HOW DARE THE BUSH BOY BLOODY JIMMY BAKER THREATEN GORE BEFORE THE VOTE COUNT IS COMPLETE?
BAKER GIVES NATION A WARNING FROM BUSH In an interview that concluded a little after noon eastern time, Bush Florida point man and Poppy’s former chief of staff and Sec. of State James Baker gave the nation a warning, saying that on the basis of the informal, unofficial, and uncertified AP report that the Florida recount came out in favor of George W. Bush by 327 votes, Al Gore should acknowledge that George W. Bush won the election and give such an announcement prior to Florida’s official announcement scheduled a week from today. If this is not done, Baker implied that Bush could retaliate by beginning formal challenges to pro-Gore vote counts in states such as Wisconsin and New Mexico, which would, in his implied estimation, lead to a national crisis. After the interview, the CNN reporter then went over those editorials and columns in today’s papers that ask Gore to stop his challenge in the name of healing the nation as quickly as possible. Some referred to Nixon’s decision to do so
