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Re: Re: Re: [L-OT] Bush typical?

2001-10-14 by Wilson Zorn

> >But I will just say I do have a problem when people try to paint
> >black-and-white that it was a clear-cut election and implies that
whichever
> >person occupies the White House now is illegitimate (I say whichever
because
> >I have no doubt at all that if Gore won he would be treated to the same
> >objections).
>
>
> Well since you can't resist, what about the black Florida voters who were
> prevented from voting? What about the irregularities with the military
> ballots - allowing them without postmarks - but only in Republican
> counties. Ultimately it came down to the vote of one man - Justice
> Clarence Thomas - formerly most famous for his comments about Long Dong
> Silver and "Is that a pubic hair on your coke can?". Thats the guy who
> cast the deciding vote.
>

Well, I'm not sure of the relevance of what you wrote to what I wrote.  I
stated that it isn't black-and-white as to who won and that if Gore were
president now there'd be the same reaction against him and how he won. You
pointed out irregularities which are part of the whole debate.

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