[Hoosier-Daddy]

They fined the Buddhists, but not AL Gore. What the hell is that. Al Gore should be paying the fine. He set the whole thing up after all.

[wai-ming]

They fined the Buddhists, but not AL Gore. What the hell is that. Al Gore should be paying the fine.

Classic Clinton/Gore: Take advantage of others, stiff them and make them pay, then walk away scot-free.

[CyberAnt]

Nah ... Al wasn't smart enough to do that - he just showed up for the event. Although, I do believe he did know what the event was all about - but I'm convinced he didn't plan it.

[Zon]

They fined the Buddhists, but not AL Gore. What the hell is that. Al Gore should be paying the fine. He set the whole thing up after all.

Gore was was in one of three states of mind -- probably the third.

1. Ignorant of the illegality of the contributions.
2. Incompetent for not researching the legality of the contributions.
3. Set the whole thing up knowing the contributions were illegal.

Gore's incredibly lame "no controlling legal authority" response points to number 3.

[Mr. Mulliner]

Ah, but Al Gore, remember, said that it was not a fund raiser. It was merely an event to raise funds.