Of course, he actually ran for president back
in 1948 on the Dixiecrat ticket. Even took a few
states. Also holds the record for the longest filibuster,
over 24 straight hours in 1957 against an early civil
rights bill. A real man of principle, although I understand
that bladder strain was more of a problem than sperm
count in that one.
Actually there is still another possibility at around
1 in a million. You get the scenario that gives us Thurmond,
but then the Senate goes Democratic. In that case it would
be Robert Byrd as he is the senior Dem and thus would be
the President Pro Tempore. But, of course, the Senate race
might produce an evenly divided Senate, in which case the
sitting Vice President, Al Gore, could cast the tie-breaking
vote for Byrd. Wow! Besides quoting Shakespeare and
the Constitution, he could wear a sheet and have some
crosses burned at his inauguration in memory of his former
membership in the KKK.
Of course with these probabilities, Nader and even
Buchanan and McReynolds and Browne and Magelin
should be discussed. But, hey, since we have a dead
man running for the Senate in Missouri (Mel Carnahan),
who is leading in the polls even, maybe we should bring
back Gus Hall for another run. Where is he now when
we need him so much.... ?
Barkley Rosser
http://cob.jmu.edu/rosserjb
-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa & Ian Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 5:58 PM
Subject: RE: Nader Paradox and the odds
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>>
>>
>> > But then we have 1 in 100,000 that the race for House
>> >Speaker deadlocks and it goes to the President Pro Tempore
>> >of the Senate and thus STROM THURMOND IS ELECTED
>> >PRESIDENT! (all hail the POTUS!)
>> >Barkley Rosser
>>
>> In which case it would be time to get Monica away from
>> Weight-Watchers (or
>> wherever she's hanging out now) and back into her thong and into the Oval
>> Office. Ol' Strom's ticker would give out like that.
>>
>> Carl
>
>Hey in DC they used to call him Sperm Thurmond so he'd probably be able to
>be very presidential with Monica
>
>Ian
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