What if Gore were in office?

MarkH · #1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2004, 08:42 PM

I often here the phrase, "What would have happened if Gore would have been in the Whitehouse when 9/11 struck."

After reading this: http://www.unansweredquestions.org/timeline/

My answer is: If Gore were in office, 9/11 might have not happened at all.

SenaxFlatulus · #2 (**permalink**) 03-11-2004, 09:52 PM

Well, as long as we're going completely off the deep end in the hypothetical sense....

What if there were no more hypothetical situations?

Hard-Driver · #3 (**permalink**) 03-12-2004, 06:39 AM

Very interesting read. Can't fact check everything, and hindsight is 20/20. Much of that activity would be looked at closer today.

truebrit · #4 (**permalink**) 03-12-2004, 06:41 AM

but I feel fairly safe in saying that President Gore wouldn't have blown off repeated warnings from foreign intelligence agencies that something was in the offing by taking a month long vacation on a pig farm.....

We also wouldn't have found it necessary to unilaterally invade a sovereign country.....

MarkH · #5 (**permalink**) 03-12-2004, 07:28 AM

I am certainly not going to accuse GWB of responsibility in 9/11, but if the information is true, it puts the damper on the Bush commercials!

Most importantly, I keep hearing an argument from the “right” that GWB is tough on terrorism, strong on building up security and that the liberals were actually responsible for 9/11 by gutting national security over an 8 year period.

This seems to point to quite the opposite, doesn’t it?

I get so tired of the misinformation. I must agree with Kerry, the conservative political machine seems to mislead often and intentionally. What's the word I'm looking for here... let me think.

truebrit · #6 (**permalink**) 03-12-2004, 07:49 AM

from his off-mike statement the other day....No-one could accuse the right-wing political attack dogs of being bothered with inaccuracies...

They've even resorted to the tired old "Tax and Spend Democrat" line....Ummm George, who's the one that created the buggest budget deficit in the history of the US??? Sure isn't any Democrat.......

MarkH · #7 (**permalink**) 03-12-2004, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LocalBrew";p=&quot

You liberal minded posters here must close your eyes when getting a BJ from the likes of Kerry. The *beep* you are trying to tout here is nothing less than childish rubbish.

If Gore were President 9/11 well might not have happened one of you actually said. What a stupid comment that was. That is like saying if Kerry were President he and Jane Fonda could end all wars around the world.

Just say “Peace MAN”

How eloquently put. With a handle like "LocalBrew" your credibility is very high with me, indeed. Thanks for that view.

Oh, and in case you're interested in actually reading what Kerry said, here is a link: http://www.richmond.edu/~ebolt/histo...Testimony.html

You might find it quite enlightening.

However, since you obviously didn’t look at the other link, I suppose this one will remain untouched too. But that’s okay. You can now return to your drinking, Mr. Brew.

SenaxFlatulus · #8 (**permalink**) 03-12-2004, 11:46 PM

Once upon a time Al Gore was president. He was happy and the Democrats were happy and the mean nasty Republicans all cried for months and months thereafter.

One day Al was surfing the internet... (which he invented) and came across an interesting site. He hacked into it with the ease of Bill Gates in a Windows PC and read the emails inside. The evil Islamic fundamentalists were planning an attack on three of our airliners killing all the civilians inside.

He called his secretary... Morgan Fairchild (whom he'd seen naked numerous times) and had her alert the Secret Service that he was headed over to the Justice Department to take care of something of important National interest.

The helicopter Marine 1 was idling when he climbed into the pilot's seat and in short order, he had it airborne and headed over to the FBI's famed Hoover building. The FBI had a secret detail of anti-terror officers waiting to be picked up and whisked to the trouble spot. They were so amazed to see President Gore at the controls and couldn't stop saluting.

"Oh please stop fellas!" he shouted into the radio over the din of the rotor blades as he expertly hovered over the rooftop helipad. "Just get in... America needs us!" In they jumped and away they flew.

Ten minutes later President Gore landed Marine 1 at the airport in New York. He made it from Washington D.C. so fast because of his expert flying skills, and the top secret propulsion unit installed during Bill Clinton's administration. They had successfully kept it a secret from the now suicidal ex-President George W. Bush because they knew he would have abused it.

Out popped the terrorists from the walkway headed for the airliners. One by one they were aprehended and dragged away in handcuffs. "Make sure they're not abused in any way," said President Gore. "Put them in the Reagan Federal Penetentiary where we converted those secret torture chambers into nice living arrangements for just such dastardly crimminals."

And so it began the most enchanting dreamlike administration ever in American History. President Gore not only became a national hero, but he fixed the Health Care system, and the huge multi-kazillion dollar debt left by the mean nasty President Bush. (all without raising any taxes) Even citizens of the muslim nations where the terrorists came from were so impressed with his humane treatment of the terrorists, that they all named their children after him. All over the world there were cute little muslim boys named Al aliwhatever.

He was not only elected to a second term, but Congress ammended the constitution to allow him to serve for 12 more terms. Mel Gibson made a movie about his life (which won an academy award), and they lived happily ever after.

There... how's that?