From: Jay_Thomas@putnaminv.com
Date: Wed Oct 04 2000 - 12:38:00 PDT
Gore, once again, proves that he can't make a point without
exagerating/lying. Forget, for a moment, poor Winifred Skinner, whom he
mentioned in speeches in the last two days, and several times last night.
Poor Winifred, who "must" pick cans by the side of the road to pay for her
prescription medicines (what's a poor sick woman doing on the side of the
road lugging cans?). And how'd she get the money for the Winnebego to drive
to Boston? Oh right, turns out her son is rich, but she wont accept his
charity, and refused welfare or food stamps. But Al will use her to show
the plight of "poor" seniors who can't afford medicine.
Now, last night we hear about poor little Kailey in Florida (hey, doesn't
W.'s brother run that cesspool?) who can't find a seat and has to stand in
her classes, but never fear, Government Al to the rescue with more tax
money!! Yet another lie from the totem pole who would be president...
http://www.nationalreview.com/gorelies/gorelies.shtml
The Girl Without a Seat
The truth about Kailey Ellis.
By NR Staff
New Lie! THE GIRL WITHOUT A SEAT
October 3, 2000; First presidential debate, Boston, Mass.
CLAIM: "I'd like to tell you a quick story. I got a letter today, as I
left Sarasota, Florida. I'm here with a group of 13 people from
around the country who helped me prepare and we had a great
time. But two days ago we ate lunch at a restaurant and the guy
who served us lunch sent ? got me a letter today. His name is
Randy Ellis, he has a 15-year-old daughter named Kailey, who's in
Sarasota High School. Her science class was supposed to be for
24 students. She is the 36th student in that classroom, sent me a
picture of her in the classroom. They can't squeeze another desk in
for her, so she has to stand during class."
October 4, A.M. Tampa Bay, 970AM WFLA
TRUTH: Dan Kennedy, principal of Sarasota High School: "I think
the facts that he was provided with were inaccurate because we
don't really have any students standing in class, and we have more
than enough desks for all of our students. . . .[What Gore was
referring to] was probably one of the first days of school when we
were in a process of leveling classes. [Kailey] did have an
opportunity to use a lab stool, which was also available in the
classroom. But we were refurbishing that classroom, and in the
back of that picture, if you look carefully, you can see probably
about $100,000 worth of new lab equipment that was waiting to
be unpacked, which is one of the reasons the room looked as
crowded as it did. The teacher did not notify us that he needed
another desk. Had we known, we would have put one in there
immediately."
? by Kathryn Jean Lopez
New Lie! BUSH'S EXPERIENCE
October 3, 2000; First presidential debate, Boston, Mass.
CLAIM: "I have actually not questioned Governor Bush's
experience."
TRUTH: In an interview printed by the New York Times on March
12, Gore said: "You have to wonder whether [Bush] has the
experience to be president. I mean, you really have to wonder. ...
You have to wonder: Does Governor Bush have the experience to
be president? ... Again you have to wonder: Does George Bush
have the experience to be president?"
? by NR Staff
SLICK GORE
Washington Post, Sept. 24
CLAIM: At Sept. 22 press conference, Gore says, "I've been a part
of the discussions on the strategic reserve since the days when it
was first established."
TRUTH: President Ford established the Strategic Petroleum
Reserves when he signed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(EPCA) on December 22, 1975 ? two years before Al Gore
became a congressman.
? by Kathryn Jean Lopez
OFF KEY
USA Today, Sept. 19
CLAIM: Addressing a Teamsters meeting, Gore spoke of lullabies
from his youth and sang, "Look for the union label."
TRUTH: The song was written in 1975, when Gore was 27.
? by Kathryn Jean Lopez
ARTHRITIS PAIN
Sept. 20, 2000; Associated Press
CLAIM: The vice president told Florida senior citizens in an Aug.
28 speech that his mother-in-law pays $108 a month for the same
arthritis medicine he gives his dog for $37.80 a month.
TRUTH: The figures he used were taken from a House Democratic
study and did not reflect his family's own costs. Moreover, the
study's figures referred to wholesale prices, not prices paid by the
consumer.
? by Kathryn Jean Lopez
DEBATING BUSH
July 16, 2000; NBC'S Meet the Press
CLAIM: "I've accepted for two or three months now your invitation
to debate on this program," said Gore on NBC's Meet the Press.
"How are you going to persuade [Bush] to say yes, Tim?"
Tim Russert: "Well, maybe you're helping today."
Gore: "Well, do you think so? But what kind of approach ? can
you get Jack Welch involved?"
TRUTH: On the Today show on September 4, Gore refused to
make good on this pledge.
Matt Lauer: "I do want to remind you that back in July, you had
already agreed to the Meet the Press debate with Tim Russert."
Gore: "Sure."
Lauer: "Why now reject it?"
Gore: "I still agree to it. But first, let's do the commissioned
debates."
? by John J. Miller
SOFT MONEY
March 15, 2000; CNN
CLAIM: "What I did yesterday was to call on the Democratic
National Committee?and they'll comply with this?to not spend
any of the so-called soft money on these issue ads unless and until
the Republican Party does."
TRUTH: "The Democratic National Committee announced a $25
million summer ad campaign, paid for with soft money. The
Republicans, so far, have not bought ads with soft money for
Bush." (for full story, click here.)
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