He typed Gore gaffes into google, found this site, http://www.netjokes.net/Gore-Gaffes.html and assumed it was real.
What would the world be like if Al Gore won in 2000?
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ParkCungHee
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Not to mention though not particularly insightful, half of these aren't even gaffes.
Luckymoose
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Gore would have lost reelection for being too soft on the terrorists.
Berzerker
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Gore probably would have maintained the surplus, rather than engaging in tax cuts.
When 9/11 occurred, we may or may not have gone to war with Afghanistan, but he certainly would have had the public support in any measures against the Taliban. The War in Iraq would be nonexistent.
We'd have better environmental policies, and we may have had tax raises rather than tax cuts.
We would be much closer to universal healthcare, and the welfare state may have expanded as well.
A Democratic USA - the Democrats probably would have enjoyed the coattail effect and have gained some seats with Al Gore in both houses - would have helped put gay rights further closer to fruition.
As for 2004, it's likely a Republican would have won because it's very rare we break the three terms to a party rule.
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More pro-choice policies and less religion in government as well.
When 9/11 occurred, we may or may not have gone to war with Afghanistan, but he certainly would have had the public support in any measures against the Taliban. The War in Iraq would be nonexistent.
We'd have better environmental policies, and we may have had tax raises rather than tax cuts.
We would be much closer to universal healthcare, and the welfare state may have expanded as well.
A Democratic USA - the Democrats probably would have enjoyed the coattail effect and have gained some seats with Al Gore in both houses - would have helped put gay rights further closer to fruition.
As for 2004, it's likely a Republican would have won because it's very rare we break the three terms to a party rule.
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More pro-choice policies and less religion in government as well.
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Edit: Nevermind read something wrong.
If Al Gore won...
- American servicemen that China forced down would still be held prisoner in China, and we'd be paying the Chinese 'room and board' fee.
- After the strikes on September 11th, President Gore would have gone on TV and apologized to the entire middle east for our policies, encouraging more attacks through our show of weakness.
- On the positive side, he would have invented the successor to the internet on April 20th, 2003.
Ziggy Stardust
Absolutely Sane
Dude! September 11th would never have happened.
Well, September 11th would have happened but you know what I mean!
IF Al Gore had won, Muslims all around the world would have partied and danced in the street.
Well, September 11th would have happened but you know what I mean!
IF Al Gore had won, Muslims all around the world would have partied and danced in the street.
Pangur Bán
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Having seen his environmentalist campaigns and read his Assault on Reason, I'm coming to think that Al Gore's defeat was one of the biggest tragedies in recent US history.
Xanikk999
History junkie
Well nothing is stopping him from running again. Although I doubt he will.
Definetly.
Deregulation made the crisis worse. But essentially it is a result of the fundamentally unsound economy and the excessive lifestyle that is suburbia.
While there may be recovery in the short term, the U.S. will not do better in the long term, cannot do better in the long term. Americans have to face that and review their values and priorities. Otherwise stuff will only get worse.
Believing the economy could heal completely based on fixing some abuses (like excessive credit card fees) is naively ignoring way bigger and more fundamental problems: The catastrophic manhour cost of individual commuting, the strain cheap fuel puts on the trade balance, the cyanide mix of a predisposition for private debt and largely untaxed consumption.
Alltogether that is destined to toss the U.S. economy to the ground face first time and time again. Gore, Obama or any other president can moderate that but not prevent it. Blaming Bush for it is imo way to easy.
Gore would have managed to do less damage to the international reputation of the United States. Apart from that i don't believe there would have been much of a difference. Gore would have done what moderates do and would have failed with everything moderates usually don't do.
Tycho Brahe
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We would have flying cars and a base om mars.
And by "we" I mean the entire brother-sisterhood of homo sapiens.
Besides Saddam Hussein would still be in power in Iraq (or dead from natural causes), the economy would have been sound, and the western world would be less depending on oil.
And by "we" I mean the entire brother-sisterhood of homo sapiens.
Besides Saddam Hussein would still be in power in Iraq (or dead from natural causes), the economy would have been sound, and the western world would be less depending on oil.
MobBoss
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Well, I see you saying this. Can you give some proofs to back it up?
EDIT: Well, looking into it, some of these are certainly things Quayle didnt say. http://www.snopes.com/quotes/quayle.asp
So, it would seem they are neither Gore quotes (my error) or even Quayle quotes (your error).
Yeah, I didnt realize one had to run gore quotes by factcheck to determine their legitimacy....
But apparently a few here were assuming those other quotes were Quayle quotes when they werent either....so assumptions all around I guess.
How about this one:
'A zebra does not change its spots' - Al Gore
Got that one from here: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/al_gore.html Perhaps its more legitimate for you?
Ziggy Stardust
Absolutely Sane
That one is factually true actually 
civver_764
Deity
Al Gore would've been a terrible president but less people would have died so I pick him.
Xanikk999
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Yeah well just because Gore made a big point about enviromental issues doesnt mean he could of pushed his agenda through congress. It was republican controlled between 2000-2006 and republicans are keen on opposing any kind of enviromental policy that would stifle the growth and expansion of the big industries of oil, coal, and so on.
Doubtful. Our economy would be in tatters due to all the successful terrorist strikes made under his watch, not to mention his selling us out to the ChiComs.
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