The Transformation of Al Gore

[cal04]

Al Gore may not have invented the way for human beings to connect with one another via the internet, but he is showing other politicians, and all of us, how to connect with something far more important . . . ourselves.
"An Inconvenient Truth" in 100 minutes, shows us something that pollsters, political strategists and fear had hidden from us all for eight years.

The real Al Gore.
The transformation of Al Gore . . . starting with his surprisingly relaxed concession speech in 2000 and more recently seen in his fire and brimstone speeches on the stump, his masterful appearance on Saturday Night Live and now, as the shockingly warm, intimate, passionate and soulful man and his slide show in this superb film . . . is a thrilling case study of what is so terribly wrong in politics and what can be so terribly right.

Every politician should see "An Inconvenient Truth", but not only for the scientific wisdom. They should see it because Al Gore, genuinely the professor here, shows us the true potential power of politics . . the simple yet awesome power of being one's self. That that power wasn't there in 2000 but is, so profoundly, in the movie, illustrates what is possibly the political teaching for our time. There are five things that great speakers and great political leaders do to engage and captivate audiences.

The first four, as important as they are, are dwarfed by the fifth. They 1) Understand and use the power of voice tone and body language, 2) Have a "Lasered, Compelling Message", 3) Communicate to the people, as FDR did, all the way back in 1933 with his "Fireside Chats", in a conversational manner, rather than as a performance or presentation, 4) Speak each of the "4 Languages" or "frequencies" of human communication so they can relate to every possible audience. But, throughout history, the one quality that has defined our great speakers and our great leaders is the one quality that has been literally sucked out of most current politicians. . . . "Authentic Passion".

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/the-transformation-of-al-_b_21510.html

[LisaM]

1. Al Gore was always that way, but people were too stupid to see it

I'm tired of people say he didn't act like this in 2000. He DID. Oh, there may have been a few instances where he was stiff, and those got all blown out of proportion, but in general, the Al Gore of 2000 was warm, witty, smart, and funny and I'm really sick of blowhards like Arianna Huffington who helped perpetuate the bad press for Gore in 2000 and now act as if he's undergone some astounding transformation.

[Kahuna]

2. Yep! I always saw it. Did he at times do the things that others

do for political expediency? Yes, he did. Still, you could tell in his case that he was uncomfortable with it. That's why I've always like and trusted him. Plus, I love his wonkish-ness. A smart, handsome man will never be a bore to me. I have to go and cry now.....
:cry:

[LisaM]

3. I keep a picture of him on my desk at work

(him and his family - it was the 2000 Gore Christmas card). It's been there since January 2001 and there it will stay.

[Apollo11]

4. Blowhard with a vengeance!

As hard as it may be, we should welcome former detractors who are now flocking to Gore's side.

With each new day that dawns, more people are seeing what a great leader Gore is.

Just like Al Gore, we should keep looking to the future, not living in the past.

In Gore We Trust
www.algore.org :)

[swimmernsecretsea]

5. I saw "An Inconvenient Truth" last night

Funny, because I'm going to sound strange here for just a sec. I often avoided looking at photos and news stories about him because it was just so painful. I'd glance at it and think "If only, if only." He's been someone I've admired for many, many years. I'm happy that people are going to get a view of the intelligence, humor, and wisdom of Al Gore. Seeing him in action in this film is like seeing one of your heroes, someone who has mentored you.

[CHIMO]

6. You Might Like

This piece.

It’s Getting Hot in Here
Al Gore reveals the inconvenient truth about global warming
By Rachel Giese
June 2, 2006

At the beginning of the new documentary An Inconvenient Truth, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore introduces himself as the man “who used to be the next president of the United States.” It’s funny to a point, then not so much, because it’s a reminder of what might have been.

But don’t cry for Al Gore, people. He has moved on. Of the nail-biting conclusion to the 2000 election, Gore says with typical understatement, “well, that was a hard blow. What do you do? You make the best of it.” And for Gore, that meant returning to the issue that’s obsessed him since college: global warming.

For the past few years, he’s been touring the world with a surprisingly engaging slide-show talk on the subject — how it works, what causes it and its very real, very dire consequences. Along the way, he caught the attention of Laurie David, the high profile Hollywood environmentalist who is married to Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David. She helped persuade Gore to participate in the documentary, signing on as a producer and bringing in TV veteran (Deadwood) Davis Guggenheim to direct.

According to Gore, the knowledge and technology exist to slow and even reverse the damage of global warming. The only thing lacking is political will. But, Gore adds, “political will is a renewable resource.”

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/inconvenient.html

[swimmernsecretsea]

7. Well, thank you very much for the link and info.

I'll tell you, I talked to a couple of other people who saw the film the same night as I did, and we all thought that Al Gore looked like a much more relaxed, happier person, whose focus on the environment has transformed him into a visionary. My hero, more than ever.