Gore Busted with White House Statue

NewsMax.com ^ | 6/13/02 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

Along with cataloguing over $20,000 worth of damage to the White House by departing Clinton staffers, Tuesday's General Accounting Office report also busted former Vice President Al Gore for making off with a White House sculpture that he kept for six months.

A bust of Abraham Lincoln, which had been on display in the White House, mysteriously vanished with the Clinton-Gore gang.

But according to the GAO report, the artwork hadn't gone missing at all - but instead had found a new home with Al and Tipper in Tennessee.

An ex-Gore staffer told the GAO that other Gore aides had "inadvertently packed" the Lincoln bust and shipped it off to the Gore homestead, reported the New York Post.

The former second couple managed to hang onto the statue till July 11, 2001, which, of course, was also inadvertent.

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[big bad easter bunny]

Sounds like we are being set-up!

[Fred Mertz]

Is this why he tried to grow a beard?

[Arthur McGowan]

In The People of the Lie, M. Scott Peck, listing the various traits of the truly evil, says, "They are astonishingly greedy."

[Diddle E. Squat]

Goodness I hope he runs again. All kinds of jokes about sticky fingers and wanting a second chance at looting the WH.

[martin_fierro]

Mrs. Fierro & I just finished watching Blackhawk Down.

When I compare the gritty heroism displayed by those troops against the petty cowardice of Al Bore, I want to puke.

[Slyfox]

There is only one thing left to do:

[Brett66]

He probably thought it was a bust of a Star Trek character.

[kstewskis]

The former second couple managed to hang onto the statue till July 11, 2001, which, of course, was also inadvertent.

Uh huh. See how you are, algore. /sarcasm.

[ladyinred]

Well hey, anyone can make a mistake! I am sure the Gore's didn't realize that a bust of Abe wasn't theirs! I can see anyone making a mistake like that can't you?
Sometimes when I pass a Mercedes sports car, I think, "Hey, that's my car man!"
Who could blame me if I picked the lock and drove it home and put it in my garage for say, 6 months or so?
Afterall, I thought it was mine didn't I?

[rebelsoldier]

Gore was probably trying to use the bust as model for his new look for the 2004 Presidential bid, more beard, less moustache.

[American Preservative]

From Slyfox's #7 - There is only one thing left to do:

Paging Registered! : )

[Dajjal]

Give the guy a break! He probably still had the bust because he was trying to puzzle out who it was!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Is this why he tried to grow a beard?

His mentor for the 2000 election. Probably exlplains his "statuesque" personna.

[crystalk]

Lincoln was lean. Gore reminds me more of Taft or Cleveland.

[SkyPilot]

The New York Post reported President Clinton inadvertantly packed two busts of FDR and JFK that belong to the Smithsonian and were on loan to the oval office.

An alert White House usher helped unpack them and send them back to the Smithsonian.

[sleavelessinseattle]

You people are all wet...Don't you know Al Gore INVENTED the Roman BUST??? Do I have to spell out EVERYTHING???

[Nick Danger]

[E=MC²]

Since he didn't know who the busts were in Monticello in '93, after 8 years he obviously gained enough knowledge so that he thought this particular bust was of himself and decided it was okay to take it with him.

[blackbart.223]

"An ex-Gore staffer told the GAO that other Gore aides had "inadvertently packed" the Lincoln bust and shipped it off to the Gore homestead, reported the New York Post."

Just like Bill and Hillary inadvertently wound up with 900 FBI files. These people have no shame much less honesty.