http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-0709floridabinladen,0,2470134.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines<<Congressman compares Gov. Bush's post-2000 recount behavior to bin Laden
The Associated Press
Posted July 9 2004, 8:26 PM EDT
MIAMI -- A Democratic Florida congressman on Friday compared Gov. Jeb Bush's behavior after the contentious 2000 presidential recount to that of Osama bin Laden, saying the governor went into hiding.
Rep. Kendrick Meek, in a conference call designed to discuss President Bush's record on issues key to black voters, said there was a ``lack of accountability from the state of Florida'' during the disputed recount process.
``No one could find him when they had issues as it relates to so many African-American votes that were left on the floor in many supervisor of elections offices throughout the state,'' said Meek, the Florida chairman for the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign.
``The governor was like bin Laden after the 2000 election.''
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What a great guy, but I think he definitely crossed the line on this one. As much as I hate my governor, Jeb, is he Osama bin Laden? No way.