debates

[Seth Ackerman]

Wasn't it amazing? I had the debate on in the background while I was getting
ready to go out last night, I wasn't paying attention to it. But I almost
got whiplash when Al Gore started talking. Clearly someone in the Gore
campaign has flipped a switch to its previous toggle position -- the
populism is GONE.

When Lehrer asked the candidates what they would do to help the uninsured
non-elderly, Gore blurted: "I'm against a government-run system." He then
went on a five minute tangent about how he's reinvented government, the
federal workforce is the smallest in years, I'm against big government, etc.
And, oh yeah, I'd expand CHIP.

What happened?

Seth


> ----------
> From: 	Doug Henwood[SMTP:dhenwood at panix.com]
> Reply To: 	lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Sent: 	Thursday, October 12, 2000 4:14 PM
> To: 	lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: 	Re: debates
> 
> Tom Lehman wrote:
> 
> >Two debates done and I haven't heard Gore use any of the magic 
> >words. Did I miss something or has "brother" Gore used the words, 
> >union, labor union, no scabs, etc. etc. etc.in any of his debate 
> >points or speeches.
> 
> Hey, he's even stopped using "working families," which apparently 
> focus-groups better than "workers," in favor of "middle-class 
> families." As for all those nonfamily households, well, the hell with 
> you.
> 
> Doug
>