posted 08-07-2003 08:01 PM            

>“I THINK IT’S partly because they feel they already know the truth and aren’t very curious to learn about any facts that might contradict it,” Gore said in a combative speech at New York University in which he criticized President Bush’s policies at home and in Iraq.
The 2000 Democratic presidential nominee, addressing about 600 people in a speech sponsored by the liberal activist group Moveon.Org, said the nation’s military and economic policies under Bush had upset many Americans.
“The direction in which our nation is being led is deeply troubling to me, not only in Iraq but also at home, on economic policy, social policy and environmental policy,” Gore said, adding that he was speaking “not as a candidate ... but as an American who loves his country.” <

>“Millions of Americans now share a feeling that something pretty basic has gone wrong in our country, and that some important American values are being placed at risk, and they want to set it right.”
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>Gore argued that the administration used false pretenses to launch the war against Saddam Hussein, including claims that the Iraqi leader was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and was on the verge of providing terrorists with chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.
“As a result, too many of our soldiers are paying the highest price for the strategic miscalculations, serious misjudgments and historic mistakes that have put them and our nation in harm’s way,” Gore said. <
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>In both Iraq and the economy, Gore said, the common factor is a dishonesty in the dissemination of facts. “That really is the nub of the problem,” he said.
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http://www.msnbc.com/news/949473.asp?0cv=CB10&cp1=1

My question:
How did some truth leak past CNBC's neo-conservative censors?