Doug Henwood wrote:
> But the big media consortium recount isn't done yet, is it? If it
> does end up showing that AG won Florida, how the hell are they going
> to report it without reviving the legit crisis they've been trying to
> snuff for the last copule of months. Will they just repeat Apple's
> law - that legitimation comes not from votes but from being
> accompanied by Hail to the Chief (which W doesn't like, right?)?
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One way to do that is to say, as a Fox News report did last night, that the
Miami Herald recount is what really matters since it was the type of recount
Al Gore wanted, the way he wanted it. That doesn't make sense since Gore's
initial preference for recounts in only a few counties was later nullified
by the Fla Supreme Court which required a statewide recount.
When the consortium recount is done, the question is what headline the New York Times will choose to put on its story.
Seth