Letter from Al.GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AUSTIN February 28, 1999 Ola Jebby! Just raised twenty million bones. No problem. Guy calls up, says "George, I'm a buddy of your old man's" and FedExes me a check for ten million. I call him up, say, "Sir, okay, number A), thanks a million; number 2), I can't accept all that money 'cause in the first place I'm not sure I'm running and in the second place there's laws about that sort of thing." He says, "Okay, rip up that check." So today I get another FedEx box with about 15,000 checks each for about $1500 each from a different person with a different signature and with a different bank account. I know what you're thinking, brother. You're thinking "Buddhist City!" and "Send 'em back!" Well, time out. Dad calls, says, "Did Stinky stink v. stank or stunk , stunk, stink·ing, stinks v.intr. 1. To emit a strong foul odor. 2. a. To be highly offensive or abhorrent. b. Harbinger har·bin·ger n. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner. tr.v. har·bin·gered, har·bin·ger·ing, har·bin·gers To signal the approach of; presage. send you a bunch of samoleons?" I say, "Yeah, Pops, he did." Dad sort of laughs, then says, "How much?" I tell him and he gets real upset. He tells me that old Stinky sent me twice as much as he sent him in '92. And then I say, "Maybe because Stinky knows I'm going to win." And Dad gets all quiet and moody like he did right after that first Iowa caucus Since 1972, the Iowa caucus has been the first major electoral event of the nominating process for President of the United States. It has served as an early indication of which candidate for President of the United States might win the nomination of his or her political party at . That's going to be a problem, I think. It's one thing to be a front-runner, but it's another to be a bigger front-runner than your old man. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure there weren't any pictures of Dad dancing nude on a bar in Matamoros. (Gotta get on top of that stuff, I think.) So you wanna wan·na Informal 1. Contraction of want to: You wanna go now? 2. Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie? be my campaign treasurer? I mean, being governor of Florida The Governor of Florida is the chief executive of the Government of Florida, and serves as chairman of the Florida Cabinet. The Governor has the power to execute Florida's laws and to call out the state militia to preserve the public peace, being Commander-in-Chief of the state's is okay, Jebbie, and we're all real proud that you're not still hanging around the house watching cartoons, but it's Bobby Kennedy time for you, I think. G. (That's President G to you, kiddo kid·do n. pl. kid·dos Slang 1. a. A child. b. A young person. 2. Pal. Used as a term of familiar address: ! And to Dad, too-man, that'll frost him!) The VICE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C. February 28, 1999 Dear Rusty, Tipper's agreed not to run for the open Senate seat from Tennessee, so now we're hunkered down mapping out the coming campaign. Can I be totally frank with you? I think I've got it pretty much wrapped up. The way I read the Republicans, we're talking Gary Bauer Gary L. Bauer (born May 4 1946, Covington, Kentucky)[1] is a conservative American politician notable for his ties to several evangelical Christian groups and campaigns. In 1973, Bauer received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University. or, maybe, Dan Quayle James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born February 4 1947) was the forty-fourth Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush (1989–1993). He unsuccessfully sought the Republican Party Presidential nomination in 2000. . Of the two, Quayle I'm pretty sure I can lick with no problem-he's wrong on all the hot-button issues, Rusty. Wrong on logging rights and wrong on electric cars. Bauer's not so clear. Part of his strength as a candidate comes from never having done anything-I know, I know . . . but Rusty, at least I've won a bunch of times-and of course, he's got charisma like you wouldn't believe. I'm going to have to tread carefully in that area. The point is, now it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to start talking about issues. Well, actually, now it's time to start talking about money, but I'm writing this in the Vice President's office and we're not supposed to talk about money while we're in the Vice President's office, so we have to talk about issues instead. Okay, I've moved my laptop down the street to the Gore '00 headquarters. It's nice. High quality juice in the office refrigerator (set to "energy-save mode," I made sure of that) and comfortable chairs. Plus we can talk about money. So here's my big question: You're down there in the Amazonian rain forest with all those indigenous people. Do they have any stuff? Like, things of value? I mean, I know that they have loads of things of value-what's more valuable than an ancient tree? Than the sound of an Orinoco tributary?-and yet, what I mean is, do they have anything that when converted into cash could purchase television airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. in 30-second increments? Ask around, okay? Your pal, Al |
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