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E-Mail to: Friends and Associates URGENT
From: Lou Cordia Date: November 13, 2000 Re: President Bush or President Gore? Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney won on election night by getting more votes in Florida than Gore/Lieberman. Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney won when the election night vote was confirmed by an official recount in Florida. The only legitimate remaining ballots to be counted are those from Floridians who reside overseas, who post-marked their ballots on or before November 7th, and whose ballots are received on or before November 17th. However, it is obvious that Gore/Lieberman are trying to steal the election. Like the Clinton/Gore's years of public relations and legal distortions, Gore/Lieberman are looking for a "governing legal authority" to increase their probability of victory. They want four counties in Florida where Democrats significantly out-register Republicans to hand-count their ballots; and let the Democrats in charge of the recounts "objectively" decide what was in the mind of the voter when he/she did not completely punch the ballot. For example, if someone partially punched a hole in a ballot because he/she started to vote for Gore and then decided in the booth not to vote him or anyone, these Democrats would give the vote to Gore - that's according to the second set of rules, as changed during the recount in Palm Beach County. Incidently, but not surprisingly, all three of these Palm Beach officials are Democrats. What Gore/Lieberman Campaign Chairman Richard Daley is orchestrating is as outrageous as what his father did in 1960 in Cook County Illinois in stealing the election from John Kennedy. Point blank, Al Gore is not as honorable as Richard Nixon was in 1960 and Gerald Ford was in 1976 when both Republican candidates conceded the close elections despite campaign advisors' requests for recounts. They put the interests of the country ahead of their own personal interest in the White House. They knew then that recounting ad infinitum would produce pluses and minuses in vote counts; but they trusted that the votes would balance out if all precincts were recounted. They believed in the integrity of our elections, and knew of the adverse consequences here and abroad of second-guessing our election process. If you are as upset as I am, then please help by making a contribution to the Bush/Cheney Recount Fund that has been set up to fight the Gore/Lieberman trial lawyers and public relations spin- miesters. I am enclosing an admittedly less emotionally-charged letter from Bush/Cheney Campaign Chairman Don Evans and a response form. Please HELP TODAY. ______________________________________________ To: Mr. Louis J. Cordia From: Donald L. Evans Chairman, Bush-Cheney Campaign Date: November 11, 2000 You were there when we began this campaign and we appreciate all that you have done. I would like to ask for your help one more time on behalf of Governor Bush and Secretary Cheney. It is now clear we must have the funding necessary to fight this legal battle in Florida. Governor Bush won on Election Day, a victory confirmed by a recount. Now, the other side is seeking yet a third count by hand. The law allows us to open a "recount fund" which we have done this morning. This expensive legal process must be funded immediately. We need you to overnight a check for $5000, made payable to Bush-Cheney Recount. Please see the delivery instructions on the next page. The check must come from personal funds. No corporate contributions are allowed. The contribution does not count against your annual federal giving limit of $25,000. We are not required to make these donations public. However, in keeping with Governor Bush's "full disclosure" policy on financial contributions, these contributions will be posted on the Bush-Cheney website. We respectfully ask that you limit the amount of your check to $5000. Should we have funds left over, we will refund them to each donor on a pro rata basis. If you have any questions regarding this contribution, you may contact Jack Oliver or Jeanne Johnson Phillips at (512) 344-4601. Throughout the past two years, your friendship and support has meant a great deal to Governor Bush and to me personally. We thank you in advance for your willingness to help us during this important time in the life of our country. I look forward to hearing from you. Warm regards. __________________________________________ PLEASE (1) copy this contribution sheet and encourage your family, friends, and business associates to contribute; (2) mail each signed contribution sheet with your check(s) to : c/o Donald L. Evans, Bush-Cheney Recount Fund, 301 Congress Ave. Suite 200, Austin TX 78701; and (3) fax to Lou Cordia (703/212-9128) a copy of each signed contribution sheet so that I do not bother you with follow-up calls or faxes. BUSH-CHENEY RECOUNT FUND REPLY FORM ALL CONTRIBUTORS, PLEASE COMPLETE Corporate and foreign national contributions are not permitted under federal law. Only personal funds are permitted. Contributions to Bush-Cheney Recount Fund are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. __________________________________________ Full name __________________________________________ Spouse name __________________________________________ Address __________________________________________ City __________________________________________ State Zip __________________________________________ Home Phone __________________________________________ Office Phone __________________________________________ Fax Phone __________________________________________ Check Contributions The contribution to Bush-Cheney Recount Fund drawn on check#___________ of the account named as _______________________, represents our personal funds and is not drawn on an account maintained by an incorporated entity. _________________________________ Signature of Original Contributor (must be signed by both spouses) _________________________________ Signature of Spouse Please make check payable to: Bush-Cheney Recount Fund Please mail or overnight express to: Donald L. Evans 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701 Please do not send more than $5000 per person. In keeping with Governor Bush's policy of "full disclosure" of financial contributions, your name will be posted as a contributor to Bush-Cheney Recount Fund on the Bush-Cheney website. Any monies not expended for this purpose will be returned on a pro rata basis. Paid for by Bush-Cheney Recount Fund. Contributions to Bush-Cheney Recount Fund are not tax deductible for federal income purposes.
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