For those who may have seen the debates on TV recently, I thought this article might illustrate Bro Gore's considerable talent for stretching the truth when it suits his purpose.

> > Subject: FW: AL GORE IN VIETNAM
> > >
> > > Having posted a little tickler in last week's Digest about Al Gore's
> > > 141 days in Vietnam," The Federalist Editorial Board was inundated
> > > with inquiries from Vietnam vets. Most went something like this:
> > > "Gore claimed in his convention speech: 'I enlisted in the Army
> > > because I knew if I didn't go, someone else in the small town of
> > > Carthage, Tennessee would have to go in my place.' Since he wasn't KIA
> > > or wounded, how was it that his Army tour was far shorter than all the
> > > rest of us?"
> > >
> > > Our astute veteran readers took the bait!
> > >
> > > Gore's campaign launched a multimillion-dollar ad campaign this week
> > > to tell his "life story." The ads will include references to his
> > > service" in Vietnam-however brief. Gore spent less than five months of
> > > a typical twelve-month tour in Vietnam. He spent every minute of his
> > > "tour" as a "rear-echelon...." (call any combat veteran and they can
> > > complete that phrase for you). He was classified as a military
> > > journalist after telling recruiters he was a newspaper trainee" (read
> > > "copy boy") for the New York Times while a student at Harvard. He was
> > > assigned as a noncombatant "information specialist" to the Army's 20th
> > > Engineers Brigade headquarters at Bien Hoa military base near Saigon.
> > >
> > > Gore's immediate supervisor in Vietnam has confirmed that his posting
> > > there came with explicit instructions to baby-sit him and make sure he
> > > was never in any danger. That fact notwithstanding, Gore has claimed
> > > to the Washington Post that he was "shot at" and "spent most of my
> > > time in the field." He later told the Baltimore Sun that "[I] pulled
> > > my turn on the perimeter at night and walked through the elephant
> > > grass and I was fired upon." He has since backed off these exaggerated
> > > claims.
> > >
> > > On May 22, 1971, not five months into his "tour of duty," Gore was
> > > given special dispensation and a one-way ticket home to attend
> > > divinity school in Nashville. He dropped out of Vanderbilt shortly
> > > thereafter.
> > >
> > > As for the seven months cut from Gore's tour of duty in Vietnam, we
> > > suppose "someone else in the small town of Carthage, Tennessee" had to
> > > finish his tour "in his place."
> > >
> > > If everyone sends the above to 7 people, I am positive that we can do
> > > some good for the COUNTRY. And please remember to vote................
>

 

Thanks for sharing this information, hot_shoe_cv.

While I respect ATVers who support Gore for other reasons, Gore's candidacy for President bears a significance to ATVing.

Not only will a Gore victory sustain the Clinton-Gore administration's unilateral land-grab, already closing millions of acres to public access (including, but not limited to ATVers) without discussion or consent; Gore has clearly identified the internal combustion engine (like the ones powering your ATV, your car, etc.) an "enemy of the people" he want to eliminate. Further, Gore insists on increasing our dependence upon foreign oil, opposing even environmentally-sound domestic oil exploration, development, and refining; desabilizing the world balance of power, a situation posing severe restrictions on not only the future of ATVing but the future, period.

I believe I've heard Gore claim on TV he'd "walked guard and been shot at in Vietnam . . ;" I always wondered about the combat scenario of his personal war experiences.

You cleared up questions in my mind--I also wondered about Gore's academic record at divinity school--I read where he completed no courses there, that is, took "F's" in all his subjects and dropped out.

This behavior, dropping/flunking out of school, didn't appear typical of a guy who now goes to great lengths (with media accomplices) to demonstrate how "smart" he is.

Could enrollment in divinity school have been a ruse to get out of Vietnam, not unlike Clinton's fraudulent enrollment in R.O.T.C. to evade the draft?

True patriots, these guys! One, even a hero, by his account.

Finally, I agree with you, hot_shoe_cv; yes, vote, do!

Tree Farmer

 

More Gore ... Here's an email I got yesteday from my cousin:

Subject: Want Your Money Back?

 

I understand, from an expose' on The History Channel, that Al Bore never came close to being wounded in Viet Nam, as he was often mistaken for a dead tree stump.

 

Neither Al gore or George Bush float my boat.I cant stand what Gore wants to do to our public riding area's,and I also hate the fact that Bush's State of Texas min wage is 335 per hr.He turned down a bill to raise the minimum wage 6 times allready.Who can survive at this wage?Of coures these are ONLY a few things about these two I dislike.

I have been a Dem my entire life,but I must say,neither of these idiots will get my vote this yr,
Bill

 

What Gore wants to do? You mean what he IS doing and has been doing!
All of the folks I grew up with and did not want to do homework or pay attention in class are now the ones with minimum wage jobs. They should not try and blame the government for their situation as an adult. One of my best friends is a neurosurgeon and grew up without running water. He was poor, but worked hard. He didn't have any atvs or other luxuries. He had to work jobs while going to school. He made it fine. If someone has a minumum wage job, they need to do something about it on their own. Waiting for someone else to do it is not a solution.

 

I was just thinking, it must tear Al Gore's twisted heart out to know that "his invention", the internet, is being used to promote atving. Ha Ha.

 

Doc,
Your statement is not entirely true.There are ALOT of kids today and in the past that did their homework,got good grades, and payed attention in class and still have a low paying job.Even after completing College today, does not gaureentee everyone a good living because there simply is to much Corporate greed going on in todays big bussiness's.

There are simply TO many low wage big CORPORATE jobs in todays world.This is only ONE example of hundreds,

Yrs ago,I worked as a Union HI-LO driver at a well known local brewing co.I made a Union hrly wage of 15.35 per hr.It was not the greatest living,however,I did survive ok on it.I got laid off a yr later.While laid off,I was getting unempoyment benifits for awhile afterwords.I was actively seeking work as a HiLo driver to.

I answered this ad in the newspaper for a HiLo driver at a large Plastics Corporation nearby.Their wage for an experienced HiLo driver was 6.50 per hr.This is the SAME Corporation that knocked down millions in profits that yr.These are the same idiots that will allow you to work 70 hrs per wk for them and give you shi- for wages.Some worker's were REQUIRED to work them hrs or get fired.These type of working conditions and wages is known as CORPORATE GREED.I also beleive that it is Mr Bush that wants to BAN overtime wages.I CANT STAND FOR CORPORATE GREED.

Im a FIRM beleiver in that if the employee's are a big reason for the outstanding profits of todays bussiness's,they should be payed accordingly.After all,it's essentially the employee's who make the bussiness work or fail.Why be greedy if the profits are there?

While the hard working employee's are working for peanut wages,and putting in 70-plus hrs a wk to support their family's,guess who's getting rich?I have NO respect for these types of people or the jobs they claim to give.There is very little pride in working for a greedy company like this,and guess what?There's thousands more just like them in OUR country right now.

You said that if someone has a minimum wage job that they should do something about it on their own and not to wait for someone else to do something for them.With todays greedy,Corporate companys,theres not much to do,except probably get the same low paying, greedy wages at the next Corporation.There are a few good ones out there,but you really have to get lucky,
Bill

 

spoken like a true (Democrat?) or something!

 

SHOE,not really trying to sound like a true Dem.I stand up for what I feel is correct.It's just I cant stand for what either Bush or Gore stand for.Later,
Bill