YOU SAID IT
Your reaction to the U.S. election campaign and its aftermath
The closeness and uncertainty of the U.S. election sparked off intense debate amongst our readers and messageboard contributors. Here are just a few opinions from a passionate and hard-hitting discussion that is still in full swing...
"Surrender Gore-othy and take your little dog Joe-Joe too."
--Joseph Bonasse
"George W. keeps saying that he 'will bring the people together'. Well, he will -- just not on the side of the Republicans."
--Heiderose Kober
"Al Gore fought the law and the law won."
--Kay Noonan
"No Honeymoon! Let the investigations begin!"
--Morgen Bird
"If the Dems had really wanted Al for Pres, they should have voted for impeachment."
--Mike Nurmela
"If I were Gore or Bush I'd be suing to force the other guy to take the job."
--Beaux Thibideaux
"The Bushwhacking of America is a sad day in our history. The American people have been robbed and will soon be plundered."
--Lora Davis
"Charlton Heston, your office is ready."
--Bill Weinstein
"Bush is acting like a guy who got a check with extra zeros and is trying to keep the money."
--Dan Kelly
"Gore in a walk. Don't look at the polls, look at the electoral college."
--Brian Field, August 15
"The uninspiring Gore-Lieberman ticket couldn't 'energize the party base' even if you ran 50,000 volts through their bodies."
--S.F. Drysdale, August 16
"Don't underestimate Bush in a debate. Ann Richards did, and now she is just a pundit."
--P. Edwards, September 14
"I still predict a Republican defeat due to this one fact alone: They didn't select the best candidate."
--G. Heald, September 14
"I don't like either Bush or Gore or Buchanan ... Is this the best America can come up with?"
--Dan Rodgers
"The majority of Americans could care less who is in office as long as they have jobs."
--Pascal Rodriguez
"The last thing Gore needs is for the voters to actually think past his proposals."
--Glenn Thompson
"The first time I read Bush calling himself an "outsider," I spewed hot coffee all over my keyboard and monitor."
--Sunny King
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"Ralph Nader has earned my eternal contempt."
--V.G. Mohan
"Nader has destroyed that [Green] party. No Democrat will ever help them get on a ballot again."
--Kobi C.
"Would you buy a used car from Gore, Bush, or Nader? Nader is by far the best man for the job."
--Vernon Cole
"It may boil down to whoever has the best lawyers that wins this election."
--James Poindexter
"I want to start my own court case. ... Where do I find a lawyer that is not already involved in this?"
--Mike McCrudden
"Who is this guy Manuel... and how is he going to have time to count all those ballots??"
--Jim Donovan
"We have all had a chance to learn more about how politics and the courts work, but I for one would just like to know who got the most votes in Florida, and thereby who is truly the president-elect."
--K. Hunter
"Remember... It's the Electoral College, stupid !!! "
--Mark S. Duffy
"The Constitution is not a salad bar. You can't pick the rules you want to follow and leave the rest."
--Joseph Saviano
"The People choose Gore. The System choose Bush."
--John Barham
"I heard that Al Gore was going to appeal the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to Judge Judy..."
--Harz
"New sign in front of the United States Supreme Court building: 'We now select Presidents! ....So YOU don't have to!'"
--T.E.
"If we can't trust the Supreme Court to make decisions fairly and without prejudice, where do we go?"
--Maris Espanola
"HELP WANTED: Immediate opening for a fat lady who can travel to Florida and sing."
--John Barbee
"If a person's height was measured by hypocrisy, the lawyers and politicians would be a mile tall."
--Phil Dixon
"Ugh ... I can't stand it anymore. The dishes and laundry are piling up. The Christmas tree awaits decorations. ... I'm dreaming of giant dimples and chads and am counting ballots in my sleep. Never thought I'd say this ... but can't we just keep Bill?."
--Deb
"So my fellow Americans whoever wins...we lose. Neither man has the best interests of the American people at heart."
--Sherry Angwafo
"If this were not so serious an issue, it could be rather amusing. The U.S....not able to hold an election...."
--Ingo Schoelzel, Germany
"What you are going through is a good lesson of humility...."
--Gianguido Castagno, Italy
"...please, until you will not fix your problems, don't teach others democracy ;-) . Americans like to do it - and the results aren't always good."
--Alexandre Bougakov, Russia
"The Greatest Democracy on Earth is having the democraziest ballot ever!"
--Dag O. Johansen, Norway
"I'm sure [Queen Elizabeth II] would have you back in the fold. ... even Prince Charlie can't be any sillier than the US system looks at the moment!"
--Rod Hagen, Australia
"Americans, thanks for giving the rest of us the greatest 3 week ( so far!) soap opera the world has ever seen- a true case of democracy in IN ACTION."
--Jeff Midzuk, South Africa
"All in all, I am confident you will eventually elect the President you deserve."
--Eddie Foster, Great Britain
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