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"Mary Elizabeth 'Tipper Gore raised about $25,000 Tuesday for the
presidential campaign of her husband,
Vice President Al Gore, and said that he is committed to be fighting for
women's rights and affirmative action" (Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress,
September 29, 1999).
"Gore spoke first to a dozen University of Virginia students
at a University Avenue coffee bar, then later expanded on her themes at
a Boar's Head Inn fund-raising luncheon attended by more than 250 local
Democrats" (Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress, September 29, 1999).
"She told each audience the vice president would not allow the
clock to be turned back on civil rights and would stand up for affirmative
action programs, such as the ongoing debate using race as a factor in admissions
to UVa" (Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress, September 29, 1999).
"'He knows that racism and discrimination have no place in our
society , but they still create a clear and present danger for too many
of our citizens,' she told the over-whelmingly white crowd at the Boar's
Head ballroom" (Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress, September 29, 1999).
"'We must be aware of that,' Gore said. 'That's why he remains
fully committed to affirmative action and he will vigorously oppose anyone
who wants to turn back the clock on all the progress we have made'"
(Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress, September 29, 1999).
"'America is on the right track,' she said. 'And it isn't an
accident we're on the right track ... We've turned this country around since
1992. It's because the Democratic Party has been working hard'" (Carlos
Santos, Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 29, 1999).
"She said that the 20th century saw great progress in civil
rights and women's rights that Democrats fought to gain. 'In this century,
we saw women win the right to vote,' Gore said. 'And we've seen women take
their rightful place in all walks of life, in our business and our government
and community" (Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress, September 29, 1999).
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| Denise Zito (right) with Tipper Gore, Boar's
Head Inn, September 28, 1999, Charlottesville, Virginia |
"The start of the next century will be the time to ensure 'an
equal day's pay for an equal day's work,' she said" (Bob Gibson,
The Daily Progress, September 29, 1999).
"'I like to say the price of bread and milk don't discriminate
and they are not decided by gender,' Gore said. 'Why should your paycheck
be? It shouldn't. It's time to change that'"(Bob Gibson, The Daily
Progress, September 29, 1999).
"'He's always been there for our family and children,' she said
of her husband. 'That says he will always be there for your family and your
children when you need him'" (Carlos Santos, Richmond Times-Dispatch,
September 29, 1999).
"But even among stalwart Democrats at the luncheon, the name
of former N.J. Sen. Bill Bradley,
his Democratic rival, was being mentioned with some hope. Gore said she
and her husband are aware of Bradley's
strong base of support. 'We're taking him very seriously'" (Carlos
Santos, Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 29, 1999).
"Tuesday's fund-raiser was sponsored by Susan and L.F. Payne,
a former Nelson County congressman for who the vice president had campaigned.
Linda Robb, wife of U.S. Sen. Charles S. Robb, D-McLean, also attended and
greated donors individually throughout the ballroom, as did Gore" (Bob
Gibson, The Daily Progress, September 29, 1999).
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