I'm currently laid off and will not be able to raise the price again
until I find work. I will raise it back to $50.01 when I can.
QUESTION:Where is published documentation that clearly states if Vice President
Cheney endorsed Ross Perot or Bob Dole in 1996? I will need it to be a
quote from Cheney himself, not someone else's assumption.
WHY: Democrats may be unable to refuse to debate the Reform Party in
the 2008 Presidential Election without exposing the uncomfortable
position they put themselves into.
PRO DOLE POINTS THUS FAR (pafalafa):
-Dick Cheney was a foreign policy advisor to the Dole campaign in 1996.
-Dick Cheney and the Halliburton Company that he
headed made contributions in 1996 to the Bob Dole campaign, to the
RNC, and to the Americans for a Republican Majority.
-checked the "Newshour" transcripts for 1996 on
Lexis-Nexis, and found Cheney mentioned only three times in 1996, all
by other commentators -- there is no transcript I saw from Cheney
himself. And no mention of any support by Cheney for the Perot ticket -- in
fact, Cheney is frequently mentioned as a possible running mate or
cabinet member for Dole
PRO PEROT POINTS THUS FAR:
-Perot got nearly 1/3 of Wyoming's vote in '92, so I
think Cheney is well versed in our platform.
-I also heard that Cheney was once on the Board of Directors for EDS,
the company founded by Perot.
-Remember Bob Dole's "Republican Party is the Reform Party"? Well,
shortly after the election, James Carville was on Meet the Press and
he was desperately insisting that "There's no reason why the
Democratic Party can't be the Party of Reform." From my perspective,
this smells like fear.
-Howard Dean is now in charge of the DNC. I find that curious because
he's the one who attracts the attention of independent voters. In an
evenly divided country, independents may actually have enough voters
to corner the 2008 election, one way or the other.
-www.principlesofreform.us is a website that supports a Hawaiian
takeover of the Reform Party's leadership. It was stunning to see
Cheney on election eve in a fiercely loyal Democratic Party state,
just to say "Aloha".
-At the recent Conservative Political Action Conference, Cheney said
that there are more people employeed to collect taxes for the IRS that
there are people in the United States Army. I really wonder if that is
a quote from Perot.
-In 2000, Pat asked how long has this collusion between Perot and the
Republican Party been going on?
-Fred Barnes is the classic example of how
Republicans put on a brave face and discredited themselves with
preposterous stories about how the election was going to be a victory.
-If Cheney was considered for VP in 1996, then is it possible that
Cheney and Perot would both predict the offer would be open again in
2000?
Remember the "secret meeting" that leaked to the press when Dole
wanted Perot's endorsement?
If Cheney concluded late in the campaign that Dole was going to lose,
and if Cheney was expecting to be VP in 2000, and if Cheney had the
ability to understand the Reform Party very well, then is it possible
that he switched his vote very late in the race so that he could have
our support when it was his turn to run?
-Why would Ventura endorse Kerry without actually saying it
himself?
-Another Republican named Dick Cheney ran in Republican Primaries for
Governor of New Mexico in almost the same time period, so don't get
them confused.
At this time, I am still looking for help in other ways to find a
quote that settles the matter one way or the other. I will post the
progress or suggestions here. |
Clarification of Question by
graft-ga
on
30 Mar 2005 11:33 PST
pafalafa,
It looks like I'll be able to raise the price back to $50.01 for you
in about a month. Job status looks better, today. I will accept your
argument, as I said, at that time, unless somebody has a published
quote for me.
If anyone finds the direct 1996 quote (Sept, Oct, Nov) from the
current Vice President Cheney, then please let me know your price for
the info. I'll change to match your bid.
Thank you very much, Experts. This question is driving me up the wall
and it will be nice to see some proof, one way or the other.
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