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To: Shoot1st who wrote (1052)	10/16/2000 10:43:41 AM
From: Cisco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1719

The ever changing Al Gore! Here is an excerpt: In 1981, Gore decried homosexuality during a town meeting, according to eyewitnesses and press accounts of the session. When one participant asked Gore about homosexuality -- which the man described as a "sin" -- Gore responded that homosexuality is an abnormality which should be discouraged. "I think it is wrong," Gore explained to the audience. "It is not just another normal optional lifestyle." During his senate race three years later, Gore said he would not accept campaign funds from homosexual groups, the TENNESSEAN reported on October 28, 1984. "I do not believe it is simply an acceptable alternative that society should affirm," Gore explained to a reporter. [The press clippings quoting Gore on homosexulaity were first discovered in a local library in Tennessee. Library clerks later hid the papers in back rooms, claiming they were destroyed.] The comments sharply conflict with Gore's current statements on homosexuality. Earlier this year, Gore declared: "The time has come to widen the circle of fairness and dignity to include our brothers, sisters, friends, and neighbors in the gay and lesbian community. And if you entrust me with Presidency, I will fight for the basic fairness and opportunity you deserve." But in 1988, Gore considered taking steps to prevent homosexual activists from using his delegate slate in the Georgia presidential primary to win seats at the Democratic National Convention. Homosexual activists won positions on the Gore slate during two Georgia congressional district caucuses that year. "We did not know that that was going to take place," Gore told the CHATTANOOGA TIMES AND FREE PRESS on February 3, 1988. "We are examining the situation now to see what the options are... we want delegates who are loyal to my candidacy and who will not pursue another agenda." *********************** Break *********************** "I'm going to lay it on the line.. The next president of the United States has to be someone who the American people can believe will stay with his convictions." -- Al Gore, 1988 Democratic Presidential Debate, 2/18/88. drudgereport.com