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WHICH I SUPPORT THAT, HAVING RELATIVES THAT ARE IN THE MILITARY. I THINK IT IS DEMORALIZING FOR THEM TO SPEND HOLIDAYS AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES WHEN IT...
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DON'T THINK THAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COUNTRY. >> THANKS
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FOR YOUR CALL. WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO ONE MORE CALL FROM SOMEONE ON OUR GORE LINE AND THEN TALK TO PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THERE. GO AHEAD, CALLER, FROM...
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GORE -- HE WAS VERY STRONG. HIS PRESENTATION WAS VERY GOOD. >> DID YOU LIKE THIS FORMAT OR EARLIER FORMATS? CALLER: I LIKED THIS FORMAT BETTER.
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| 00:09:09 |
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IT SUITED VICE PRESIDENT GORE BETTER. IT WAS FORM AL, BUT HE COULD ALSO GET OUT AND SPEAK HIS MIND MORE. AS FAR AS I FELT WITH GOVERNOR BUSH, HE WAS...
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| 00:09:23 |
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WHAT HE PREVIOUSLY DONE ON HIS PREVIOUS DEBATES. HE DIDN'T REALLY -- WAS TOO FORCEFUL. HE WAS TRYING TO, LIKE, SEEM LIKE HE WAS JUST HOLDING ON TO WHAT...
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| 00:09:58 |
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I'M MARK HENNA, FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. >> THE QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU, WAS THERE A MOMENT IN TONIGHT'S
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DEBATE THAT STANDS OUT IN YOUR MIND, SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY AND REMEMBER? >> MOSTLY, FIGHTING TRYING TO GET THEIR POINTS ACROSS WAS THE BIGGEST...
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| 00:10:18 |
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ITUL. >> WHY? >> BECAUSE I THOUGHT BUSH CAME ACROSS AS BEING MORE SINCERE
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AND HE SAID WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. >> YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM? >> ALYSSA SMITH FROM PEORIA, ILLINOIS, AND I THINK THE THING
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THAT STOOD OUT MOST FOR ME AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER IS THEIR WANTING TO REFORM SOME
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OF THE EDUCATION AND THEN RETURN BACK TO FAMILY VALUES. OUR STUDENTS
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NEED THAT. >>
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I'M MIKE BRADY FROM PEORIA, ILLINOIS AND I WAS GLAD TO SEE
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SOME FOCUS PLACED ON FAMILY VALUES BEING A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
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TO SOME OF OUR PROBLEMS IN THE SCHOOLS. >> I'M GOING TO REACH BACK. YOUR NAME. >> CHARLES POLK FROM ST. LOUIS. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE GOVERNOR SAID...
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| 00:11:02 |
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THAN PEOPLE THINK. >> I'M JESSICA SHERMAN FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AND I'M A STUDENT HERE AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, AND I THINK THAT BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES...
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| 00:11:10 |
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THAT ADDRESS ALL PARTS OF THE POPULATION. THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON
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ISSUES THAT ARE -- YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT TO BOTH YOUNG PEOPLE AND VERY OLD PEOPLE AND INSTEAD OF JUST FOCUSING ON THE MIDDLE-AGED POPULATION. >> MY NAME...
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| 00:11:24 |
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AND I'M FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT GEORGE BUSH WAS VERY FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES, TONIGHT. I LIKED THAT HE HAS KEPT HIS MESSAGE OF INCLUSIVENESS....
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| 00:11:43 |
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AND THAT MESSAGE HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CAMPAIGN. AND I AM JUST THRILLED THAT HE HAS KEPT HIS PROMISE ON MAKING SURE THAT HE STAYS...
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| 00:12:14 |
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HE CLEARLY WON THIS DEBATE. >> HOW ABOUT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? >>
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MY NAME IS DAN ODELING. I'M FROM ST. LOUIS. I DID NOT SEE THE WHOLE DEBATE. I CAUGHT THE TAIL END. HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO PAY DOWN THE NATIONAL...
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| 00:12:36 |
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GORE, SIR. I THINK HE DID A
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VERY GOOD JOB, TONIGHT. HE WAS MORE AGGRESSIVE. I DID NOT SEE THE CHARGE THAT THE GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME SAID. BUT ALL IN ALL, I THINK HE WAS VERY GOOD....
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WE'LL LET YOU GUT GET -- WE'LL LET YOU GET ON YOUR WAY. >> THANK YOU, STEVELET MUCH WE'LL HAVE MORE REACTION FROM ST. LOUIS INCLUDING SOME OF THE SPIN...
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| 00:13:12 |
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ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIT THROUGH IT ANOTHER TIME OR IF YOU MISSED PART OF IT, YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
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| 00:13:18 |
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SEE IT AS IT PLAYS OUT. WE HAVE A CHAT ROOM WHERE YOU CAN TALK ONLINE ABOUT TONIGHT'S DEBATE. ALEXIS COVERS POLITICS FOR "THE NATIONAL JOURNAL" AND...
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| 00:14:03 |
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DEBATE, HE WAS ASKED ABOUT EDUCATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GOVERNOR BUSH FEELS PASSIONATELY ABOUT, KNOWS A LOT ABOUT FROM HIS RECORD IN TEXAS AS GOVERNOR...
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| 00:16:08 |
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ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR POLITICIAN S TO KEEP THEIR PROMISES. >> ALEXIS SIMENDINGER WILL BE WITH US FOR THE ENTIRE 90 MINUTES. WE'LL LET HER GET...
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| 00:16:34 |
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GREAT -- THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES. MY OPINION, BUSH IS A GAMBLING MAN AND YOU CAN SEE CLEARLY FROM -- HE'S -- NOT ONLY IS...
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| 00:17:23 |
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MOST OF THE MILITARY MEN I WORK WITH ARE GETTING OUT.
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PROMISES, AND UNFORTUNATELY, AS A PUBLIC, WE ARE BUYING INTO THIS ONCE AGAIN. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN THE POLLS? >> I'M GOING TO VOTE. I'M GOING...
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| 00:22:55 |
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AND THE -- ALL THESE
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| 00:22:57 |
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THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, BUT WE ARE NOT -- AS A PUBLIC, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GAIN THOSE THINGS SIMPLY BY PUTTING A PRESIDENT IN. WE'RE GOING TO...
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| 00:23:29 |
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NEXT, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA ON OUR BUSH LINE. >> YES. CALLER: I WAS REAL EXCITED ABOUT THE DEBATE TONIGHT AND
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| 00:23:35 |
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I'M REAL HAPPY FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT BELIEVE THIS IS A NATION FOUNDED UNDER GOD, AND THOSE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL GUIDE US IN OUR...
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| 00:23:45 |
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BUSH IS SUCH A SINCERE PERSON, THAT CARES ABOUT THE COUNTRY, NOT THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
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| 00:23:51 |
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LIKE GORE DOES THAT WILL ELECT HIM, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AS WE UNITE THIS COUNTRY BASED ON GOD'S PRINCIPLES, AND NOT BASED...
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| 00:24:35 |
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AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND WHAT WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT. >>
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| 00:24:40 |
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NOW, YOU'RE SIX OF THE 144 STUDENTS WHO WERE ALLOWED INSIDE. HOW DID YOU GET SELECTED TO BE INSIDE THE FIELDHOUSE FOR TONIGHT'S
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| 00:24:46 |
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DEBATE? >> WELL, THEY DID IT BY LOTTERY AND SENT OUT AN E-MAIL, AND THOSE WHO RESPONDED WERE PUT INTO A LOTTERY SYSTEM AND PICKED OUT. WE ALL RESPONDED...
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| 00:25:01 |
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THINK? >> IT WAS FAB ADVERTISE TO BE AN ACTIVE PART OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS AND SEE IT FIRSTHAND. AND I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH
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| 00:25:08 |
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THE AGGRESSIVE STANCE THAT GORE TOOK. >> WHAT ABOUT YOU? >> I WAS VERY EXCITED AS WELL, AND EVEN THOUGH THE ROOM WAS REALLY, REALLY COLD, I ACTUALLY
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| 00:25:19 |
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FOCUSED MY ATTENTION ON THE DEBATE AND ACTIVELY THOUGHT
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| 00:25:23 |
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ABOUT THE ISSUES, AND I THINK THAT BOTH ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE POLITICIANS, AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. I THINK MY OPINION WILL LEAN
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TOWARD THE VICE PRESIDENT. >> YOU SAID COLD. WHAT WAS THE TEMPERATURE
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| 00:25:34 |
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LIKE INSIDE THE FIELDHOUSE? >> IT WAS FREEZING. I THINK IT WAS JUST -- THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME, IT WAS -- I WAS TRYING TO MOVE ONE PART OF MY BODY OR...
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| 00:25:53 |
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NICE, BECAUSE IT KEPT US ALL AWAKE AND ALIVE AND INTERESTED.
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IT WAS NICE TO BE THERE IN PERSON, BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE BOTH OF THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY AS OPPOSED TO THE MEDIA FOCUSING ON ONE WHO ARE WHOEVER...
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| 00:26:36 |
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COST ABOUT $1 MILLION,
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HALF OF WHICH WAS PAID FOR BY THE UNIVERSITY. WAS IT MONEY WELL SPENT? >> I'D SAY SO. I LOVE BEING HERE, AND I'M GLAD PART OF MY TUITION WENT TO IT. >>...
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DID A GREAT JOB OF PROMOTING THE STUDENTS. IT WAS OVER 140 STUDENTS GOT INTO THE DEBATE, WHICH WHICH
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| 00:27:03 |
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE WAS MAYBE 600. THE UNIVERSITY REALLY PUT THE STUDENTS FIRST TONIGHT, AND HE WE GOT TO
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| 00:27:09 |
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SEE IT UP FRONT AND LIVE. >> HAVING WATCHED THE PAST TWO DEBATES ON TELEVISION, HAVING BEEN IN THE HALL FOR THIS DEBATE, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? >> WHAT'S...
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| 00:27:30 |
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DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FROM WATCHING IT ON TV. AND I THINK THAT IT REALLY -- IT SORT OF STIMULATED MY THOUGHTS ON POLITICS,
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| 00:27:38 |
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AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO GO SORT OF MORE DEEPER AND, YOU KNOW, GET MORE INVOLVED IN POLITICS, I THINK. IT'S A VERY STIMULATING EVENING. >> THANK YOU...
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| 00:28:07 |
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PROGRAM IN ABOUT ONE HOUR FROM NOW ON THIS NETWORK YOU WILL SEE THE PODIUM WATCH VERSION OF TONIGHT'S DEBATE, AND YOU CAN
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| 00:28:13 |
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SEE THE REACTIONS
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| 00:28:14 |
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EVEN WHEN THEY WERE NOT BEING ASKED QUESTIONS AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH THEM IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY, ALMOST LIKE SITTING IN THAT ROOM. BEFORE CALLS, LET'S...
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| 00:30:22 |
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YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A WISE OLD MAN THAT THE SAID ONE TIME THAT YOU COULDN'T GO WRONG UNDERESTIMATING THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE, PEOPLE COMMENT ABOUT BUSH'S
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| 00:30:31 |
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POSITION ON THE ISSUES. WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR BUSH TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE ISSUES. HE SKIRTS EVERYTHING. I REALLY WANT TO VOTE FOR RALPH MADE, BUT...
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| 00:31:09 |
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JUST EXACTLY WHAT GORE WANTS TO DO WITH BIG GOVERNMENT, WITH THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, FORCE IT ON THE PEOPLE. LET THE GOVERNMENT DECIDE WHAT WE CAN --...
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| 00:32:02 |
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I DO THINK THAT GORE WILL KEEP THE PROMISES HE MAKES. HE'S SOMEONE WHO CAN LEAD THIS COUNTRY TO A BETTER PLACE FOR SENIORS AND FOR OUR CHILDREN. THANK...
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| 00:32:33 |
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HE'S A LITTLE BULLYISH. AND I FEEL LIKE BUSH IS A MAN OF CHARACTER AND GREAT INTEGRITY. BY THE WAY HE CARRIES HIMSELF AND HE'S NOT SO WILLING TO ATTACK...
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| 00:38:13 |
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THE TEACHERS. BUT I THINK MORE SO THE CHILDREN BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HOLD OUR CHILDREN ACCOUNTABLE AND TEACH THEM VALUES AS THEY
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| 00:38:21 |
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COME UP, THEN THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE FURTHER GONE IN THE FUTURE, AND ONE OF OUR KIDS MIGHT BE ONE OF THE ONES FALLEN UNDER THAT DEATH PENALTY IF WE...
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| 00:38:54 |
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LET'S LISTEN FOR JUST A SECOND. >> I THINK THAT THE QUESTIONS THAT VOTERS ASK TEND TO BE QUESTIONS ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY RELEVANT TO THEIR LIVES....
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| 00:39:16 |
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PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AL GORE'S VERSION OF A BIG, INTRUSIVE GOVERNMENT, AND GEORGE BUSH'S VISION OF A GOVERNMENT THAT HELPS PEOPLE, BUT HELPS...
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| 00:39:47 |
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IS THAT? CALLER: I'M LIVING IN THE DALLAS AREA, AND JUST BEING FROM TEXAS, I REALLY SUPPORT GORE ON HIS TEACHERS ISSUE THAT HE HAD, ABOUT THE SIGN-ON...
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| 00:40:07 |
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I ALSO SUPPORT GORE'S ENTRY INTO VIETNAM ON HIS OWN. BUSH DID GROW UP IN TEXAS AND DIDN'T DECIDE TO ATTEND SCHOOL HERE, WHICH REALLY BOTHERS ME, PUBLIC...
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| 00:41:10 |
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AND THE MORALS WILL BE BACK IN THE GOVERNMENT WITH BUSH. >> DO YOU THINK THE FORMAT WORKED BETTER THAN IN OTHER DEBATES? CALLER: I THINK SO. >> NEXT...
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| 00:41:35 |
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AND I HEAR A LOT OF CALLERS ARE
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| 00:41:39 |
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TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT MR. GORE IS FOR BIGGER GOVERNMENT, WHICH I DISTINCTLY HEARD OTHERWISE. I JUST THINK THAT GORE IS THE BEST CANDIDATE, AND HE...
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| 00:42:13 |
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ON THE CAMPUS OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. WITH THE POLLS SHOWING BUSH HAVING A AREA HE OWE LEAD, GORE SOUGHT TO SHARPEN HIS DIFFERENCES WITH THE REPUBLICAN...
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| 00:43:32 |
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NOW? CALLER: AFTER TONIGHT'S DEBATE I'M LEANING MORE TOWARDS BUSH. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THE AUDIENCE IN THE AUDITORIUM SEEMED...
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| 00:43:49 |
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AND RESPONSEFUL THEY KEPT THEIR PROMISE, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WAS ASKED TO THE CANDIDATES, AND BOTH OF THEM SAID THAT -- YOU KNOW,...
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| 00:44:46 |
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YOU VERY MUCH. THE LOCAL CONGRESSMAN IS DICK GEPHARDT. HE IS TALKING TO THE MEDIA IN ST. LOUIS RIGHT NOW. >> YOU TRUE TO GET THE BASE VOTE -- YOU TRY...
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| 00:45:06 |
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GET TO 51%. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> YOUR UNIVERSITY WAS, AS
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| 00:45:15 |
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ALWAYS, SPLENDID. YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD. >> WE'LL LET YOU GET BACK TO WORK. >> THANK YOU. >> WOULD YOU MINE SIGNING OUR SIGNS FOR US? >> DUE A PEN?...
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YES. >>
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. >> THANK YOU.
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| 00:45:45 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>
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| 00:45:47 |
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I THOUGHT AL GORE DOMINATED
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| 00:45:48 |
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THIS DEBATE. I THOUGHT HE WON IT HANDS DOWN. HE GOT ACROSS THE ISSUE DIFFERENCES
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| 00:45:53 |
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ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND ON PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND ON EDUCATION AND ON OTHER MAJOR ISSUES. SO I THINK IT WAS A CLEAR
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| 00:46:02 |
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VICTORY FOR AL GORE. >>
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| 00:46:03 |
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HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE LACK OF REPRESENTATION OF THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES? >>
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| 00:46:07 |
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WELL, I WISH WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE DEBATES. I WOULD HAVE LIKED SIX OR SEVEN AND WE COULD HAVE HAD ALL THE CANDIDATES, AND AT LEAST SOME OF THOSE. BUT...
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| 00:46:23 |
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THAT IS DICK GEPHARDT, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TALKING TO
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| 00:46:28 |
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REPORTERS IN THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDIA CENTER. IT'S A GYMNASIUM REAL CLOSE TO THE FIELDHOUSE. WE'RE HERE IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT LISTENING TO YOUR...
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| 00:46:44 |
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WATCH FORMAT, ALLOWING YOU TO SEE BOTH CANDIDATES. ALSO TONIGHT, ALEXIS SIMENDINGER, WHO COVERS POLITICS FOR THE "NATIONAL JOURNAL," HAS BEEN WITH US....
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| 00:47:32 |
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CALLER: YES, MA'AM. >> DO YOU USUALLY AGREE? CALLER: WE ALL AGREE ON THE SAME THING. >> BUT IN PAST ELECTIONS HAVE YOU ALL AGREED? CALLER: YES. >> ARE...
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| 00:52:51 |
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ANY OTHER NETWORK. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. I'M A REGISTERED REPUBLICAN,
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| 00:52:55 |
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ALTHOUGH I'M INDEPENDENT. I'VE MADE THE DECISION ON WHO
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| 00:52:59 |
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I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR, WHICH IS
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| 00:53:03 |
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RALPH NADER OF THE GREEN PARTY. THE REASON BEING I THINK GORE IS AN HONORABLE PERSON, AN EXCELLENT SPEAKER. BUSH WAS VERY UNCERTAIN TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW...
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| 00:53:52 |
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YES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I'M A GORE SUPPORTER, AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE, HERE, STOP NITPICKING AND TALKING ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS...
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| 00:54:14 |
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I WANT AN AGGRESSIVE PERSON. I THINK HE'S CONFIDENT IN WHAT HE'S DOING, BECAUSE HE KNOWS HE'S A PART OF A WINNING TEAM. HE'S WHAT WORKS. AND WE WANT TO...
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| 00:54:55 |
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I THINK HE WAS REFERRING TO AL GORE'S HEROIC EFFORT JOINING
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| 00:54:59 |
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THE NATIONAL GUARD, BEING A JOURNALIST IN VIETNAM -- I THINK THAT'S WHAT HIS INTENT WAS. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK OF TONIGHT OVERALL? DID YOU FIND ANYTHING...
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| 00:55:11 |
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I
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| 00:55:12 |
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FOUND OUT HE HAD A LOT OF -- COMPARED TO AL GORE, HE HAD WAY MORE CLASS. MORE TACT. AND I THINK HE WAS VERY CALM AND GOT DIRECTLY TO THE POINTS OF HIS...
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| 00:55:24 |
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GREAT. >> THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. TEMPLE HILL, MARYLAND IS NEXT. THIS IS A GORE SUPPORTER. CALLER: YES. I SUPPORT AL GORE. I THINK HE DID A VERY GOOD JOB...
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| 00:55:46 |
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HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH I DO AGREE THAT WE'RE UNDERPAID, I THINK THE FEAR I HAVE OF RACIAL PROFILING, TAKEN AWAY FROM MY FAMILY IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT. I THINK...
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| 00:56:35 |
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I DON'T THINK HE SUPPORTS THAT. I THINK HE'S MADE HIS STAND REAL CLEAR ON THAT. >> THANKS FOR YOUR CALL. SPRING, TEXAS, NEXT, AND A BUSH SUPPORTER....
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| 00:57:00 |
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GORE IS SAYING HE VOTED FOR THIS, OR HE WAS IN FAVOR OF THAT, HE DID NOT DO THIS. THE CONGRESS DID IT. THE REPUBLICANS -- I'M SORRY, THE REPUBLICANS ARE...
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| 00:57:49 |
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YEARS, THAT IF WE HAD THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS COULD GET TOGETHER, I WATCH C-SPAN QUITE A BIT, AND DURING SOME OF OUR LEGACY THAT WE HAVE HAD, THERE...
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| 00:58:41 |
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WHEN HE TALKS, YOU WILL KNOW HIS HEART, AND HE'S SHOWN THAT. HE'S REALLY SINCERE IN EVERYTHING HE SAYS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE GORE JUST WANTS TO RUN THE...
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| 00:59:53 |
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CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO FREELY WALK ABOUT THE STAGE, TO CONNECT WITH VOTERS, SO I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF INVASION OF SPACE THING THAT...
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| 01:00:05 |
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THEY AREN'T GETTING REALLY HIGH RATINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, "THE WEST WING" WOULD GET. HOW CAN YOU -- HOW CAN YOU GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS TO VOTERS THAT THIS...
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| 01:00:23 |
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THE FIRST AND SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES, I THINK, HAD SOMETHING LIKE 38 TO 40 MILLION VIEWERS. SO THERE ARE A LOT MORE PEOPLE TUNING IN TO THE PRESIDENTIAL...
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| 01:00:39 |
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AND IT GETS VERY HIGH RATINGS, AND I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF TONIGHT'S DEBATE DIDN'T HAVE MORE THAN 25 MILLION PEOPLE TUNING IN. A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE...
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| 01:01:09 |
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NIGHT-- THE RERUNS. >> I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE VICE PRESIDENT IN HIS RUN FOR THE ELECTION. >> IT'S AN IMPORTANT ELECTION
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| 01:01:18 |
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AND WE HAVE THE CHOICE OF
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| 01:01:20 |
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SOMEONE WHO IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ISSUES AS FAR AS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS CONCERNED AND YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS -- QUITE FRANKLY, VERY NICE PERSON,...
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| 01:01:28 |
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BUT NOT UP TO THE JUDGE. CLEARLY NOT QUALIFIED TO DO THE JOB. >>
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| 01:01:32 |
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SHE'S ONE OF HIS ADVISORS SO -- >> AS YOU COULD HEAR, NOT JUST
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| 01:01:37 |
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POLITICS WITH ROB REINER IN THE SPIN ROOM AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS. BACK TO THE PHONE CALLS SEEKING YOUR REACTION TO TONIGHT'S DEBATE, NEXT...
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| 01:01:54 |
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WHO HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE
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| 01:01:56 |
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AND THEN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR EIGHT YEARS AND HIS OPPONENT HAS BEEN A IN ONE OF 50 STATES. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE COULD BE ANY...
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| 01:08:23 |
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DOWN AND VOTED BECAUSE WE'LL BE OUT OF TOWN ON THE 7TH. AND WE VOTED FOR BUSH. AND I LIKE HIM. BUT I VOTED FOR HIM BECAUSE OF HIS POLICIES. YOU KNOW --...
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| 01:09:31 |
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AND HOUSE
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| 01:09:33 |
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OF REPRESENTATIVES, ALSO. BUT I JUST THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION WE CAN ON THE WAY WE BELIEVE, AND SEE IF IT MATCHES THE WAY THEY BELIEVE,...
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| 01:10:13 |
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BUSH SEEMS TO DANCE AROUND ANY OF THE TOUGH QUESTIONS POSED TO HIM. HE SEEMS TO LAUGH A LOT AND DANCE AND TRY TO CHARM PEOPLE BUT HE DOESN'T ANSWER PEOPLE...
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| 01:10:57 |
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AND THE MILITARY HAS BEEN DOWNSIZED SO BAD, AND THEY'RE SPREAD OUT SO FAR THAT THEY NEED TO BE BROUGHT BACK UP TO WHERE THEY WERE WHEN HIS FATHER WAS...
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| 01:11:33 |
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I NOW AM DEFINITELY A BUSH SUPPORTER. >> AND WHY DID YOU MAKE THE DECISION? CALLER: WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE INTEGRITY OF GORE WAS DEFINITELY QUESTIONED...
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| 01:11:45 |
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WHAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF SLANDERING? CALLER: YOU KNOW, JUST BASICALLY TALKING TRASH. AND I'M A YOUNG VOTER, AND THEY SAID EARLIER IN THE CAMPAIGN
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| 01:11:56 |
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THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOUNG VOTERS WANT TO SEE, AND I AGREE THAT. I THINK IT'S A HORRIBLE WAY TO GET HIS POINT ACROSS. >> THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING.
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| 01:12:06 |
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, IS NEXT. THIS IS A GORE SUPPORTER. CALLER: THIS IS SPENCER ALTER. I'M FROMFROM FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA. I THINK...
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| 01:12:25 |
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ONE OF THEIR PUBLICATIONS THAT GOVERNOR BUSH APPOINTED OIL COMPANY EXECUTIVES TO MOST OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS IN TEXAS. AND I ALSO SUPPORT BUSH BECAUSE...
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| 01:13:13 |
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PERSON, BECAUSE I'M A WINTER TEXAN, AND I WAS DOWN THERE NINE YEARS, AND I MET HIM IN PERSON, AND I THINK BEFORE
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| 01:13:20 |
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PEOPLE SHOULD JUDGE HIM -- OR ANY CANDIDATE,
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| 01:13:23 |
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THEY SHOULD MEET THEM AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM. AND GORE -- HE'S SO BORING, YOU KNOW, AND HE'S WISHY-WASHY. HE CHANGES HIS CLOTHES. HE CHANGES THIS....
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| 01:14:32 |
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YOU KNOW, HE LISTENED TO THE POLLS. HE LISTENED TO THE POLITICAL ADVISORS. AND THIS LAST TIME, I THINK HE REALLY DIDN'T CARE WHAT HE SAID AND HOW HE...
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| 01:15:14 |
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IN OFFICE FOR EIGHT YEARS. AND IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, WE HAVE HAD NOTHING DONE. WE'VE GOTTEN MORE IN DEBT. WE'VE GOT OUR TROOPS IN OTHER COUNTRIES TRYING...
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| 01:16:44 |
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POINT BLANK "WHAT WILL YOUR TAX CUT DO FOR ME?" GORE STARTED RUNNING THROUGH A CHECKLIST. WHEN THE QUESTION WENT TO BUSH, HE WENT INTO MOTIVATIONAL...
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| 01:17:42 |
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VOTER. I WANTED TO WAIT AND WATCH ALL THREE DEBATES TO MAKE A DECISION, AND I'M A STRONG GORE VOTER, NOW. ACTUALLY, AFTER WATCHING ALL THREE DEBATES...
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| 01:23:29 |
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IT BEGINS NOW.
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.