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Related: About this forumDecember 12, 2000, a date that will live in infamy
I know; Roosevelt said "which," not "that." I'm not Roosevelt.
The Supreme Court delivered its decision in Bush v. Gore on this day in 2000, declaring Bush the winner of the 2000 presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_12
2000 The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
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December 12, 2000, a date that will live in infamy (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
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Dennis Donovan
(27,093 posts)1. I cried watching this:
underpants
(187,107 posts)2. Gawd do I remember that.
The media fully complied with and spread GOP talking points. Why was the focus on Florida? Because Karl Rove said so? Who was in charge of counting the votes? Brooks Brothers riot too.
NNadir
(34,779 posts)3. A seminal event in the fall of the United States about to reach its...
...apotheosis.