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He's Confused Again!

May 17, 2000

"Why should we believe you would tell the truth as president if you don’t tell the truth as a candidate?"
-Bill Bradley to Al Gore, Democratic Presidential Debate, January 26, 2000

Why is Al Gore Denying Something He Clearly Proposed?
Gore says he never supported investing in the stock market, but today's White House website says he "proposed" it!

AUSTIN, TX - Despite his own words and his Administration's budget that show he supported and proposed allowing the government to invest money directly in the stock market to save Social Security, the Vice President denies he ever supported such a plan:

"I did not support it, but there was a time when I said let's explore this."
-- Al Gore, Associated Press, May 16, 2000

"We didn’t really propose it. We talked about the idea."
-- Al Gore, The Washington Post, May, 2, 2000

Today's White House web page, however, contradicts Al Gore:

"President Clinton and Vice President Gore believe we must act now to tackle this tough, long-term challenge. That is why they are proposing to:

‘…to craft a bipartisan Social Security plan which invests a portion of the surplus transferred to Social Security to achieve higher returns, and includes a mechanism to ensure that investments are made independently and without political interference. We will support using a broad-based neutral approach managed by the private sector with minimum administrative costs.’" [White House Web Page, 5-17-00]

"Al Gore proposed allowing the federal government to invest in the stock market to save Social Security and now he's denying it," said Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer. "Whether the issue is abortion, gun control, medical marijuana and now Social Security, Al Gore has a history of changing his position for political gain. That's why he has a problem with credibility. The American people want leadership and results on Social Security reform, not four more years of Al Gore's flip-flops, denials and attacks," added Fleischer.

Clinton-Gore Economic Advisor Exposes Al Gore's motives on Social Security Reform:

HENCH adds: I can hear Gore talking to his aides: "Hey, he just proposed something I agree with." Aide: "That's O.K., we'll just have you flip-flop and attack him, you can lie and say we were just talking about it."


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