Al Gore said Friday he'll welcome campaign help from President Clinton in the final weeks before the election, but he declared anew, "This is a campaign that I am running on my own." Here are some reasons why he is refusing help from Billy.

• "Every time he gives me money he insists that we play 'President and Intern'."
• "I'm a grown man dammit, I can be President all by myself."
• "If he helps me get the job, then he's always gonna be coming by the White house, acting like he's President. He's weird like that."
• "It's not like he's got that much, Hell $200,000 a year...I could blow that in a weekend."
• "I can embezzle 'soft money' alone, I don't need his help."
• "If he helps out, he's one of those guys that keeps reminding you that he did something nice for you."
• "He always wants to go to Amsterdam, and I just don't have time for that."
• "I'm Al Gore. What was the question?"
• "I'm tired of having 'dance parties' at campaign meetings."
• "I created the term 'campaign financing', just the way I created the Internet."

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