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the more it costs, and this is better than
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US Presidential Election 2000 results:
Gore: 50,158,094
Bush: 5
Announcement
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has been promoted to Senior Overseas Correspondent.
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From: tlaloc@webzone.net
Subject: Supreme Court
Isn't it usually the right wing wackos in the WHITE robes
that work hard to disenfranchise Blacks?
tlaloc
http://www.geocities.com/wizardofwhimsy/weeklywhimsy.html
Why is he called the vulgar Pigboy?
Click Here not a picture, in case you were afraid
Guest Editorial
by Marc Perkel
Unconstitutional Counting?
The Republican Supreme Court decided that the Florida hand count was
unconstitutional
because the method of counting ballots varied from county to county.
But what the court
didn't take into account was the method of voting varied from county
to county.
If the counting is unconstitutional because of these variations,
then why isn't the voting unconstitutional?
I think what really happened here is the Republican Supreme Court picked
the president
by voting in behalf of the people. Bush won the election getting 5
votes to Gore's 4 votes.
Bush may take the office of the president, but he will never be my
president, no matter what Gore says.
I will be burning the flag on January 20th, the moment Bush takes office.
More reaction to this fixed
election
Here's a message from Courtney Thorne-Smith
"Smirk, you are nobody's president!"
DRUDGE REPORTS NEW RADIO
DEAL
Slimey Drudge rewarded with huge radio contract
Cyber Scumbag Matt Drudge (R-Egg Fetish) has landed on his feet
in a big way
after being booted off ABC's radio network by top execs at Disney/ABC.
Drudge's top-rated Sunday night talk show will continue in February
on the massive
Premiere network, owned by 1,120-station behemoth Clear Channel.
"They don't have a theme park, but they
have a hell of a good syndication arm," Drudge
said.
"They're eggs-actly what a guy like
me needs to spread my filthy lies."
"To be in the shadow of the vulgar Pigboy Limbaugh and Laura the Whore
will make up for
the free vouchers to the swirling teacups," said Drudge, who
added he'll be making more money
but declined to elaborate.
What they're saying in the UK
Wait a minute!
When the Supreme Court voted, we counted ALL their votes.
If we threw out the votes cast by Scalia and Slappy,
the two judges who personally had horses in the race they
were judging,
Gore would've won 4-3.
The Supreme Couyrt is saying it's not important when the PEOPLE
vote,
but when THEY vote, by God, they count every damn vote,
even the votes cast by judges with a personal stake in
the outcome.
That's horseshit!
Bill Maher had a few fun quotes last night
"If George Bush was anymore retarded, he'd be on death row in Texas."
"How is it that thousands of blacks didn't
get a chance to vote but Clarence Thomas did?"
That's true.
George W Bush won 100 percent of the black vote
of crooked judges on the Supreme Court
Great Democratic Quotes
I'm thinking about how uniquely ill-suited the U.S.Supreme Court is
to decide a
question like this, really through no fault of its own. But the personal
conflicts of
interest are so strong. Rehnquist wants to retire, but probably feels
he couldn't if
a Democrat is elected. So he's thinking,
"If I decide one way I get to go home and play
golf at my golf club that's
restricted to white people, and if I
go the other way I have to work for four years."
With O'Connor, it's the same thing on retirement. So it's like,
"A month from now I can retire and just relax
and have a life."
She can go back to Arizona or wherever she wants to go. Scalia wants
to be chief justice,
and he's thinking, "If I decide on Gore's
side, I can't be chief justice."
This isn't like they own stock and they have to decide based on that.
This is about their entire life, what their life's going to be like
in the next four years.
And that's all forgetting Scalia's two sons working for law firms where
Bush attorneys work,
and Thomas' wife working on the transition.
I mean, it's ridiculous. You couldn't get people less disinterested.
So that would be a reason for them to try to craft some solution that
doesn't necessarily
make it where they decide. But to send it back with two hours to go
-- that's like chicken shit.
by Al Franken on Salon.com
From: cbix@home.com
Subject: That hate mail from teamkmart.com
BC,
Went to the team Kmart site and found that it's (SURPRISE)
the site for the good ol' boy, stock car team that KMart sponsors!
Wow, what a shock.
The only thing they'd like better than Shithead in the Whitehouse
would be Daryl Waltrip.
ha ha
Paul Begala Shoots the Bull
The contest is over and George W. Bush will be President. The
first thing for any
responsible American to do is to honor and obey the ruling of the Supreme
Court.
Its ruling is final and I know Al Gore will respect it and abide by
it. I don't agree with it,
and plan to fully exercise my First Amendment right to criticize the
court, but one of the
reasons I have that constitutional right is because in our democracy
we accept court
rulings as authoritative and binding. So it is with this.
I wish I could be as confident my friends on the right would be as committed
to honoring
the outcome if it had gone against them. What's been most distressing
about this whole
period is how casually and cavalierly our friends on the right have
trashed any decision,
any outcome, and any process that did not favor them. They used
thuggish rhetoric
-- as when Tom DeLay called a ruling of the Florida Supreme Court "judicial
aggression",
and James Baker said a court ruling was "unacceptable", as if he had
an option as to
whether or not to obey it. And they exhibited thuggish behavior
-- reportedly deploying
Hill aides to lead intimidation actions that resulted in violence.
They shamefully trashed
the counting of votes as "stealing the election." They never
once articulated a scenario
under which they would recognize the legitimacy of a Gore victory.
When Chief Justice Rehnquist administered the oath of office to President
Clinton in 1997,
he had recently heard the arguments that led to the ruling that Paula
Jones could sue the President.
After Clinton finished the oath, with the traditional "So help me God,"
Rehnquist said to Clinton, "Good luck."
Some have taken that comment to be an ominous warning; others a mere
pleasantry.
I doubt Rehnquist will say the same to Bush.
You don't need luck when it looks like the game is rigged.
................
.......................................
The People's President........................The Appointed President
No matter who the American voter wanted for president,
Big Oil, Big Tobacco, and the NRA have decided to install
President Smirk,
and the incestuous, all-white, Supreme Court-for hire agreed
to do the job.
Today is the first day of the
Failed Smirk Presidency.
Failure One - Failure to get enough votes to win the election.
Failure Two - Failure to unite a country that he, himself,
tore apart.
Clinton gave us eight years of peace and prosperity, but Smirk
has promised "to get this country back on the right track"
By the way, Governor, what's that Mickey Mouse glove doing on your right hand?
December 12, the Day Democracy Died
From: Progdzn@pacbell.net
Subject: A funny thought
Bart,
Maybe Eric Rudolph will come out of hiding if
Bush promises him a job
in his administration. Let's see...how
about Surgeon General?
Ha ha
Eckhard
Ediotr's note: Eric Rudolph is the Republican maddog-bomber of
abortion clinics,
also wanted for setting a second bomb to go off an hour later to kill
cops and emergency
medical techinians helping the first bombing victims, and the Atlanta
Olympic bombings.
Another thought: Will Smirk pardon "Clinton political prisoner" Tim McVeigh?
Paul Begala was
so upset yesterday, his daily "Equal Time" column
had some paragraphs that ended like thi
Most Democrats have decided to wait and hear from Al Gore before
saying anything
but Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Surrenders too soon.) told reporters
"This is checkmate. Gore should resign
as fast as possible."
Meanwhile, Sen Torricelli (D-Traitor) said "Gore
should bend over and grab his cheeks
so it would be easier for Smirk and
his band of thieves to steal our remaining freedoms."
Let's see, ...Moran and Torricelli - we'll remember those names.
We won the last three presidential popular votes,
so how did we lose the House, the Senate, and the White House?
...and how did they get the press, the Supreme Court and the military
under their thumb?
Tom Delay must be dancing with glee.
Reaction to Smirk's theft is starting to come in...
"You can go straight to hell, George W."
From: joe@teamkmart.com
Subject: sick
You are a very sick person.
I have trouble believing there are people
like like you walking ( or crawling ) around.
Joe Carver
Joe, two things:
Isn't the KKK guy on Howard Stern named Carver?
Is that you?
Or maybe your dad?
That would explain a lot.
I'll bet you voted for the thief.
Also,
Does K-mart REALLY want you to use their name
when sending hate messages to a humor site where it will be posted
so a lot of people will see it - and then possibly respond to
you?
Oh, well, maybe you're the store manager and nobody can stop you.
From: daveymitch48@hotmail.com
Subject: Democrat weasels
BC,
What's the deal with the NJ Senator, Bob "The
Torch" Torricelli?
Even before this election fiasco, I've seen him
on many an interview.
He's consistently come across as a self-important,
irritating prick.
This time he's really done it with calling for
Gore to concede from Day 1.
The Dems don't need a weasel like this.
I don't understand it, either.
We act like we don't want to win.
Gore started out agreeing to debate rules where he wasn't allowed to
ask Smirk anything.
This left all the questions and all the follow ups to
Smirk's personal whore press.
For a year, we assumed Gore would stomp Smirk in the debates,
but Gore castrated himself before they even got on the stage.
What Gore could have asked:
Debate One: "Governor, why can't women be trusted to make their own reproductive choices?"
Debate Two: "Governor, I've never done cocaine. Have you?"
Debate Three: "Governor, where were you those
missing two years of National Guard duty?"
If Gore didn't want to fight - why did he run?
I don't care how pretty the beauty contestant looks in a swimsuit,
If her Daddy is the only judge, it's not fair when he picks his daughter.
Has there ever, in American history, been a more appropriate use for ther word, "tainted?"
The official death warrant for democracy, for history to record
From: mkregel@apple.com
Subject: Why Are the Dem's Caving?
Bartcop -
Why is Al Gore caving in and conceding?
This is nothing less than a
partisan coup d'etat - and if this happened in
any other country,
the UN would have sent in Jimmy Carter and a
100-man brigade.
Al Gore has the full right to have all votes counted
- why is he caving in and letting the
proverbial tank roll right over him? If
the tables were turned the repubs would still be fighting,
despite the Supreme Court decision.
I wish I knew.
I'm sure if we could force an answer out of Gore, it would be something
like,
"I want to be a gentleman and do what's best for America," which is
the kind of
attitude that will keep us out of power for a long, long time.
If Gore didn't want to fight, why did he run?
Tally Briggs / Actress at Large
You know, when this is all over,
Katherine Harris will get her ambassadorship,
Scalia will quid pro quo be appointed as Chief Justice
when Penzance retires,
Slappy's wife's gonna get a cushy "important" job in the Smirk
administration,
Daddy's old gang moves back into the White House to finish the
arms sales that
were interrupted by that pesky 1992 election process thingy that's
now been fixed,
..and the Democrats are going to lie back and just take
it, because we have no courage,
we've forgotten how to fight and we have no stomach for a fight.
...can't we at least appoint Bill Clinton head of the DNC so he
can be on Crossfire
once a week and straighten out some of these issues that so befuddle
our top Democrats?
From: satherman@earthlink.net
Subject: Bush Throwing Presidency
in '92
Dear BC:
I just finished reading your take on why poppybush lost in 1992.
I remember bush pardoning people, but I don't remember it happening
on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas Eve in 1992, I was giddy with excitement over my first
born's first Christmas
and probably glossed over this detail (just like poppybush planned!).
Can you imagine if the parties involved in this were reversed
and a Democrat had issued 6 pardons on Christmas Eve?
I believe in my heart that the bush family is one of the dirtiest, crime-ridden
families in America.
What makes it more disgusting is that they stand atop the mountain
looking down on everyone else
preaching about how honorable, dignified and upstanding they are.
I can't tell you the number of people
I know who voted for juniorette just because "his father is a good
man" or "he comes from a good family".
The American people should wake up and open their eyes to see what the
bush family is really all about.
They live by one set of rules while demanding that the rest of us live
by another. They would stop at
nothing to accomplish their goals if they thought they could keep their
crimes hidden from the public.
I think your theory is entirely believable. poppybush seemed to
be bored with running for re-election
from the get-go. Your theory on how juniorette got where he is
makes sense, too. Had jebulah won
a governorship first, he'd have been the nominee this year. The only
good thing to come out of the Florida
swamps this year is that the political lives of two bushes will be
over in one fell swoop of an election.
If juniorette pulls this off, he and jebulah will go down in flames
in 2004 and 2002 respectively and the
bush dynasty will be over. I only hope they take a hoard of their
fellow Republicans down with them.
They're a sleazy bunch.
One question for you - do you think the bushies talk about or plot their
crimes over family dinners,
or do you think they have convinced themselves they are innocent -
much like OJ has convinced
himself that he's not a murderer?
S. F. H.
From: (withheld)
Subject: unashamedly gushy fan mail
Hi Bartcop!. I used to read your stuff 2 years ago when I worked
at Xerox
but took 2 years off to do my MA - I only just started working fulltime
again
& thus have time & free internet access to check out your site.
I've gotta tell you, it has improved beyond measure - I am so impressed!
The links, the cartoons, the articles; it's extraordinary, you're so
committed.
I just want to say you have been a HUGE comfort to me during this whole
disgusting travesty of an election - I think I'm about the only person
in
Australia who still cares about the election. I'm a dual US/Australian
citizen & I'm planning to head to the States in about 6 months
to do a Phd
in American Politics. The election fiasco has only inspired me
to hurry up
& get my ass over there, American liberals need everyone they can
get!
Anyway, that's about all - I really hope you can continue to produce
the
excellent material that has characterized your site so far. (I'm
planning
to make a donation as soon as I finish paying my - goddamn exorbitant!!
-
grad school application fees!)
Love & Solidarity,
Steph
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