Ted Rall for June 12, 1999

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Tipper Gore: After a decade of obscurity, she goes public with a story of depression that turns her into a national mental health advocate. (MAn: It's very courageous of you to admit that you were crazy) (Woman: I was depressed not crazy.) (Man: So you're back in denial?) But Americans under 40 recall Al's wife as the shrewish ringleader of the PMRC back during the eighties. (Television: Rock music evil! Run-DMC and the ayatollah both have lyrics we should ban!) This generation would sooner sit through opera than see this evil crone reside in the White House.) Thus the problem for the Gore Campaign: How to neutralize tipper's anti-rock, anti-youth reputation while continuing to appeal to uptight, whiny baby boomers who run everything and still claim to be victims? (Man 2: I know- I'll just divorce her.) (Man 3: No good, Al- divorce only works for Republicans.) You get one guess. (Woman: When I espoused facist censorship of music, I was nuts.) (Man 4: So you favor free speech now that you're medicated?) (Woman: I didn't say that.)