Summary
Though VP Al Gore has a reputation for being wooden, his political activities indicate he is a man of action. He has thoroughly investigated many issues and is passionate about what he believes in. He has a long career with many highlights.
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The Stiff Man Has A Spine.
Gore's record shows he's got what it takes to be president
THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNWRITTEN rule in newsrooms today: A mention of Al Gore is incomplete without a reference to his wooden presence. "[M]ost of the press about Gore on the stump could run under the headline `Stiff man still stiff,'" Melinda Henneberger observed in The New York Times. Gail Collins remarked on Gore's eerie resemblance to Howdy Doody on the editorial page of The Good Gray One. The New Yorker hunted down the vice president's college basketball teammates and reported his playing was ... well, you fill in the blank. But a funny thing about Gore--he's been in the public eye for nearly a quarter of a century. After serving as congressman, senator, and vice president, Gore has left a long trail of footprints (unlike, we might add, a certain Texas governor). And while spinning new metaphors to describe Gore's lack of charisma can make for entertaining copy, it is the vice president's record that gives the best indication of the president he would be. The paper trail provides much to commend him for the top job. By all accounts, Gore is a workhorse. When he decided to become involved in the thenfevered debate on nuclear weapons in the 1980s, he set aside eight hours a week for 13 months to study the issue, and emerged from the cogitation with ...See the full content of this document
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