I'm pretty sure that's the way it happened, do you recall it differently?

Yes Robby, that's correct. Just remember Bore did win more votes across the land. Go electoral college!

I don't like Gore and I'm way over taxed. I think McCain would've beat the crap out of Gore,,, and there's plenty of that to beat out!

"""You Dems need to get off the Al Gore Band Wagon and admit he LOST! He lost because Bush is a far better leader. Gore lost because he is a bullsh*t artist like Clinton. "I invented the internet" Give me a break. """"

From Snopes.com

Claim: Vice-President Al Gore claimed that he "invented" the Internet.

Status: False.

Origins: No, Al Gore did not claim he "invented" the Internet, nor did he say anything that could reasonably be interpreted that way The derisive "Al Gore said he 'invented' the Internet" put-downs are misleading distortions of something he said (taken out of context)

during an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "Late Edition" program on 9 March 1999. When asked to describe what distinguished him from his challenger for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Gore replied (in part):

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.

Clearly, although Gore's phrasing was clumsy (and self-serving), he was not claiming that he "invented" the Internet (in the sense of having designed or implemented it), but that he was responsible for helping to create the environment (in an economic and legislative

sense) that fostered the development of the Internet. Al Gore might not know nearly as much about the Internet and other technologies as his image would have us believe, and he certainly has been guilty of stretching (if not outright breaking) the truth before, but to believe that Gore seriously thought he could take credit for the "invention" of the Internet -- in the sense offered by the media -- is just silly. (To those who say the words "create" and "invent" mean the same thing: If they mean the same thing, then why have the media

overwhelmingly and consistently cited Gore as having claimed he "invented" the Internet when he never used that word? The answer is that the words don't mean the same thing, but by substituting one word for the other, commentators can make Gore's claim sound [more] ridiculous.)

😉 you got it. Just remember, we're a representitave republic, not a complete democracy. Gore did get more votes than Bush, but he got more than Clinton too! 🙂 Lot's of folks who bring up the first, don't mention the second.

I watched Al Gore getting a tour of Mt. Vernon (Home of George Washington in Virginia where I'm from). He was getting a private tour and the media was there covering it. He was VP at the time. He looked up at the mantel, and exclaimed, "who's that?" when looking at several busts. The curator said, Oh Mr. Vice President, that's George Washington, and that's Benjamin Franklin! UNBELIVEABLE! BUT TRUE!! NO SNOPES NEEDED!!

I agree Robby. I'm over this. My original point was to counter your view that Gore was "beaten" by Bush and "How low is that?" Now if it would've been a rout, you would've had a good point.

I think the country would've been better served if all of Florida was ordered a recount by the Supreme Court citing glaring polling flaws (no Robby, that's not a term relating to Male sexual disfunction). Then the country would've been more settled and secure no matter the outcome. Instead, the Conservative Supreme Court called B.S. and handed the office to George long before the counting was over.

Faced with the alternative, I was fine with George taking the office. But to dis Al by saying George kicked his ass or something is a bit of a stretch don't you think? There are plenty of other ways to dis Al.

Agreed, it's foolish to say he kicked his butt, it was close and Gore did get more votes. I'll seed that.

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"""I watched Al Gore getting a tour of Mt. Vernon"""

What TV station? Network? Were you there yourself?

""" (Home of George Washington in Virginia where I'm from)."""

Nice state!

""" He was getting a private tour and the media was there covering it. He was VP at the time.""""

What were those media outlets again? Cable? Network? Local?

""" He looked up at the mantel, and exclaimed, "who's that?" when looking at several busts. The curator said, Oh Mr. Vice President, that's George Washington, and that's

Benjamin Franklin! UNBELIVEABLE!""""

Yes, that would be UNBELIVEABLE to have a gaggle of press there and yet it wasnt widely reported. Strange to that the political enemies of Al Gore hav'nt gotten their hands on such a tape and re-broadcast it every chance they got. But wait, you said you saw it broadcast.......Hmmm?

""" BUT TRUE, NO SNOPES NEEDED!! """

Of course it's true. We know you wouldn't spread misinformation and I'm sure since you dont want anyone looking it up on SNOPES.COM for themselves, that you will provide all the necessasary citations from reliable sources. Right?

Rush showed the clip on his TV show. Funniest bit of TV this side of the Marx Brothers!

http://secure.mediaresearch.org/news/goregaffesvideo.html 

I lived in Springfield VA (Just South of DC). It was covered by the local media there, I watched the coverage. It was quite a gaff! Like Quayle! He was a moron too. The difference here is, most republicans will agree that Quayle was/is a moron, and very few libs/dems will agree that Gore was/is a moron.

In fairness, he was touring through and just pointing at things, he may not have been paying much attention. But he had plenty of gaffes, like Quayle, just Al’s were less publicized than Dan’s PotatoE.

This was the Clinton/Gore ride to Washington. They were still "elect" at the time. I love the way Clinton bails outta the room and doesn't look back. He knew then what the rest of America had to wait until 2000 for!

Robby - If Gore is a moron, which I agree on, that doesn't say much for GWB, because Gore is definitely more inteligent than GWB. Nice try with the quayle comparison to take the heat off GWB though.

I just wish we could have a President that is well eduacted, well versed, experienced, middle of the road politically and just an all around good person. Unfortunately, it seems like too much to ask...

Gotta tell ya Doc, I don't trust Media Research Center any more then I trust Rush Limbaugh.

They are clearly biased as stated on their website.

About the Media Research Center

Bringing Political Balance and Responsibility to the Media

Founded by L. Brent Bozell III in 1987 with the mission of bringing political

balance to the nation’s news media and responsibility to the entertainment

media, the Media Research Center (MRC) has grown into the nation’s largest

and most respected

conservative media watchdog organization.

Well, just curl up with your Snoopes.com security blanket.

COME ON SPINEY! YOU'RE GOING TO LOOSE ANY CREDIBILITY YOU HAVE AND BE LABLED! That was a "C-Span Video clip?" Are they a conservative right wing organization that doctored the clip to make er ahem "help" Gore look stupid!!?? Did you watch the clip? Do you doubt the authenticity? That is exactly the clip I was talking about!! Good find maddvibe! And Chris, yes, it is sad that this is the best either party can offer...

It's one thing not to like it. Nobody says you have to like it, but you simply said, "oh they're conservative so I don't believe it". I said I saw the coverage when it happened. Don't believe me?

I'm not saying the video clip isn't legit, but don't you think it's odd that it was compleatly missed by all other media sources except the one? Even other "conservative" outlets? Nor can I find any referance to it anywhere else on the net.

(By the way, because of my companies archaic policies, I can't load RealPlayer on my work computer...............GRRRR.)

What I need to believe Robby is multiple sourcesthat don't have an ax to grind. You wouldnt believe anything that came out of Peter Jenning's mouth now would you?

So your contention is that it's not genuine? It's a hollywood fabrication? Even though I just posted above that I watched the gaffe on the news in DC after it happened?