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Old 10-23-2000, 04:29 PM
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Good afternoon. I'm Al Gore, and I'd like to tell you about
myself. I know a lot about hardship, because I came into this
world as a poor black child in a tiny town in the backwoods of
Tennessee. I was born in a log cabin that I built with my own
hands. I taught myself to read by candlelight and helped support
my 16 brothers and sisters by working summers as a deck hand
on a
Mississippi River steamboat.

My mother taught me the value of education, so every day; I would
walk 5 miles to a one-room schoolhouse. I was a mischievous,
fun-loving scamp, thought I never dreamed that one-day, my
youthful escapades would serve as the inspiration for
"Huckleberry Finn."

Back then, black folks in the South were second-class citizens.
One day, a traveling minister came through town, and I asked him
if anyone was ever going to do something to guarantee civil
rights for all Americans. Well, I guess I made an impression.
You see, the minister's name was Martin Luther King, Jr.

My father was a United States Senator. He once perched me on his
knee and said, "Son, if you work hard and listen to your mama,
someday you can live in a hotel in Washington, D.C., and go to an
exclusive prep school."

But life of privilege was not for me. After getting my high
school diploma, I took a job in a hot, dirty textile mill. I was
so appalled at the treatment of the workers there that I
organized a union. Later, that experience inspired a movie -
which is why, to this day, my close friends at the AFL-CIO call
me "Norma Rae."

When word got out what an 18 year old factory worker had done,
Harvard called and offered me a scholarship. I captained the
hockey team to four consecutive national championships, but I
also played football and was good enough to win the Heisman
Trophy. During my college years, I lived in a housing project
and moonlighted playing lead guitar for a little rock band. You
may have heard of it -- the Rolling Stones.

But there was a war going on, and I felt I had to serve my
country. So I enlisted in the U. S. Army and went to Vietnam. I
was deeply opposed to the war, but I did my duty as a soldier and
came back home with the Medal of Honor and the Croix de Guerre.

When I got back, I took a long journey across this great land of
ours. I've crossed the deserts bare, man, I've breathed the
mountain air, man, I've traveled, I've done my share, man, I've
been everywhere. And the people I met at truckstops and
campgrounds and homeless shelters on that journey all said the
same thing: "Al, we need you in Washington."

I knew they were right, but first I had to take care of some
other business---building the World Trade Center, founding the
Audubon Society, doing the clinical research that proved smoking
caused cancer, and coming up with the recipe for Mrs. Field's
chocolate chip cookies.

Finally, I deferred to the demands of the people of Tennessee and
allowed them to elect me to the House of Representatives and the
Senate, where I established the US Strategic Oil Reserve. And
then one winter day nearly nine years ago, for no particular
reason, I answered the call of the people once again and took the
oath of office as Vice President of the United States.

Since then, I've been part of the most successful administration
in American history. And, in my spare time, I invented the
Internet. Many times Bill Clinton has been pondering some grave
decision and has asked me what to do. And when I would give him
my thoughts, he would invariable say, "Of course. That's
brilliant. Why didn't I think of that?" During the darkest days
of the impeachment battle, the president told me he only wished
he had listened when I told him to stay away from that
dark-haired intern.

So after I decided to run for president, I sat down with him and
asked if he had any suggestions about how to conduct my
campaign. And Bill Clinton gave me a few simple words of advice
-- words I'll never forget. He looked me in the eye and he said,
"Al, just tell the truth, it's always worked for me."
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found this on another forum. very funny and not far from the truth. spread it far and wide, if you like
 
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Old 10-23-2000, 04:40 PM
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LOL-"Oh, it's true, it's true"
 
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Old 10-23-2000, 08:18 PM
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I SIMPLY LOVE IT,
Bill
 
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Old 10-23-2000, 10:37 PM
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Good one! The frightening part is how many million people believe this load of @#$%@&%$. I guess PT Barnum was right....
 
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Old 10-23-2000, 10:58 PM
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that was cool!!! hehe hay Bill.Ciliberti the only way id be behind you is if i ran out of gas and you were towing me lol
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Old 10-24-2000, 03:54 AM
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2nd that!!! Also, anyone notice the media is all over Gore's campaign trying all they can to get + spin for him. P###### me off. Heck, cnn is doing a special on GORE. I guess that is only fair, it is not like it is not obvious whom has who in their back pocket.
 
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Old 10-24-2000, 09:35 AM
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Monica81,
I would'nt be so quick to make a response like that,even though,im sure you said it in fun.Besides,I also own a Recon to.

Your 250r will kick my a$$ in the drag,trails,dunes.However,what happens in the serious mud/snow/loose packed steep slippery hills?Will you plow more snow than my monster 4x4?Can the 250r out work my 4x4?Therefore,it would be YOU in second in those circumstances.All quads [regardless of brand] serve the user in their own way.You obviously like to race,thats good to,
Happy Trailing,
Bill
 
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Old 10-24-2000, 11:53 AM
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bill i know all about the non sports iv had a 85 big red es 3 wheeler a 88 4trx300 4wd and a 95 400 forman off the showroom floor i love the 4wd's
but they won t win any races by the way iv never raced thats for people who think they have something to prove or glorey seeker's hehe im good i know i am but i don t feel the need to prove it im just talkin sh$% guys i know maney of you do it for fun as well by the way bill i loved plowing snow with the forman its fun!!!
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