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Candidate Debates
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St. Anselm NH debate
June 13, 2011 |
Faith & Freedom Conference
June 4, 2011 |
South Carolina debate
May 5, 2011 |
NRA Conference
May 1, 2011 |
CPAC Conference
Feb. 11, 2011 |
Candidate Books
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Mitt Romney: The Man, His Values and His Vision, by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
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Real Change, by Speaker Newt Gingrich
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The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul, published April 2008
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Tim Pawlenty: The Sam's Club Republican, by J. A. McClure
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The Audacity of Hope,
by Sen. Barack Obama (D, IL)
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics, by Joe Biden
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Withdrawn Candidates
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The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump
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Do the Right Thing, by Mike Huckabee
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Leadership, autobiography by Rudolph Giuliani
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America by Heart, by Sarah Palin
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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Inventing Al Gore, by Bill Turque
(Click for Amazon book review)
Click here for 31 full quotes from Al Gore in the book Inventing Al Gore.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset. |
Abortion
Two questions: Is abortion acceptable? Who should decide?.
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Budget & Economy
Deficit Hawk for balancing 1993 budget, but not ideological.
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Civil Rights
Tipper & Al pushed for voluntary record lyric labeling.
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Defense
Even as student at anti-war Harvard, Gore intended to serve.
Concluded Vietnam was a mistake, but had valid purpose.
Called for replacing MIRVed MX with single-warhead Midgetman.
Against SDI & more carriers; for Grenada & nuclear freeze.
Quicker than Clinton to favor force; but avoided it in Haiti.
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Drugs
Smoked pot recreationally, but kept it separate from work.
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Environment
Co-sponsored first Superfund bill, on Love Canal.
Pushed for BTU tax on coal & gas, in 1993.
Pushed emissions trading plan at Kyoto greenhouse summit.
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Families & Children
Son’s accident taught Gore sensitivity & better parenting.
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Free Trade
Debate with Perot was instrumental in passing NAFTA.
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Government Reform
Gore as reporter uncovered City Hall zoning scandal.
Supported “PAC participation in the political process”.
“Reinvention” caused some reform, but nothing fundamental.
Fundraising from White House? Maybe. Candor & caution? No.
Buddhist temple fundraiser: overzealous but probably legal.
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Gun Control
Supported gun rights in 1970s, because his constituents did.
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Health Care
Could “never vote against” anti-smoking lobby.
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Principles & Values
Al & Tipper as model for “Love Story”?.
Born-again Baptist; serves God & obeys God’s will.
Congressional campaign style: hard work & cautiousness.
In Congress, called himself a “raging moderate”.
“One of our greatest Pres.” but “disappointed” by Clinton.
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Technology
Assisted heavily with invention of Internet in 1989.
Supported V-Chip; pushed TV execs for rating system.
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War & Peace
Supported early action in Bosnia; no “Vietnam syndrome”.
Committed to the survival & security of Israel.
Supported Gulf War; costs of war less than alternative.
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Click for quotations from other sources by:
- Al Gore
The above quotations are from Inventing Al Gore, by Bill Turque.
Related books, debates, and candidates:
- Al Gore's main page
- Tipper Gore
- Bill Clinton
Books by Al Gore:
- Earth in the Balance, by Al Gore
- Inventing Al Gore, by Bill Turque
- Common Sense Government, by Al Gore
- Medicare at a Crossroads, Gore's Health Care Plan
- Gore's 191-page Economic Plan
Debates with George W. Bush (presidential race, 2000):
- Presidential debate, Boston Mass.
- Presidential debate, Washington U., St. Louis MO
- Presidential debate, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem NC
- NACHRI Survey: Iowa Children's Hospital issues
Debates with Bill Bradley (Democratic primary, 1999-2000):
- Primary Debate at Dartmouth University
- Democrat Debate in Des Moines, Iowa
- Democrat Debate at UNH-Durham
- Democrat Debate in the Apollo Theater in Harlem
- Democrat Debate in Johnston Iowa
- Democrat debate in Los Angeles, California
- Democrat Debate in Manchester, NH
- Democrat Debate in Nashua NH
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