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Thread #27211 Message #332617
Posted By: kendall
02-Nov-00 - 07:15 AM
Thread Name: BS: History is prolog
Subject: History is prolog
In 1976 Jimmy Carter ran against Ford for president. The voters were so mad a Ford for pardoning Nixon, that this outsider won. He was a nice guy, but, not equipped to handle the job. In 1979 that bloated scandal ridden Kennedy ran against his own partys president, and Carter lost, splitting the democrat party. This opened the door for Ray-Gun and 8 years of massive debt, and not one balanced budget in spite of his campaign promise. Is there a similarity here? Is Dubbya another Carter? will Nader fix it so we will have 4 years of more bumbling? Claiming to be an "outsider" helped get Carter elected, maybe it will work for George too?