Comments by Xona.

Tipper Gore Talks about Al Gore's Childhood

In an exclusive interview that will appear in the September issue of
BABBLE-ON Magazine, First Lady in waiting, Tipper Gore, bared her soul about her life with Al Gore, their marriage, and his childhood. The
interview was conducted by free-lance journalist xona anox. Below are
some excerpts from the 35,000 word interview.

xona:: What can you tell us about Al's childhood that might not be
known by the American Public.

Tipper: Well, Al was an extremely LOVED child. His Mother loved
him, his grandmother loved him, his father loved him, his aunts and
uncles loved him, and, he was loved by his neighbors, and school
teachers, EVERYONE who knew Al loved him. Even animals and insects loved Al...he was just a lovable type of a child. For instance, one day when little Al was leaving home to go to school, I think he was
about seven years old, he spotted an injured termite on his porch. Al
carefully picked up that injured insect and brought it up to his room
and put it in an empty match box. He then went to the barn and got a
saw and made a few cuts on some old wood and took the saw dust to help feed the poor termite...that was the nature and goodness of Al even as a young boy.

xona: How was Young Al as a student?

Tipper: Al was an extremely intelligent young boy. He actually
taught himself to read at the age of three. In kindergarten, he was
reading War and Peace, his teachers were amazed. Did you know he
skipped the first, third, sixth, and eleventh grade. And, when Al
was a senior he would hold training workshops for his High school's
faculty covering a wide range of science and environmental matters.

xona: What type of influence did his family have on him?

Tipper: A tremendous effect. Al was taught at a very early age about
the Gore family tree and the many outstanding accomplishments and
contributions that the Gore family has made over the years. For
instance, let me tell you something that very few people know. Al's
great, great, great, grandfather was a close friend and confident of
President Lincoln and it was he who convinced Lincoln to join the
new Republican party. In many ways it was a Gore who really helped
to New Republican Party become a major political force. And, you
know, I bet there is hardly a modern Republican who knows that fact.

xona: You can't be serious.

Tipper: Oh yes, It really happened. And, more important, it was his
great, great, great grandfather who told Lincoln that to save the
country he had to free the slaves. Lincoln didn't want to do that. A
lot of people don't know that Lincoln wanted to send all the blacks
back to Africa, but it was grandpa Gore who convinced Lincoln to set
them free and keep them in America. And, he had a large part in
writing the emancipation proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. Of
course History has given Lincoln credit for all those things, because
like all Gores, great, great, great grandpa Gore avoided the public
spotlight and considered it his patriotic duty to help his country
without any fanfare or personal recognition, Just like Al's dad, who
really was the person who invented the transistor, but let Bell Labs
and Shockly get all the credit.

xona: This is amazing information you are telling us, Tipper. I mean
we have all heard that Al Gore is the Father of the internet, but we
have never heard about what you just mentioned. I am sure the
American public will find these revelations to be most informative.

Tipper: xona, let me tell your readers something even more amazing.
I'm sure Al won't mind. When Al was 12 years old in 1960 he was
fascinated with the Kennedy presidential election, it was his first
contact with politics and he went for it hook, line, and sinker.
Anyway, young Al wrote a letter to president-elect Kennedy stating how
much he supported and admired him. And Al, in this letter said to
John Kennedy: "Dear President Kennedy, I know that you have a lot on
your mind, but let me share with you something that my Daddy told me
when I was just eight years old. He said Al, this is a great country
and we all have to come together to make it even greater. Never ask
what America can do for you, but rather, ask, Al, what can I do to
make America greater. I know Mr. president that you are the kind of
person who will lead by those words." Well, President elect Kennedy
was so impressed that he invited Al to the inauguration and took those
words and well the rest is history.

xona: You mean it was 12 year old all Gore who came up with the
most famous of all Kennedy sayings?

Tipper: Well, actually, it was Al's Dad, as I mentioned who first
used that saying but if it wasn't for Al Gore, those words would have
never become one of the most famous presidential quotes of all time.

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