WOMEN FOR LIBERTY
Topic: Elections


Clinton/Gore -- A Risky Political Scheme
Afterthoughts of the VP Debate

WFL News Release - September 1996



In no less than seven times during the Vice Presidential debate did puppetman Al Gore refer to the 15% Republican tax cut proposal as a "risky tax scheme." In 1960, John F. Kennedy was heralded as a champion of the American people for suggesting a massive tax cut for Americans. Whoever wrote that trite little soundbite should have reminded Mr. Gore not to repeat it to the point of overkill. He sounded like a broken record/

According to WFL board member, Mimi Kotner, "It merely proves that Mr. Gore is a man who has no original ideas to offer. It was clear he was reading from a well-practiced script--a boring one at that."

Although Mr. Gore would like to take credit for all the new jobs created in this country during the last four years, the truth is that neither Clinton nor Gore have ever created a real job, much less held one. Yet mainstream media reported that Gore fared better in the debate than Kemp. Perhaps that's because TV news anchors, like well-rehearsed politicians, are trained to read from a script.

Gore was simply boring, boring, boring! Kemp at least proved to be the livelier speaker, more emotionally charged and more spontaneous. He was real, while Gore was plastic.

In addition, Gore's emotionless demeanor and reheared canned speech only proved to Americans that his ticket's vision is to continue the status quo--more big government, more laws (which means more bureaucrats on the dole), higher taxes, more big social programs--none of which, by the way, is sanctioned by the U.S. Constitution.

It is clear to WOMEN FOR LIBERTY that the Clinton/Gore ticket is no friend of liberty, individual rights, free enterprise, equality or small government.