Gore Says Bush Governs from 'Love of Power'

[wicket]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&ncid=696&e=1&u=/nm/20041018/pl_nm/campaign_gore_dc

"I'm convinced that most of the president's frequent departures from fact-based analysis have much more to do with right-wing political and economic ideology than with the Bible," Gore said in a speech at Georgetown University.

"It is love of power for its own sake that is the original sin of this presidency," he said.

He painted the Bush administration and its "right-wing" supporters as pursuing policies for the wealthy and powerful at the expense of the rest of the country.

"The essential cruelty of Bush's game is that he takes an astonishingly selfish and greedy collection of economic and political proposals and then cloaks them with a phony moral authority, thus misleading many Americans ... who have a deep and genuine desire to do good in the world," Gore said.

"And in the process, he convinces them to lend unquestioning support for proposals that actually hurt their families and their communities," he said.

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GO AL!!!!!!

[newsguyatl]

1. see, gore knows what he's doing... now!

i realize that kerry can't be quite so harsh in his rhetoric, but he needs to go after bush like this, using the term "radical rightwing"

if he keeps playing it safe like gore did in 2000, he'll lose.

[Jackson4Gore]

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Thanks

[speedoo]

3. This story deserves "5"!!

Keep it up there.

[MsAnthropy]

4. Hooray President Gore!

He's been able to put into the most gloriously sharp and straightforward words what needs to be said. He's a great pitbull for Kerry, saying what JFK cannnot or risk alienating voters. I wish the religious right would finally realize they've been used badly by this administration.

[maxsolomon]

5. astute

there is certainly no love of governance on bush's part.

why did he want to be president? power, plain & simple.

[Disturbed]

7. Gore should have mentioned this.

Rumsfailed Admitted to Violating Geneva Convention

Rumsfailed admitted in public on TV that when CIA Director Tenet requested that an Iraqi prisoner be sent to a secret Afghan/US Prison that Rumsfailed did so. After four months a DOD Attorney stated that this was an illegal act. Rumsfailed then ordered that this prisoner be sent back to Abu Graihib but the prisoner was purposefully not listed at that location, also an illegal act. Rumsfeld also admitted to signing orders for tougher interogation methods which violated the Geneva Conventions.

Rumfailed has commited at least three violations of the Geneva Convention; thereby also violations of The Constitution of the USA. Recently it has been found out that even more detainees were "ghost detainees". The fact that Rumsfailed and Tenet have not been charged speaks volumes. If Congress wishes to garner any respect they should move forward with Rep. Rangle's Impeachment Declaration of Rumsfailed and also proscecute Ex. CIA Tenet.

Does the US, Govt., Congress, and the Justice Dept no longer abide by the Geneva Convention or the Constitution of the USA?

[AlGore-08.com]

13. Actually Gore did mention the violations of the Geneva convention

http://www.algoredemocrats.com/news/gnn/EpAlEukuZEoWoQliyA.shtml

In the international arena, treaties and international agreements are also considered bad, because they can interfere with the exercise of power the same way domestic laws can. The Geneva Convention, for example, and the U.S. law prohibiting torture were both described by President Bush's White House counsel as "quaint," and then effectively discarded as a constraint, so that Bush and Rumsfeld could institute policies that resulted in the widespread torture of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo and numerous secret locations elsewhere. And even though new information has now confirmed that Donald Rumsfeld was personally involved in reviewing the specific extreme measures authorized to be used by interrogators, he has still not been held accountable for the most shameful and humiliating violation of American principles in recent memory -- (applause) -- because this president never told anyone in his accountable no matter what they do.

(snip)

Moreover, America's honor and reputation have been severely damaged by President Bush's decision to authorize policies and legal hair-splitting that resulted in the widespread torture by U.S. soldiers and contractors of Iraqi citizens and others in facilities from Guantanamo to Afghanistan and elsewhere. Astonishingly and shamefully, investigators also found that more than 90 percent of those tortured and abused were completely innocent of any crime or wrongdoing whatsoever.

(Lots, lots more... )

He also called for Rumsfeld to resign or be fired back in May, and explained that Rumsfeld and Smirk were responsible for violations of the Geneva convention:

http://www.algoredemocrats.com/news/gnn/EplAlZyAppAqEUJfrk.shtml

The abhorrent acts in the prison were a direct consequence of the culture of impunity encouraged, authorized and instituted by Bush and Rumsfeld in their statements that the Geneva Conventions did not apply. The apparent war crimes that took place were the logical, inevitable outcome of policies and statements from the administration.

To me, as glaring as the evidence of this in the pictures themselves was the revelation that it was established practice for prisoners to be moved around during ICRC visits so that they would not be available for visits. That, no one can claim, was the act of individuals. That was policy set from above with the direct intention to violate US values it was to be upholding. It was the kind of policy we see - and criticize in places like China and Cuba.

(Lots, lots more... )

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. Right on! Where was this Gore 4 years ago?

[Mabus]

14. Where was Gore? Are you kidding?

He was there. It was the primarily the media fault.

[Anakin Skywalker]

8. Screw Fact-Based. Try Faith-Based. Much More Powerful Stuff!

"Fact-based analysis"? Who needs that? FAITH-BASED analysis is the law of the land now! :) Try it, folks! You will like it. The beauty of it is, it can be applied to anything! Here, have a looksee!

http://www.counterpunch.org/roberts10092004.html

[OutsourceBush]

9. Nice work

"I'm convinced that most of the president's frequent departures from fact-based analysis have much more to do with right-wing political and economic ideology than with the Bible,"

[George_S]

10. Its current average rating is 4.05 with 449 vote(s)

[AlGore-08.com]

11. The transcript is up at AlGoreDemocrats

At this link:

http://www.algoredemocrats.com/news/gnn/EpAlEukuZEoWoQliyA.shtml

[rawtribe]

12. Just watched

the stream at c-span.org. Wow, a must see.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Gore ripped * a new one

[Bread and Circus]

16. Gore's been a bit of a sage at times, these statements are a good...

example.

I don't buy all this "Georgie rules from wings of the choir" bullshit. It's all just a stage act to ram through pretty non-christian policies.

[Demeter]

17. Bush Governs By Intimidation

He hasn't any other power. So how is he going to intimidate us all? Not possible. We are legion, and we are royally pissed.

[goforit]

18. I love you GORE!!!!!.......Keep on truckin Sir!!!!

:bounce:

[many a good man]

19. Awesome speech.

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