NEWS on AL GORE
GORE FAMILY HISTORY
Tipper Gore, an amateur genealogical researcher, discovered that
her
husband's great-great uncle, Gunther Gore, a fellow lacking in
character, was
hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in 1889.
The only known photograph of Gunther shows him standing on the
gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: "Gunther Gore;
horse
thief,
sent to Tennessee Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Tennessee Flyer
six
times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889."
HANG ON TO YOUR HAT, HERE COMES THE SPIN!
After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image
consultants
read
the findings, they decided to crop Gunther's picture, scan it as an
enlarged
image
and edited it with image processing software so that all that's seen is
a
head shot.
The accompanying biographical sketch was sent to the Associated Press as
follows:
"Gunther Gore was a famous rancher in early Tennessee history.
His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets and
intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad. Beginning in 1883, he
devoted
several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally
taking
leave to
resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in
a
vital
investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889,
Gunther
passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when
the
platform
on which he was standing collapsed unexpectedly."
I guess anybody can be a hero in the press.
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