Nasty isn’t nice
THE question to Al Gore was polite and straightforward: please outline the differences between yourself and Bill Bradley. The reply took the room of New Hampshire voters aback. Mr Gore savaged Mr Bradley, accusing him of everything from harming race relations to betraying the party by leaving the Senate after the Republican victory of 1994. He has even sneered at him for employing the advertising agency that produced the notorious Joe Camel advertisements (which were so successful with teenage smokers). How low can you stoop?
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Nasty isn’t nice”
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