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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 02:19 AM
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Gore Likely to Star at Democratic Convention
Edited on Thu Jul-31-08 02:31 AM by Hissyspit
Source: Reuters

Gore likely to star at Democratic convention
Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:14am EDT
By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Gore, long mocked as an exaggerating bore, seems certain to land a lead role at the Democratic National Convention as an internationally recognized defender of the Earth.

Eight years after losing one of the closest White House elections ever, Gore is being embraced by party faithful as the Nobel Peace Prize-winning crusader against global warming, and one of the most successful failed U.S. presidential nominees in history.

While the Democratic Party has yet to announce its lineup of convention speakers, the former vice president is on an anticipated short list of headliners at the four-day gathering in Denver that opens on August 25, party aides say. "He'll receive a tremendous reception," said Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, a convention delegate.

"A lot of us still feel he was cheated" in the 2000 vote, Harkin said. "If he'd been president, we wouldn't have had these (Bush administration) messes the past eight years."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSN3050730520080731



No. He didn't lose the 2000 election.










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LSdemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 02:28 AM
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1. Another fine opening phrase by the "liberal" media (nt)
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 04:54 AM
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2. "Long mocked..." Yeah. Who did that, again?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 05:04 AM
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3. I'm just FLOORED by the opening of this
:o
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 05:42 AM
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4. "If he'd been president, we wouldn't have had these (Bush administration) messes the past eight year
duh!
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sellitman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 08:04 AM
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5. Reuters: FUCK YOU!
Edited on Thu Jul-31-08 08:04 AM by sellitman
Who are the repiggies going to get to speak?

LIEberman?

What a joke!

There's your real story.
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quispquake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 08:06 AM
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6. "Eight years after losing one of the closest White House elections ever"
I'm lovin' this liberal media...You know, it's been almost 8 years...can't they start telling the truth about what happened???
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iowa_democrat Donating Member (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 09:37 AM
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7. Reuters ...an example
Edited on Thu Jul-31-08 09:38 AM by iowa_democrat
....Reuters, though long pilloried by the left as a hacknied mouthpiece for the wingnut crazies currently in power, again allows itself to become a tool in the McShame Campaign.

See how easy it is???


Proud to be represented by Tom Harkin a consistent progressive voice.



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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 10:28 AM
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8. or 2004
just sayin'


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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-31-08 06:47 PM
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9. ***THE ONLY EXAGGERATING BORE WAS THE CORPORATE MEDIA!!!***
Edited on Thu Jul-31-08 06:48 PM by Uncle Joe
They lied continuously and they were and are boring as hell too boot!

This also means they exaggerated, stretched the truth, told whoppers, spoke with forked tongue, their pants were on fire from lying, they were untruthful and dishonest, they bore false witness against Al Gore, they omitted, they spun, they obfuscated, they brainwashed, they used propaganda, and I blame them more than I do Cheney/Bush because while Cheney/Bush may be some evil individuals in power, the corporate media was an institution that turned evil while enabling Cheney/Bush to power.

Having said that, I have more respect for Reuters than I do AP by a mile.
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