The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 10th, 2000
David Broder
Rhetoric, reality far apart
By DAVID BRODER
Washington Post
Tuesday, October 10, 2000
On the morning after last week's vice presidential debate, Charles O. Jones, the University of Wisconsin political scientist and scholar of the presidency, remarked that the nation had witnessed "a great civic event," a civil, substantive discussion of serious policy matters between two highly competent public officials, Joe Lieberman and Dick Cheney.
In fact, Jones said, "we are having a good election, something you don't often get in good times." Contrast the contest being waged by Al Gor...
HighBeam Research, Free Preview: 'Rhetoric'... Full Membership required for unlimited access. Free 7-day trial.
Subscribers: HighBeam content is only available to HighBeam subscribers. Click the link above for more information.