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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (12082)	5/5/2002 11:47:42 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

LOL! I've got to admit, they're pretty funny.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (12082)	5/5/2002 6:11:05 PM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

Well, look, you can talk about a Democrat who isn't Clinton, this is a landmark day in your life! As for Gore, if you think I admire the man, you're wrong. I wish he'd go away, he's an embarrassing candidate, imo. On the other hand, since he did get more votes than your guy, maybe I should be less embarrassed. You know those "Gore quotes," btw? Check this out: "Dan Quayle has certainly made more than his share of misstatements, and most of the ones on the following list are actual Quayle quotes (although versions of this list with all the quotes mischievously attributed to Vice-President Al Gore and Texas governor George W. Bush also circulate around the Internet)." snopes2.com For example, the quote you offer, "I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people," wasn't a Gore quote. It wasn't even a Quayle quote. It was a Quayle-spoof quote made up by a Republican Representative, Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island! Next, I'll post the list of Quayle quotes. Look how many of them are on your falsely-attributed Gore list!

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (12082)	5/5/2002 6:34:48 PM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

"Dan Quayle has certainly made more than his share of misstatements, and most of the ones on the following list are actual Quayle quotes (although versions of this list with all the quotes mischievously attributed [BY THAT MISCHIEF-MAKER LAZ!! -- E] to Vice-President Al Gore and Texas governor George W. Bush also circulate around the Internet)... " The bolded ones were on your falsely-attributed-to-Gore list, but were mostly said by Republican Quayle, Bush's Dad's VP choice. The first one was the Quayle spoof. I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people." "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." [Democrats, on your list.] "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts." "Mars is essentially in the same orbit . . . Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe." "What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is." "The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." "I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." "One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared.'" "Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things." "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future." "The future will be better tomorrow." "We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world." "People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history." "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made." "We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe." "I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican." [On your erroneous Gore list as 'Democrat,' of course.] "I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix." "A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls." "When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame." "Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it." "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." "For NASA, space is still a high priority." "Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children." "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." "[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system." snopes2.com