OA4: The 2000 Election (#NeverForget), Part 3
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🗓️ 24 August 2016
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Continuing our discussion from OA3, Andrew lays the background for the most tumultuous Presidential election in modern American history, discussing the politics, history, and the legal background that led us to Bush v. Gore. Show Notes and Links Pres. Bill Clinton’s approval ratings, 1999-2000. Voting history for West Virginia, once a reliable Democratic stronghold. A … Continue reading OA4: The 2000 Election (#NeverForget), Part 3
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I ask you to smell the defendant. |
| 0:19.8 | Oh sure, like lawyers working big skyscrapers and have secretaries, and look at him, he's wearing a belt. |
| 0:25.4 | That's Hollywood for you. |
| 0:31.0 | Please answer the question, does the defendant's case hold water? |
| 0:37.0 | No, the defense is wrong. |
| 0:45.0 | Objection overrule. |
| 0:47.0 | Oh no no no, no I'm a strener's lip check. |
| 0:49.0 | Oh wow, a strener's lip check and I can take some time to reconsider. |
| 0:54.0 | Welcome to opening arguments, the podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real-life lawyer. |
| 1:00.0 | This podcast is sponsored by the law offices of P. Andrew Torres, LLC for entertainment purposes, |
| 1:05.0 | is not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship. |
| 1:09.0 | Don't take legal advice from a podcast. |
| 1:13.0 | Hello and welcome to opening arguments. |
| 1:20.0 | This is episode number four and we're getting into part three of the epic of Bush V-Gor. |
| 1:27.0 | So let's go into it. |
| 1:28.0 | Bush V-Gor, you've left us in suspense. |
| 1:31.0 | I mean we know the ending, but what happened to vote? |
| 1:33.0 | So it hasn't been called either way, right? |
| 1:35.0 | Where are we? |
| 1:36.0 | We're on election day morning, I guess, or is that what you would call it? |
| 1:39.0 | The day after the election? |
| 1:40.0 | We're a couple days after the election. |
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