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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8207)	12/1/2000 10:25:06 PM
From: dvdw©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Finally a Post with some sense of reality. Thanks eom

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8207)	12/1/2000 11:05:42 PM
From: ThirdEye	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

We were exchanging on the issue of felons, not citizenship. You did change the subject and I'm not biting.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8207)	12/2/2000 12:16:45 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

spin? Tipper Gore, an amateur genealogical researcher,discovered that her husband's great-great uncle, Gunther Gore, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in 1889. The only known photograph of Gunther shows him standing on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: "Gunther Gore; horse thief, sent to Tennessee Prison 1885,escaped 1887, robbed the Tennessee Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889." After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image consultants pursue the findings, they decided to crop Gunther's picture, scan it in as an enlarged image, and edited it with image processing software so that all that's seen is a head shot. The accompanying biographical sketch was sent to the Associated Press as follows: "Gunther Gore was a famous rancher in early Tennessee history. His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Gunther passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."