Vice President and Al Franken Present Second
"No Gobbledygook Award"

Vice President Gore, with comedian Al Franken in tow (far right), presented the second No Gobbledygook Award on August 5 to Chris Fontecchio and Richard Hoops from the Bureau of Land Management. Chris and Richard shortened a dense, full-page regulation to a crisp, four-sentence paragraph. The Vice President praised the effort, but Franken, as "Citizen Al," protested. Citizen Al said most laws are "too short." The plain language effort is about the "short attention span" of the MTV generation, he said. News Release
Nevermind Al (Franken, that is). Al Gore Wants Your Plain Language Nominations Now! For more information on the plain language initiative, including award criteria, visit www.plainlanguage.gov or contact annetta.cheek@npr.gov. Calls to (202) 694-0075 will be returned within 24 hours.

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No Gobbledygook Award
National Partnership for Reinventing Government
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