2008 Woodie Awards
What if Al Gore had been president?
By: Jason Jones
Issue date: 9/7/07 Section: Forum
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Declined rate of death caused by firearms, universal health care, and increased environmental awareness.
Now those all sound like significant positives as opposed to unaffordable health care, high mortality rates in instances where guns are involved and a society of environmental incontinence - all three of which we struggle with today.
William J. Cromie of the Harvard University Gazette reports that more than 30,000 people are killed, and another 65,000 are injured in incidents involving firearms each year.
The number of people killed alone could fill the entire Doyt L. Perry Stadium as well as the Ice Arena here the University, and still have 1,000 people left over. The amount injured more than triples the total number of students enrolled at BGSU.
Surely everyone has also heard of global warming. After all, one would have to be living under a rock or in the Bush White House to not know about it.
So besides being aware of the fact that polar ice caps are melting at a faster rate than ever before. Plus the fact that at this rate cities such as Miami and San Francisco will be under water by 2100, as reported by Stephen Leahy, remember that your grandchildren will likely be experiencing that in their lifetimes.
Then we have our health care, which is another problem many Americans face. The National Coalition on Health Care reported that nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, went without health care insurance in 2006.
Now imagine if these problems didn't exist in the state that they do. Imagine that on Jan. 20, 2001, Al Gore was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States.
Envisioned in this world is a yearly rate of about 500 deaths related to incidents involving firearms.
In this world Gore has implemented a zero tolerance gun control policy where first time offenders get somewhere between 50 years to life in prison, and no one with so much as a misdemeanor has the right to own firearms. The new law saves 25,500 lives each year and prevents roughly 60,000 injuries.
Now those all sound like significant positives as opposed to unaffordable health care, high mortality rates in instances where guns are involved and a society of environmental incontinence - all three of which we struggle with today.
William J. Cromie of the Harvard University Gazette reports that more than 30,000 people are killed, and another 65,000 are injured in incidents involving firearms each year.
The number of people killed alone could fill the entire Doyt L. Perry Stadium as well as the Ice Arena here the University, and still have 1,000 people left over. The amount injured more than triples the total number of students enrolled at BGSU.
Surely everyone has also heard of global warming. After all, one would have to be living under a rock or in the Bush White House to not know about it.
So besides being aware of the fact that polar ice caps are melting at a faster rate than ever before. Plus the fact that at this rate cities such as Miami and San Francisco will be under water by 2100, as reported by Stephen Leahy, remember that your grandchildren will likely be experiencing that in their lifetimes.
Then we have our health care, which is another problem many Americans face. The National Coalition on Health Care reported that nearly 47 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, went without health care insurance in 2006.
Now imagine if these problems didn't exist in the state that they do. Imagine that on Jan. 20, 2001, Al Gore was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States.
Envisioned in this world is a yearly rate of about 500 deaths related to incidents involving firearms.
In this world Gore has implemented a zero tolerance gun control policy where first time offenders get somewhere between 50 years to life in prison, and no one with so much as a misdemeanor has the right to own firearms. The new law saves 25,500 lives each year and prevents roughly 60,000 injuries.
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Sam
posted 9/07/07 @ 8:53 AM EST
I think all you liberals have a template when you complain about "the devil" aka George W. Bush. "Bush is responsible for (insert event here) which further shows why he is one of the worst presidents ever!" If I didn't use the logical part of my brain like you liberals, I think I would actually start to believe that this one single man is responsible for global warming, health care crisis, hurricane Katrina, 9/11, the Cavaliers not winning the NBA Finals, Iraq becoming a terrorist state, and killing every firstborn child in the country. (Continued…)
Carol Dodson
posted 9/07/07 @ 7:26 PM EST
Except for our gullibility, passion for 30-second sound bites, and apathy, this might have been the world we live in today. Have we learned anything in seven years or will we again succumb to the kind of mindless pandering foisted upon us by the media and unscrupulous, greedy politicians?
Will H
posted 9/08/07 @ 10:34 AM EST
Oh dear, poor boy! How gullible can you be?
You think that just banning firearms would instantly stop gun crime? How are you going to round up the 200 million guns out there?
And as for Global warming, you actually believe the rubbish Al Gore is spouting?
Remember, just two months ago he told us several times that TWO BILLION people participated in "Live Earth". (Continued…)
Bob
posted 9/08/07 @ 10:56 AM EST
One question:
Why didnt these wonderful things happen during the 8 years of President Bill Clinton? For at least two years, he had a Democrat Congress. (Continued…)
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