Albert's Lies

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Subject: Albert's Lies

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 of1964
< and was a racist who was fond of using the "N" word. The Gore family
< had an African American nanny who they made wait in the car while
< they ate at "Whites Only" Restaurants.
<
< 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 in Greenville North Carolina 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. His Sister died in 1984 He
did
< not stop accepting campaign funding from Tobacco Company's until 1996.
<
< 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
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 $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)
<
< 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?
<
< Election Day is ticking away. E-mail this to as many people as possible
< or we could be living in an Al Gore fantasyland.
<
<