StephenL’s got one thing right: “Tell a lie often enough, it becomes ‘truth.’” Rove-led Bushies (big media all too ready to go along) would know all about how that works—from “Recount” that was never allowed to go forward (thanks to a majority of Justices willing to go to length of disgracing their high office, if not so much themselves since we knew about them already. One of the most pernicious lies is the claim Justices aren’t really political appointees, even if accidents sometimes happen) to WMD (which must yet be there somewhere) to how “Brownie” did a fine job (Wards yet to recover). Not to mention “truth” that claims tax cuts are means to economic expansion. (War and occupation really do—in truth—benefit those least in need.)

“Recount” turned out an occasion for a bit of earthly truth-telling, which must be how come big media across the board hasn’t said much since airing. (Anyone who pays attention to anything printed in the “New York Times” should reconsider priorities. I’d sooner read the “Post”—good for a couple laughs anyway. “Times” would be too were it not for nagging fact that people actually take that paper seriously. Has Judith Miller been forgotten already?)

Now and then a few facts are disseminated, despite best efforts on the part of those whose sole occupation is preventing telling of any truth. Occupation is to make truth appear lie at the same time lie is made to appear truth.

Kudos to all involved in making, “Recount,” as mass audience was—for a refreshing change—presented with truth that wasn’t constructed of lies intended to appear as truth. Facts matter, for the simple reason we’ve not much more to work with, but for facts as humans understand facts to be means to knowledge. Claims that “scientism” is just one more dogma notwithstanding.

Elections are a relatively simple (in places like Venezuela and Palestine, to cite two examples) matter of counting votes to see who got more. Not, as they say, “rocket science.” Closer to first-grade arithmetic: One plus one plus one plus one…until all ballots have been counted. Emphasis on word, “all,” since the entire point of voting exercise is to count “all.” If that’s not the point, then why bother: first, to vote; second to count votes? Never mind cost of arranging so any (not exactly “any”) and all are able to vote.

Gore got more, as any number of independent journalists, who actually did hard work of finding out, reported years and years and years ago. Journalists of integrity are not as a general rule granted access to power. They’re not to be found among stenographers who daily attend press briefings held by various government departments.

The thing I most appreciated about “Recount” is that Gore doesn’t comes off looking good. Appropriately not. When anyone has too much respect for abstraction that is every institution, he/she isn’t likely ever to make a whole lot of difference, whether he/she happens to speak occasional truth or not. Finally, talk really is cheap. Talk is two-faced: means by which to convey truth, as well as means by which to disguise truth. (Linguistics is a lot more complicated than “rocket science” ever was or ever will be.)

Our winner-take-all, two-party system is one more case of an institution for which far too many think far too highly. Democrats (whether liberal right or liberal center) have just as often attempted to make lie appear truth, truth appear lie. “Recount” alludes to that fact too. It really is a pretty smart bit of docudrama, beyond being factually accurate.

If counting the votes would eventually lead to Bush’s victory, why work so hard to suppress a recount?

StepenL is a prime example of the pot calling the kettle black.

A NEW NATIONAL HOLIDAY-to be celebrated the DAY AFTER
“BULLSH*T” leaves OFFICE[if he doesn’t just declare martial law so he can hold on to power]-We can call it “BULLSH*T DAY” and [just like April Fool Day]-YA GOTTA RUN A LINE OF “BULLSH*T” ON EVERY ONE!!!!!

Michigan Prim Was Rigged. Date change -intentional cluster F*ck, scambled (only Dem) Ballots fed in to Preprogrammed (alphabetcial order) SCAMtrons, Media mantra ‘Clinton the ONLY dem on the Ballot)and of course the silver platter was handed to Clinton by none other then our Good Ol’ Sen Levin (Armed Services Cohort).
Then lest look at the timing of the ‘Photo ID” ruling by SCOTUS- ONE WEEK before the Prim, so convienently IN CONVENIENT for the voters, The Denial to vote by Even Clergy? and of course the old stand by , machine malfunctions in minority areas and far too few available causing Long Waits….
It is happening Again- the PROOF of the ‘00 Theft is laying right ontop of the ‘08 ‘pudding’.
Have no doubt either theri latest Trick is to Put 2 Horses in the Race- divide & conquer, a Win/Win, Hillary or Mac is a win for the Corp Sponsored Neo Cons (DLC is a Neo CON group camoflagued in Blue- LIEberman is still a memeber, tells you alot about the rest AH?)Hillary’s RED Slip has been Showing since she Took the Senate Seat. Seh has proven to be nothing more than a covert Operative, a Protege for the Cheney Doctrine….“Obliterate Iran” with NUKES? Buddying w/ Scaife, parroting Rove,Changing th eGoal lines to suit HER,Needs a Constant Interpretor because she is so arrogant she thinks we are all Idiots, ‘assasination ’ Innuendo- ACTS (and Inacts) like a traitor , sounds like a traitor, she’s a traitor! She NEVER gave Up her Repug Corp Whore Allegience!Shit they Crowned her Queen at that ‘Lucheon’ With W, that’s why she’s CRAZY pissed, we aren’t buying the BS anymore! Look down Dear your Red slip is showing and Your mask has Fallen OFF- YOU ARE ANOTHER P.O.S. IN HISTORY!

These right wing pro bush judges on the Supreme Court should be sued for negligence and interference in a presidential election. Remember the Saturday that Al was leading in the recount and at the behest of the veniable James Baker, the Supremes abruptly aborted the recount.
What a horrible memory to carry and the more horrible results that followed

was that however they counted it, Bush kept winning.  And their third suggestion which ultimately the supreme court killed also would have made Bush the winner.

No one believes it’s true that the “election was stolen” but some filled with hate keep pushing it in an effort to gain believers among the ignorant.

Tell a lie often enough, it becomes “truth”.  Whenever democrats lose a major election these days…it’s “stolen”.  When they win one, “the will of the people has prevailed”.

It’s a sickness…Hyper partisan nonsense.