216. Victory and 1997.
Now, it is only three weeks before the US presidential election.
After today’s final live TV debate between the presidential candidates, it’s time to ban campaigning for three weeks from tomorrow.
Of course, even then, supporters cannot be prevented from doing their own activities, but the activities of the candidates themselves are limited.
It is to give the electoral college, which actually runs the presidential election, time to make a final judgment.
That’s why the last TV debate today is really important.
This is because on a day like today, if you make a mistake, the last image may be wrong.
such an important debate.
However, the incumbent US president, Bill Clinton, had a relaxed expression throughout the debate from the start to the almost end.
He would, too, and the polls showed only the result that he had an overwhelming advantage.
Even polls conducted by pro-Republican conservative media were also in favor of Clinton.
“…In this way, we will put America’s economy first. Just like right now. Since I began my sacred duty as President, our nation has grown at close to 7%. My immediate ex-president… So, as opposed to someone’s father recording a 1% growth rate.”
When Clinton finishes speaking, giggles are heard from the audience.
The former president and someone’s father he was talking about was Howard Bush.
It was a skillful speech that entangled even Bush, his current debate partner.
Clinton glanced at Bush, but seemed unmoved.
I deliberately provoked him in the hope that he would make a slip of the tongue out of excitement, but Bush, on the contrary, looked like he was fed up and laughed.
Howard felt an uneasiness rise in his chest, but he tried to ignore it and continued.
“So, fellow citizens! I’ll just do it like now. If you continue to believe in me, you will be able to live as a changed citizen of the United States after another four years, no, two years later!”
clap clap clap-
As Clinton finished speaking, his supporters applauded enthusiastically.
The biggest difference between the presidential candidate TV debates in Korea and the US was this.
In the United States, several audiences were able to watch the debate right up close and react immediately to the candidate’s remarks.
“ruler. Then, this time, candidate George Bush. You speak.”
Following the moderator’s progress, George W. Bush came to the center of the debate.
Then he looked at Clinton once and then at the audience and opened his mouth.
“That is all I have said in the preceding time. America without discrimination. and great America. I will do my best to keep these two values and beliefs.”
Bush paused for a moment after speaking.
The moderator looked at Bush with a questioning expression, ‘Is this the end of the remark?’
Bush, perhaps recognizing the look in his eyes, gave him a grin and went on again.
“This time, I want to ask the Clinton candidate. moderator. Is it possible?”
As the moderator looks at Clinton, Clinton nods slightly.
“yes. Ask questions.”
“thank you. Candidate Clinton. What do you think is the most important virtue that we the President of the United States should possess?”
Clinton was slightly impressed.
It was because I didn’t know what Bush meant by asking this question.
He always had something in his mouth.
A president needs three virtues: talent, balance, and moral, and the most important of them is morality.
Bush must have asked this question with this in mind.
“I think it is moral.”
Although Clinton couldn’t figure out Bush’s intentions, he once responded with the idea that he would follow his wishes.
Bush’s face brightened noticeably.
“then! What do you think about the morality of a man who leaves his wife and has an affair with another woman?”
When Clinton heard Bush’s words, his expression hardened for a moment.
However, he struggled to keep his expression about to collapse.
malevolent malevolent-
Rather, the reaction came out of the audience.
As soon as Bush finished speaking, the audience started to mutter in unison.
That’s why Bush’s remarks were out of the blue, but had a great ripple effect.
‘What the hell are you talking about? no, how? No, do you really know and talk about something? Bush will never know about Lewinsky. This···. to float okay. I’m floating.’
However, after clearing things up inside, he answered with a calm expression.
“I think it’s terrible. It is an act of betraying the wife whom I swore to love for the rest of my life in front of God.”
Bush smirked at Clinton’s answer.
When Clinton saw that smile, his heart sank.
He knew intuitively.
That Bush knows something.
“everyone! I’m sure you’ve just listened to the noble Clinton candidate’s answer. By the way···. I got a lot of information from an informant. Everyone please listen here.”
After Bush’s answer, as if he had waited, a voice that seemed to have recorded someone’s call began to flow from the speaker.
– Oh, Linda. I feel like I’m really, truly in love.
– Who are you really so in love with?
– Bill. this man drives me crazy
– Bill? Are you talking about President Bill Clinton?
– I’m a White House intern, so who’s Bill I can meet? That’s right, Mr. President.
Everyone in the initially bewildered audience jumped up from their seats and began to listen to this shocking conversation.
Bill Clinton’s face was getting more and more earthy.
The content of the conversation was gradually reaching a climax.
– I confessed that I fell in love with him first in the empty room next to the hallway. And he laughed out loud and took me to the study. Then he asked if I could kiss him.
– So, what did you say?
– Isn’t that obvious? Absolutely Yes. I answered, and we shared a hot kiss.
– Are you crazy? He’s married!
– It didn’t matter to us. And he caressed me, and in the end we made love.
Already, the audience was shaken as they were shaken.
Some of Bill Clinton’s ardent supporters even passed out in shock.
– And that’s not all. We made love many times over. Even at the White House. Those were really happy moments!
click-
As if the tape had ended, no more sound came out, but everyone in the room couldn’t say a word.
all just one person.
Just staring at Bill Clinton on stage.
Rather, his supporters were hoping he would say something now.
And as if in response to their expectations, Bill Clinton shouted loudly.
“Oh no! It’s all lies!”
Bush looked at him and said sharply.
“What is a lie? This worst sex scandal since America was founded…”
“I didn’t have a relationship with her! I mean, I never inserted it!”
“…?!”
“her···. up···!”
He instantly realized that he had made a huge mistake, but he couldn’t refill the spilled water.
To say that there was no insertion was because the fact that she and SOMESING existed was tantamount to affirming it.
And this mistake was watched by dozens and even millions of people watching the broadcast live, along with hundreds of people in the field.
“ah···. Oh God···.”
He could only bow his head, watching his wife, Hillary, walk out of the forum.
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In the United States, no, in the world, the worst unprecedented scandal was revealed, and the time of three weeks passed like an arrow.
During that time, President Clinton was even investigated by the prosecution because of this incident.
Linda Tripp, who recorded the phone call with Lewinsky, said, ‘I abandoned personal friendship, but I had to do it for America’, and this remark was able to sympathize with many Americans.
That’s why the presidential election ended rather blandly.
In this situation, there was no electoral college thoughtless and courageous enough to vote for Clinton.
Since the US presidential election is an open system in which regions and who gave votes, moreover, no one could vote for him.
As a result, the 43rd President of the United States became George W. Bush.
But that didn’t mean that Bush was not voted for.
The electoral college, which never wanted to elect Bush, rather chose a third party or independent candidate, so Bush was able to win with just over 55%.
But whether it was 55% or 50.1%, it didn’t matter.
In the end, only the result that he was elected mattered.
– The winner asked me to express my gratitude. It’s hard to contact you directly right now, but I’ll contact you soon.
And Hoyeong was smiling as she kept hearing about the news in Korea.
King Maker.
Ho-young became the person who established the president of the United States.
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’96 has ended like this, and ’97 has dawned.
As 1996 came to an end and 1997 dawned, Hoyoung was busy.
Blizzard January 1st.
The beginning of a legend (the beginning of a folk game in Korea) StarCraft was officially released.
StarCraft didn’t get a huge response immediately upon release, but it was clear that it would sell more and more over time.
And there was another news that made Hoyoung happy. Pokémon, which was released a few years ago and gradually gained popularity, became an animation and started to be aired and became a worldwide hit.
As the animation hit the jackpot, character products such as dolls and games were also posting huge sales.
Hoyoung couldn’t acquire Game Freak in the past, but he owned 80% of the rights to Pokémon, so most of the profits were taken by Hoyoung.
And in the future, Pokemon has only to change the sales record every year.
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January 20, 1997.
George Bush began his term as the 43rd President of the United States.
He began his term with a slightly different feeling from the incompetent and stubborn president Ho-young knew.
Bush showed great generosity in using key officials in the Clinton administration as bureaucrats who wished to.
Ho-young advised him to be a rationalist thoroughly, and according to this, Bush decided to use bureaucrats who were doing a good job anyway.
It was unprecedented, so the world was surprised, while public opinion about Bush improved.
The first thing Bush ordered after becoming president was to stop the current induction of the weak yen.
He brought together finance ministers and heads of economic departments and explained well that the weak yen is driving markets across Asia into a crisis, and as a result, Japan is reeling and even affects the United States.
Whether it was because of the powerful power at the beginning of the term or whether they really understood it, the bureaucrats followed Bush’s instructions well… As a result, hedge funds that had been attacking Thailand lost interest in Thailand and left the Thai market with only the dollars they had earned so far.
As a result, Thailand’s foreign exchange crisis showed a gradual recovery.
Along with him, the exchange rate, which naturally ran wild, started to go down little by little.
A decrease in the exchange rate means that the value of the Thai baht continues to rise.
– boss! As the value of the Thai baht rises, it is likely that by mid-year, a return of 30% on your investment will be achieved. When should we consider the point of sale?
It was only natural that Eric admired Hoyeong’s foresight and discussed the time to dispose of the baht.
Even at this moment, the baht that Hoyoung told him to save and not sell was growing in size.