Gore Calls 2000 Verdict 'Crushing,' Assails Court

Washington Post ^ | 11/16/2002 | Dan Balz

[Pokey78]

In his first interviews since conceding the presidency to George W. Bush almost two years ago, former vice president Al Gore calls the outcome of the 2000 election "a crushing disappointment" and criticizes the 5-4 Supreme Court decision that put Bush in the White House as "completely inconsistent" with the court's conservative philosophy.

"I believe that if everyone in Florida who tried to vote had had his or her vote counted properly, that I would have won," Gore said in an interview with Washington Post Magazine staff writer Liza Mundy for an article to be published Sunday. "I strongly disagreed with the Supreme Court decision and the way in which they interpreted and applied the law. But I respect the rule of law, so it is what it is."

Gore told ABC's Barbara Walters, in an interview to air tonight on ABC's "20/20," that he "absolutely" believed he would become president when the Florida Supreme Court ordered a recount of all disputed ballots in the state, making the result all the more emotionally difficult to accept. His wife, Tipper, said in the Post interview, "I still believe we won."

[Pokey78]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[MCH]

BOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!

Whine... Sniffle... Whine....

Pathetic.

[PokeyJoe]

Deep within the bellow's of the large city - a cry was heard.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[AndrewC]

IT WAS 7-2 AGAINST HIM!!!

[Jewels1091]

Well...nothing has changed with clintongorey....it's all about them. Does he honestly think that this is going to help him???? It just shows how selfish and sick he is!

[Howlin]

"I believe that if everyone in Florida who tried to vote had had his or her vote counted properly"

THEY WERE, YOU ASS!!!!!

[Libertina]

He "respected" the rule of law? Still delusional after all these years.

[general_re]

If only we could stay off those damn crevo threads, we'd surely find a lot to agree on ;)

[ctonious]

.....and criticizes the 5-4 Supreme Court decision that put Bush in the White House

in other unreported quotes he stated "..on the other hand, if it'd had gone 4-5, it would have been great......is this mike on?"

[WorkingClassFilth]

You know, I listen to this guy go on and on and all I want to do is smack him upside the head. Is that too much to ask from life?

[Petronski]

Call the "WAAAAHHHHmbulance"

"I believe that if everyone in Florida who tried to vote had had his or her vote counted properly, that I would have won,"

I believe that if everyone in Florida who knew how to operate a ballot were permitted to vote, the electoral votes of Florida would have been settled by 11pm est.

[AndrewC]

THEY WERE, YOU ASS!!!!!

Many times!! And apparently many times in a single round.

[Howlin]

LOL........looking at the FONTS on this thread, I'd say we've had about enough of this crap.

"I believe that if everyone in Florida who tried to vote had had his or her vote counted properly, that I would have won,"

Do you think he means "properly," as in "the way I thought they should be," or "properly," as in "the way they intended them?" or do we give a holy crap anymore?

[For the Unborn]

As I yelled 2 years ago while standing across the street from the VP's mansion, "GET OUT OF CHENEY'S HOUSE!!" I heard later that day that Gore snuck out the back to get away from the freeper yelling!

[Mo1]

former vice president Al Gore calls the outcome of the 2000 election "a crushing disappointment" and criticizes the 5-4 Supreme Court decision that put Bush in the White House as "completely inconsistent" with the court's conservative philosophy.

OH PLEASE .. You Democrats didn't have a problem running to the courts to change the election rules in 2000 OR IN 2002

Hey Al .. do us all a favor and SHUT UP!!!

[PJ-Comix]

Check out this TWANSCWIPT of Babwa Wawa pwaising Albwat Gowa On Lawwee King.

[WorkingClassFilth]

You guys were legendary! I mulled that action over for a year before I made the leap from lurker to poster. Thanks again, you made me what I am today!

[blam]

Stupid Algore...just go away!!

[Reb Raider]

Gag a maggot

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Hey, Gore!! Call 1-800-PISS-OFF !!!