Dear Mom,
As you probably didn't already know, former Vice President Gore was questioned about accusations of sexual assault in Oregon. Because he and Tipper had just announced that they would divorce, and because of his overall image as an upright-to-the-point-of-mockery kind of guy, it's been getting an enormous amount of play. Naturally, the religious right points to it as an example of liberal immorality and hypocrisy (hey, wouldn't want them to have the monopoly on hypocrisy, would we?) And indeed, if he did commit a sexual assault, who would care about his reputation, his career, his Nobel Prize, etc? Then today there was a small item in the waay back of the paper, noting that the Multomah County District Attorney had decided there was no justification for moving forward, that the former VP was, in fact, cleared of the charges. The DA listed some of the reasons. End of story.
Reason for rant - the original charges were up front and prominent in the paper, but the news that he was cleared was pushed to two column inches in the back, a page or two before "Dear Abby" and the local obituaries. I don't care whether it's Al Gore or John Smith. When someone is accused of a serious crime, especially the kind that ruins lives and reputations, if they are cleared, that should get as much press attention as the original charges.
End of rant. Talk to you soon.
Love,
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