By: Lucia Moses Aide cited as cause of Gore's AP gaffe
His name is Don, but you can call him Lou. Al Gore, a
former investigative reporter, should know
to be wary of getting misinformation from
a source.
But when he spoke at The Associated Press' annual meeting in New York last week, the
presidential candidate thanked Lou Boccardi, president and CEO of the AP, for his introduction when, in fact, it was Donald E. Newhouse
of the Newhouse media empire who actually
did the honors. The veep, it seems, was
misled by an aide.
Several audience members cringed at the gaffe, but Newhouse took it in stride. "It's a very easy mistake to make. We've worked together for 10 years, and we look alike."
Luckily for Gore, Newhouse doesn't dictate endorsements at his newspapers.
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