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I Was Wrong About Bush
OpinionJournal.com ^ | 09/25/2001 | Gerald Posner

Posted on 09/24/2001 9:18:38 PM PDT by Fury

Edited on 04/23/2004 12:03:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

What a difference 10 months make. Last November I broke the unwritten rule that requires journalists to be neutral political observers when I got embroiled in the controversy over the presidential election and publicly supported Al Gore.

It was not just with friends that I passionately argued the election had been stolen and that Mr. Gore would be the better president. I was one of the signatories to the pompously titled "Emergency Committee of Concerned Citizens 2000," which took full-page ads in the New York Times demanding a revote in Palm Beach County, Fla. I wrote op-eds for Salon.com and the New York Daily News. On television talk shows from MSNBC to Fox News's popular "The O'Reilly Factor," I made the case for Mr. Gore. In thousands of e-mails, I urged voters to deluge Clay Roberts, director of Florida's Division of Elections, with appeals for a recount.


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To: Fury
I broke the unwritten rule that requires journalists to be neutral political observers

Nice touch. He opens the essay with a joke. I'm happy that so many people have opened their eyes to see that our Republican President is a good leader and a good man. But it is disturbing to be reminded of how many idiots in the this country push their shopping carts down the aisle and grab all the Democrat merchandize without reading the labels.

61 posted on 09/24/2001 9:53:04 PM PDT by Cinnamon Girl
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To: moodyskeptic
Too little, too late, Gerald. Your lot was cast and your public took note. You can't change your bet after the horses leave the gates.

Worth repeating.

62 posted on 09/24/2001 9:54:27 PM PDT by Professional
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To: Cinnamon Girl
I think deep down 90% of us liked the "Wanted Dead or Alive" quote and some are just admitting it in a different way.
63 posted on 09/24/2001 9:55:08 PM PDT by america-rules
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To: JohnHuang2 (king of ping)
Ping away my freind, this is a keeper, and one everyone should read.

Thanks

Mike

64 posted on 09/24/2001 9:55:09 PM PDT by MJY1288
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To: Fury, cicero's_son, Free the USA, RobbyS, SuziQ, mitchellc, lawgirl, ronin, Wil H
If one goes to the link posted in the header of this article at the Source line, there is indeed a "respond to this article" click-on opportunity on the right side of that page. Let's do something positive. These journalists need to hear when they do something right (pun sort of intended)!
65 posted on 09/24/2001 9:55:18 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: Professional
Bush has done fine, but what remarkable thing has he done? Other than words

First, the right words well-delivered are one of the most crucial duties of a leader, particularly in times of crisis. He educated, inspired and united the American public--a daunting, delicate, and important task. The public mood has surely changed since that speech.

As for the action, hang on---you will not be disappointed. There is no guarantee we will succeed, but I promise you, we will try with every resource at hand. This man does not disappoint.

66 posted on 09/24/2001 9:56:18 PM PDT by Calpublican
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To: classygreeneyedblonde
Well written....I guess some people need proff before believing

No, what it took was for these middle-aged adolescents, that have treated their whole lives as one big toga party, to be bitch slapped into the reality that they could actually get hurt or killed. They are thanking whatever God they have that there is a tough and adult administration in charge and NOT one of their soul mates.

67 posted on 09/24/2001 9:56:53 PM PDT by Texasforever
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To: KC_Conspirator
The actual quote uses the term "A *foolish* consistency..." Consistency is a good thing when you have the requisite analytical skills, access to information, courage, and character to tell the truth, knowing that it won't please the sophists. Thomas Sowell and Mark Helprin come to mind. As Kipling observed you sometimes have to endure "seeing the truth you've told twisted to make a snare for fools..."
68 posted on 09/24/2001 9:57:37 PM PDT by 185JHP
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To: Professional
And P.S. I believe we will succeed.
69 posted on 09/24/2001 9:57:39 PM PDT by Calpublican
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To: Fury
Thanks for standing up and being counted NOW!
70 posted on 09/24/2001 10:01:12 PM PDT by Salvation
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To: Calpublican
Certainly the military will have the leadership, and the vivid images of 6,000 + murdered Americans to motivate them. The Russians never had that motivation, nor did they have our incredible gadgetry. Some of the weapons we have, will shock the world, as they did in the Gulf War.
71 posted on 09/24/2001 10:01:58 PM PDT by Professional
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To: ALL
' I was one of the signatories to the pompously titled "Emergency Committee of Concerned Citizens 2000," which took full-page ads in the New York Times demanding a revote in Palm Beach County, Fla. I wrote op-eds for Salon.com and the New York Daily News. On television talk shows from MSNBC to Fox News's popular "The O'Reilly Factor," I made the case for Mr. Gore. In thousands of e-mails, I urged voters to deluge Clay Roberts, director of Florida's Division of Elections, with appeals for a recount.'

Okay - now do the same with your new declaration!!! Put the words right out there to the same sources - and tell them where you stand NOW!!!

72 posted on 09/24/2001 10:03:00 PM PDT by LADY J
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To: all
Wow, a liberal with a mind of his own. Very nice. Good for him. Now, if only Barbara Walters, Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, and Cupie Couric would find their brains....
73 posted on 09/24/2001 10:03:05 PM PDT by I'm ALL Right!
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To: Fury
What a pleasant read!
75 posted on 09/24/2001 10:05:40 PM PDT by TheLion
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To: ALL
Also forgot to mention that I wonder how anyone with half a brain could think that Gore was capable of anything but a prison term - after his involvement with that felonious administration for 8 years!!
76 posted on 09/24/2001 10:05:47 PM PDT by LADY J
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To: dano1
Posner has written extensively about the Kennedy Assassination and seems to believe the Warren Commission Report. In my book, this man should never be trusted. He is used as a government shill when it is convenient.
77 posted on 09/24/2001 10:05:57 PM PDT by cmiller623
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To: america-rules
God speed and protect!
78 posted on 09/24/2001 10:06:57 PM PDT by RobbyS
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To: okie01
Now how could I have forgotten them.
79 posted on 09/24/2001 10:08:20 PM PDT by CWOJackson
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To: Fury
Posner is just one of many converts I have seen in this last week.....we had a radio host here in Philly who was ripping Bush last week.... make an on air apology and come out in total support of Bush this week.

I've read other similar accounts in the media.

Let's pray Bush and the allies will have success in this war on Bin Laden and terrorism..!

80 posted on 09/24/2001 10:08:55 PM PDT by Jorge
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