Al Gore Doesn't Take Lip From The Media

You can't mess with him, Diane SAWYER: And another point you say, "If Iraq had nothing to do with 9-11, the president took us into a war he didn't have to. Three thousand Americans and countless Iraqis died unnecessarily." Are you saying, in this book and this morning, that Americans -- 3,000 of them -- died unnecessarily? GORE: See, that's the kind of buzzword approach: "Is it an unnecessary death?" No. Those who serve our country are honored in memory and those who are still serving are always honored. That's not the question. There is hardly anybody in America left, Diane, who doesn't believe that it was a terrible mistake to invade a country that didn't attack us. Interestingly, Clinton did something similar a few months back on Fox with Chris Wallace. He simply would not let himself be bullied or manipulated. He called Wallace on it, and wouldn't relent. The thing is, I have always known Clinton to be a smart man, and Gore as well. To be honest, I don't think you get to the White House without being intelligent. GW may have the wisdom of a sack of rocks, but I doubt he's actually a moron. I can best sum up the difference between them with an analogy. Some people are just plain old good atheletes. These people have a natural talent that allows them to play sports, run fast, whatever. It came to them. Most don't have that, and they have to work harder to get as far. The thing is, natural talent does limit out. If you don't learn the new plays, if you don't learn how to read an opponant, you are just out of luck. The guy who has to work, though, has no choice but to laern those things. He has nothing to fall back on. He works, he learns, he gets better and better. He doesn't just 'do it', he understands the game. More topically, look at the most recent American Idol. Blake Lewis was not, in fact, the most talented voice there. But he understood music. He could make his own. I'm not putting down Ms. Sparks, or any of the other contestants. I'm sure that (at least some of them) worked very hard and practiced and all that. I'm just saying that Blake, once he gets his foot in the door, is more likely to have a long-lasting career in the music industry because he isn't relying on 'talent'. ANYHOW, isn't it interesting to watch these two guys, Bill and Al, take the bull by the horns? I wonder, what if all politicians decided that they weren't going to let the media push them around, weren't going to let the other side freely spread lies about them? And I'm talking about people on both sides. I really, REALLY, doubt that all those men up there during the recent Republican debate actually don't want gays to be out in the military. I find it even harder to believe that none of them believe in evolution. But if they were honest, they'd lose votes. The only way around that is to be open and blunt all the way. Tell people what you actually believe. Don't take a hit without hitting back. Be fighters. Tags:presidential election Al Gore Bill Clinton Fox News Assault On Reason MSM