This is a link to the first of a series about Gore on the War, with excerpts below. Please, do yourself a favor and read all of the installments. Heck, if you have time, browse the archives, it's ALL GOOD!
http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh060204.shtml(snip)
Yes, the pundits clowned and played, as they have done for years with Gore. But the timing of Gore’s latest trashing intrigued us here at THE HOWLER. On the same day The Veep made his troubling speech, the New York Times wrote an “editor’s note” explaining why the brilliant paper had bungled the run-up to war in Iraq. In Washington, everybody understands–now–that our press elites failed us two years ago. And everyone is busy swearing that they’ll be much more careful the next time.
But wouldn’t you know it? One well-known person spoke quite clearly in the period now under review. On September 23, 2002, a former official–his name was Al Gore–delivered a highly-publicized
speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. “I want to talk about the relationship between America’s war against terrorism and America’s proposed war against Iraq,” he began. “Like most Americans I've been wrestling with the question of what our country needs to do to defend itself from the kind of focused, intense and evil attack that we suffered a year ago, September 11.”
We think Gore’s speech is intriguing today because it turned out to be so prophetic. On that date–two years ago–Gore recited a list of points that have now become Conventional Wisdom. Two years later, many Americans would surely say that Al Gore hit the nail on the head. More particularly, every pundit knows to agree with the things Gore said in his address.
But readers, what did they do, two years ago, when Al Gore gave that cogent speech? Of course! They said the speech showed Gore was a nut! And a liar! Gore’s speech that day was right on target–but a vacuous “press corps” ranted and played. If you think they plan to change their ways because they now pretend to repent, you might recall that day two years ago, when Gore spoke out on war.
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