TonyC
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Using your logic, my wife and I must have voted for Gore, too, since more than half of any sample of people voted for Gore.Herman Bloom said:
Also, using your logic, the majority of the persons who were aboard United Airlines Flight 93 that day voted for Perot, because they landed in Shanksville Pennsylvania, and that area voted for Perot. (Don't go looking that up - - I just fabricated it.)
Now, let's take a closer look. If every person that died during the 911 attacks had voted in an area that voted for Gore, then your assertion might be superficially sound. Since you've made no attempt to assert such a condition, allow me to poke a few holes.
Many persons who died in the attacks were not US citizens. As such, they should not have voted for Gore OR Bush. (Notice I said SHOULD - - I can't prove that they DID not.)
Many persons who died in the attacks were not yet of voting age.
Many persons who ARE citizens of the US and ARE of voting age do not register to vote. It's likely that this describes some of the persons who died in the attacks.
Many persons who are registered to vote did NOT vote in the general election that decided the President of the United States. It's likely that this describes some of the persons who died in the attacks.
Many persons who died in the attacks were traveling by airplane, and possibly lived and voted in regions of the country that voted predominantly Republican.
We could probably identify each victim and pinpoint his/her eligibility to vote, his/her voting status, and the voting record of the precinct in which he/she voted in order to develop a REAL statistical probability. We might even further refine it by studying the socioeconomic status, career choice, and religious preference of each victim or by interviewing family or friends to gain better insights. I feel fairly confident, though, that when it comes down to it, you'll not develop a meaningful statistic that bears out your assertion that "a majority of those people who died that day voted for Gore in November."
It would be safer to say that a majority of those people did NOT vote for Gore. It would be equally safe to say that a majority of those people did NOT vote for Bush, either. In fact, I think it would be statistically safe to say that a majority of those people did NOT vote AT ALL!
Having said that, then, you can see how preposterous is your assertion that suggesting that the thought of Al Gore as President on the day of those dreadful attacks is scary somehow disgraces the memory of those who were lost.
You didn't do too well on your statistic, and you have failed on your fact. The FACT is most Americans, even if you exclude those not of voting age, did NOT vote at all.Herman Bloom said:
I'm not sick of it. I saw how Clinton handled similar events. He took the moral high road, even evoked the blessings of God, reminded us of how we will prevail because God is on our side - - and then did next to nothing. I expect Gore would have done much the same. I expect we'd be living in fear and counting the loss of lives in several subsequent attacks on our homeland. We'd be weak and cowardly, and the world would sit up and take notice of the strength and power of the America-haters that enjoy refuge in places like Afghanistan, Libya, Iran, and Iraq. Oh yeah, we'd be paying $12 dollars a gallon for gas and be getting lectures from President Gore about how we must save our planet by riding our bicycles to save oil and using our toilet paper twice to save trees. He'd make us feel guilty for our success and wealth, and blame US for the attacks we suffered. Oh yeah, I'm sick of hearing that alright.Herman Bloom said:
You can have your brand of smart, thank you.
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