--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Indeed. Right up into the 1960s, Democrats such as > > > > segregationist Al Gore, Sr. were still against equal rights for > > > > blacks. > > > > > > This, Shemp, as you know--because we discussed it > > > at length on alt.m.t--is not true of Al Gore, Sr. > > > > At the risk of starting the entire discussion over again, you know > > that Gore Sr. DID vote AGAINST the Civil Rights Act of the 1960s > > and was an active segregationist who used to frequent Whites- only > > establishments even while leaving his black aids behind to sit in > > the car in came in. > > > > Your only defense to these facts was to tell me that AFTER he left > > the U.S. Senate he transformed himself and became ashamed and > > remorseful of his past actions. > > This is WILDLY inaccurate. Go back and review > the discussion, where I thoroughly debunked this > right-wing slander. > > Here's a link to my first post on the topic; click > "Show Options" and then "View Thread" to see the > rest of the exchange: > > http://tinyurl.com/ath28 > > Just one excerpt, a quote from conservative > reporter Bob Zelnick's book on Al Gore, Jr., > published by the right-wing Regnery Press > (Zelnick was fired from ABC because of the > book, which was quite critical of Al Gore, > Jr.). Here's Zelnick, referring to Gore Sr.: > > "The actions of Gore, [Sen. Estes] Kefauver, and, at the > state level, [Gov. Frank] Clement, and their courage and > decency on the civil rights issue, would be more a source > of political trouble than benefit in Tennessee, though > none of the three ever lost an election because of his > position, at least until Gore's defeat in his 1970 > campaign. Each reelection would be challenged and each man > would be accused of being "out of touch" with sentiment > in the state, or worse yet, a traitor to his region, > his heritage, and his people. None of the three ever > backed down. None ever engaged in racial demagoguery. None > would ever require sympathetic chroniclers to explain that > his conduct had to be judged in the context of his time > and its political exigencies. Their courage would inspire > later generations of southerners who sought to purge the > region of its terrible racial heritage."
Al Gore Sr. was a racist and a segregationist. Fact. Spin it and parse it as you like, Judy. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
