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I saw Al Gore speak in 1992 and have been a supporter of his ever since. I have met several politicians in my life and most are very unimpressive.

What surprised me about Gore, was the respect that the Secret Service has for him. It's a small matter really, but small things often speak very loudly about a person's character.

At most political events I have attended, the candidate will shake hands with a pre-selected few. When I saw Gore speak, I knew I was not to be amoung the chosen, so I opted to leave when he finished his speech and try to beat the traffic. I did not know the Secret Service would close the gates until (at the time) Sen. Gore left the area.

As the crowd gathered at the closed gates, with the lone Secret Service agent at the front, someone said, "It's going to take a long time for Gore to shake hands with all those people." I replied that it would not, because only a few people would actually get to shake his hand.

Now, as I said, I have been to a number of political events, both with Republicans and Democrats. And I have seen several Secret Service agents and observed them at their jobs. They just simply do not make comments. But this particular agent surprised me by speaking up and making a comment.

The agent said, "Sen. Gore will remain until everyone who wishes to shake his hand has done so. He does not want anyone to go away dissappointed."

I replied, thinking back to my own days of working in the security field, "Wow, that must drive you guys nuts."

The Secret Service agent simply said, "Sen. Gore understands the risks. It is our job to protect him."

I said, "These guys are really different." My comment was meant to include both Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

The Secret Service man turned in my direction, and he said, very clearly and very directly, "Yes, ma'am, he is." And the emphasis was VERY clearly on the "he".

The Secret Service man also informed us that Al Gore wore a bullet proof vest at their insistence.

In 2000, I volunteered to work at my state's Democratic convention. Again, I went to see Al Gore speak. This time I proudly stayed to shake his hand because I knew I meant something to him.

To me, any man that is willing to risk his life to make sure that no one is dissappointed is a hero.



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