Goreism

The term Goreism is a term which refers to verbal gaffes by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore or statements he made that have been used by critics as evidence of dishonesty or a propensity for exaggeration.

Gaffes

• "A zebra does not change its spots." said about President George Bush in 1992. (The Toronto Sun, November 19, 1995)

• Speaking at a D.C. function, Vice President Gore, in reference to the Bulls, said "I tell you that Michael Jackson is unbelievable, isn't he. He's just unbelievable." (The Chicago Tribune June 17, 1998) He meant Michael Jordan.

• While on the campaign trail in 1992, Clinton and Gore toured a museum. At one point, Gore stops in front of busts of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin and asks the question "Who are these people?" (NBC Evening News 1992)

Misstatements, exaggerations, urban legends

• On December 19, 1999, Gore told Tim Russert[?] on Meet the Press, that the Republican controlled Senate voted against campaign-finance reform in 1993, which is why the Clinton/Gore administration was not successful in passing the bill. In truth, the Republicans did not control the Senate in 1993.

• Claimed he and Tipper were models for characters in Erich Segal[?]'s novel, Love Story. Segal denies this, but does say that one character in the story was somewhat based on Gore and his Harvard roommate Tommy Lee Jones.

• During the October 3, 2000 Presidential debate, Gore talked about 79 year-old [Winifred Skinner]]. "In order to pay for her prescription drug benefits, she has to go out seven days a week, several hours a day, picking up cans," Gore said. In reality, Skinner didn't need to collect cans for her medication. She did it because she wants to.

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