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<DIV><SPAN class=630112617-12112000><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ah,
Dave...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=630112617-12112000><FONT face=Arial size=2>I =
guess I should
have put in the happy face. I thought the sarcasm was pretty =
evident, but
apparently not.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=630112617-12112000><FONT face=Arial size=2>David
I.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Dave
Doremus<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 12, 2000 7:20 =
AM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: =
Politics!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">I was on the internet looking for stuff =
in
connection with Glenn's post even<BR>though I should know I have to =
look no
further than Rush Limbaugh for the</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">truth,</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>You must be joking <g>. I dont think anyone but the lunatic =
fringe can call the authors of this piece radical leftists, they =
are
generally anti-establishment and pro-freedom, and where they come out
logically is where you would expect the so-called freedom loving =
republicans
to be, on the side of the individual whose voice is being surpressed =
by the
all powerful state. Amazing how convictions easily accomodate personal =
gain.</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">THE STAFF OF TOMPAINE.COM have =
published the
following article:<BR><BR>SO GORE SHOULD CONCEDE?<BR><BR>November 9, =
2000 -
The Republicans have insisted that Al Gore should<BR>gracefully =
concede
defeat and allow the nation to move on.<BR><BR>That's certainly one =
way of
looking at things. But why is the<BR>burden on<BR>Gore? =
Just as
good a case can be made that Bush is the one who =
should<BR>gracefully
concede defeat.<BR><BR>Here's how the case could be argued. =
While a
recount may well<BR>give Bush<BR>more votes in Florida than Gore, an =
abundance of evidence has<BR>surfaced in<BR>the last thirty-six =
hours to
suggest that Gore actually was the candidate<BR>Floridians thought =
they were
voting into office.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><U>A reverse of logic is required to =
believe
that democracy is<BR>honored by<BR>ignoring the will of the people =
in
deference to a strict<BR>adherence to<BR>municipal regulations =
regarding the
punching of small holes in a<BR>slip of</U></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><U>paper. To follow such a course =
is to
mistake the form of<BR>democracy with the</U></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><U>actual thing.</U> (my
emphasis)</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>(snip)<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Evidence is mounting by the hour that =
these
regulations are<BR>being used by</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">the Bush camp to hide behind, and =
rather
ungracefully.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><BR>If Bush ends up winning the Florida =
recount, and if<BR>investigators find truth<BR>to the allegations, =
that will
mean that Bush -- having lost the popular<BR>vote -- will have a =
dubious
mandate, based on questionable<BR>election results<BR>in a state =
where his
brother is governor. That sounds too<BR>Yugoslavian to =
be<BR>from the
nation that sees itself as the pillar of the free
world.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Rick Shenkman<BR>Managing
Editor<BR>TomPaine.com<BR>historians@tompaine.com</BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>-- <BR>Dave <BR><BR><BR>-----------------------------<BR>Dave =
Doremus
RPT<BR><BR>New
Orleans<BR>------------------------------</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML=
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