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WhiteHouse 2000  

the after-"math": the final count, humor, news, analysis

the recount: humor, St. Chad, analysis, the Electoral College

the campaign: candidates, polls, context (the White House)

 

Person of the Year: George W. Bush (Time) [analysis]
Calls for Vote-count Reform [analysis]
The Electoral College, pro and con [analysis]
Broward's unofficial ballot recount gets underway [news]

THE FINAL COUNT

[ Nostradamus, 1555: "Come the millennium, month 12, In the home of
greatest power, the village idiot will come forth to be acclaimed the leader."
Was this written by Nostradamus? No. This is a chain-letter hoax. ]

    Electoral College met on Dec. 18. Congress counts the votes Jan. 5 or 6.
    Bush: 271 electoral votes, 50,456,167 popular votes
    Gore: 266 electoral votes, 50,996,064 popular votes
    Abstention: 1 electoral vote in DC as a protest of the district's status
Complete 2000 presidential popular vote counts for 19 candidates

The Inauguration on Saturday, Jan. 20 [humor and news]
World prepares for foreign policy changes (The Times, London)
Rutherford B. Hayes, disputed winner in 1876

 

 

HUMOR The Long Election, The President Elect

HUMOR THE LONG ELECTION
    [ In Palm Beach County, "102 Dalmatians" is "97 Dalmatians."
    Five were thrown out because the dots were in the wrong place.]

God Overrules Supreme Court Verdict (humor) [biblical parody]
Al Gore Concession Speech: 10 drafts (humor) [all the versions]
"The discarded Supreme Court decision" (humor) [legal parody]
    ["The justices were at least able to agree 6-3 on Chinese takeout."]
"The Magic Vote" (of the Supreme Court) (humor) [song parody]
New Bumper Stickers (humor) [large collection]
Election Folk Songs (All Things Considered) (humor) [audio collection]
"Who Threw the Votes Out?" (humor) [greeting card]
"Un-Presidented" (Cagle) (humor) [editorial cartoons]

Recount humor (WH2000) [large assortment of text and graphics]
    [including strange tales, songs, "Revocation of Independence," "New Math"]  

HUMOR THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
    [ Old slogan fulfilled: "Four more years!" -- George Bush, 1992 ]

Inauguration humor

Bush "priceless" ad parody (humor) [anti-Bush]
"Don't be BushWhacked" (humor) [bumper sticker]
The Gold Lexis and the Radio (humor) [a tale]
"Bush wins 4-year battle, replaces Interim President Joe Torre" (humor)
"Bush Inaugural Theme Song" (humor) [song parody]
    ["Don't know much about history. Don't know much foreign policy."]
"The Yellow Rogue of Texas" (humor) [post-election version]
"When Bush wins" (adult humor) [parody of Time magazine]
"What's the difference between Al Gore and a puppy?" (humor)
The Complete Bushisms (Slate) [real Bush quotes]
Bush 2000.net [criticism]
The Inauguration, latest news, analysis (WH2000)

PROPHECY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
Quotation from Nostradamus, 1555 [relevant prediction]
Daniel 11:2 to 12:4 and the presidential election [Biblical prediction]
St. Chad, patron saint of disputed elections [biography]

Calls for Vote-count Reform [analysis]

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THE LATEST NEWS

Broward's unofficial ballot recount gets underway
Vote recounts stir up a storm of controversy
Truck that carried ballots is auctioned for $67,100
Recount This (Democracy Inaction) [index to news stories]

News briefings, news story archive

   

 

ANALYSIS Reform, The Supreme Court, The Election

ANALYSIS REFORM VOTE-COUNT
Historians call for vote-count reform [statement]
Punch-card ballots may be silencing voters [analysis]
"Disenfranchisement of black voters" [analysis]
"GOP Argument Could Benefit Democrat Vote" [vote-count reform]
ANALYSIS REFORM ATTITUDE
"Acrimony is a part of U.S. fabric" [commentary]
"Best and Worst of Politics 2000" (Orvetti.com) [awards list]
ANALYSIS REFORM ELECTORAL COLLEGE
The Electoral College [details, pro and con]
"Fixing the Electoral College," Arthur Schlesinger Jr. [viewpoint]
Rutherford B. Hayes, disputed winner of close 1876 vote [biography]
"Tilden led in electoral college votes, 184 to Hayes 166" [details]
More on the Hayes v. Tilden 1876 disputed election [analysis]  

ANALYSIS THE SUPREME COURT
    [ A Fair Count: the vote of every justice was counted. ]

Florida Cases (U.S. Supreme Court) [filings, transcripts, rulings]
A Layman's Guide to the Supreme Court decision [Q&A]
"A Judicial Coup" (Daniel Schorr, NPR) (audio) [commentary]
"The Supreme Court has been sucked into the whirlpool" [commentary]
"Supreme Court overrides U.S. voters" [strong criticism]
The role of the U.S. Supreme Court in decision-making [overview]
Newspapers criticize high court's ruling [summary]
Newspaper editorials (NewsPlace) [a Web directory]
The New Republic [liberal commentary]
National Review [conservative perspective]  

ANALYSIS THE PHOTO-FINISH
    [ Bumper sticker: Re-elect Gore in 2004 ]

Person of the Year: George W. Bush (Time) [cover story]
"Who Wants to be Politically Aware?" (Kid News) [multiple-choice quiz]
"There's a word for what the country is going through: Magnificent"
"What pivotal moments may have cost Gore the presidency" (NPR) (audio)
Recount analysis (WH2000) [state, federal, higher]
St. Chad, patron saint of disputed elections [biography]
How Others View the U.S. (World Press Review) [clippings]
2000 Election Map Poster [31" x 43" color map]
"This cliffhanger will turn up on bookshelves" [book information]
"How TV covered the month-long election" [media review]

 

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