[Eric Blair 2084]

Let’s see...she’s grown up with an expensive private education, servants, and a general life of priviledge, and yet she complains about people standing outside of a house owned by American people. Really nice there.

I don't know. I have mixed emotions about this...sort of like Osama bin Laden driving off a cliff in my brand new Hummer H2 (made possible by obscene capitalist profits). While I hate Al Gore and I understand that the house was not his but rather tax payer funded, I don't think that intimidating candidates' kids is a way to encourage the best and brightest of Americans to seek a career in public service.

Granted, I don't know the whole story, so maybe somebody can fill me in. 7 years ago I was happy being ignorant. Now I know what is going on and I'm angry as Hell. Sure Gore had no business being there, somebody please 'splain Lucy.

[maica]

If this link works it will show the size of the grounds of the Naval Observatory. The residence is ner the center. Guards man the entrance just as at any military installation. Massachusetts Avenue was a very wide street and we were on the far side. A string of TV satellite trucks were parked on the Observatory side of the street and reporters made regular statements on camera, using us and our signs as their backdrop.

The NY Times reporter, and Ms Gore would have readers believe that we were yelling outside their front door, and that the Gore children were elementary school age.

Naval Observatory

[Doctor Raoul]

I don't think that intimidating candidates' kids is a way to encourage the best and brightest of Americans to seek a career in public service.

It's not like she's a child when this happened. She was a young 20s carer woman, who took a leave of absense to insert herself into the situation.

This also was not a typical case, unlike the wacko left wing nutroots who will on a rountine basis scare your small children. Seen it in DC and in CA.

They also tried to make the boy a victim too. He was high school senior (or so) and it's not like the kid was going to be intimidated. And if I recall correctly, a football player too.

But using people is a liveral thing and using them as victims is all too common.