Continuing to revel in his post-official role as Emeritus Voicepiece of the Left, Al Gore apparently gave a barnburner of a speech in honor of Martin Luther King's holiday, comparing the wiretapping scandal to surveillance that King suffered, castigating the fearful for their willingness to throw out civil liberties along the way, and generally saying many Things That Needed Saying (but probably still won't be heard). Full transcript here, and a pithy outtake about the adverse effects of fear in politics here.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Another strong Gore speech
Continuing to revel in his post-official role as Emeritus Voicepiece of the Left, Al Gore apparently gave a barnburner of a speech in honor of Martin Luther King's holiday, comparing the wiretapping scandal to surveillance that King suffered, castigating the fearful for their willingness to throw out civil liberties along the way, and generally saying many Things That Needed Saying (but probably still won't be heard). Full transcript here, and a pithy outtake about the adverse effects of fear in politics here.
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