Ron, just a little fuel for the fire from another thread
Where there is smoke, there may be fire.
Reprinted from the Internet News Bureau article "Al Gore's 21 Lies"
DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER PATHOLOGICAL LIAR FOR PRESIDENT?
FICTION: Al Gore recently claimed that his mother-in-law pays more than $100.00 for
the arthritis medicine Lodine; and he claims that his dog takes the same medicine for
$37.00, claiming "This is wrong!"
FACT: Gore's aides were quick to apologize for Gore's lie, saying the information was
from a Democratic study. Washington newspapers also reported that Al Gore wasn't
even sure his mother-in-law was taking any medication and wasn't even sure she had
arthritis. And, he doesn't know anything about his dog's "arthritis".
FICTION: Al Gore said his father, a senator, was a champion of civil rights during the
1960's.
FACT: Gore's father voted against the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and was a
racist who was fond of using the "N" word.
FICTION: Al Gore said that his sister was the very first person to join the Peace Corps.
FACT: By the time Gore's sister joined the Peace Corps, there were already over 100
members.
FICTION: The same sister died of lung cancer years later and Gore vowed to never
accept tobacco money as campaign contributions.
FACT: Just four years later, while campaigning for office, Gore spoke to the tobacco
industry and said he was one of them because "I've planted it, raised it, cut it, and dried
it." He raised over $100,000 in "reported" contributions.
FICTION: While running for office, Gore's campaign literature claimed he was a
"Brilliant Student".
FACT: Washington newspapers said he barely passed Harvard and consistently earned
D's and C's.
FICTION: Gore claims an extensive knowledge of law as a result of his extensive study
at law school.
FACT: Al Gore dropped out of law school.
FICTION: Gore claimed that his knowledge of God and spirituality came to complete
fruition while "finishing" divinity school.
FACT: Al Gore dropped out of divinity school.
FICTION: Al Gore claimed responsibility for inventing the Internet in the 1990's.
FACT : Shocked scientists were quick to speak out, explaining that the Internet had
been in widespread use by government and educational institutions since the early
1970's.
FICTION: Al Gore claimed the book "Love Story" was based on his life and Tipper's.
FACT: Author Erich Segal called a press conference to deny his claim. (Couldn't he at
least lie about a love story where his sweetheart doesn't die?"
FICTION : Gore claimed that as a reporter for a Nashville newspaper, his stories led to
the arrests of numerous corrupt criminals.
FACT: He later apologized for his claim and actually said it was untrue (Also known as
lying).
FICTION: Gore claims to increase diversity in the staff that follows him daily, especially
among blacks.
FACT: Black members of the Secret Service are suing because they claim they are not
being promoted to positions guarding the Vice-President.
FICTION: Al Gore said he was the first to discover the Love Canal nuclear accident.
FACT: The incident was already discovered, being investigated, and covered widely in
the press for many months before Gore was aware of it. <Sharp edit - Love Canal was
a toxic waste dump, not nuclear>
FICTION: Gore said just recently that if elected president, he would put harsh sanctions
on the sleazy producers of Hollywood's extreme sex and violence.
FACT: Just six days later, Gore attended a fundraiser by Hollywood producers and
radical gay activists where he told them that he would only pretend to "nudge them" if
elected. He raised over $4 million.
FICTION: Al Gore said he built his Tennessee home with his bare hands.
FACT : Totally false!
FICTION: Al Gore says parents should not have a choice between private and public
schools because public schools are far better.
TRUTH : Al Gore attended private school and he has sent his children to private
schools.
FICTION: Al Gore remembers his mother lulling him to sleep as a baby by singing the
popular ditty, "Wear The Union Label".
FACT: The popular ditty was created by the unions when Gore was 27 years old.
FICTION: Al Gore claimed to co-sponsor the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform
Act.
FACT: The Act was not sponsored until he had been out of office for over a year.
FICTION: Al Gore claims to be instrumental in keeping gas prices low.
FACT: Gore has voted on numerous occasions to raise the tax on gasoline. In his book
"Earth In The Balance" Gore claims that the nation's Number One enemy is the internal
combustion engine. (That's the motor in your vehicle that gets you to work and takes
your kids to school)
FICTION: Gore pretends to champion the rights of poor women to be tested regularly
for breast cancer with the most modern technology.
FACT: While giving a speech on the subject in September, Gore didn't know what a
mammogram was.
FICTION: AL Gore promised Florida's senior citizens that they would finally have
low-cost drugs with no interference from government.
FACT: Gore's plan calls for the creation of a huge federal agency that would tell you
which doctor you are allowed to see in order to get the "special rates".
FACT: Al Gore told NBC's Lisa Meyers that he had never told a lie. When Meyers
pressed harder, "You've never told a lie?!" Gore said, "Not that I know of." SOUND
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