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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBolton leaves out WHY there was a transition delay 2000
Because they were still counting the fucking votes in FL, made especially hard by republican assholes pounding on doors and windows to stop them.
just now on MSNBC
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Bolton leaves out WHY there was a transition delay 2000 (Original Post)
Eliot Rosewater
Nov 2020
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Exactly, when they did get the briefings they ignored them and played tiddledywinks instead
Eliot Rosewater
Nov 2020
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marlakay
(11,468 posts)1. And saying Bush didn't know or wasn't told was a lie
Richard Clarke said he tried over and over to let them know. They refused to pay attention just like Trump has.
Had nothing to do with transition, and Florida was given to Bush but Gore for good of country didn't fight like he should have.
NCDem47
(2,248 posts)2. This whole thing bothered me too.
It came off like backhanded blaming on Clinton admin. that poor ole W lost valuable time fighting terrorists.
Bullshit.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)3. Bush and Condi didn't respond to PDBs
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)5. Exactly, when they did get the briefings they ignored them and played tiddledywinks instead
Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)4. briefings in Nov 2000
would not have made bush pay attention in August 2001
irisblue
(32,974 posts)6. He was similarly oily this morning on NPR. He is trying to redeem himself