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To: sandintoes who wrote (1289)	10/20/2000 11:21:08 AM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1719

Then people will realize it, and go to Bush. I assume Bush held his dignity. People respect that. Remember how your sympathies always lie with those unjustly attacked.

To: sandintoes who wrote (1289)	10/20/2000 2:09:57 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1719

Did you all watch and hear the remarks by Gore and Bush last night at the Al Smith dinner...All were in white tie and tails...Both had some good one-liners.... and Bush's comments about Cardinal O'Connor and the country were very good.... Too bad all the channels don't run both men and their uninterrupted comments...We could all see a different side of them... Here are some of the notes on Netscape.com this AM.... Bush, Gore Show Humorous Side dailynews.netscape.com NEW YORK (AP) - Both Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush got off some choice one-liners at Thursday's Al Smith Dinner in New York - an annual banquet benefiting Catholic charities that showcases top political leaders and their self-mocking humor. It is named for the former four-term governor of New York who was the unsuccessful 1928 Democratic presidential candidate and also the first Catholic to run for president. Some highlights: Gore: The vice president suggested Smith had run on a platform of building ``a bridge to the 1930s.'' He said he was glad to see that Bush had ``adopted the same agenda this year.'' Bush: ``The story of Al Smith's historic run for the presidency is truly inspiring. It gives me hope that, in America, it's still not possible for a fellow named Al to be commander in chief.'' Gore: Surveying the $800-a-plate white-tie crowd: ``This is a fund-raiser, isn't it? Whenever I see everybody dressed the same way, my antenna goes straight up,'' referring to his 1996 fund-raiser at a Buddhist temple in California. Bush: ``This is an impressive crowd: the haves and the have-mores ... Some people call you the elites. I call you my base.'' Gore: ``I never exaggerate. You can ask Tipper or any one of our 11 daughters.'' Bush: On advice from his wife Laura: ``Don't try to be witty, charming or debonaire. Just be yourself.'' Bush: ``There's really no place like New York, especially for baseball fans like me and Mrs. Clinton.'' Mrs. Clinton surprised some when she pronounced herself a New York Yankees fan. Gore: Said he did not ``get to use some of my best zingers'' in the three debates. Here's one, he said: ``Governor, there I go again.'' Gore: Suggested he wanted to connect his program with real people, and that there was a woman he hoped to get out of public housing. ``Hillary Clinton I want to fight for you.'' Bush: Noted that fellow Yale graduate and conservative commentator William F. Buckley was in the audience. ``We have a lot in common. Bill wrote a book at Yale. I read one.'' Bush: Making fun of his difficulty in pronouncing names of foreign leaders: ``Do you know what this world really needs? It needs more leaders named Al Smith.'' Gore: Poking fun at his audible sighs during the first debate: ``I may not be the funniest president. But I will never sigh to you.'' Gore: Kidded his running mate, Joseph Lieberman, for his outspoken devotion to his Jewish faith. ``Joe Lieberman will get 20 seconds to rebut grace.'' Gore: Joked about a Democratic ``mole'' in the Bush campaign headquarters in Austin, saying the spy had faxed him all of Bush's jokes for the dinner - and that he had used them. ``That's why you're on your own, governor.'' Bush: Responded to Gore's criticism that the top 1 percent of taxpayers would benefit the most from his tax-cut plan. He said Gore hadn't heard his latest plan: ``The bottom 99 percent will do well when they get to split Dick Cheney's stock options.''