From: elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.bush,alt.politics.clinton,alt.politics.elections
Subject: Re: Clinton makes Quayle look like a genius (was Re: A few things)
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 92 15:20:41 CDT
Organization: Minas Tirith BBS (Public Access Usenet for New Orleans)

eyc@acpub.duke.edu (EMIL CHUCK) writes:

> elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley) writes:
> @mulac@daystrom.lerc.nasa.gov (Richard Mulac) writes:
> @>    Even if he doesn't intend to appoint him, how can he say that Cuomo
> @> would make a good justice after earlier saying that he's tied to the mob.
> @> I suppose next he'll say that John Gotti would make a good Secretary of
> @> State {:^) .  His pandering really showed through when he made that
> @> statement.
> @
> @Hey, bubba, I gave you seven examples of Bush's pandering since 1980.  Do yo
> @have any response to those, or are you just going to be a broken record?
> 
> I don't think it's productive to play a numbers game. "I can name Bush's
> pandering in three notes." "I can name Clinton's in two." ...
> 
> First of all, I wouldn't be surprised if Bush did pander to ... let me
> see, the Religious Fundamentalists, the pro-lifers, the NRA, China(?),
> ... I can only guess four of your pander-bears -- since 1980. We do
> elect politicians to represent us and get government funding for us.
> 
> On the other hand, whenever Bush is pandering to the conservatives, he's
> described as "securing their tenuous vote" (which is partly true) which
> is some fringe element of society (which could be true). However, when
> Clinton panders off to liberals, I don't hear any whispering of him
> "securing their tenuous vote" (which is partly true) which is some
> fringe element of society (which could be true).
> 
> I don't know if a man who can call the opposition party the home of
> American "nazis" (sorry, can't recall the quote) could be qualified
> to sit on the highest judiciary bench in the land.
> 
> -- 
> Emil Thomas Chuck (Duke BME '93)		eyc@acpub.duke.edu
> I'm too busy for my class, too busy for my clubs, too busy for my work.
> I'm too busy for my mail, too busy for my news, too busy for my calls.
> I'm too busy for this .sig. 

It's not a numbers game.  It's one thing for Mulac to say that Clinton is 
a panderer.  However, I pointed out that his boy is just as bad on that 
score, if not worse.  The crux of the Bush campaign strategy this year is 
to slam Clinton and show the electorate that no matter how disgusted they 
may be with Bush, Clinton will be worse.  Bush panders to special 
interests as much as Clinton, so labelling Clinton does nothing to make 
Bush look better.

Interesting that you don't deny that Bush panders to Conservative 
interests, but you're upset about press coverage of Clinton's alleged 
pandering.  

As to Clinton trying to 'secure the tenuous vote' of those on the left, 
if you listen to some of the folks on the fringe left like Charlie 
Rangel, you'd think that they'd rather Bush than Clinton.  The fringe 
left is not at all happy with Clinton.  You've got black leaders telling 
blacks to stay home, and you've got a lot of folks in the entertainment 
industry unhappy with him because of his selection of Gore, given 
Tipper's involvement with the PMRC.  If he's pandering to them, they're 
damn sure ungrateful.

I take it you're referring to Cuomo on the Nazi thing.  I didn't know he 
ever made such a statement.  Well, actually, he's right.  David Duke is a 
Republican, making the GOP home for Nazi interests.



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