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Rastafari — Sat, 19 May 2001 00:51:31 -0800

The truth finally comes about trashing of the White House as earlier reported (remember the disinformation?). The question now is, will the mainstream press now cover this with the same fervor as the earlier (false) stories, or was it simply shoddy journalism in the first place to report and print "facts" without doing any background checks? Come to think of it, I never did see any photos of all the alleged damages created....

Postroad — Wed, 02 May 2001 07:51:12 -0800

the big book on the election! Unfortunately, though, Drudge highlited this--and we know his stance--and the Washington Times writer wrote it. Well, the Times is owned by the Rev Moon organization, and as Consortium News reports, Moon has many money ties to the Bush family, including big money speaking tours by Daddy Bush. Go figure the objectivity of this one.

shauna — Wed, 07 Feb 2001 04:57:55 -0800

Election Night at CNN called 'debacle' by panel -- Well thank you, Captain Obvious! For this they needed a "panel"? To be fair, though, CNN did announce some changes to its election coverage policies ...

aaron — Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:36:08 -0800

You thought it was just "shenanigans," but it turns out to have been a lot more. Outgoing Clinton-Gore Administration staffers committed many acts of vandalism on their way out the door, including mass destruction of internal wiring, destroyed office equipment, intentionally-reprogrammed phone systems and trash strewn everywhere. It was so bad in the Vice-President's offices that Tipper Gore had to personally call Lynne Cheney to apologize.

m.polo — Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:05:54 -0800

Apparently, Junior wants to be the "edufication president"... He said he wanted his administration to be remembered for making America ``a more literate country and a hopefuller country.''. Sigh. How do you spell "potatoes," again?

Outlawyr — Mon, 18 Dec 2000 07:18:03 -0800

Justice O'Connor said ''this is terrible,'' when it looked like Gore had won the election But of course, politics played no role in her decision to hand the election to Bush. Right? right? ?

baylink — Mon, 04 Dec 2000 13:36:40 -0800

ELECTION: Supremes remand decision to SCOFL. He may have balls, but his *luck* is running low.

tiaka — Mon, 27 Nov 2000 05:18:06 -0800

The almost most rediculous item of the day.
Because, we will have a civil war over some 2 idiots that can't even lie to us right.

daveadams — Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:30:42 -0800

After Microsoft and Napster, Boies tackles Bush. Did anyone catch this? I noticed this morning on NBC that David Boies, who has represented IBM (versus the DOJ), the Yankees, the DOJ (versus Microsoft), and Napster, is now representing Al Gore. Wacky stuff.

jbelshaw — Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:02:33 -0800

Viva El Presidente! I wanted to install myself as El Presidente in a bloody coup. Guess i'm too late.

Succa — Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:04:09 -0800

Presidential candidates may have to play a hand of poker to determine the winner of New Mexico. I am not making this up.

DragonBoy — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 17:10:51 -0800

CNN wants to know shoud voters in disputed parts of Florida be allowed to vote again. Right now the tide is against it.

jamescblack — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 12:56:39 -0800

There ARE 2,856 people who WOULD and DID vote for Buchanan once before. (for people who are whining about there not being 3000 people in Palm Beach who would vote for Buchanan)

tranquileye — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 06:48:07 -0800

Poor user interface elects George W. The second hole on the right does not correspond to the second candidate on the left (Gore), but rather to the first candidate on the right (Buchanan). While many people will notice this, many others, especially those with poor vision, will not. About 20% of Buchanan's votes in FL came from the county that used this ballot.

murray_kester — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 01:43:23 -0800

Missing him already? His fellow Americans will miss him - more, perhaps, than they realise. They'll miss the two terms of peace and record prosperity, of course, but they might even miss the psychodrama: an eight-year roller-coaster ride so turbulent that those who followed it become queasy at the recollection. They'll miss the daily triumphs and disasters of a character of Shakespearean complexity, a President who stirred in Americans passions of love and hatred unseen since the days of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon - and almost never aroused by a single man. Above all, they will miss his signature feature, one that may well have redefined the presidency itself: an almost eerie gift for empathy.

rschram — Wed, 08 Nov 2000 20:46:27 -0800

Bush could ask for Iowa recount / Des Moines Register web site uses something other than ASP/WinNT
Describes possible moves and legal requirements for a recount in Iowa. Did you know that there's nothing in the Constitution about voting for president? A new state could come up with some other method of choosing electors!

josholalia — Tue, 07 Nov 2000 21:17:25 -0800

Statistical Dead Heat May Result in Ping Pong Match Tie-Breaker So says Ken Layne in his tale of obscure lore and presidential politics.

holgate — Fri, 03 Nov 2000 12:03:55 -0800

The House: Encumbered by Incumbents While the big prize is still up for grabs, plenty of pols will stroll into another four years of fun in DC. With a 97% rate of incumbent re-election, in spite of Michael Moore's best efforts, is it time to separate the presidential and congressional polls, so that there's a decent debate over the direction of the legislative branch?

palegirl — Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:01:47 -0800

a GOP group is airing pro-Nader ads in critical battleground states in which he is threatening a gore victory.
that is all.

tiaka — Fri, 27 Oct 2000 05:14:49 -0800

Chernomyrdin to sue George W. Bush to clear his name and business reputation. While we're on this, Monica Lewinsky, too, plans to sue Bill Clinton, because she too, wants 'to clear her name and business reputation.'

baylink — Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:08:47 -0800

Are you really in favor of who you should be? Not having seen this in a quick scan, I'll point you to SpeakOut's VoteMatch quiz. It correctly pegged me as a Browne voter, but I was surprised that Bush came in second, Gore fourth, and Nader 7th. Hmmm...

gluechunk — Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:55:54 -0800

thumbs up for Bush!

owillis — Tue, 24 Oct 2000 11:23:20 -0800

Win the popular vote, lose the election? Talk about your constitutional crisis...

Tubes — Wed, 18 Oct 2000 11:18:09 -0800

Are Undecided Voters Stupid?
Undecided voters "don't come across as terribly swift..."
"If you're undecided at this point, you're an idiot."
"These soft voters do not have a coherent set of beliefs."
More inside...

Doug — Tue, 17 Oct 2000 13:02:59 -0800

Media Metrix with some online election stats. Nothing particularly useful. Although it does seem that the web may actually be right leaning? Require Acrobat Reader