From: barrett@cloudgen1.gatech.edu (James Barrett)
Subject: Spy magazine has 1000 great reasons to vote against Bush
Organization: Georgia Tech College of Computing
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 00:35:38 GMT


For anyone considering voting for George Herbert (Hoover) W. Bush,
please read Spy magazine's August edition.  Regardless of whether
you beleive their number 1 reason, the other Jennifer, is true or
even a valid reason for voting against someone, many of the other
reasons are so incredibly sad but true that you should read it just
to be fully informed.

Enclosed are the first 42 reasons.


1.  He cheats on his wife.

2.  The JFK Thing.

3.  The Lying-About-JFK Thing.

4.  The War-Hero Thing.

5.  Harry Bluckmun is 84 years old.

6.  If we vote him out, that's one new job created.

7.  His doctor says he should get some rest.

8.  Asked why he wanted a second term, he said, "I think the people want 
change."

9.  In March 1992 he said, "Change is nothing to fear."

10. In April he said, "The need for reform won't wait."

11. And "We must rekindle a revolution."

12. In seven public appearances in April, he referred to "change" or "reform" 
188 times.

13.  The GNP increased an average of only 0.6 percent per year during the first
three years of his presidency.

14. Even if the economy does nine times better this year, he will still have the
worst record of any president since World War II.

15. In January 1992 he said, "I will do what I have to to be reelected."

16. A campaign official said, "We'll stoop to whatever is necessary to win."

17. When schoolchildren chanted, "Read my lips: no new taxes," he whined about
"attack-dog politics."

18. He told newspaper editors that the 1992 presidential campaign was the
"ugliest" he'd ever seen.

19. He added that "we've tried to have most of our positive."

20. He said he'd "instructed his people to stay out of the sleaze business."

21.  "We are going to paint Clinton as a man out of control, who can't 
control his zipper, can't control his wife and can't control his waistline" 
- a senior advisor.

22.  The cost of a photo op with Bush at an April 1992 fundraiser was $92,000.

23.  BUSH SIGNALS CAUTIOUS CAMPAIGN - LA Times, June 2, 1988.

24.  BUSH PLANS TO CONTINUE CATIOUS SOVIET POLICY - Washington Post, 
January 20, 1989.

25.  BUSH CAUTIOUS ON ANTI-INFLATION STEPS - NY Times, Jan 26, 1989.

26.  AT CEREMONY FOR CHENEY, BUSH CAUTIOUS ON CUTS - Wash Post, Mar 22, 1989.

27.  CAUTIOUS PATH FOR BUSH'S EUROPE TRIP - Times, May 26, 1989.

28.  BUSH CAUTIOUS BUT FIRM ON CHINA - USA Today, June 9, 1989.

29.  EAST BLOC CHANGES HAILED; BUT BUSH IS CAUTIOUS ON BID BY GORBACHEV - 
Wash Post, July 17, 1989.

30.  BUSH "ENCOURAGED" BY RAFSANJANI OFFER BUT BUT TAKES CAUTIOUS STANCE - 
LA Times, Aug 6, 1989.

31.  BUSH CAUTIOUS ON FURTHER AID TO POLAND - LA Times, Sept 28, 1989.

32.  ON PANAMA, BUSH CHARACTERISTICALLY CAUTIOUS - Wash Post, Oct 15, 1989.

33.  BUSH IS CAUTIOUS ON DOMESTIC GOALS - Times, Feb 1, 1990.

34.  BUSH IS CAUTIOUS ON GLOBAL WARMING - USA Today, Feb 5, 1990.

35.  BUSH TALKS IN SF, URGES "CAUTIOUS" DEFENSE CUTS - San Francisco Chronicle, Feb 8, 1990.

36.  BUSH YIELDS TO AN IMPULSE TO STAY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE SOVIETS - Times, 
Feb 11, 1990.

37.  BUSH DEFENDS CAUTIOUS LITHUANIA POLICY - LA Times, March 29, 1990.

38.  AT INTERNATIONAL MEETING, BUSH CAUTIOUS ON GLOBAL WARMING - Boston Globe, 
April 18, 1990.

39.  BUSH REMAINS CAUTIOUS ON BALTIC EVENTS - Wash Post, Jan 12, 1991.

40.  THE CAUTIOUS BUSH BUDGET IS A NO-RISK CAMPAIGN PLAN - Atlanta Constitution, Feb 7, 1991.

41.  CONDOMS IN CLASS; BUSH IS CAUTIOUS - Washington Times, April 19, 1991.

42.  BAILING OUT SOVIETS: BUSH IS CAUTIOUS - Times, June 12, 1991.
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