CNN's John Roberts Fails to Press Gore on Bush Criticism Whopper

NewsBusters.org ^ | 5/15/2009 | Matthew Balan

[Pyro7480]

CNN anchor John Roberts failed to catch former Vice President Al Gore make a significant exaggeration about his criticism of the Bush administration in its early years during an interview on Friday’s American Morning. When asked about former Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent criticism of the Obama administration, Gore claimed that he had “waited two years after I left office to make statements that were critical, and then of the policy.” In reality, he made a significant policy speech denouncing the Bush administration’s pre-war policy towards Iraq in September 2002. CNN itself reported on the speech, which was made in San Francisco in front of the Commonwealth Club. Later, when Gore said that he didn’t “want to get dragged into an argument with Dick Cheney about what he’s getting into,” Roberts joked sarcastically, “Oh, Mr. Vice President, you know I would never try to do that with you.”

Roberts’s taped interview of Gore aired in three parts, and his questions to Gore about Cheney came during the second part, which began at the bottom half of the 7 pm Eastern hour of the CNN program. The anchor asked the former vice president, “You were a big critic of the previous administration, particularly in the run-up to the war and thereafter. What do you think of Vice President Cheney’s statements that the Obama administration’s policies are leaving this country less safe?”

[Pyro7480]

Gore exaggerates again...

[lormand]

It’s not a failure if done on purpose.

[Jeff Chandler]

The Memory Hole, Winston.

[sappy]

inconvenient truth

[Melchior]

As I noted on an earlier thread, Gore didn’t wait two years. He initiated a new run for the Presidency at Nashville in January 2002 and founded a new PAC at that time. He thereafter actively opposed the Bush administration.

[Izzy Dunne]

Gore claimed that he had “waited two years after I left office...”

In reality, he made a significant policy speech denouncing the Bush administration’s pre-war policy towards Iraq in September 2002.

OK, so instead of "two years" after he left office it's 1 year and 8 months?

Yeah, it's not strictly correct, but there are bigger lies to catch.

[xlib]

Well, he wasn’t far off..it was 20 months, not 2 years. But Bush didn’t spend his first 100 days blaming everything on Clinton/Gore, or threatening to prosecute the former administration. Gore also accused Bush of betraying his country; he could learn a lot about civility from Cheney.

[river rat]

No surprise here..
CNN lies, and has become the stage of choice for Leftists to lie about EVERYTHING....

A POX on their ass.

[peace with honor]

AL BORE IS THE LARGEST PIECE OF EXCREMENT ON THE PLANET

[martin_fierro]

[Lancey Howard]

John Roberts? Mr. Blow-dry himself? LOL, no, I wouldn’t expect much from that news reader.

[scooby321]

Has CNN applied for a Bailout yet? Anyone seen their ratings.

[cranked]

Remind me again, who the hell is Gore?

[opineapple]

With Global Warming getting a cooler and cooler reception in the scientific community, it looks like Al has some extra time on his hands.

Look for more interviews and the return of the beard.

[PA-RIVER]

He's a fat slob that won the Nobel peace prize for being a communist thug who tried to steal an election.

If Fat slob Al had the balls and integrity to publicly tell Clinton to Resign during impeachment, he would have been president for 10 years. What a loser schmuck.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

But Bush didn’t spend his first 100 days blaming everything on Clinton/Gore, or threatening to prosecute the former administration.

Exactly. It's not like Cheney is out there starting this - he's RESPONDING to attacks from the current Administration. What he's saying is a response to what's already been said by the other side...

[cranked]

This place could use a nice sarcasm emoticon. ;-)

[Venturer]

AL BORE IS THE LARGEST PIECE OF EXCREMENT ON THE PLANET

I dunno about that, Certainly he is in the top ten.

But when you look at his competition, Obama, Rahm , Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chuck the Schmuck, Jabba the Hut Nadler. Barney Frank, Hillary, Bill,Barbra Streisand, Maxine Waters, Charlie Rangel,Keith Olberman, Damn I could go on until the bandwidth runs out.

Hard to choose,

[GrouchoTex]

Gore? He’s that chicken little sky is falling guy who burns more of a “carbon footprint” than Wrigley Field does on a daily basis. He makes a nice little income doing so.

[Northern Yankee]

Gee Al... do you need to step out for some tea?