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Gore ‘Takes the Fifth’ on Abysmal Ethics Record Full Discussion on Government Ethics Required Judicial Watch Sponsors “Ethics in Government 2000 (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes public corruption, called for a full debate on the issue of government corruption after the first presidential debate spent more time on Social Security “lock boxes” than major presidential scandals in the past few years which have led to, among other things, the loss of our nation’s nuclear secrets to China and an impeachment of a sitting president. “The debate last night suffered from an ‘ethics gap.’ In a marked sign of weakness, Gore simply refused to discuss his and Clinton’s many alleged ethical transgressions -- in effect, Gore ‘took the Fifth’ on everything from Chinagate fundraising to sexual assaults by his current boss. And Governor Bush, for either lack of time or lack of interest, failed to push Gore hard on his scandal problems. The Governor must explain Gore’s ethical lapses with the same detail he explains his tax plan if the American people are to understand the corruption endemic in Washington, DC. And with all due respect to Mr. Jim Lehrer, the debate moderator, he might have brought up the issue of the last decade in a way that was more than just an afterthought,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “Judicial Watch will give both Mr. Bush and Mr. Gore, along with the other presidential candidates, the time and opportunity to discuss these important issues at its Ethics in Government 2000 Presidential Debate,” added Fitton. The debate will take place on October 20, 2000 at the Ronald Reagan Building Amphitheater in Washington, D.C. at 8:00 p.m. |
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