Tipper Gore's goodwill visit to El Chile, Honduras, was a good old-fashioned PR photo opportunity. But there are limits, surely.
Officially, the vice president's wife made the trip to survey the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Mitch and help with relief efforts. But one journalist on the scene, however, reported that Gore spokesperson Nathan Naylor had choreographed the episode in advance for the cameras.
'Is this where I'm supposed to shovel?' asked Gore. 'No, it's further down,' replied ...