Gore Accuses Bush Admin. of Lying

ABC News ^ | 7/20/02

[11th Earl of Mar]

The Associated Press

MORRISON, Tenn. July 20 — Former presidential candidate Al Gore accused the Bush administration Saturday of lying to Americans about the nation's economy.

At a campaign event for a congressional candidate, Gore told Democrats that electing Lincoln Davis could be the difference in continuing the Bush administration's economic policies.

The Bush administration has "lied about the future liabilities they have put on our shoulders as taxpayers," Gore said.

The former vice president prompted a cheer when he said: "I don't care what anybody says. I think Bill Clinton and I did a damn good job."

The recent spate of corporate corruption cases reflects the administration's policies and its appointees, who are supposed to police big business, Gore said.

He compared the administration's handling of the economy to business decisions that led to the collapse of Enron, saying Bush is creating a huge deficit.

"It's going to lead to bigger deficits than when the first Bush was there," Gore said.

He said the administration should "completely scrap its economic plan and its team on Monday ... start over from scratch and start rebuilding this economy."

Gore, who says he is undecided about another presidential race in 2004, endorsed Davis in the Aug. 1 Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional District.

Former aerospace company owner Fran Marcum is also seeking the Democratic nomination. Former Safety Commissioner Mike Greene and Tullahoma alderman Janice Bowling are seeking the Republican nomination.

Incumbent Rep. Van Hilleary, a Republican, is instead running for governor.

The rural district stretches from Alabama to Kentucky and includes counties that elected Gore to the U.S. House in 1976.

Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

[Paul Atreides]

[JessicaDragonet]

...did a damm good job.

If that's true Al, then why did so many democrats get on their knees, and thank God that you weren't the prez on 9/11? Guess your supporters know you best. They found you slightly amusing in times of peace, but during a war...they want a real man in charge.

[IamZman]

I THINK THEY ARE BOTH LIARS. Bush id sing campaign finance reform. good site go look on another subject www.infowars.com

[OldFriend]

How cute.......seems we have the little piglet and karenna gore writing political speeches for their daddies.........

[IamZman]

THE JURORS ARE SUPPOSED TO JUDGE LAW AND FACT.

[jdontom]

Sorry please feelll frreee to caption the photo anyway you please

Hey Billy your looking at Earth in the Balance!

[Timesink]

That is a mere empirical assertion. The only corporate books that were crooked when Bush got elected were companies based in Texas, and had ties to Bush - Harken, Halliburon, and Enron. I know, Worldcom is in Mississippi, but Miss is a province of Texas.

No it isn't. It is an entirely separate state, and Bush has ZERO connection to Worldcom. This alone makes your entire argument baseless. And what about Merck? GE? Etc.

[smith288]

I found the posts to be very satirical. Why are people so gullable?

[CyberAnt]

"he's lying"

Yes, he is BIG TIME! And, he's displaying the typical mantra of the dems - "projection". All the time he's saying the Bush admin lied, he's really admitting they lied. Everything they accuse the Bush admin about is really an admission of what they did and continue to do.

This guy is more than dilusional, he's downright scary!

[Torie]

If you don't think Texas and Mississippi are fungible, just listen to the accents. They sure sound fungible to me. That I think resolves the issue in its entirety. Indeed I suspect that some counties in Mississippi and Texas have the same name. Do you think that is a mere coincidence? I think GE is in Connecticut, and its books are clean so far as I know. Jwalsh07 rides herd on the moral tone in that cold and stoney soil. Merck is in New Jersey. Need I say more?

[EternalVigilance]

Last night I was channel surfing, and stopped for a few minutes to watch Jay Leno's monologue.

They showed Al Gore giving a speech, and had super-imposed him in front of a back drop that said 'ZZZZZZZ' all over it.

You know a Dem politician is in trouble when even his liberal Hollywood buddies consider him a snooze.

"Gore's a Bore in 2004'

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ................

[Torie]

You know not the benignity of your influence.

[Paul Atreides]

I hear he is thinking of asking the Tin Woodsman to be his running mate, the Cowardly Lion as his Secretary of Defense, and Dorothy as his Attorney General.

[Paulus Invictus]

You are right! In addition, it seems that corporate accounting problems first appeared in major proportions during the Bill/Al disaster. In 1998 there were 100 "restatements of American corporate accounts following accounting errors." In 1999, the number doubled to 200 and in 2000 they were at 150. These data came from The Economist July 6th edition.

So much for blaming Bush for accounting problems. The RATS, especially the two principle felons, remain the lousiest liars of all pols!

[Timesink]

Need I say more?

I'm afraid you're going to have to if I'm ever going to understand where you're going with this, but at the same time I have the feeling I'm never going to agree with you on it, so we might as well drop it. My brain hurts enough tonight as it is.

[The Iguana]

These traitors are lucky they aren't making these statements from Fort Leavenworth.

[swheats]

How could you tell, his lips were moving?

[plain talk]

2 good points on this one: he calls Bush a "liar" and he refers to a former President as "Bill Clinton". Even Gore doesn't respect Clinton. And he opens himself up wide for retaliation for bringing up the L word. Good. Republicans could use these quotes to advantage if they knew how.

[Letitring]

Maybe that's part of the Gorebots problem. He never cared what anybody thought. Certainly not us little taxpayers.

[Letitring]

You got all that right.