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Date:         Tue, 28 Jul 1992 00:06:00 EST
From:         MING the Destroyer <199561011@VUVAXCOM.BITNET>
Subject: NITE-LITE 7/27/92

hello, and welcome to NITE-LITE. I'm brni mojzes, your
host for the evening as we bring you more commentary on
the upcoming election.

as you well know, the Kerryx2 ticket and the Tall Guy ticket
have dominated the scene, debating on a number of issues.
the duncan/hoffman ticket and the schledorn/kusmin ticket have
both taken a one-issue approach to the election.  it is too early
to tell which strategy may prevail.

the Tall Guys seem to have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive
against the Kerries, with some level of success.  one is left wondering
whether this may simply be due to the recent silence of mr. olson.
the Kerries, having originally claimed to be the only ticket with
definite positions on key issues, have become distracted from these
issues by the Tall Guys and their agenda.

one key rift between the Tall Guys and the Kerries is the notion of the
logic czar.  the Tall Guys want to create the position of logic czar and
appoint jamie, who has said that his job will be to "inform and enforce
the iron laws of logic," to that position.  the Kerries, who reject the
notion of a logic czar, claim that "the right to keep and bear logic
shall not be infringed."  there is a rumor that they may be considering
pushing through a constitutional amendment.

the logic czar element, it seems to this commentator, is essential to the
Tall Guy's campaign.  playing upon the listmember's fears of logic, and
especially of logic abuse, the Tall Guys can gather support from a wide
range of people.  thus far, jamie has supported this campaign.  however,
there is the possibility that jamie may band together with jimbo, who
was until very recently considered a politics has-been, but has made an
astounding come-back.  this new alliance would not only strip the Tall
Guys of their logical groundings, but would also hurt them severely in
other ways.

the Tall Guys are currently also running as the experienced party, the
party that is well grounded in traditional politics-list values.  however,
if the Smart Guys were to actualize their candidacy, they would both
be drawing on the same group of supporters.  the Kerries on the other hand,
have called themselves "the new generation," saying that they will be the
ones to forge ahead towards the future, as opposed to living in the past.

on the shoe issue, both the Kerries and the Tall Guys are lagging.  both
are arguing about who originated the shoe issue, and the recognition of
its importance, but neither have made a bold stand on the issue itself.
on the other hand, the duncan/hoffman ticket has made great claims that
all persons have a right to have shoes, or not to, the choice is theirs.
peter schledorn has made a statement, not *on* shoes, but *in* shoes,
thus demonstrating his keen sense of the pragmatic, and his eschewal of
the merely theoretical.  however, unless his running mate appears
(rumor has it that kusmin is in france making secret shoe deals with the
iranians) or is replaced, it is unlikely that mr. schledorn will gather
much support.  the duncan/hoffman ticket has also had a slow start, but
this commentator feels that, should they expand their platform beyond
shoes, they DO stand a ghost of a chance.  however, it is important that
the duncan/hoffman team and the schledorn team do not spend too much time
bickering with each other (such as when ms. duncan accused mr. schledorn
of being a marxist) or they will surely fall to the Kerries and the
Tall Guy's propaganda machines.

one thing that is important to know about the shoe issue is this:  should
anneleise lorson reappear at some time, she will undoubtably corner this
[Bissue.  as the shoe expert of this list, it is doubtful that anyone would
remain faithful to any other party.

one thing that may badly damage the kerry campaign is the fact that they
have not yet decided upon which position which will serve.  this may be
viewed by the listmembers as indecisiveness, which, dispite their many
strengths and their ability to overcome bipartisan bickering, may be
their downfall.

i leave you then with several questions.

why does kerry stevenson want to impose mandatory psychological testing
on all citizens?

what is the alleged affiliation between the snuff lobby and the Tall Guys?
and what do the illuminati have to do with this?

why are the Tall Guys invoking Stimely?  and what do the illuminati have
to do with this?

what kind of shoes is peter in?

will the logic czar create a theocracy?

thank you all for tuning in tonite, for this edition of
NITE-LITE.



brni
"He wasn't white and fluffy.
He just had sideburns."
        -sugarcubes "deus"
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