> [Original Message] > From: Gore Mail <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 10/20/00 10:30:39 PM > Subject: OfCourseItDoes.com > > ____________________________________________________________________ > * * * Gore-Lieberman Mail - October 20, 2000 * * * > get wired in to the Gore-Lieberman campaign @ http://www.algore.com > > "He wants to privatize Social Security, and the key point there is > he really has promised the same trillion dollars to young people and > to seniors, and you cannot keep both of those promises. One of them > would have to be broken. I don't think that we should go down that road." > > Al Gore on George W. Bush's plans for privatizing Social Security > (speaking on the "TODAY" show this morning - October 20, 2000) > > > "Of course it does" > > George W. Bush > (answering a question in Tuesday's debate on whether > his tax cut benefits the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans) > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > Dear Friends, > > The New York Times Editorial Board today confirmed a point about > George W. Bush's Social Security plan that Al Gore has been making > throughout the week. Bush's plan to divert $1 trillion of the trust > fund into private accounts would force benefit cuts, tax increases > or borrowing outside of the system to prevent bankruptcy. > > "For the next few years, Social Security will run huge surpluses, > providing enough money to create private accounts and to pay retirees. > But those surpluses are temporary, and eventually Mr. Bush must > find dollars to serve both purposes. Indeed, to make his program > work he will be forced to cut benefits well below current guarantees, > raise taxes or borrow, an issue he refuses to confront," wrote the Times. > > You can read the New York Times Editorial at: > http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/20/opinion/20FRI1.html > (free subscription required) > > > ************************************************************************ > In today's Gore Mail: > > 1. http://www.OfCourseItDoes.com > > 2. Newspapers Endorse Al Gore - Cite "Gravitas," > Responsible Policies, Experience > > 3. Bush Gets It Wrong On Social Security- Again > > 4. Lieberman Highlights Economic Prosperity of Past Eight Years > > 5. SpeakOut! - In algore.com's Interactive Town Hall! > > 6. Voices from the campaign trail > > 7. Top Ten Ways The White House Would Change If Bush Were Elected President > > 8. Build your own web page > > ************************************************************************ > > ***** > 1. http://www.OfCourseItDoes.com > > With questions mounting about George W. Bush's plans and promises about > Social Security, the Gore/Lieberman campaign today launched a new web site: > http://www.OfCourseItDoes.com - that answers the question, "Does George W. Bush's > pledge to take a trillion dollars out of Social Security to create private > accounts while at the same time pledging to give that same money to senior > citizens for their current benefits amount to an unrealistic campaign promise?" > Of course it does! > > Visit http://www.OfCourseItDoes.com today! > > > ***** > 2. Newspapers Endorse Al Gore - Cite "Gravitas," > Responsible Policies, Experience > > Newspapers across the country have begun to endorse Al Gore for president. > Today, the Atlanta Constitution's endorsement cited Gore's "gravitas" and > his performance in the three presidential debates. Today's Detroit Free Press > endorsement praised Gore's plans to pay down the national debt, pass a > real Patients' Bill of Rights and provide a prescription drug benefit. > In West Virginia, The Charleston Gazette discussed Gore's experience > and his "deep familiarity...with topics a leader must know." > > ATLANTA: GORE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT > "On these and other issues, Gore is prepared to change government policy > to reflect the needs and opinions of 21st century America. The Bush team, > by contrast, is either denying the reality of those changes or advocating > an outright retreat, a bridge back to the 20th century, so to speak." > [Atlanta Constitution, 10/20/00] > Read the full endorsement at: > http://www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc/epaper/editions/today/opinion_93fe de4086aae13e0010.html > > DETROIT: GORE CHARTS A MORE PRUDENT COURSE > "On key issues, Gore charts a more prudent course, including use of > the federal budget surplus to pay down the national debt rather than > provide an across-the-board tax cut." [Detroit Free Press, 10/20/00] > Read the full endorsement at: > http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/eprez20_20001020.htm > > CHARLESTON, WV: GORE HAS EXPERIENCE AND STATURE > "Finally, there's the crucial factor of experience and stature. Gore > has served many years in the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate > and the White House. He has deep familiarity with government programs, > foreign affairs and other topics a leader must know. In contrast, > Bush had a modest role in Texas businesses arranged by his father's > oil-industry friends, then was elected governor - but in Texas, that > office has limited power." [Charleston Gazette, 10/10/00] > Read the full endorsement at: > http://www.wvgazette.com/display_story.php3?sid=2000101035 > > > ***** > 3. Bush Gets It Wrong On Social Security- Again > > During a live interview on national television yesterday, George W. Bush > misstated again the details of his Social Security plan. Below follows > the Bush rhetoric from yesterday's interview and the reality: > > RHETORIC: "For the next 15 years, the cash flow exceeds what is needed. > There's $2.4 trillion additional dollars beyond that which seniors are > going to get paid. And so the trillion dollars comes out of the surplus." > [Bush on CNBC, 10/19/00] > > REALITY: Under the Bush plan, the cash flow will exceed benefit payments > to seniors in 2005 -- five years from now. This is because Bush would > drain one-sixth of payroll taxes -- $1 trillion over the next decade. > After that Governor Bush will need to begin drawing down on the > Social Security trust fund and its interest -- bankrupting Social Security > by 2023. [Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, 5/15/00] > > > ***** > 4. Lieberman Highlights Economic Prosperity of Past Eight Years > > During a visit to a successful online company in Pittsburgh, Joe Lieberman > highlighted today the prosperity and innovation of the past eight years and > the distinct economic choice Americans will make in this election. The > Gore-Lieberman economic policies would seize this unique moment to extend our > prosperity and share it widely, whereas the Bush-Cheney ticket would lavish > more on those who need it least. > > "Will we make the right choices and the right investments to keep our > economy growing, or will we bust the budget and shortchange the future for > a massive tax cut for the few?" Lieberman asked. "Al Gore and I have a > comprehensive agenda - from balancing the budget and paying down the debt > to investing in priorities like education - that will maintain our prosperity > and allow the new technology community to continue to flourish." > > Read more at: > http://www.algore.com/briefingroom/releases/pr_102000_Gore_Wins_3.html > > > > ***** > 5. SpeakOut! - In algore.com's Interactive Town Hall! > > Since the Gore campaign web site launched in April 1999, over 250,000 > questions or comments have been posted algore.com's electronic "Town Hall". > In response to the overwhelming popularity of this feature of the site, > today we launched a new section of Town Hall which allows you to > communicate with us online on a broad range of issues. This section > of our site was developed in conjunction with the political > discussion site SpeakOut.com > > You can sound off on a a variety of different issues that the American people, > Al Gore, and Joe Lieberman care about. Choose one or more of these issues, > and you'll be brought to a new page where you can let Al and Joe > know what YOU think about it. Just click on the button to copy over > the Gore-Lieberman comments, and then edit the comments to say what > you feel is important. Save your suggestion, and then go back to the > index and go to another issue. When you've finished writing and saving > all of your suggestions, go back to the page with the index of issues, > and click on "Submit My Responses." Al and Joe look forward to > hearing from you! > > Visit the Gore-Lieberman/Speakout.com Interactive Town Hall at: > http://www.speakout.com/ActivismTools/iDoc/statement.asp?idoc=GOREHALL > > > ***** > 6. Voices from the campaign trail > > Algore.com features new video and audio from the campaign trail just > about every day. You can watch and listen to new events daily at > http://www.algore.com/video AND http://www.algore.com/audio > > At last Tuesday's debate in St. Louis, the AlGore.com web team > caught up with celebrities Rob Reiner, Star Jones, Esai Morales > and Matthew Shepard's mom Judy Shepard - check out what they had > to say about why they are supporting Al Gore at: > http://www.algore.com/video/voices.html > > > ***** > 7. Top Ten Ways The White House Would Change If Bush Were Elected President > > On Thursday, George W. Bush made an appearance on the David Letterman > show and read his list of the top 10 ways the White House would change if > he were elected president. In the interest of balanced reporting, the Gore > campaign offered its own list of "changes" voters can expect if Governor Bush > is elected. > > > 10) The administration that "looks like America" is replaced by the > administration that "looks like 1990." > > 9) Bridge to the 21st Century dismantled to make room for oil derricks > > 8) Replace Council of Economic Advisers with Cadre of Fuzzy Mathematicians > > 7) Rose Garden to be kept beautiful by the chemical industry > > 6) Secret diplomatic packages disguised as GAP pants > > 5) State Dinners become State Lunches so as not to interfere with bedtime > > 4) Replace West Wing with right wing > > 3) Outlaw "Washington" terms like "insurance," "health care," > "solvency," "economic growth," "clean water," and "campaign finance reform." > > 2) Install cubicle in the Oval Office so Charlton Heston can have "some personal space." > > 1) There is no number one. Under Governor Bush's tax plan, only the > wealthiest 1 percent can afford a full Top 10 list. > > > > > ***** > 8. Build your own web page > > It's fast, free and simple to build your own web page that tells friends > what's important to you about the campaign. Just tell us your name and > what you'd like to have on your page. 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