Regardless of your political preferences, this story illustrates to us how
easy it is to succumb to the temptation to "tweak" or embelish some facet of
our own family history, or to fill in the gaps with stories, rather than
fact. Lord, lead us not into temptation.
Glenn W. Cannon
It just keeps pouring in.
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> Subject: FW: GORE FAMILY HISTORY
"I don't know how you can be in politics and just not get sick and tired
of yourself."
> > -- David Letterman
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."
After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image consultants
peruse the findings, they decided to crop Gunther's picture, scan
it in 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 upon which he was standing collapsed."
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