Gore: Rummy, Condi, other Bushies should get canned

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via The New York News ^ | Originally published on May 26, 2004 | Not Provided

[.cnI redruM]

Former Vice President Al Gore was to call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and several other Bush administration officials in a scathing attack on the president’s foreign policy Wednesday, people familiar with the speech told The Associated Press.

In a speech at New York University, Gore was to argue that several officials, including National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice, CIA director George Tenet and a top military leader should step down because the situation in Iraq is out of control.

He was expected to place blame for the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal directly on the Bush administration officials, who he believes put in place policies of “dominance and the disregard for the policy of law,” said a source familiar with the speech, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Gore was to claim that those policies are what led soldiers to abuse prisoners, and that top officials are therefore responsible for the scandal.

Gore was also expected to go after President Bush, arguing that his foreign policy has alienated the United States and put Americans in danger.

The speech was one of several Gore appearances sponsored since August by MoveOn.org; the liberal interest group also has a television and radio ad calling for President Bush to fire Rumsfeld.

In January, Gore attacked the Bush administration’s environmental policies.

[.cnI redruM]

Gee, it's a good think Al Gore was NOT elected in 2000.

[Kathleen]

He was expected to place blame for the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal directly on the Bush administration officials, who he believes put in place policies of “dominance and the disregard for the policy of law,”

This is especially rich coming from Mr. No Controlling Legal Authority himself.

Thanks, Al. Now shut up and sit down.

[TheExploited]

Al Gore.......searching for someone to take him seriously.

[aodell]

It's amazing that you never hear this kind of talk from Republicans when there's a Democrat in the White House and a war going on.

They're traitors, every one.

[JFC]

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bad sport bad sport bad sport. cry baby cry baby

[Cubs Fan]

Whatever happened to "New" democrats?

All they seem to have to offer anymore is whacko hatemongers.

[frankenMonkey]

I hereby call for the resignation of Al Gore...er, wait, we already took care of that...

[Integrityrocks]

How come everythings says, "Was to..." What happened to the proposed speech?

[Peach]

Did Gore call for the resignation of Janet Reno after she killed over 80 Americans at Waco?

[Lazamataz]

Wouldn't it be really cool if Al Gore had a job he could resign from?

Oh, that's right. He LOST! HHHHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[.cnI redruM]

The Earth's in the balance. Guess which major candidate in election 2000 held 500,000 options for Occidental Petroleum stock?

[GenXFreedomFighter]

I was trying to think of a line that would win Letterman's contest for 'Top Ten Least Interesting Drudge Report Headlines.' I think we just found it.

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/contest/

[martin_fierro]

Google result for "soreloser" (I'm feeling lucky)

[ken5050]

Aren't Aschcroft and the FBI guy speakign at the same time?...Good job, eh Al?

[.cnI redruM]

Really, did Al Gore LOSE the last steady job he was able to find? He's acting like he's that ski jumper CBS Sports used to show when they were talking about the agony of DEFEAT. HEHEHEHEHEHEHE

[inkling]

If a Gore falls at NYU, and no one is there to hear him, does he make a sound? (or any sense?)

[.cnI redruM]

To quote William Faulkner. "Lot's of sound and fury that in the end signifies nothing."

[mtbopfuyn]

Al Gore? Hmm, sorry, I don't recall him.

[EggsAckley]

I just now heard the audio of him and, honestly, he sounds like a belligerent drunk Southern cracker.

[.cnI redruM]

Ashcroft: Now I could spend time responding to ah, MR Gore's spurious comments from earlier this afternoon, but some of us have the nation's business to attend to.

(If only that could be an actual quote...)