STRANGE FACTS OF PAST PRESIDENTS PT2
19 February 2008
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IF ONLY HE’D PAID CLOSER ATTENTION
When Al Gore was a student at Harvard in the late 60’s, he titled his senior thesis "The Impact of Television on the Presidency." That thesis helped him graduate with honors - but no one knew then that some thirty years later, when he would run for president himself in 2000, the impact of TV might cost him the presidency.
Many political observers felt Gore lost a good chunk of votes when he debated George W. Bush on television. The reason? His uptight, "wooden" demeanor and his seemingly condescending habit of sighing whenever Bush spoke. Not a good strategy, Al.
Perhaps Gore should have taken lessons form his roommate at Harvard. His roommate the future actor Tommy Lee Jones, certainly could have taught Gore a thing or two about performing for the camera.
