[lit-ideas] Re: Convention

On 2004/08/31, at 21:25, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Did anyone watch any of the Rep. convention last night?

Too nauseating. Judging by clips seen on the Internet that is. I like 
Pepe Escobar's description in Asia Times,

> In God, and Terror, We Trust
>
> Be afraid. Be very afraid. That is the essence of the Republican 
> platform for "four more years" of the president of permanent war. Oh, 
> but don't ask how the "war on terra" is actually going, with the 
> 1,000th US soldier about to die in Iraq, which along with Afghanistan 
> is in chaos; because God, and Karl Rove's dirty tricks, are on George 
> Bush's side.

Meanwhile, before panicking at latest twisted poll results, I turn to 
www.race2004.net, which offers the following electoral vote estimates,

>
> Bush: 177   Strong: 142  Weak: 35
> Kerry: 216  Strong: 190  Weak: 26
> Undecided: 145
>
> as of August 30.

Cheers,

John


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