog.state.fl.us Lt. Governor Frank T. Brogan The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Telephone: 850/488-4711 Fax: 850/921-6114 Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL BOB BUTTERWORTH STATE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITOL TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-1050 VOICE: 850-487-1963 FAX: 850-487-2564 If you want to voice your complaints to the other side about what is happening. Contact the Democratic ...

----- Original Message ----- From: spencepryor To: Juliet Zelkowitz Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 4:11 PM Subject: Recount Update Juliet: please forward to all of our addresses. RECOUNT UPDATE Democrats are leaking preliminary data from recounts in Florida. These numbers are not certified, and in many cases disputed. Networks should be cautious in how they report such uncertified numbers. Here are examples of just how questionable these numbers are in two important counties. Palm Beach County A precinct-by-precinct count found a change of only six otes, but when the ballots were rerun through computer abulation the change jumped to over ...

CNN, CBS, FOX, NBC Declare Bush The Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bush at 217 EV Gore at 167

Nothing Further.

T H I S I S I T ? Is this what we’ve been waiting for all of this time? The big “October Surprise” about George W. Bush? Is this the big story that we’ve expected to see show up in the media just days before the election? Wow! Alert the media! Roll the satellite trucks! Hold the front page! George W. Bush had a DUI arrest in 1976! That’s 24 years ago! You want the details? Well, here they are. He was stopped in Maine. Visiting his parents. Cop saw him drive slightly off the side of the road ...

Wednesday November 1 9:34 AM ET Estimate of Electoral College Battle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following is an estimate of the state of the battle to win a majority in the Electoral College between Republican George W. Bush (news - web sites) and Democrat Al Gore (news - web sites) showing the two in a dead heat. This unofficial survey will be updated daily until the election on Nov. 7. Bush has 217 votes solid or leaning toward him. Gore has 207 votes. 114 votes are too close to call. There are 538 votes in the Electoral College and 270 ...

NATIONAL REVIEW August 14, 2000 The Racemonger Al Gore at his worst. By Linda Chavez, president, Center for Equal Opportunity Al Gore's mean streak is legendary — and it is never more in evidence than when the subject is race. He has called opponents of racial preferences (and this is just for starters) "hypocrites" and "modern apostles of apathy," who "call for the end of policies to promote equal opportunity." He claims that those who believe in color-blind justice "use their color blind the way duck hunters use their duck blind." Those who disagree with him on racial preferences ...

8/04/00 8:00 a.m. Stand and Deliver That's what W. did. A critique. By Jay Nordlinger, NR managing editor He did good, as the candidate himself would say. He did good. George W. Bush gave a speech that was superbly written and decently delivered. It was a speech that worked for his mouth. It wasn't too fancy, it wasn't too eloquent, but it was direct and powerful. Philosophically and rhetorically, it was more of a Reaganite speech than a Bushian one (which is a plus). And it was one that said just about everything that can be said — about why ...

Poll: Bush Reaches Target Voters By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - George W. Bush (news - web sites) is gaining ground during the Republican National Convention among the exact voters he's targeting, surging 18 points ahead of Al Gore (news - web sites) among independents and 6 points ahead among women, according to a bipartisan poll released Thursday. The two candidates were virtually tied among both groups at the start of the week in the Voter.com-Battleground poll. Bush has long held a commanding lead among men, now at 21 points. Bush's advantage includes bigger leads among key ...

George W. Bush said his "speech is done" and he is "ready" to address the nation on the last night of the GOP Convention (Fikac, San Antonio Express-News, 8/3). The "38-minute speech will arguably be the most important political appearance" Bush "has ever made." Campaign aides said Bush "will deliver a heartfelt tribute to his parents and stick to upbeat themes - even though" Dick Cheney, "last night fired harsh shots" at the Clinton-Gore administration (Miga and Battenfield, Boston Herald, 8/3). Bush's speech "will reiterate the core themes" of his campaign - "lower taxes, Social Security and education reform, ...

"Our debate strategy can be summed up in one word -- survive." -- Bush strategist Karl Rove, Dallas Morning News, 8/1

Bush Takes on Clinton, Calls President 'Desperate' By Patricia Wilson CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush (news - web sites) went head-to-head with Bill Clinton on Tuesday, interpreting his attacks as a good omen and accusing the president of being ``desperate to have his legacy intact.'' Less than 24 hours away from the party's determinedly upbeat convention in Philadelphia where he will accept the Republican nomination on Thursday, the Texas governor fired back at Clinton for asserting that he was, in effect, running for the White House simply because his ``daddy was president'' and espousing the ...

July 27, 2000 Solid Support for Cutting Marriage Tax 69% of American adults want President Clinton to sign the bill to end the so-called Marriage Tax Penalty. Portrait of America (POA) found just 16% want the President to veto the bill. As you might expect, support is higher for the legislation among married Americans. 78% of those who are currently married support the bill. However, a majority (55%) of single Americans also want the legislation signed. 58% of Americans believe that when a couple gets married, their taxes are likely to go up. Just 22% say this is not true. ...

Tuesday July 25 10:31 AM ET Clinton Meets Barak As Walkout Threat Clouds Talks THURMONT, Md. (Reuters) - President Clinton was meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and may meet with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, amid reports Arafat was preparing to leave Middle East peace talks in anger at Israel's attitude. ``There is a bilateral with Prime Minister Barak under way now,'' White House spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters. ``I anticipate there would be another meeting after that...I wouldn't rule out that there would be a meeting with Arafat.'' Asked about reports that Arafat was preparing to leave ...

Governor Roy Barnes will announce today that former Governor Zell Miller will accept the Senate seat vacated upon the death of Paul Coverdell. More later

September 16, 1999 Remembering Ruby Ridge Memo To: Jack Danforth, Waco Investigator From: Jude Wanniski Re: Take a Look at Ruby Ridge Yes, you only are appointed to look into Waco. But unofficially, I think you should take a look at Ruby Ridge. The following is an excerpt from a remarkable book by Gerry Spence called: "From Freedom To Slavery, The Rebirth Of Tyranny In America." Spence is the trial lawyer who defended Randy Weaver, the "monster" targeted by our very own Uncle Sam. The importance of what you read here is in making it clear that Waco was not ...