Another Inconvenient Truth for Al Gore

sportsguydave · Jul 31, 2010

If I were Al, I'd be calling Newt Gingrich to ask for the name of his divorce lawyer. That guy's pretty experienced.

YankeeFan · Aug 1, 2010

Maybe he did nothing wrong, and either way, it would have been a difficult case to prosecute, but it doesn't look like the Portland Police were very interested in investigating what happened:

In relatively short order, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schrunk has decided not to pursue a criminal case against Al Gore, despite allegations by licensed masseuse Molly Hagerty that the former vice president is a crazed sex poodle.

In an 8-page report to Schrunk, senior deputy DA Don Rees argues that "a sustainable criminal case does not exist." And he quickly makes clear that he reached that conclusion by putting Hagerty -- but not Gore -- through the wringer.

Hagerty, Rees notes, failed a polygraph. Hagerty has no forensic evidence. Hagerty wouldn't turn over medical records. Hagerty was paid by the National Enquirer for her story. And Hagerty can't even keep her chocolate -- did Gore nibble on Moonstruck or Ghiradelli? -- straight.

And Al Gore?

Direct from Rees' report:

"On July 22, 2010 members of PPB met with Mr. Gore and his attorneys in San Francisco for an interview regarding Ms. Hagerty’s allegations. Through a pre-arranged agreement, Mr. Gore’s attorneys were provided with 14 questions posed by PPB. The attorneys agreed the investigators could also ask additional questions. Although presenting questions in advance is not the best procedure from our standpoint, when a person does not have to submit to a law enforcement interview it may be an appropriate practice in order to gain an interview.

"Mr. Gore categorically denied the allegations made by Ms. Hagerty to the police and the press. He stated he could not recall anything unusual about the massage he received in Portland on October 24, 2006 and remembered nothing about Ms. Hagerty other than she had a pleasant demeanor and was talkative. Mr. Gore stated the allegations are causing pain for him and his family and stated he is “completely baffled” by Ms. Hagerty’s statements. Mr. Gore stated he had no recollection of a phone call from Ms. Hagerty following the massage."

Wait a minute.

Hagerty is dinged for failing a polygraph ... and Al Gore and his attorneys get, through a "pre-arranged agreement," 14 questions that they have all the time in the world to prepare for?

I've heard of good cop bad cop. I just don't get why Hagerty was isolated with the bad cop in this case and Gore was coddled by the fraternal of benevolent police officers.

"Although presenting questions in advance is not the best procedure from our standpoint," Rees notes in classic-understatement mode, "when a person does not have to submit to a law enforcement interview it may be an appropriate practice in order to gain an interview."

Especially if Portland police and the district attorney's office apparently decided, long before that quick dash (at taxpayer expense) to San Francisco, that they had no interest in backing Gore into a corner, nailing him to the wall or making him the least bit uncomfortable.

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf/2010/07/backing_al_gore_into_a_corner.html
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Baron Scicluna · Aug 1, 2010

The burden of proof is on the prosecution. Gore and his attorneys don't have to do a damn thing.

deskslave · Aug 1, 2010

Exactly. Fourteen pre-submitted questions is 14 more questions than Gore is required to answer.

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