Later Thomas J. Clarke '04 flashed the choke-symbol to a chorus of Bush jokes when it was prematurely announced that Vice President Al Gore '69 would win in Florida.
Porter said many of the jokes criticizing Bush's intelligence, which have been so prevalent in the media and on campus, are not well-founded.
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"I believe he is a lot more intelligent than people give him credit for," Porter said.
But at least one Republican took the jokes in stride.
"I admit that the jokes themselves are pretty funny," said Andrew C. Clark '03.
Meanwhile, an impromptu party sprang up in Straus Common Room.
"We have a lot of dorm love and do a lot of things together," said Benjamin P. Erickson '04, the party's pizza provider.
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