PUBLIC FORUM NOT TO WORRY.What a country. What an election. What a great national civic lesson. Centuries from now the election of 2000 will be studied with a fine-tooth comb fine-tooth comb or fine-toothed comb n. 1. A comb with teeth set close together. 2. A method of searching or investigating in minute detail: . We'll have our president soon enough. Not to worry. With FDR, we proved that the same man could be elected forever, with Harry Truman we proved that anyone could be elected president, and with Jimmy Carter we proved that the country was strong enough to get along without a president for four years. Only in America Only in America is a children's television programme that originally aired in 2005 on the CBBC Channel. It is presented by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates. The show documents the pair going on a road trip across the United States. . Everything's going to be OK. Don't worry, be happy. We're Americans. - Paul Wasserman Northridge When will it ever end Accuse, recuse To disqualify or remove oneself as a judge over a particular proceeding because of one's conflict of interest. Recusal, or the judge's act of disqualifying himself or herself from presiding over a proceeding, is based on the Maxim - when will it end? The greatest, strongest nation in the world is now the laughingstock laugh·ing·stock n. An object of jokes or ridicule; a butt. Noun 1. laughingstock - a victim of ridicule or pranks goat, stooge, butt April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st of the world. Just ask Castro. Is there no such thing as an honest politician with the integrity and wisdom, who knows when to step aside? We obviously learned nothing from the Civil War. Brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor. Have the wounds from that time ever completely healed? Dividing the country into warring camps is so destructive. It is time to stop, now. - Jean Poe Woodland Hills Electoral College electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: "Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, It is time for ``affirmative action'' to be applied to the Electoral College. Each small state should be awarded five extra votes to offset the big population centers. - Victor Keverlink Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, May hurt a little I think I have a solution to the Florida problem. Get a chain saw and saw it off just below Georgia, turn it over to Cuba and throw the anchor line Anchor Line could mean:
Let Willie Jr., aka Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore , go with it if he is so inclined. - Cleo Ritchey Mojave The final straw Re ``Democracy at work'' (Public Forum, Nov. 19): Why do people refer to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. as a democracy? Though we constantly urge other nations to embrace democracy, the United States is not and never has been a democracy, nor do we elect our president by a democratic process. If we did, Al Gore would now be president-elect, having received the majority of the popular vote, as opposed to the electoral vote. But we are not a democracy. We are a republic. (I wish we were a democracy - and I wish we had a third party without close ties to the oil industry. Maybe that will come with time.) - Sheila Mears Lake View Terrace The bum now in office I have never studied political science, nor have I ever gone to college, but I'll bet I'll Bet was an NBC game show that aired from March 29 1965 to September 24 1965, that was created by Ralph Andrews. The host of this program was Jack Narz. It was a precursor of It's Your Bet, which aired with four different hosts during its four year run: Hal March, Tom you dollars to doughnuts (isn't that a common expression) that the recent votes that went to George W. did not go to him necessarily, but were a protest vote to the bum who is now in office. It's too bad that the vice president had to pay for the disgusting and sickening behavior of the bum. - William Fleishman Van Nuys Throw the bums out I resigned my commission as a Marine Corps officer when Jimmy Carter pardoned those who refused service during Vietnam. In effect he invalidated the lives of 58,000 young men and women who died in the service of their country. It is both sad and ironic that one of those same cowards is the current commander in chief. Now Clinton's minion min·ion n. 1. An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant. 2. A subordinate official. 3. One who is highly esteemed or favored; a darling. , Al Gore, has invalidated the voting rights Voting rights The right to vote on matters that are put to a vote of security holders. For example the right to vote for directors. voting rights The type of voting and the amount of control held by the owners of a class of stock. of the current generation of U.S. servicemen and -women. Is it any wonder that the military distrusts Clinton and Gore? It is time for these bums to go. - Max Morgan Valencia Democracy in trouble I have been a voter for many years - this makes me wonder if my vote was counted correctly during those elections. Makes no difference if you're a Democrat or Republican, something is terribly wrong. One more thing. Those same people who voted Republican this time around have short memories. Now they have a job and food on the table completely forgetting how all this came about. Shame on you. - Robert Leffmann Acton Whiners Butterfly ballots have been used in elections all over the United States for years; nobody has complained. The only people that are complaining are the Gore whiners. Why didn't the Gore voters complain before the election when it was published in the local newspapers for a week before the election? - Suzy Wai Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. No way As to the counting of the ballots with humans judging each ballot: There is no way a stranger can tell what I ``intended'' on my ballot or on any decision I might have made on anything. - Francis Adams Francis Adams is the name of:
Glendale The hits keep coming Songs have been important to all of Al Gore's campaigns. With Clinton it was Fleetwood Mac's ``Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.'' I heard Joe Walsh playing ``Life's Been Good'' at a recent rally. Even Joe Lieberman sang ``My Way'' on the Conan O'Brian show. Perhaps, however, he should listen now to the Beatles' ``Let It Be.'' - Jesse Richins Simi Valley Not Clinton's economy Re ``The real president'' (Public Forum, Nov. 17): President Clinton has neither proposed nor enacted anything during his term in office that accounts for our economy. We are riding an economic wave started by lowering taxes and it is called Reaganomics. Clinton has spent time and money flying around the world, with his staff in Air Force One like a spoiled rich kid. - Art McNamee Simi Valley Not a democracy Re ``Dump the old school'' (Opinion, Nov. 20): In his latest article, Rep. Brad Sherman suggests it is time to dump the ``Old School'' as he call calls it - the Electoral College. As with most Democrats, his article was skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. in the art of misdirection MISDIRECTION, practice. An error made by a judge in charging the jury in a special case. 2. Such misdirection is either in relation to matters of law or matters of fact. 3.-1. , but it either showed his lack of knowledge of how our country works or his disdain of its institutions. We are not a true democracy - we are a representative republic. And the greatness of our Founding Fathers' foresight shows clearly in the institution of the Electoral College. They knew then that the candidates would spend most of their time in the big cities and much of the Midwest would have little say in the ways of our country. This still holds true today. As much of a fiasco as this election has been, we still need the protections of the Electoral College - much to the chagrin of the Democratic Party. - G.A. Conte West Hills Should know better Re ``Real democracy comes from waking up'' (Viewpoint, Nov. 19): Professor Howard Zinn charges that the policies of all presidents since Harry Truman have maliciously disadvantaged Latino-Americans, African-Americans and poor Minority-Americans. He decries the money America has spent in defense of itself and others desiring to be free from tyranny; and the corporations who provide employment, but profit from their goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . He is outraged that hospitals and drug companies should charge for saving our lives and looking out for our welfare. He contemplates that Americans will get `fed up' with our cars, houses, cheap food and energy, and the chemical wizards that have transformed the world. And, having done so, he implies we can get on with socialistic so·cial·is·tic adj. Of, advocating, or tending toward socialism. so  cial·is utopia; nobody has to work very hard, but everyone gets ``a great public education system, health care for all Americans regardless of income, jobs that pay a living wage and mass transit for all of our cities.'' Zinn, a historian, should know better than others how many times this scheme has destroyed incentive and failed. American capitalism and personal freedom are far more likely to achieve his goals. - L.J. Andrews Hidden Hills |
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