From: oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil)
Subject: Re: RNC platform please
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 17:25:43 GMT

andy@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (Andy Freeman) writes:

>In article <oneil.715587070@cwis> oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil) writes:
>>andy@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (Andy Freeman) writes:
>>
>>>In article <oneil.715491500@cwis> oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil) writes:
>>>>True, but if someone at the RNC would take the time to scan it, it would be
>>>>all over the net in no time!  If you ask me, it looks like they don't want
>>>>people to read it because the Democratic platform was online in about a day!
>>
>>>So?  If you ask me, they think that they've got better things to do.
>>>They may not even know how much distribution on-line stuff gets.
>>
>>Interesting that you would say this.  The Clinton campaign certainly 
>>feels that it is important to get this stuff online.  They put everything
>>out in a day and I believe that they even have their own internet 
>>connection now.
>>
>>I certainly feel the Democrats are more grass roots.

>So?  Clinton plays better sax too.  Does this really matter?

Why would I vote for a bunch of clueless yokels who don't know and don't
want to know how to spread the word about their campaign?  

Clinton certainly seems much more adept with dealing with people.  I 
remember when Bush went on Dan Rather during the first election for what
seemed a very planned attack on Rather.  Bush seems to feel the need to
constantly badger people to prove he's not a wimp.  

So, yeah, actually Clinton's playing of the sax proves to me that maybe 
he's just a little more balanced of a human being who can go on television
and talk to the individual who is interviewing him and who doesn't feel 
the need to attack the individual.

It does matter to me that a candidate for president *is* grass roots.  I
don't want some dork who doesn't even have any clue what a grocery market
scanner is.  Heaven knows, Bush has only been shopping a couple times in the
last year or so and has no clue how the recession is totally draining some
of us Americans.

>>>Asking either of us is rather silly.  If you want to know why they
>>>haven't made it available, ask them.
>>
>>Why is it silly for the LARGE NUMBER of people who have asked to ask online?

>Learn to READ O'Neil.  It is silly to ask people on-line why the
>Repubs have made certain decisions because said people DON'T know.
>Anyone who honestly CARES why the repubs did certain things will ask
>them instead of attributing reasons to them.  Why do the best Clinton
>arguments consist of dishonestly attributing things to others?

Learn how to deal with people, you jerk.  It's silly to attack people
online about this.  I'm obviously not the only one who has asked where the
Rep. platform is.  I'm sure some of them are even Republicans.  You know,
it's very likely that some well-meaning Republican might think, "Gosh, I
have a flatbed scanner.  Aw, what the heck, I'll scan it in?" 

>>The Democrats got theirs online.  If those were available via anonymous
>>FTP, then only naturally would we be querying about the Republican platform.

>So?

So go vote Republican.  I think your party is going to need every vote it 
gets this November.  Especially with atttitudes like yours.

>>>>Furthermore, does the Republican party /charge/ for copies, given how 
>>>>thick it actually is?  I don't want any of my money going to the Republicans.
>>>>
>>>>I just want their platform.
>>
>>>Yawn.  It's easy enough to find out.  If it isn't worth checking, it
>>>isn't worth me telling.
>>
>>My, aren't you endearing?
>>
>>But anyway, this group seems to be the natural place to be checking.

>Why?  Unlike alt.politics.clinton, apb isn't a Bush media outlet.
>Wishing otherwise won't change that.

Because there aren't enough people online here who support Bush for it to
become so.  I'm sorry you're so jealous.  (It's only reflecting what's going
on in the rest of the country, of course.)

>>Of course, I'm sure you wouldn't want that thing to get into the hands
>>of the culturally elite anyway.

>I don't care whether or not anyone reads EITHER platform.  I'm
>undecided, although the Clinton folks sure are pushing me towards
>Bush.  Why are you folks so intent on becoming like your caricature
>of Repubs?

Gosh, you certainly need to learn how to deal with people in life if my
simple query to find out if anyone had scanned in the platform had done so
has made you so defensive.  Certainly, you're not the only one reading
alt.politics.bush.  (Or maybe you are, I don't know.)

>-andy
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Sharon O'Neil
oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu

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