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Date:         Thu, 20 Aug 1992 12:54:00 -0400
From:         "Men-- can't live with 'em,
              can't shoot 'em" <JULIE%DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU@CARNEGIE.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: the gipper saves the night from being sank by the loose
              buchanan

Kerry writes:
>For those expecting that the Republicans are losing delegates with the
>prolife plank, you should pay closer attention.  When the summary of that
>plank was made yesterday, when the chairlady of the committee said, "and
>we believe in the sanctity of human life, including the life of the unborn,"
>she got the longest sustained applause of the morning (longer than mention
>of George Bush, school choice, or free trade got, longer than Rich Bond,
>Sally Atwater, or Trent Lott got.)

If you ever test the theory, you will note that it only takes 20
people to produce "sustained applause."  The fact that one person got
more of it than anyone else only suggests that some members of the
audience were more pleased, not all.

>It really amuses me that all the commentators want to talk about is the
>abortion plank, when it is decided.  If you watch CSPAN (the platform
>debates, the committee meetings, and the convention itself), you see the
>event itself--if you watch the big three opinionated commentating networks
>(and even CNN gets into it)--you see what *they* want you to think happened.
>There is a *huge* difference.

Have you paid much attention to this, Missy?  I think your viewpoint
is clouded, or something... Even the CONSERVATIVE newspapers (such as
the Providence Journal-Bulletin) are covering the silencing of the
pro-choice Republican contingents.

>Pay attention to the temporary chair from Texas:  the "block-everything,
>do-nothing Congress" line will be repeated.  So will the "King Congress"
>line.  And it will play *beautifully* in Peoria.

Peoria is in South Africa.  Bush needs votes here.

(or is that Pretoria?)

>If you can defend the check-bouncing, high-living, undemocratic Democrat
>Congress, go right ahead and try.  The fact is that the *Congress* has
>the responsibility to pass legislation, and they haven't done it.  Took
>'em less than 24 hours to raise their own pay, though.  Now that's
>efficiency.

I refuse to defend Congress, which has a good number of Republicans
_and_ Democrats in it.  However, I find it fascinating that Bush wants
CREDIT for such things as the "fall of Communism," Glastnost, the
tearing down of the Berlin Wall, and victories over Noriega and
Hussein, without wanting to take the credit for anything here, such as
the crumbling economy, the total lack of a health care system that
functions and the L.A. Riots.

It's basically "pick and choose" your favourite things to take credit
for and blame people you don't like for the rest.  You might want to
take into account that Noriega and Hussein were both FRIENDS of Bush
before we made them into useful enemies, by the way, and a good deal
of support which went to them was given without Congressional approval
(though some was given with it as well).

>BTW, as I write, Nancy Johnson of Connecticut is making a pro-choice
>speech.

What is she saying?  Was it approved by the conventioneers?

>Bob Casey, come home.

I thought that was Bill Bailey...?

>Republicans are the party of civilized
>debate on *every* issue.

Every one of their speeches had to be approved beforehand, and I sure
don't see them talking about lesbians and gay men in a manner which is
even remotely "civilized."

>The Democrat party is the party of political
>correctness

Please define "political correctness"

>Broadway productions

Such as "La Cage Aux Folles?"

>, and fiscal irresponsibility.

I think we all can take some blame for that

>Don't inhale.

I never inhale near Republicans.

>--Missy P 2 B

--Julie

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