Yup! 44 Documented Al Gore lies and distortions so obvious the man must be delusional. He needs therapy not our vote. There are so many lies I got an error message from SI telling me this file was too long. I had to cut off 3/4 of the lies in order to post them.
And Tiger and a few others who visit here want to give this man the keys to our nuclear Triad! Give me a break! I'm surprised the guy can even get a security clearance high enough to stand the watch!
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GORE-ITIS
The Best of Al Gore’s Lies and Exaggerations
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“He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good dispositions.” – Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Peter Carr, August 19, 1785 (John Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, 1980)
“You wonder if it’s a failure to listen or an impulse to deceive. . . The question is, is there a basic personality flaw there that will make it more difficult for him to be president? Is there a tendency to exaggerate? Is there a tendency to reconstruct the past? When you start counting on the fingers of both hands you start to say maybe there’s a pattern here.” - Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of Communications (The Boston Globe, 4/11/00)
“Please get your facts straight. If you want to be president of the United States, you better start by being accurate.” - Michael Dukakis to Al Gore (1988 Democratic Presidential Debate, 2/18/88)
Tired of enduring Al Gore’s endless misrepresentation of the truth during the 2000 Democratic primary, in December, candidate Bill Bradley’s campaign issued a pamphlet dealing with Gore’s inability to tell the truth:
“The [Bradley] pamphlet, which addressed the issue of prescription drugs, accuses Gore of ‘uncontrollable lying,’ a disease described as ‘Gore-itis’. . . . The pamphlet, labeled a ‘prescription form,’ describes a mock disease requiring a treatment with truth serum. ‘Al Gore needs to tell the truth,’ it said.” (The Associated Press, 12/11/99)
Al Gore’s Problems with the Truth
While Bill Bradley subsequently apologized to Gore for the pamphlet, Time magazine noted it was because he was “furious that his campaign had descended to Gore’s level.” (Time, 12/20/99) What Gore has lacked over the years in creative and innovative policies, he has made up for in creative and innovative storytelling. Even his own staff warned him in 1988 that his “main pitfall is exaggeration.” (CBSNews.com, 1/30/00) However, no matter how creative and innovative Gore’s stories are, they are not honest. Here is a collection of some of the best of Al Gore’s lies and exaggerations.
Al Gore Lies and Exaggerates About Almost Anything:
Gore Did Not Know His Visit to a Buddhist Temple Was a Fund-Raiser? Lie Number One!
The Gore Lie
"I did not know that it was a fundraiser.” (Al Gore, NBC’s “Today,” 1/24/97)
The Truth
The Secret Service Knew. According to documents provided to Congress, the Secret Service was informed that the event at the Buddhist Temple was a fundraiser. The site and location of the event is described as the “HSI LAI TEMPLE, 3456 GLENMARK DRIVE, HACIENDA HEIGHTS.” And under the space marked “NATURE OF EVENT AND NUMBERS EXPECTED TO ATTEND,” it states, “FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON, 150 ATTENDEES, 370 INVITED TEMPLE MEMBERS.”
The White House Staff Knew. John Huang told a Chinese newspaper in Los Angeles that the White House “saw no conflict in Gore attending a fundraiser at a religious facility.” John Huang gave an interview to the World Journal on April 24, 1996, five days before the event at the Hsi Lai Temple. The article provides: “Individuals of the local Chinese community are planning a vegetarian fundraising banquet to show support for the re-election of Clinton and Gore. . . . This is believed to be the first political fundraiser at [sic] Hsi Lai Temple. . . . After being briefed, the White House saw no conflict in Gore attending a fundraiser at a religious facility. Citing prior instances of such, the White House agreed on Gore’s appearance at [sic] Hsi Lai Temple.” (“Gore Visits Hsi Lai Temple on the 29th,” World Journal, 4/24/96, Translation by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee)
Gore Acted as if He Knew. Gore personally sent an email regarding the April 29, 1996 “fundraisers” in California the very day he met with temple master Hsing Yun, Maria Hsia, and John Huang in the White House. On March 15, 1996, a staff member e-mailed Gore about attending a separate event in New York on April 28, 1996. Gore responded via e-mail later the same day: “If we have already booked the fundraisers [in California] then we have to decline.”
The National Security Council Knew. On April 15, 1996, two weeks before the temple event, two White House national security experts exchanged e-mails regarding the event: “Hsing Yun has invited the VP to visit the Hsi Lai Temple in LA. Hsing Yun would host a fundraising lunch for about 150 people in the VP’s honor.” The “150 people” figure is consistent with the Secret Service document referenced above and indicates that the fundraiser was to be at the temple, not another location as indicated by Maria Hsia and John Huang.
Maria Hsia Knew: Hsia Organized and Attended the Event. In April of 1996, now-convicted Democrat fundraiser Hsia, who arranged and planned the event with John Huang, was a major fundraiser for Gore for eight years. She acted as one of Gore’s escorts at the temple event and even translated his speech for him that day. According to Fortune magazine, “Gore saw green whenever he saw Hsia.” (Fortune, 2/27/00) Gore was well acquainted with Hsia. “In 1989, Gore was the sole U.S. Senator to accept Hsia’s entreaty to visit the temple’s Taiwan headquarters on a trip partly paid for by the order.” (Fortune, 2/27/00) On February 14, 2000, Matthew Gorman, Hsia’s assistant at the time of the temple event, testified in U.S. v. Hsia that Hsia requested that he help organize the temple event while she was in China. Four or five days before the event, Hsia expressed concern to Gorman that none of the non-VIP guests invited would contribute money to the DNC. Gorman was shocked that she expected him to keep track of the temple contributions. Hsia replied, “Well this is a fundraiser.” (U.S. v. Hsia, 1999) After the event, Gorman asked Hsia how the event went. Hsia replied, “Not enough money was raised as I expected. I talked with Master Hsing Yun, and he said he’ll take care of it.” (emphasis added) (U.S. v. Hsia, 1999)
John Huang Knew: Huang Attended and Helped Organize the Event. At the time of the event in April of 1996, Democrat fundraiser Huang, who recently pled guilty to campaign finance violations, had been a major fundraiser for Gore for eight years. Huang was a Vice Chairman for Finance at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at the time - and in charge of raising funds in the Asian community for the DNC. In fact, as early as September 27, 1993, Gore paid high praise to Huang’s fundraising prowess at a DNC event: “And to my friend John Huang and his wife Jane, thank you for being a long time friend and ally. We go back a long time. . . . We are long time friends, and John has been a very faithful and meaningful, productive supporter of the efforts being made by our party, and I want to publicly thank you.” (emphasis added) (Al Gore, DNC Reception/Fundraiser, house.gov, 9/27/93)
Recently, in U.S. v. Hsia, Huang testified that he “mentioned” to Hsia that he “hoped [he] could bring back $100,000.” (U.S. v. Hsia, 1999) He further testified that Hsia “handed [him] an envelope” and indicated that it contained $100,000.
Don Fowler and David Strauss Knew: Both Fowler and Strauss Attended the Event. At the time of the event in April of 1996, Don Fowler was National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and David Strauss was Gore’s Deputy Chief of Staff. Fowler and Strauss were both in the loop regarding many fundraising matters concerning the Clinton/Gore reelection effort. John Huang testified before Congress that Fowler and Strauss both knew the event was a fundraiser:
Chairman Burton: In an interview, the Vice President said, quote, “I did not know that the money was being contributed at the time. The people with me did not know. Obviously something, someone did not handle it right. Now, is that true? Did none of the people that were accompanying the Vice President like Don Fowler or David Strauss, did - or yourself, I mean, did any of them know that money was being collected?”
Huang: To answer your question, it’s not true. I believe Mr. Fowler knows about that. And also Mr. Strauss probably knew about that as well.
Chairman Burton: So they knew it was a fundraiser, you knew it was a fundraiser, Maria Hsia knew it was a fundraiser, Don Fowler knew it was a fundraiser, but the Vice President, who was with all of you, did not know it was a fundraiser?
Huang: Mr. Chairman, I can only state that Mr. Fowler knows about it, knew about it, and Mr. Strauss knew about it. I really can’t say anything further about [sic] what more than that. (John Huang, Testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform, 12/99)
On September 5, 1997, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) asked Gore’s Chief of Staff, Strauss, “Do you dispute that the event on April 29 at the Buddhist Temple was a fundraiser?” Strauss responded, “I do.” (Testimony of David Strauss, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing, 9/5/97) In a deposition, DNC Chairman Don Fowler indicated, “I was aware there was a fundraising aspect to this event.” (emphasis added) (Deposition of Donald Fowler, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, 4/21/97)
The Contributors Knew: Huang Told Congress that the More Money an Attendee Contributed or Raised for the Temple Event, the Closer They Sat to Gore. At most fundraisers, the high-dollar donors sit in close proximity to the person being honored - Gore’s temple event was no exception:
Chairman Burton: Did any of the people that gave you money get special seating at the event? Did they sit up front?
Huang: Some of the people willing to making a more commitment [sic], yes, they were. . . .
Chairman Burton: But did [the Department of Justice] ask you if the people who contributed got special seating?
Huang: Some yes, but some of the people did not even contribute was also there. . . .
Chairman Burton: What I want to ask you is this: When the Justice Department asked you who these people were there and why they were there, did you say these people in the front row or these people were contributors, did you tell them that? What did you tell the Justice Department?
Huang: Not all of them. Some of them were. (emphasis added) (John Huang, Testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform, 12/99)
The DNC Knew: The Itinerary for the Temple Event Placed a Dollar Amount on Attendance and Laid out the Vice President’s Role. The itinerary prepared by the DNC for Gore provided that:
“This luncheon is with members of the Asian Community in Southern California who have joined the Asian Pacific American Leadership Council of the Democratic National Committee. Membership in the APALC requires an annual contribution of $2,500 per person or $5,000 per couple. Estimated attendance at this event is 125 guests.”
Incidentally, most of the checks collected in conjunction with the temple event were for $2,500 or $5,000 each. The memo further provides that the Vice President’s role was “[t]o extend appreciation for participant support and inspire political and fundraising efforts among the Asian Pacific American Community.”
Among those at the head table with Gore were Maria Hsia, who along with John Huang was responsible for raising the funds for the event, Master Hsing Yun, who allowed thousands in temple funds to be used for the reimbursement of contributions, and Ted Sioeng, who through his family and associates contributed $400,000 to the DNC during the 1996 election cycle, much of which originated with foreign sources. (emphasis added) (House Government Reform Committee Interim Report, p. 206, 11/5/98; Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Report, 3/10/98, p. 1779)
The Attendees Knew: Witnesses Say Fundraising Was Discussed from the Lectern in the Presence of the Vice President. “[A]t least two of the guests who attended the event in Hacienda Heights on April 29, 1996 recall fundraising actually being discussed from the lectern-in the presence of the Vice President.” (Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Report, 3/10/98, p. 1788) One speaker cited the amount of money raised at the event in the presence of the Vice President. Further, the Senate report provides that:
More explicitly, Sherry Shaw, who sat at Table 8, recalls that one of the luncheon speakers took the podium and reassured the assembled guests that “they” had “double-checked,” and that it was “O.K. to give contributions at the Hsi Lai Temple.” She said that the man who made this comment “had a Japanese last name.” (Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Report, 3/10/98, p. 1794)
The Vice President’s Staff Knew: Memo Prepared and Distributed by Vice Presidential Scheduler Jackie Dycke Listed a “Ticket Price” of $1,000 to $5,000 Per Head. Numerous documents demonstrate that the Vice President’s staff was fully aware that the April 29 event was a fundraiser. On April 11, the Vice President’s staff held a scheduling meeting to discuss the April 29 fundraiser. At this meeting,
“Vice Presidential scheduler Jackie Dycke handed out copies of a document she had prepared showing that the upcoming April 29 luncheon at the Temple in Hacienda Heights had a “ticket price” of $1,000 to $5,000 a head. . . . Throughout the rest of April, internal White House e-mail traffic continued to refer to the upcoming Los Angeles “fundraiser,” the last of such references being on April 24, less than a week before the event was to occur. (emphasis added) (Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Report, 3/10/98, p. 1793)
On the Air Force Two flight to California for the temple event, “Gore’s press secretary, Peggy Wilhide, and other members of his staff and security detail openly referred to the temple lunch and San Jose reception [following the temple event] as ‘fundraisers’ that were closed to the press.” (Bill Turque, Inventing Al Gore, 2000, p. 319) “Community outreach” events would usually be open to the press.
Gore Created the Internet? Lie Number Two!
The Gore Lie
“During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.” (Al Gore, CNN’s “Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer,” 3/9/99)
The Truth
The U.S. Defense Department Created the Internet. “The Internet, originally called ARPANET, dates to 1969, when the Defense Department began funding the project. Gore, then 21, was still eight years away from joining Congress.” (The Associated Press, 3/11/99)
Gore Was the Inspiration for Love Story? Lie Number Three!
The Gore Lie
“Around midnight, after a three-city tour of Texas last month, the Vice President came wandering back to the press compartment of Air Force Two. Sliding in behind a table with the two reporters covering him that day, he picked slices of fruit from their plates and spent two hours swapping opinions about movies and telling stories about old chums like Erich Segal, who, Gore said, used Al and Tipper as models for the uptight preppy and his free-spirited girlfriend in Love Story; and Gore’s Harvard roommate Tommy Lee Jones, who played the roommate of the Gore-like character in the movie version of Segal’s book.” (Time, 12/15/97)
The Truth
Not According to Love Story Author Erich Segal. “Vice President Al Gore acknowledged Sunday a ‘miscommunication’ on his part in leading reporters to believe he and his wife were the model for the 1970s romance novel ‘Love Story.’ The author, Erich Segal, told The New York Times he was ‘befuddled’ by the comments in the first place. He said he called Gore, and the vice president said it was a misunderstanding.” (The Des Moines Register, 12/15/97)
Gore was Never in Favor of Holding the Music Labeling Hearings? Lie Number Four!
The Gore Lie
“Sen. Gore echoed his wife’s feeling that the hearing ‘was not a good idea,’ and attempted to exculpate himself from the proceedings by virtue of the fact that he was ‘a freshman minority member of the committee’ in no position to veto the affair. Indeed, the Gores laid blame for the hearing at the door of two other senators – John Danforth (R-Mo.) and Paula Hawkins (R-Fla.) – both of whom Sen. Gore said were eager to hold the heavily publicized forum, with Commerce Committee chairman Danforth hastening to convene when he learned that Hawkins was trying to steer the event her way. ‘I did not ask for the hearing,’ Gore told the Hollywood group. ‘I was not in favor of the hearing.’” (Variety, 11/3/87)
The Truth
Gore Said He Was in Favor of the Hearings at the Time. “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank you and commend you for calling this hearing. Because my wife has been heavily involved in the evolution of this issue, I have gained quite a bit of familiarity with it, and I have really gained an education in what is involved.” (Sen. Al Gore, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Hearing on Record Labeling, 9/19/85)
Gore Led a Crusade Against Tobacco? Lie Number Five!
The Gore Lie
“When I was a child, my family was attacked by an invisible force that was then considered harmless. My sister Nancy was older than me. There were only the two of us, and I loved her more than life itself. She started smoking when she was 13 years old. The connection between smoking and lung cancer had not yet been established. But years later, the cigarettes had taken their toll. It hurt very badly to watch her savaged by that terrible disease. Her husband Frank and all of us who loved her so much tried to get her to stop smoking. . . . Tomorrow morning, another 13-year-old girl will start smoking. I love her too. Three thousand young people in America will start smoking tomorrow. One thousand of them will die a death not unlike my sister’s. And that is why until I draw my last breath, I will pour my heart and soul into the cause of protecting our children from the dangers of smoking.” (Al Gore, The Democratic National Convention, 8/28/96)
The Truth
Yet, 4 Years after the Death of Gore’s Sister the Press Reported: ‘“Throughout most of my life, I raised tobacco,’ the Tennessee senator hollered. ‘I want you to know that with my own hands, all of my life, I put it 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.’” ([New York] Newsday, 2/26/88)
Gore Was Still Growing Tobacco and Receiving Money from Tobacco Interests Years After His Sister’s Death. Tobacco was still grown on the Gore family farm years after Gore’s sister’s death. (CNN’s “Inside Politics,” 3/19/99) Furthermore, from 1979 until the end of 1990, Gore accepted $25,200 from tobacco interests. (Tray.com, 8/30/96)
Gore Worked for 20 Years on a Test Ban Treaty? Lie Number Six! |
