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Summary: tipper was tippsy and al was fuzzy
Review: Can't sleep, don't read this - it is so pathetic that even gore supporters will be embarassed... The premise is that we (you, me, our parents-children-grandparents-friends-etc can learn something from tipper and al about life. gore ... have hit the big time with this one - they are the ... . Yes, sure al wants the democrats to beg him to run for president in 2004 and this book is meant to present a jimmy carter like image (read that as: i am a great person, a meaningful person, an humanitarian.. really, i am honest and caring - please love me)... and by the way, the love of my life, tipper my wife, is a really, really significant person too, please love her too.anyway, this book is not worth the recycled paper it was created on....enjoy
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Summary: Give them a break!
Review: Al and Tipper Gore are two of the most thoughtful and decent people I have ever had the honor to know. I attended one of their Family Reunion conferences (the reason this book came to be) this past fall and was extremely moved by the very real and touching testimonials of some of the participants. Whatever party you belong to, no one can deny that Al Gore was a good, decent and honest public servant who dedicated 24 years of his life to the service of his country. Joined at the Heart is thoughtful and well written. It is o.k. to not like the book, but it is not o.k. to write a review attacking him for mistakes he didn't make or for the faults of any other public servants. These reviews are meant to help readers decide whether to read or not to read. When you use the opportunity to attack him simply because you don't agree with his politics you do other readers a disservice.
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Summary: I AM EATING CAKE--CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE!!!!
Review: These Gores are wonderful. And this delightful book is a real eyepopper. I used to think former VP Gore was a misplaced alien or a very boring robot based on my impression from watching political debates or the nighly news (I am very in tune with current affairs (affairs being an operative word)). Boy was I wrong. He and his lovely wife Tipsy (who I heard once had an axe to grind against the heavy metal music industry) have written a book that turns the whole concept of marriage on it's rotund rump. That's right, with the philandering philosophy proffered in this tour de force, I have all the tools I need to convince my schoolmarmish wife Bessie that it's OK to marry just about anyone (or anything)--as long as we're joined at the heart (or anyplace else). You should have seen her face when I told her I planned on marrying two of my girlfriends from the bar (I'd describe it as incredulous, or perhaps furious). She'd always turned a blind, angry eye toward my antics (basically, she denied the existence of Roxy, Tiffany, Body-body or any of the girls I see on the sly--this despite overwhelming evidence and my clumsy attempts at subterfuge), but once I confronted her with the unflappable logic of the Gores I knew I was onto something (literally). According to this guide (and that's what it is folks!), the only requirement I need for marriage is true looooove. And I have a lotta that. Makes sense to me. And now that I know it, I plan to act on it. Of course, the pastor who married Bessie and me has refused my pleas to preside on any additional marriages (some silly thing about God's law). I tried to get him to marry me and my favorite six-pack (which I truly looove), but he said "NO". Well, if only the whole world could see it Al and Tipper's way, there'd be a lot more love to go around. Think of the love. Really.
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Summary: Self-evident truths 'boldly' proclaimed
Review: In this book, the Gores share incredible insights that they think the rest of us haven't figured out yet -- for instance, "nourishing relationships within a family is critical," "there is no substitute for time shared as a family," "all families have a language of their own," "love is at the heart of families," , "every homeless person is an individual.", "parental involvement as children get older remains vitally important." Sorry, Al & Tipper, but we already *know* that. In addition, it propounds a massive increase in the nanny state -- "people need decent wages, job training, child care, health care" -- again, well, Duh! That's not the question -- the question is, who can provide those things, the responsible individual or the federal government managing our lives from cradle to grave? Al Gore (& Tipper) are intelligent, educated people. This book doesn't reflect that. I thank God that the Florida Supreme Court was stopped, and that when the actual votes were counted (& recounted, & recounted, & recounted) that George W. Bush was elected President of the U.S.A. -- if this is an example of Al Gore's best work, we're far better off.
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Summary: This Book Shows Tolerance is Big Issue
Review: This was a wonderfully refreshing book. It's so important to teach our children tolerance in this day and age where there is too much competition, warfare and discrimmination. I hope my son Ryan reads this book some day and realizes that what the Gores are saying is not just politically correct garbage as the extremist republicans would say. The message in this book is similar to what Ghandi meant when he said "All men are brothers." In elementary school, my son got an award for friendship and tolerance. I would hope some bigots and racists in this country who fail to see we are all one family would start to get it. Jesus commanded us to love one another. This book took guts to write, and I'm proud of the Gores.
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Summary: I actually paid $ for this piece of trash.
Review: Dear Friends, I voted for Al Gore, I attended an event with Tipper as a speaker. I spent money on his campaign in my home area and donated to his national campaign during the primaries. I looked forward to his book and bought it early. The book is boooorrrriiiiiiinnnnnngggggggggggggggggggg. Its theme is anti nuclear family and if their ideas were taken to their logical conclusion you would find public endorsement of gay adoption, which I could support, polygamy, multiple spouses, marriage between adults and children, marriages between brothers and sisters, mothers and sons, fathers and daughters and grandchildren game for everyone. I now regret my vote for him and wish there was a way to get my money and time back. President Bush now looks like a hero with both morality and leadership. Why wasn't the press able to expose his depravity before the election? It would have saved some of us who supported him from this embarrassment.
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Summary: Silly socialism
Review: Are you kidding, this vomit should be banned from the reading list of any sentient human, especially American humans. Their portrayal of "family" is a joke. These folks are disfunctional at a basic level and they're merely trying to turn political noteriety and a liberal TV media soapbox into cash, while people still remember their names.
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Summary: This Bull ... Ranks Up There With This ---->
Review: The photo of Tipper wasted...playing the drums after Al lost.
And...the photo in People magazine of Clarence Thomas & his wife reading the bible....after being accused of sexual advances by Anita B...i forget her name. Complete ... !!!
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Summary: Useful For Protecting Your Rear When Sitting On A Radiator
Review: I was reading through this book the other day during an early snow up here in Medusa, New York. Ol' Dipper doesn't care much for Party politics on either side, but I try to stay informed on current events. I bought this at a local bookstore and felt like a teenager trying to buy a dirty magazine. Even the young cashier with the blue Mohawk snickered at me when she saw "Joined At the Heart". Trying to follow the ex-Veep's logic on the family soon had my head spinning despite the fact that I had only consumed large quantities of beef jerky. I soon came to the conclusion that I could marry my pet gerbil "Clyde" because I truly loved him/her. The Mormons who have been coming by ALOT lately were soon looking smarter and smarter ie. if I truly loved three or four or eight of those hottie blondie girls trying to proselytize me every weekend and was "Joined At the Heart" with them, I could marry ALL of them according to Al and Tipper's logic and The Dipper would be the Big Daddy of the Karnal Kingdom!!! And my hunting rifle!!! I love my hunting rifle so, I could now marry my Winchester and we could have little love children named Colt and Browning and Smith and Wesson!!! I love this logic!!! Then I suddenly was jolted out of this Gorian fantasy world by the jarring clank of the water hammer in my radiator. It was REALLY COLD in my room!!! I realized that the rumors were apparently true that Al Gore is likely just a big, sweaty robot who has little understanding of how the real world of humans operates. Fantasy Utopia worlds are fun to think about, but when it came down to reality in this humble reader's world, "Joined At the Heart" became an excellent baffle protecting my bulbous derriere from getting blisters as I absorbed the soothing heat coming off my toasty radiator. Read it only if you want to be informed on current events and don't have anything better to do. Otherwise, avoid this piffle like it was a rabid badger!
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Summary: I was hoping for confessions of the Clinton's crimes???
Review: I was hoping Al was gonna tell us that he and Tipper had nothing to do with Clinton ignoring Bin Laden after Osama bombed us six times during Clinton. Maybe Al would tell us why Bill Clinton told the Sudan that he was not interested in taking Bin Laden into custody. Albert & Tipper could have told us where all the bodies were buried because the Clinton's will make sure he is never elected to anything. I may have had a shred of respect for Albert if he confessed the Clinton's many sins. Sadly, I got some pap book about gay couples & NAMBLA members adopting children.
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