We had Freepers here going ecstatic over what they thought was Gore saying that lying is okay. But that's not what he's done, and we'll not do ourselves any favors shouting to the world that he has. All he's done is justify the frequency and volume level with which he shouts his tale to the world. We recognize the tale to be made up of lies, but he hasn't admitted that they are, so why would be compelled to justify them?
It may not seem so, but I really am educated (if you count law school as education, which may be arguable). When Gore used the term "over-represent" that, to me, is lying, and acknowledging it as such by him. If he had said "We must represent the factual presentation much more than we are presently doing," then he would not be acknowledging the exaggeration (i.e., lie) of his claims. But here he used the term "over-represent" meaning to represent more than is appropriate under the circumstances. That is acknowledgment of lying, it seems to me.