Reply #11: He is being "Gore[d]" by the media [View All]

[dfitzsim]

It's obvious what's going on. Many people in the press (mostly the talking heads), for whatever irrational reason, have decided that they just-don't-like-something-about-this-guy, so rather than deal with facts, they'll say he's a waffler. That he looks French. That he must have hid his possibly, maybe Jewish heritage for some unknown reason. It is all bullshit. It's just easier than dealing with issues and doing your research.

Just as Gore never said he invented the Internet (it was Gingrich who said it about Gore), and he didn't lie about doing farm chores in Tennessee, and he was (by the author's admission) the bases for the character in "Love Story" -- the truth mattered not. The T.V. press just didn't like Gore so rather than talk about facts and issues, they talked about "earth tones" and gave Bush a pass.

They are doing the EXACT same thing to Kerry. On the plus side, I believe Kerry is aware of this, and will be better prepared to tackle it than Gore's team was at this stage in the election.