Anyone still holding out hope for the entrance of Al Gore into the 2008 presidential race?

[More Than A Feeling]

Just askin'.

[Mojambo]

1. Yes. To the end. n/t

[zabet]

8. Me too. To the bitter end. n/t

[RufusTFirefly]

2. If he announces, it will be right after he wins the Nobel Peace Prize

That's in December, I believe (although I doubt he'll run).

[SharonRB]

6. The announcement is October 12

He is speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago on the 17th -- I think that sounds like a perfect time and place to make a big announcement.

[RufusTFirefly]

10. Thanks. Seems I was confusing the announcement with the ceremony

The ceremony is on Dec. 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The announcement just as you have noted is traditionally made on a Friday in mid October.

[Yukari Yakumo]

23. Isn't that WAAAY past the deadline to file official papers to run? {nt}

uguu

[Colobo]

3. All we are saying is: Give Obama a Chance.

[Larkspur]

16. I wasn't impressed with Obama's rudeness to CT Dems and Ned Lamont supporters

last year. Still not impressed with him today.

[Colobo]

17. He deserves a chance- he won't dissapoint you.

[catgirl]

55. There's a strong Gore/Obama movement out there

[Dawgs]

66. As far as I'm concerened, the Democrats will have the WH for 16 years if we pick this ticket.

[SharonRB]

4. Is * a liar?

Until the bitter end.

[DS1]

5. No

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

7. Yes... n/t

[InvisibleTouch]

9. No, not really. :(

But I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than bitterly disappointed.

[AtomicKitten]

11. always

[emilyg]

12. No.

[Peggy Day]

13. Being the president must suck. He has much more freedom now.

[marlakay]

14. To the end and beyond nt

[jaysunb]

15. YES

I believe....

[sweetladybug]

18. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

GORE 2008!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE GOD!!!!!!!!!

[MrMickeysMom]

19. No..... I don't think so

The earth is in one hand, the chances for policy changes in the other... and with Al Gore, the earth wins.

I don't think he can play it any other way. I believe in his message.

[avrdream]

22. I'm with you on this one.

I'm not sure the President has the power to do good anymore. Watching Bush, I believe his only power was in making this world a worse place.

Having Gore (or any of our fine Dem candidates) at the helm would mean he could possibly prevent situations from worsening but I think he is using his current bully pulpit much more effectively for the environment.

Now, a President who cares about the environment, coupled with a super-majority of Democrats in Congress.....maybe we could get something done.

[MrMickeysMom]

31. This must be one of the hardest things to do-

... that is, actually winning the presidency, and when the post was stolen, gone on to do what he wanted to do "as president".

I think you're right that the Prez hasn't the power to do (insert the true goals and objectives here), but a leader can lead the way.

I'm also wondering if the same number of erstwhile Gore supporters would get behind Al's goals and objectives for this planet? So far, the thread here seems to show that only a Gore presidency might save us from ourselves! I don't know if that's true.

If we REALLY thought this much about Al Gore, shouldn't we fully engage ourselves with acting locally and with congress to meet the global standards of saving this planet?

:think:

[RestoreGore]

33. Well, that is what I have been trying to say for months...

And getting reamed for it. I heartily believe that if you (in general) truly support this man that you should be doing much more than just typing "run Al run" on blogs everyday. I haven't seen much of an indication of any major movement on the part of any Gore groups to get behind his efforts or support them should their fantasy not come true ( matter of fact I have read that he will be considered a "has been" by some, and that his work now is simply a distraction), so what else should one think but that all of his accomplishments now really mean nothing unless they can be framed in a political context and subject to speculation rather than merit to keep it "interesting" for those who simply need something to talk about?

He called us to perform acts of civil disobedience for God's sake. He is looking for a MAJOR movement of people in this country to see the moral imperative of what we face regardless of politics if we don't get off OUR butts to do something now. And that is what we should be doing because without that, the toxic beltway in DC is not going to really budge on this. And as I stated in my response below he has done more in one year's time as a free man and environmental advocate and ambassador than ANY "president" regarding the climate crisis for the last thirty years.

Somehow though, I don't sense that as being truly important to too many on political blogs. I think the title of this OP should be, do you still hold out hope that we will get our act together in time regarding this planet. For those who love polls, they still show even after An Inconvenient Truth that only 38% of Americans think this a global problem. Now that may be wrong, I don't know... but if it isn't (and I can believe it is true based on what I see around me) Mr. Gore is absolutely right to continue his work from where he is doing it because it will not still gain the traction it needs to yet in order to carry this over the top politically. That is simply the reality of it.

[MrMickeysMom]

48. Well, my eyes just opened a little more...

I guess that's what I get for not having much time to read DU and the blogs. Didn't realize the depth of your posts, either, particularly on the dream Al Gore in 1998 for a global watch from space- This has been validated by science, no less. I'm thinking after just NOW having read about the brainchild project. A project forwarning about our globe was beaten down by a Republican majority (and by their silence, Democrats, too)

The Triana Project.

Did you get flack for talking about this? No, I have never read about this.

By this time, we could have been informed from clues a million miles above our earth. These are clues from a trashed NASA project that would have been worthy of restoring astronauts reputations, rather than reading headllines about love triangles in diapers.

A million miles up in space where the gravitational pull is equal from Sun to Earth, we might be looking at our entire earth 24/7 and be ten times as informed.

Do I hold out hope that we will get our act together in time regarding our planet?

Jesus... what a question.

[RestoreGore]

50. Yes, what a question...

And I am still unsure of the answer, though I try everyday to not give up hope and do all I can to help. And no, so far no flack regarding talking about Triana. I'm crafting a letter to some Senators now about its grounding and I will also be sending the letter to some others as well. I don't know if I will get a response about it, but I can't let it rest. I find it repulsive of the politicians in Washington DC to continue putting their own interests over the needs of our people and our planet. Which is why to me the grounding of that groundbreaking project was simply one example of the toxified partisan hatred we see in our government that I do not believe Mr. Gore wishes to be a part of, and I cannot blame him one bit for it.

When you look at all that beltway took from him after all he gave to it for so many years, his ability to now gain it back and more from his position out here and be able to get this message out without their interference and stonewalling is something I applaud him for doing because I believe it will make a great difference. And it is just the beginning. The Alliance for Climate Protection will be beginning their ads this month as part of Al Gore's three year plan to blitz this country with the truth about this crisis and our part in it in the hopes that it will move people to solutions and swing the political pendulum where it should have swung all those years ago. And I stand with him all the way on it and am actually excited about where it can take us all if we but only get behind it.

[rateyes]

20. Hoping.

Maybe against hope...but, hoping.

[TheDoorbellRang]

21. Yes, indeed!

Just sayin' :)

[Yukari Yakumo]

24. Nope.

He hasn't set up the necessary staff and network to be competitive in this race. At best, he typically pulls in numbers that rivals Edwards.

[Milo_Bloom]

25. You don't need hope when it is so clear.

The guy is running, it doesn't take a sooth sayer to read the signs.

[RestoreGore]

26. Al Gore Has Found His Calling

He is inspiring people around the world to change their lives and to see the peril we are in if we continue on the course we are on. He is an effective messenger and statesman for the scientific community which has been proven by An Inconvenient Truth, and his training through The Climate Project that is now travelling to China and India and eventually to South America in order to train more climate messengers how to deliver the slideshow in other languages is imperative to this cause.

He is inspiring businesses to change the way they do business in order to see the shift in public opinion that will pass them by unless they become more cognizant of the changes we are creating in our world and the steps that must now be taken by the business community not only to mitigate their effect on our planet, but to serve customers who also see that effect and look to business to offer the changes necessary to bring us on a path of morally ethical business practices combined with environmentally sound business practices that not only increase profit, but increase sustainability.

He is forging a new look to television with Current tv and revolutionizing how telelvision is done by allowing the people to have the chance to be the imput rather than just be the recipient of one sided spoon fed corporate media slop.

He is also inspiring political leaders globally to take a new look at this crisis to see the moral imperative that must be present for change and the grassroots demand that is building that will tip the political scales regardless of their wishing it or not.

He is a teacher, a statesman, a visionary, a businessman, an author, and most importantly to me, a Global Environmental Ambassador who has done more for this world in the last year than any president has done in the last thirty years. And he has and is doing it HIS way on HIS schedule and terms, with HIS resources, and with HIS passion having the chance to show itself as it has always been.

And Live Earth, the launch to a three year plan through The Alliance for Climate Protection is the lynchpin in his securing for himself a place in history as one of the greatest statesman of our time for our country and for our planet.

And in doing so he has proven that you do not need the toxic Washington DC political machine to make a difference in this world. He has proven that if you truly feel a passion in your heart strong enough to overcome fear, that your voice can be heard... and others like myself have been inspired by his words and actions to do things we never thought we would have the courage to do before. To me that is the mark of a great man and a great leader who has now reached the pinnacle of the destiny he has always been heading for with still many places to go.

And that to me does not include a "horserace" wrapped in the mire of sound bites, pretention, and spending money on worthless ads that do nothing to further the cause he is so right to see as the most challenging crisis we have ever faced as a civilization. He is the leader of a worldwide mass grassroots movement to change this world for the better and answer the call because WE WILL FAIL by ignoring it, and to me you don't get much higher than that when it comes to being a true catalyst for real change.

That is why we need him now to continue his work for our planet. We need him to continue to inspire people across the globe to finally get up and join in this mission to save ourselves and our only home for future generations. And I stand with him. He is being the change he wishes to see in this world, and it is now our turn.

It may be hard for some to think of him as anything but "president" in their own idea of what it is, but I believe that is because their scope is limited to titles. What he is now doing so far surpasses anything that any president could do or has done, and is in my view the right approach now considering the circumstances and the times we live in.

The past is the past, but the future is ours to make and for me I choose to make my future myself, and look to Mr. Gore as an example of what can be accomplished when you put your mind, heart, and soul to it in a common cause. There is no more greater a man than he who can inspire worldwide change selflessly by inspiring others to action instead of being mired down in distraction and speculation, and I thank him and respect his right to live his life now as he believes it will have a greater effect on the future.


A sustainable Earth: To be or not to be? It is OUR choice.

[rosesaylavee]

27. Yes.

Those interested, please visit the Gore forum here on DU for updates and news.

[Name removed]

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[KoKo]

29. yes...n/t

[stlsaxman]

30. Until Al Gore himself announces either way, i will stand my ground.

He's the only one.

[More Than A Feeling]

32. self-delete

That kind of silliness is better suited to the lounge.

[lwcon]

34. Yup n/t

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[Totally Committed]

35. Barely...

I'm also hoping for an RFK, Jr., run... and only because it saves my sanity to do so.

TC

[More Than A Feeling]

36. I'm psyched because RFK Jr. is coming to my University in a couple of weeks.

Yes, I can see how jealous you are:evilgrin:

Gore/RFK Jr...how mind blowing would that ticket be?

[Totally Committed]

I am GREEN with envy!!!

Gore/RFK Jr... how mind-blowing??? Very! But, also, the answer to a lot of prayers, I think.

If you get to talk to him, tell him how much we want him to run!

TC

[emmadoggy]

37. Me, me, me! Hoping, wishing, praying.

Though the window is starting to close and my hope is struggling to stay alive. The biggest thing that keeps me hanging on is that he hasn't come out and said that he definitely WON'T run, like he did last time.

We need him like no other. :patriot:

[jhain]

38. God, Yes. n/t

[ourbluenation]

39. YOu bet! Gore/Clark 08!!! n/t

[mopinko]

40. puttin' my kids in foster care

the minute he announces.

[rosesaylavee]

59. !

:rofl:

How the heck are you? Empty nester here - just returned from dropping our son off at school out East. Ready to start campaigning as soon as Al gives the word.

[mopinko]

61. i'm great.

i hope al holds out til october, to tell the truth, cuz i will be working on a mural most of september.
empty nest. that sounds so GOOOD.
(not really putting them in foster care. just handing the apron over to DH)

[rosesaylavee]

62. Will the mural be public?

If so, let me know. Mr R and I will make a trip into the city to view. He just met with someone this am about a local sculpture. He likes the sound of it - and it will bring in some unexpected but much needed revenue this fall. Hoo-hoo.

[mopinko]

64. it will be public

it is on the side of the cta tracks. i will definitely invite you out to the unveiling.

[rosesaylavee]

65. Congratulations!

We will come.

[JTFrog]

41. Hope is like a road in the country;

there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. -- Lin Yutang

[plusfiftyfive]

42. OH Puleeze!

Al Gore had his chance, and won the popular vote in 2000! He Conceded defeat after a hundred election irregularities in Jeb Bush's Florida.

He could have announced for 2008 a year ago, or anytime between then and now. Only opportunists like Republican movie actors announce this late in the campaign, four months before NH an Iowa vote.

Al Gore could be anything he wants to be, obviously being President isn't what he wants now. IMO

[JTFrog]

43. Why perpetuate that myth?

Gore fought all the way to the Supreme Court and exhausted all his options. He couldn't very well storm the whitehouse by force.

[plusfiftyfive]

44. What myth do you think I am perpetuating

Gore won the election, and the election in Florida was flawed and Floridians votes should not have been counted, since the powers that be in Florida contaminated the election in 100 ways. Gore should have been declared President, in 2000, and people responsible for the mess of the Florida election, including the then Governor, should have been put in jail.

I love and respect Al Gore, if he had wanted to run for 2008, he has had his chance, and has never taken it. There are at least 5 people capable of being the Democratic nominee without Al Gore, an Al Gore knows it. So his decision not to enter is a respectable one. Now, let's get on to discussing the issues of 2008, not our love for Gore! That's my position on this.

Of course, if he decides tomorrow to run, I would judge him along with all the others for a chance of my vote.

[JTFrog]

46. The myth

that he conceded. He did no such thing. Put the blame squarely where it lies, with the Supreme Court of the United States. Gore didn't have the power to overrule them. Everyone has the right to an opinion, but facts are facts.

[plusfiftyfive]

47. You are absolutely right

I am sorry to have misrepresented the facts in that "technical" sense. He obviously accepted the decision of the SC without starting a revolution, or assassinating all Florida Republican leaders and SC members.......so I guess I call his acceptance of the SC decision, a "concession", of sorts. Sorry if I mis-spoke.

[CTyankee]

58. I agree with and would only add that as a candidate who ran a national campaign, Gore

knows all too well what kind of national organization is necessary. I feel bad for those who still dream he will run; I think that time has come and passed. But I hate to be hard on the pro Gore dreamers. I love Al Gore myself, but I it seems like he has evolved past the point of running for President. Maybe he sees too well the inherent dangers of having to compromise beyond his ability to do so if he were to run for president again.

Just my 2 cents here.

[MasonJar]

45. I am hoping, but I do NOT think it will happen. He must go ahead

as soon as the Peace Prize is announced if he is going to run. I sincerely believe that he does not like the things a candidate has to do to run. How about Gore/Clark or Gore/Kennedy? Now those are dream tickets.

[Mabus]

49. He's my first choice

He's been my first choice since 1988. Nothing would make me happier.

[NastyDiaper]

51. Until the moment I punch the primary ticket.

I *hope* he runs.
I *fear* that all my second choices can't win the primary.

[Justice]

52. yes, a million times yes

[Phoonzang]

53. No...I don't think

he's going to run. And now we're screwed. Unless something magnificent and unexpected happens, we'll have another 4-8 years of Repuglican administration.

[DesertRat]

54. Yes!

:bounce:

[tokenlib]

56. Sure! It's a foolish dream but I still hope and pray....

Al Gore has learned so much since 2000. He has learned to be himself--and true to what he cares about. It is a tragedy that he has lost the desire for elective office. With all my heart I believe that with he would make an even better president today, than he would have in 2000. And I think he would have been a good one then.

So I will hope beyond reason that he will change his mind...

I wish Wes Clark would have gotten into it by now as well. But the only person who could get in late and win is Gore!!

[tblue37]

57. GORE/CLARK!!!!!!! (eom)

[Apollo11]

60. GORE - OBAMA 2008

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF AL GORE
By Eric Pooley
TIME Magazine -- May 17, 2007
Let's say you were dreaming up the perfect stealth candidate for 2008, a Democrat who could step into the presidential race when the party confronts its inevitable doubts about the front runners. You would want a candidate with the grass-roots appeal of Barack Obama -- someone with a message that transcends politics, someone who spoke out loud and clear and early against the war in Iraq. But you would also want a candidate with the operational toughness of Hillary Clinton -- someone with experience and credibility on the world stage.
In other words, you would want someone like Al Gore -- the improbably charismatic, Academy Award-winning, Nobel Prize-nominated environmental prophet with an army of followers and huge reserves of political and cultural capital at his command.
...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622597,00.html

If you ask me - I think Gore-Obama would be the strongest ticket in 2008.


Let's all find ways to show our support for Al Gore! :patriot:

Sign the Live Earth Pledge: www.liveearthpledge.org

Then ask all your friends and family to sign it too! :-)

Visit Al's site www.algore.com and read his blog http://blog.algore.com

Sign the petitions at www.algore.org and www.draftgore.com

:kick:

[riona]

63. The media was blathering that perhaps Thompson was too late

I would really love it if Gore announced. They would run that story 24/7.

[Imagevision]

67. NO!!! -->he might bring Lieberman with him again.

[Dinger]

68. I Am (nt)