Maine.gov: Facts & History: Maine History Told by Mainers: Diary of a Storm

[1998?] Our situation is unchanged. President Clinton has declared our part of the state a federal "Disaster Area". No sign of power being restored for the foreseeable future. Another snowstorm is due by midnight and it's expected to dump another foot of snow and ice in our area.

Vice President Gore arrives in Maine to see the damage first hand. He hops out of his nice, warm plane at the Portland Jetport and in his nice, clean clothes, picks-up a dead electrical wire, poses for the newspapers and television, and then with a little flip of his hand, he hops back aboard his nice warm plane and flies off to warmer climes.