Posted on 06/24/2007 4:10:54 PM PDT by kristinn
In an interview published in today's New York Times Sunday Magazine, Kristin Gore, daughter of former Vice President Al Gore, claims the Gores were 'under siege' by 'bussed in' protesters outside the Vice President's residence in Washington, D.C. during the 2000 presidential election Florida recount as Gore fought to win the presidency from then Texas Governor George W. Bush.
Gore says the protesters' cries of "Get Out of Cheney's House" (a reference to Bush's vice presidential nominee, Dick Cheney, who would take residence there upon being inaugurated) drove her mother, Tipper, to play nature sounds on a CD player to distract the family from the sounds of the protesters.
Contrary to the claim by Kristin Gore that the protesters were bussed in, they came of their own volition and either drove or took public transportation there. The protests were initiated, organized and led by the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic.
Below is an excerpt from the Times interview with Gore:
Have you met President Bush and Laura?
No, I never met them during the 2000 campaign, and since then, the invitations have been lost in the mail, I’m afraid.
How often do you think back to the 2000 election and the legal fight over the counting of the ballots?
As little as possible. If I ever do dip into that, it doesn’t go anywhere good.
Were you living with your parents during that period?
Yes. I took a leave of absence from “Futurama,” and I was home for the 36 days because I felt pretty useless as a comedy writer. They bussed in people who stood outside screaming, “Get out of Cheney’s house.”
This was outside the official vice president’s residence, where your family lived for eight years?
Yes, it wasn’t really a great atmosphere, but my mom maintained a sense of humor about it. She was making jokes about Noriega and turning up the stereo to drown out the chants.
I trust she wasn’t playing rap music, in light of her crusade against profane lyrics. She would play all kinds of music and those nature sound CD’s, which were supposed to fool us into thinking we were in the rain forest instead of in a house under siege.
Happy memories. Good work FReepers!
Wonder why her dad lost his home state of TN?
>>I felt pretty useless as a comedy writer.<<
Everyone else feels you’re pretty useless as well.
I think if the courts order Cheney to hand over documents, the administration should hand over some from the Gore years.
she’s loopy like all the others..........
Amen!!
The rest of her life will be spent with the memories of the great DC chapter, the few memorialized as a massive mob. Conviction and righteousness were a force multiplier.
The rest of her life will be spent with the memories of the great DC chapter, the few memorialized as a massive mob. Conviction and righteousness were a force multiplier.
The chant was great, something like this: "Bill Clinton, we have you surrounded. Pull your pants up and come out!"
Ah, them was the days...LOL
Well what would you expect from a family of mental nutjobs.
Also ran into Laura Ingraham on one of those days (we attended 2 days, bringing our kids to add to the noise). It really was a great spontaneous outpouring... and pitifully few Demos (in solid Demo DC) to counter our protest. Gore knew he was toast.
where’s the “ah geeze” guy when you need him ?
According to Karenna Gore as quoted in David Frums Diary, NOV. 19, 2002: GORE SPEAKS, Al Gore himself stopped the Dem plan to stir up riots -- presumably the damands would be for Bush to yield to the "will of the people."
Riots equal destruction and deaths. There was a willingness among some Dems to accept, nay, cause the sound of cries of people dying.
Cheney 2008
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Is that the one that flashed everyone at the film festival?
Was Tipper also playing music records backwards looking for secret messages?
Another Democrat daughter who has to sneak up on a mirror...Oh what did I say...Momma’s going to climb out of her grave and slap me silly for saying something ugly....
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