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 the1990'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 nuclear 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 $4million.
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.
FACT: 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,
"Look For 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. He also said
it would the first bill he signs as President.
FACT: The Act was not sponsored
until he had been out of office for over a year. It's also the fourth
bill he said would be the "first" one he'd sign.
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)
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."
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