Well, it was/is totally unclear to me whether
or not this happened to
raverDave or not.
After allowing my
Netscape to leave the confines
of
E2 for the first time in a week, I saw this
story several places on the
internet.
(I guess I have successfully avoided many of the
e-mail lists.)
One post
(at the
Geek Culture Forum)
attributes the story to
Andrew Hudson,
spokesman for
Denver's mayor
Wellington Webb.
I hope the
Urban Legends team
will pursue seeking
the
validity of this story better than I can --
watch www.snopes2.com.
In any case, I think it is important the
write-up above is
attributed to the
proper source, if one
exists.
To add my 2¢ (if the story is true) I'll just say
that while his lack of tact is interesting,
Bush's disinterest in voters' opinions is hardly surprising.
After losing the popular election and having the
presidency handed to him by Antonin Scalia and cohorts,
he has forwarded a very right-wing agenda.
Of course, any president probably
would have thought the same words, even though most would
be able to bite his/her tongue.
17 Aug 2001 update: The good folks at
www.snopes.com have discovered that the e-mail
above was written by Bill Hangley, a Philadelphia-based
journalist who still stands by his accounting of the
meeting. They also clear up
the common mis-attributing of the story to Andrew Hudson
who's .sig apparently was misinterpreted as a claim
of authorship.
Source: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/hangley.htm
Re-elect Gore in 2004