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KyGJJ · 11-04-2000, 10:45 AM

Al Gore really stands out as a man of exceptional quality if you ask me. The press goes after Bush for a DUI in 1974 (hasn't taken a drink since 1986) but never looks into Gore's dubious record on taking money in LA. Oh, sorry, he didn't know it was a fundraiser... I forgot. Let's see Pro-Life, Pro-Choice - See Example Below.

Another thing that irks we about Gore... Boasting about his Vietnam record. Let me say having a father in the Senate can provide you with nice "photo" jobs in the Army. It sickens me that people like my father (twice purple heart - 2 tours) did the tough work, never complained and his guy will talk like he was Rambo on the front lines. Please!! He was never CLOSE to the action thanks to Daddy in the Senate. At least Bush (Air National Guard) was a fighter pilot and had balls to take on a challenging job. - See Example Below.

Example Lie #1:
Washington Post, Sept. 24
CLAIM: At Sept. 22 press conference, Gore says, “I've been a part of the discussions on the strategic reserve since the days when it was first established.”
TRUTH: President Ford established the Strategic Petroleum Reserves when he signed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) on December 22, 1975 — two years before Al Gore became a congressman

Example Lie #2:
OFF KEY
USA Today, Sept. 19
CLAIM: Addressing a Teamsters meeting, Gore spoke of lullabies from his youth and sang, "Look for the union label."
TRUTH: The song was written in 1975, when Gore was 27.

Example Lie #3:
October 17; third presidential debate, St. Louis
CLAIM: “The big drug companies…are now spending more money on advertising and promotion — you see all these ads — than they are on research and development.”
TRUTH: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation reported in July that drug companies spent between $5.8 billion and $8.3 billion on marketing and $21 billion on research in 1998, according to CBS News.

Example Lie #4:
March 1, 2000; San Jose Mercury News
CLAIM: “It’s not fair to say, ‘Okay, after his sister died, he continued in the same relationship with the tobacco industry.’ I did not. I did not. I began to confront them forcefully. I don’t see the inconsistency there.”
TRUTH: The same month Gore’s sister died in 1984, he received a $1,000 speaking fee from U.S. Tobacco. The next year, he voted against cigarette and tobacco tax increases three times and favored a bill allowing major cigarette makers to purchase discounted tobacco. In the 1988 campaign, Gore bragged of his tobacco background: “I want you to know that with my own hands, all of my life, I put [tobacco] in the plant beds and transferred it. I’ve hoed it, I’ve dug in it, I’ve sprayed it, I’ve chopped it, I’ve shredded it, spiked it, put it in the barn, and stripped it and sold it” (Newsday, 2-26-88).

Example Lie #5:
February 20, 2000; New York Times
CLAIM: Gore said he has “always, always, always” supported Roe v. Wade.
TRUTH: In 1977, Rep. Gore voted for the Hyde Amendment, which says that abortion “takes the life of an unborn child who is a living human being,” and that there is no constitutional right to abortion. He cast many other votes favorable to the pro-life cause and earned an 84 percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee.

Example Lie #6 (And worst of All!!!)
October 15, 1999; Los Angeles Times
CLAIM: “I carried an M-16. . . . I pulled my turn on the perimeter at night and walked through the elephant grass, and I was fired upon.” In 1988, Gore told the Washington Post: “I was shot at. . . . I spent most of my time in the field.”
TRUTH: Gore never faced direct enemy fire, although he may have arrived on the scene after fighting was completed.

Example Lie #7
January 24, 1997; Today show
CLAIM: “I did not know that it was a fundraiser.”
TRUTH: A DNC memo prepared for Gore made plain that the event at Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, Calif., was a fundraiser. A Secret Service document called it a fundraiser, Gore’s staff described the event as a fundraiser to reporters, and DNC chairman Don Fowler testified to the Senate that he knew “there was a fundraising aspect to this event.” Six weeks before attending the event, Gore met with temple master Hsing Yun at the White House with fundraisers Maria Hsia and John Huang. Later that day, Gore sent an e-mail saying that he couldn’t be in New York on April 28, 1996: “If we have already booked the fundraisers [in California], then we have to decline.”

Example Lie #8
August 22, 1987; Associated Press
CLAIM: Gore “said half his campaign staff were women, and he would make half of a Gore Cabinet women.”
TRUTH: “But pressed by reporters later to name women on his staff, he fumbled and then mentioned one name, which later turned out to be incorrect.”

Miyagi - Al Gore has been hanging around Clinton too long... He seems to embellish everything.

11-04-2000, 10:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
KyGJJ Novice Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Kentucky Posts: 21	Please....... Al Gore really stands out as a man of exceptional quality if you ask me. The press goes after Bush for a DUI in 1974 (hasn't taken a drink since 1986) but never looks into Gore's dubious record on taking money in LA. Oh, sorry, he didn't know it was a fundraiser... I forgot. Let's see Pro-Life, Pro-Choice - See Example Below. Another thing that irks we about Gore... Boasting about his Vietnam record. Let me say having a father in the Senate can provide you with nice "photo" jobs in the Army. It sickens me that people like my father (twice purple heart - 2 tours) did the tough work, never complained and his guy will talk like he was Rambo on the front lines. Please!! He was never CLOSE to the action thanks to Daddy in the Senate. At least Bush (Air National Guard) was a fighter pilot and had balls to take on a challenging job. - See Example Below. Example Lie #1: Washington Post, Sept. 24 CLAIM: At Sept. 22 press conference, Gore says, “I've been a part of the discussions on the strategic reserve since the days when it was first established.” TRUTH: President Ford established the Strategic Petroleum Reserves when he signed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) on December 22, 1975 — two years before Al Gore became a congressman Example Lie #2: OFF KEY USA Today, Sept. 19 CLAIM: Addressing a Teamsters meeting, Gore spoke of lullabies from his youth and sang, "Look for the union label." TRUTH: The song was written in 1975, when Gore was 27. Example Lie #3: October 17; third presidential debate, St. Louis CLAIM: “The big drug companies…are now spending more money on advertising and promotion — you see all these ads — than they are on research and development.” TRUTH: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation reported in July that drug companies spent between $5.8 billion and $8.3 billion on marketing and $21 billion on research in 1998, according to CBS News. Example Lie #4: March 1, 2000; San Jose Mercury News CLAIM: “It’s not fair to say, ‘Okay, after his sister died, he continued in the same relationship with the tobacco industry.’ I did not. I did not. I began to confront them forcefully. I don’t see the inconsistency there.” TRUTH: The same month Gore’s sister died in 1984, he received a $1,000 speaking fee from U.S. Tobacco. The next year, he voted against cigarette and tobacco tax increases three times and favored a bill allowing major cigarette makers to purchase discounted tobacco. In the 1988 campaign, Gore bragged of his tobacco background: “I want you to know that with my own hands, all of my life, I put [tobacco] in the plant beds and transferred it. I’ve hoed it, I’ve dug in it, I’ve sprayed it, I’ve chopped it, I’ve shredded it, spiked it, put it in the barn, and stripped it and sold it” (Newsday, 2-26-88). Example Lie #5: February 20, 2000; New York Times CLAIM: Gore said he has “always, always, always” supported Roe v. Wade. TRUTH: In 1977, Rep. Gore voted for the Hyde Amendment, which says that abortion “takes the life of an unborn child who is a living human being,” and that there is no constitutional right to abortion. He cast many other votes favorable to the pro-life cause and earned an 84 percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee. Example Lie #6 (And worst of All!!!) October 15, 1999; Los Angeles Times CLAIM: “I carried an M-16. . . . I pulled my turn on the perimeter at night and walked through the elephant grass, and I was fired upon.” In 1988, Gore told the Washington Post: “I was shot at. . . . I spent most of my time in the field.” TRUTH: Gore never faced direct enemy fire, although he may have arrived on the scene after fighting was completed. Example Lie #7 January 24, 1997; Today show CLAIM: “I did not know that it was a fundraiser.” TRUTH: A DNC memo prepared for Gore made plain that the event at Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, Calif., was a fundraiser. A Secret Service document called it a fundraiser, Gore’s staff described the event as a fundraiser to reporters, and DNC chairman Don Fowler testified to the Senate that he knew “there was a fundraising aspect to this event.” Six weeks before attending the event, Gore met with temple master Hsing Yun at the White House with fundraisers Maria Hsia and John Huang. Later that day, Gore sent an e-mail saying that he couldn’t be in New York on April 28, 1996: “If we have already booked the fundraisers [in California], then we have to decline.” Example Lie #8 August 22, 1987; Associated Press CLAIM: Gore “said half his campaign staff were women, and he would make half of a Gore Cabinet women.” TRUTH: “But pressed by reporters later to name women on his staff, he fumbled and then mentioned one name, which later turned out to be incorrect.” Miyagi - Al Gore has been hanging around Clinton too long... He seems to embellish everything.