Media and The 2000 Election Fiasco, 2000. And yes it's from Mark

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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The 2000 presidential election was one of the closest and most controversial in history. Afterwards, the media blamed the election fiasco on Florida's butterfly ballots and hanging chads. But the truth is the media shared much of the blame because, by one estimate, the media may have convinced as many as 20,000 Floridians to stay home and not vote.

The Florida Secretary of State sent a press release to media outlets on October 30, 2000 requesting "patience in predicting winners of races" until after all of the polls closed at "8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time." More than 350 polling locations in Florida's panhandle were open until 7 pm Central Time-8pm Eastern Time. The press release stated: "The last thing we need is to have our citizens in the Central Time zone think their vote doesn't count - because it certainly does!"

Despite the Secretary's pleas, this is what the media had to say at 7 pm Eastern Time, an hour before the polls closed.

News anchors from ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and Fox New Channel repeatedly stating that the Florida polls were closed at 7 pm EST.

In the 2002 off-year elections, 20,000 additional Floridians voted than in the panhandle than in 2000 - unusual given that turn-out in off-year elections is generally much lower. Because the Florida panhandle is strongly Republican, it is possible an additional 20,000 votes may have given George Bush a much larger margin of victory than the one he had - sparing the country of the recount controversy.

This year, the media should know better. Let's see if they get it right.

And that's the Point of Mark Hyman.

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Remembering what Vince Lombardi said,

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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Show me a GOOD loser and I'll show you a LOSER"

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OK, you really do know who Pinky & "The Brain" are or were but, think of this as Bush & Rummy speaking

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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Remember now the is Bush and Rummy talking Now which one is Pinky and which one is The Brain. Well??? OK, I'll gave you half of it, Pinky is Bush.

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Words to the wise

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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THE WORDS

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A Pic is worth a thousand words, this only takes 10 sadly

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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The new meaning

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Election Costs 2004 yes, it from Mark

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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One thing is absolutely certain about yesterday's elections. The total price tag will set a record for spending in both the presidential and congressional races with nearly four billion dollars spent, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. This is nearly one-third more than was spent four years ago. Final figures won't be known for several weeks.

The presidential race alone has cost at least $1.2 billion. This tally includes both so-called "hard money" contributions given to the candidates as well as money spent by 527 advocacy groups such as MoveOn.Org and ACT. These groups are named after section 527 of the IRS code.

According to Political Money Line dot com, 527s collectively raised more than $460 million with Democratic organizations out raising Republican groups by a two to one margin. Eight of top 10 wealthiest 527s are Democratic groups, with funds totaling nearly $287 million compared to the $50 million raised by the two leading GOP committees.

The two presidential campaigns weren't exactly in the poor house. Together they spent nearly $700 million. George Bush held a narrow lead in fundraising with $365 million compared to John Kerry's $334 million.

Not including the nearly $75 million each candidate received in federal funds, the full accounting of who gave to each candidate is not yet known. According to the Open Secrets dot org website about seven and a half percent of the Bush contributions were missing some or all of the disclosure information required by law. Almost three percent of Kerry's contributions had incomplete donor information and nearly 20% of Kerry's contributions that is, $30 million was missing all disclosure information.

Four billion dollars is a lot of money. In fact, it appears to be an astronomical amount of money. But consider this. There is only one world Super Power. The U.S. is the economic engine that drives the rest of the world. With an economy easily measured in the trillions of dollars, it becomes easier to understand how millions can be spent on Congressional races and how more than a billion dollars can be spent on a presidential election.

It may just be the price tag of doing election business. No matter how uncomfortable it makes us feel.

And that's the Point of Mark Hyman

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Want to talk to the judge, here's his #, God, please no more lawers

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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UPS To Deliver Trial Lawyer Windfall

Trial lawyers, start your calculators. U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson in San Francisco just handed you a multi-million dollar windfall.

Henderson recently ruled that the United Parcel Service, the package delivery company, must hire deaf drivers to operate its trucks. This means the next time a UPS truck is about to back over you don't even bother yelling. Just call a trial lawyer to sue.

Henderson, appointed to the bench by Jimmy Carter in 1980, ruled in favor of a class action lawsuit filed by five plaintiffs whose chief complaint was that UPS restricted deaf employees from driving delivery trucks. The Department of Transportation maintains strict hearing and vision standards to license drivers operating vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds. DOT has left it up to individual companies to determine the standards for drivers of vehicles weighing less. UPS has used the DOT standards for all vehicles due to the safety and liability concerns. UPS has a 70,000 drivers and a fleet of 65,000 delivery trucks of which nearly 6,000 weigh less than 10,000 pounds.

This isn't the first time that UPS has been attacked over its safety policies. In 1997, the Clinton Administration's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued UPS over its policy of requiring drivers to have vision in both eyes. Like the hearing issue, UPS was using the DOT's baseline vision standards in assigning drivers to operate its under-10,000 pound vehicles.

It is inconceivable that a federal judge would overrule a company's legitimate public safety concerns and order it to increase its potential liability and put its drivers and the public at risk. But Judge Thelton Henderson has done just that for reasons that defy logic. We only hope that UPS appeals this decision so that common sense prevails.

You can share your thoughts with Judge Henderson by calling his private chambers at (415) 522-3630.

And that's the Point of Mark Hyman of http://newscentral.tv/

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STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES SENATOR BARBARA BOXER

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES SENATOR BARBARA BOXER
VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2004

Veterans Day is celebrated on the eleventh day of
the eleventh
month. It is a day to remember the tremendous
sacrifices that
America’s veterans have made to defend the freedom
and
democracy of our nation. As we reflect on their
exceptional
courage, we also pause to think of the numerous
American troops
currently serving in foreign lands, too often in
harm’s way.

Armistice Day, as it was originally known, was
officially
established by Congress in 1938 as a way to
commemorate the end
of World War I on November 11. Later, Congress
changed the
name to “Veterans Day” to pay homage to all
veterans. Our men
and women in uniform knowingly, willingly and
repeatedly put
their lives at risk to protect our nation. For
this, we are
eternally grateful.

This year, let us also remember our troops serving
in so many
areas of the world. They continue to serve our
nation and
Veterans Day provides us with an opportunity to
provide them
with an expression of our appreciation. I ask
Californians and
all Americans to join me in remembering and
commemorating our
veterans on this Veterans Day. If you would like
to do more to
support our troops, I encourage you to visit my
website at
http://boxer.senate.gov and click on the “support
our troops”
banner. You will find many actions that you can
take to give
aid and comfort to our troops. You will also find
a special
feature on Veterans Day on my website.
SENATOR BARBARA BOXER

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The new outsoursing, bet 'em to the punch

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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It's funny, righ?

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"He who is willing to sacrifice freedom for safety deserves neither freedom nor safety." - Ben Franklin
"One useless man is called a disgrace; two useless men are called a law firm; and three or more useless men are a congress" - John Adams
Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it."--Mark Twain

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Q. How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?

A. Seven

(1) one to deny that a light bulb needs to be replaced;

(2) one to question the patriotism of anyone who questions the need for a new light bulb;

(3) one to blame the previous administration for the need of a new light bulb;

(4) one to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of "illegal" light bulbs;

(5) one to get together with Vice President Cheney and figure out how to pay Halliburton Industries one million dollars for each light bulb;

(6) one to arrange a photo-op session showing Bush changing the light bulb while dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag;

(7) and finally one to explain to Bush the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country.

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