BUSH SELECTS PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATE. (Rooters) Yesterday evening, in a move that surprised even his closest advisors, presidential candidate George W. Bush announced the selection of his presidential running mate while touring the Governor's Mansion with a group of GOP necktie salesmen. Saying "the selection speaks for itself because it's pole-driven," Governor Bush chose not to refer to his choice by name, but consented to have their picture taken together by campaign photographers. "Today, I have selected my running mate for Vice-President of the United States," Bush said, "a four-square candidate who can carry the load of office with ease. Obviously, a candidate who believes in tradition, a candidate who will never waiver, a candidate who will stand tall as we move into the new millenium." The governor's selection of a Caucasian representative from a Southern architectural tradition surprised many who thought he would balance the ticket with a minority representative from outside the South. 4/1/99

CANDIDATE BUSH CONSIDERS ALTERNATE CAREER IF HE LOSES PRESIDENTIAL RUN. (VPI) In a surprise evening visit yesterday to the East Texas Henderson County rural neighborhood where George W. Bush owns his only property in Texas, a tax-exempted recreational double-wide at the exclusive "Rainbo Club," the Texas governor received a Tejas welcome from members of the neighboring "Koon Kreek Klub," a recreational complex of tax-exempted homes which shelters other wealthy members of the Texas business community, such as the multi-millionaire owners of the Dallas Morning News, at their annual formal spring dinner. When asked what he would do if her were to lose the upcoming presidential elections, Bush, in his characteristic "just folks" manner, said he would go fishing, like he did in his very popular 30 minute telecom for gubernatorial office during his '98 campaign, made because he couldn't think of anything else to do with his surplus of campaign contributions. He then proceeded to describe a fish he caught just last week that was, "This big!" 4/1/99

THE TRAGEDIE OF THE TWO GEORGIES (EXCERPT)

AUSTIN PERRY INTERVIEW

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