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Despite being the self-proclaimed father of the Internet, Gore has serious competition in the Web political campaign genre. Steve Forbes' Web site-www.Forbes2000.com-touts such resounding endorsements as this one from Rush Limbaugh, "The leading conservative...would have to be Steve Forbes, I think. Steve Forbes is doing everything right...
Gore peddies "Goregear" ranging from money clips to stadium cups on www.goregear.com, but Forbes retaliates by taking grassroots organizing to the next step with his "e-precincts." Anyone can sign up to be a leader of one of these precincts. All you have to do is give Forbes the name...
And, capitalizing on Americans' penchant for competition, Forbes slyly promises you the chance to, "Compete with other e-Precinct leaders for national recognition, awards and prizes." All these promises make the skeptical browser wonder-will Forbes be able to deliver 185 minutes of fame for his faceless e-minions?
All presidential candidates' Web sites have amenities such as speeches (which can be viewed on Real player), photographs and most importantly, opportunities to volunteer. Forbes has the most detailed Web site, although almost all of the material on it is repeated more than once (browsers beware: you may have read...
The clip of Forbes giving his pitch manages to look like a parody of himself, proving that maybe things would be better if we stayed away from technology altogether. He certainly would be better served by sticking to non-visual media. Maybe Rush will let him on the air.