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Carol Roberts, 64, is an avid collector of stuffed and ceramic penguins and donkeys. Subtlety has never been her style in decor--or in politics. Last week the former Democratic mayor of West Palm Beach used her spitfire stratagems to boost Al Gore. Wearing a tiny butterfly pin to mock the infamous ballot, she faced the cameras and vowed to count every last vote. Why wait for court approval? Why should the battle for the Constitution wait for a judge? "What happens? Do we go to jail?" she asked the lawyer for the board of canvassers. "Because I'm ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punch-Out in Palm Beach | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...Fear not, Thresky; rest assured, you are our most beloved Bird-- We shall guard you from those Poonsters; cease your weeping, we implore! Shed no feather as a token of the cruel things they have spoken, Leave their solitude unbroken!--Stay with us forevermore! Leave their sad mock-Flemish castle to their new-made impostor! "You're safe," we murmured, "forevermore...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: The Ibis | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...officials with police batons and stun guns. If players violate the rules (which should be as vague as possible), they should be handcuffed and forced into excruciatingly uncomfortable positions. To keep players on their toes, capriciously respond to trivial infractions (like illegal motion) with the bastinado or mock executions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are You Ready For Some Football? | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...Before leaving town Wednesday morning, Bush was presented with a mock boxing title belt by his advance team. It was a large affair with blue leather and a gold buckle inscribed "Presidential Debate Champion 2000," and Bush held it above his head and said with a laugh, "From an objective group of people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Bushies Crowned Their Guy as Debate King | 10/18/2000 | See Source »

...Bush campaign officials had debate briefing books? A short document that only McKinnon may have had access to was also found in the material sent to Downey. According to sources familiar with the FBI's investigation, New Hampshire Senator JUDD GREGG, who played Gore in the Bush campaign's mock debates, had typed out about 20 suggestions for the Governor to consider in his debate preparations. During a practice session, he handed the list to McKinnon, who gave the Gregg document with its handwritten notations to Lozano, asking her to type and then e-mail them to other top Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investigation: The Debate-Tape Mystery Continues to Unspool | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

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