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Jewish World Review Dec. 28, 1999 /19 Teves, 5760

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Candidate Gore's separation anxiety


http://www.jewishworldreview.com -- LISTEN CLOSELY and you can hear Al Gore loosening his bonds to Bill Clinton.

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 not.



JWR contributor Chris Matthews is the author of Hardball. and hosts a CNBC show of the same name. Send your comments to him by clicking here.

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