From the Boston Herald:
How dare Al Gore disgrace this nation
He never mentioned Nicholas Berg. Or Daniel Pearl. Or a single person killed in the World Trade Center. Nor did former Vice President Al Gore talk of any soldier by name who has given his life in Iraq. And he has the audacity to condemn the Bush administration for having ``twisted values?''
Gore spent the bulk of a speech before the liberal group MoveOn.org Wednesday bemoaning Abu Ghraib and denouncing President Bush's departure from the ``long successful strategy of containment.''
Yes, the very same strategy that, under Gore's leadership, allowed al-Qaeda operatives to plan the horror of Sept. 11 for years, while moving freely within our borders.
Gore even had the audacity to defend the perpetrators of the prison abuse - by name - while denouncing President Bush for ``humiliating'' our nation.
How dare he. How dare a former vice president of the United States go beyond disagreeing with the current president's policies - a right of anyone in this free country - and denounce Bush as ``incompetent.''
How dare Gore say that Americans have an ``innate vulnerability to temptation... to use power to abuse others.'' And that our own ``internal system of checks and balances cannot be relied upon'' to curb such abuse.
And this man - who apparently has so much disdain for the nature of the American people - wanted to be elected to lead it?
It is Gore who has brought dishonor to his party and to his party's nominee. The real disgrace is that this repugnant human being once held the second highest office in this great land.
Pack it up and go home, Al. You're persona non grata.
Posted by floridacracker at May 28, 2004 01:14 PMHey, thanks for pointing out that article -- Gore's speech was simply disgraceful. It's good to see more and more people pointing that out.
Posted by: Tyler at May 28, 2004 01:39 PMAl is such a vile jackass. Even the Left thinks he's a total unhinged lunatic.
I think he helps our side though. Every time he surfaces, he shows how wrong and strange the alternative is. Isn't Kerry just a slightly more sane Gore?
Posted by: CDash at May 28, 2004 02:18 PMDisgraceful and disturbing. The best fallout thus far has been the uncomfortable silence from people I know that actually voted for this Maniac (because he was "smarter" than W, among other so-called reasons).
Who's lookin' smarter now?
Thanks again Katie Harris! Good Job!
Posted by: sonofnixon at May 28, 2004 02:19 PMHey, donna. I finally eliminated that "Gun Smoke" reference. I guess that was the name of the template. Although it does sound like a cool name for a site, but someone else can have it.
Posted by: sonofnixon at May 28, 2004 05:47 PMOK, all fixed, Boston.
Posted by: Donnah at May 28, 2004 05:58 PM