Associated Press Online - February 20, 2000 21:57

By MARC HUMBERT

Associated Press Writer

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Standing at a pulpit once used by Martin Luther King Jr., Al Gore on Sunday said the Republicans who are trying to keep him from the White House are "morally blind."

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Some statements really stand out head and shoulders above the others.

Well, maybe Algore knows what he's talking about since he's probably an expert at detecting and dealing with the morally blind. And maybe he's not morally blind for having sat mute during his boss's morals/ethics fiasco. He could just be morally dumb (dumb as in mute). That way he gets the benefits of observing moral/ethical shennanigans whilst not having to say anything about them until a few years later.

So, if you're a Republican trying to keep Algore from becoming president, apparently you are morally bankrupt. It all makes perfect sense when get totally confused by the contradiction.

-- paul leblanc (bronyaur@gis.net), February 21, 2000

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this would be an atypical Gore supporter... Fox cancels rebroadcast of Millionaire Groom accused of hitting, threatening an ex-girlfriend ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK, Feb. 21  Fox has canceled the rebroadcast of its highly-rated special Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire? after learning that the groom, Rick Rockwell, once was accused of hitting and threatening to kill an ex-girlfriend. In light of that new information, the network feels that to rebroadcast the special would be inappropriate, and consequently we have removed it from our schedule, the network said in a statement Sunday.

THE CANCELLATION was ordered by Fox Television Network chairman Sandy Grushow. The repeat was to air Tuesday night, a week after Rockwell, a real estate investor and motivational speaker, chose a bride from a group of 50 women he had never met. The two-hour special drew a huge audience. Viewership grew from 10 million viewers in the programs first half-hour to an enormous 22.8 million in the final half-hour. Rockwell, 42, and his new wife, emergency room nurse Darva Conger, 34, were scheduled to return from their Caribbean cruise honeymoon Sunday night and were unavailable for comment.

But Fox contacted Rockwell, and he confirmed a restraining order had been issued against him nine years ago, The New York Times reported Monday. On Saturday, the Web site TheSmokingGun.com posted court records filed against Rockwell by Debbie Goyne, a woman who described herself as his former fiancee. She said she lived with Rockwell for more than 18 months. Goynes 1991 petition accuses Rockwell of shoving and slapping her, twice entering her home without permission and vandalizing her car after she broke off their engagement. Recently, he said he would find me and kill me, her court papers alleged. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued a restraining order prohibiting Rockwell from coming within 100 yards of Goyne for six months. Goyne could not be reached for comment Sunday. It was unclear how the Millionaire cancellation would affect Foxs plans for another such special in May, the next sweeps period. The special sparked plenty of controversy because of its premise and format, which included women parading around in bathing suits and wedding dresses for Rockwell, who was not shown on-camera until the end of the show. Fox said it checked out Rockwells financial records and determined he was worth at least $2 million. Rockwell was born Richard Balkey in Pittsburgh and now lives near San Diego. From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, he was a regular on the Southern California comedy club circuit and appeared on a comedy show on KFMB-TV as a geeky beach bum. ) 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

-- Vern (bacon17@ibm.net), February 21, 2000.

Is it not Time for You jealous,long nosed,morally superior"Republicans"to quit picking on the President,and Vice President and concentrate Your Efforts on correcting the Problems,we read about on this Site,which are caused mostly by You and Your "honest"and "morally superior"republican Croonies?

-- Hers (nixon@Kohl.Major), February 21, 2000.

"Is it not Time for You jealous,long nosed,morally superior"Republicans"to quit picking on the President,and Vice President and concentrate Your Efforts on correcting the Problems,we read about on this Site,which are caused mostly by You and Your "honest"and "morally superior"republican Croonies?

-- Hers (nixon@Kohl.Major), February 21, 2000. "

And what exactly do you mean by long nosed? Swine!

-- justwondering (justwondering@sillytrollswine.com), February 21, 2000.

Hers---You have a point. The President has certainly shown himself to be not only a moral retrograde in total contempt of women, which for some reason makes women even more sympathetic to him, but a traitor eager to sell our country out to the highest bidder. First Tyson in Arkansas, now China while he's in the White House. BUT, as you imply, the GOP is hardly above moral reproach either. Which party is historically known for pandering to big business interests? Of course, now that Clinton, the "NEW Democrat" is the Prez, we have virtual UNAMINITY in pandering to multinational corporations. Welcome to the United States of the World. Cherish memories of personal freedoms well...they'll be all that's left us.

-- SounDollar (goldbug@dingtoolies.net), February 21, 2000.

Now this would have been "real news" if the press had asked to spell morally and he got it wrong.

-- JB (noway@jose.com), February 21, 2000.

And even bigger news if he got it spelled it right without knowing the definition.

-- JCC (wolverin_in_nc@hotmail.com), February 21, 2000.

And even bigger news if he spelled it right without knowing the definition.

-- JCC (wolverin_in_nc@hotmail.com), February 21, 2000.

Does this then mean FOX will cancel any airing of McCain, since he raped that naval lady? Oh wait, politics and profit are suppose to be separate...nevermind.

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), February 21, 2000.