91.   Gore called for federal financing of campaigns for the presidency and Congress, and for broadcasters to offer free times to political candidates.

92.   Have our political candidates ever told a teacher the dog ate their homework?

93.   He also voted for requiring political candidates to reimburse the federal government for any use of official vehicles in campaigns, and he favors barring contributions from non-citizens.

94.   He does not work for political candidates, he said, and since he believes in gun control he will not work for the National Rifle Association.

95.   He also called for political candidates to be given free television time during their campaigns as one way of reducing costs.

96.   He has never been interviewed on a talk show, endorsed a political candidate or advertised a commercial product, much less given a political speech.

97.   He concludes that political candidates have become stars, primaries casting calls, campaigns auditions, the electorate no more than an audience.

98.   He did not mention political candidates or parties by name in either the letter or his homily.

99.   He later said that shaking hands with voters was not enough for a political candidate.

100.   He said his organization used staff resources to meet with political candidates and evaluate their support for Israel and then informed its members of those findings.