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Jewish World Review Dec. 28, 1999 /19 Teves, 5760
Chris Matthews
Recently, a young woman in New Hampshire — she
turned out to be a John McCain supporter — asked the
vice president about Juanita Broaddrick, the Arkansan
who accused Bill Clinton of raping her a good many years
ago.
Q. Did that change your opinion about him being one of
the best presidents in history?
Gore: I don't know what to make of her claim, because I
don't know how to evaluate that story. I really don't.
Q. So you didn't believe Juanita Broaddrick's claim?
Gore: No, I didn't say that. I said I didn't know how to
evaluate that.
Recently on "Meet The Press," Tim Russert hit Gore with
a trio of questions about his service to Clinton.
Q. Will you admit that in 1996 the Clinton-Gore
campaign fundraising apparatus was overly aggressive,
perhaps unethical?
Gore: I'm not going to use those words. I think that, obviously, we would do
things differently if we had to do them over again. The point is, do you learn
from mistakes? And I certainly have.
Q. What was the biggest mistake that was made?
Gore: Oh, you know, pushing the limits. All this was reviewed and no charges
were brought, but I think it was a mistake nonetheless.
Q. Do you think the taxpayers should pay for the legal defense of Bill and
Hillary Clinton?
Gore: They've denied that they've been asking. Under the law they have a right
to do it. Would I do it in that position? No, I would not.
Q. On Impeachment day, you said that "Bill Clinton will be regarded in history
as one of our greatest presidents."
Gore: We all know who our greatest presidents are, from Washington and
Jefferson to Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and John
Kennedy and all the others.
Q. So you put Bill Clinton in the same company as Washington and Lincoln?
Gore: No, of course not. Of course
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