Al Gore's 21
Lies
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 accident.
FACT: The incident was already discovered,
being investigated, and covered widely in the press for many months before Gore
was aware of it.
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.) In An Interview With PBS's Jim Lehrer, Gore boasted that he is
"Proud" of casting the tie breaking vote in 1993 to raise gas taxes
4.3 cents per gallon. AL GORE: "Well, first of all, I'm very proud of that
vote. That vote was the tie-breaking vote. . . So I'm very, very proud of that
vote. ." (PBS' "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," March 14, 2000)
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 FAMILIAR?
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