Re: CHAT: "La Bandera Estrellada"

bjm10@CORNELL.EDU wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, FFlores wrote:
>
> > I saw a part of that in CNN. Standing from the outside, I can't
> > really tell, but do you think that was for the show only, or was
> > it sincere (whatever *that* means in politics)?
>
> It's all for show.  The Republicans are liars.  The Democrats are liars.
> They're all liars only concerned with padding their own pockets.
To be fair, the conventions are not *entirely* for show.  They still do
serve the purpose of allowing the parties to hammer out their platforms
(manifestos).  Of course, that stuff never would get on TV, so what you
see on TV really *is* just for show.

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