From: wdp@gagme.chi.il.us (Bill Pfeiffer)
Newsgroups: alt.president.clinton,alt.politics.clinton
Subject: ***STOP THE NONSENSE, ALREADY***(was Re: Not a president yet)
Date: 9 Nov 92 10:25:17 GMT
Organization: Gagme Public Access UNIX, Chicago, Illinois.
Originator: wdp@gagme

In article <Bx9Exz.E4.1@cs.cmu.edu> hopkins@cs.cmu.edu (Don Hopkins) writes:
>nau@ssesco.com (William Nau) writes:
>
>Bush supporters: did you actually think that SLEAZY campaign would
>work?  Do you actually think winning the election would justify the
>SLEAZE?  Or do you just get off on having your Bigot Buttons pushed?
>
>	-Don

Don.

I am a STRONG Clinton supporter and really have been moved by Bill's
fine and almost spiritual campaign.  I have also been a non-fan of
Bush for as long as he has been in office.  But, regarding your
statement of 'did you really thing that [Bush] campaign would work'  I
must say that, yes I did think it would work.

The public LOVES smear and fear campaigns, they eat it up.  People
LOVE to feel superior, racially, nationally, and politically.  It is
an INCREDIBLE statement of the power of Mr Clinton's  message and to
the dire straits we find our selves in, that Bill *did* get elected.

Bill Clinton's message was one of unity, shared purpose and a strength
that is borne out of a pooled effort.  Perot also had the right idea,
but Bill's vision was far more universal that Ross's.  Bill Clinton
captured our hearts and Ross Perot awakened our minds.  Since Mr Perot
was a sure loser, as far as attaining office is concerned, Clinton was
the best of both worlds.  However, Ross did not lose.  He was
successful in awakening us to some important realities, and for that he
deserves a round of applause and our gratitude.

But although Bill's message is one of unity, the old patterns of
bitterness and sour grapes are still present.  It pains me to hear
gloating on the part of Clinton supporters.  Bill would not want that,
I am sure.  This election was not a football game, it was about the
future of our nation.  Can't we, who supported Clinton, take the high
road as both Bush and Perot did, and realize that to 'stick it in the
faces' of Bush and Perot supporters is to do what Bill stood against.
Such tactics are the province of small minds.  Even George and Ross
are above that.  I would hope that Clinton supporters would be too.

Sure there are supporters of Ross and George who continue to echo
bitterness over Bill's election.  I hope that the public will
self-evolve and realize that there is no time to attack one-another.
But, if Bill's supporters cannot avoid pointless gloating, then how
much better are they from the others who continue to throw stones?

The time is NOW for some real action and getting together.  As Bill
said, 'this is a NEW patriotism'  I could not agree more.  This is the
'90's.  It is time to, finally, put down the lables and walls that
make for artificial divisions.  Enough, already with the superficial
ego-stroking of Limbaugh, enough of this pointless gloating and
liberal/conservative/Clinton/Perot/Bush bashing.  

We are standing at a crossroads.

Not the crossroads of Clinton or Bush or Perot, but the crossroads of
whether we can just stop this stupid in-fighting and get on with the
real business of getting our great land and our great peoples back on
track, pulling together.  Wasn't it Lincoln who spoke of 'a house
divided against it's self cannot stand'?   Clinton's victory WAS
INDEED a victory for America.  Not because he is Clinton, but because
we have awakened from our slumber - long enough to give a shit and
vote, IN RECORD NUMBERS!  This is due to the strengths in Clinton and
Perot, but more over to the fact that sleeping in each disenfranchised
voter was a *patriot* who heard something different this time. A kind
of patriot who knows that *PATRIOTISM* is more that symbols, slogans
flag-waving and tough talk.  They know that PATRIOTISM is something
deep inside, a love and commitment to the prosperity of their nation,
and.. yes.. the world.   They heard something positive.  Something
that sent them to the polls in droves, even through bad weather.

Now, we have a choice.  Keep up the work, or fall asleep again, each
of us in our own familiar cubical, each lulled by the familiar lullaby of
the 'same old divisive politics'.  If you supported Clinton, then you
MUST remain awake.  If you supported Perot, you *too* must keep
working along side of those other patriots who voted for change in
their own way.  If you supported Bush, follow your candidates advice
and ralley together... not so much behind Bill Clinton, but behind
America.  If we throw jealous rocks at each other, we will be doing
a disservice to our *nation*!

We have awakened!  Now lets stay that way.  No time for biterness, No
time for pettyness, No time for gloating.  

It is time for ;
   __
  /  )   _/_
 /--/ _. /  o ______
/  (_(__<__<_(_) / <_ ....    We are Americans, let's not let our
                              GREAT nation down!

  
I call upon REAL Clinton supporters to STOP GLOATING!
I call upon all Perot and Bush supporters to STOP THROWING STONES!
I ask you all to listen to your candidate and start PUSHING.  You all
voted because you love your country.  The process elected Bill, but
you are STILL Americans.  If you loved your country on Nov 3, continue
to love it now and pull together.  We can build a better tomorow.

Thanks

William Pfeiffer
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