The "My Two Cents" Campaign to get Gore to run, Action Alert

[JamesA1102]

The America for Gore Coalition (of which the Gore Support Center and AlGore.org are members) is dedicated to making Al Gore the Democratic candidate for President in 2008. At present, we're working to get Gore’s name on as many state primary ballots as possible, and we continue to work to show support for his candidacy. Time is growing short, and we all need to act NOW to demonstrate our support so that Gore understands how much the country wants him as its next president.

To convince Gore to step into the race, we've launched the "My Two Cents" campaign. We're asking all Gore supporters to mail him two pennies, together with a note indicating that real financial support will be provided if he accepts the challenge and runs for president. We believe that the mountain of pennies his office will receive will be a constant reminder to Mr. Gore that America needs and wants him to run.

Please send a letter telling the Vice President why you want him to be our next president, and enclose two pennies, explaining that you'll send more when he announces his candidacy. Mail letters to:

Office of the Honorable Al Gore
2100 West End Avenue, Suite 620
Nashville, TN 37203.

Please distribute this announcement to your e-mail list and post it on alll Gore-friendly blogs. You can refer people to the America for Gore website at http://www.americaforgore.org.

Thanks for doing your part!

[Colobo]

1. Gore should endorse Obama.

[JamesA1102]

7. Maybe he will, as VP nt

[Apollo11]

12. And then for President in 2016

I can see no reason why Obama should not be on the ticket in 2008, 2012, 2016 AND 2020.

But Al Gore is more qualified and better prepared to take over the Presidency in 2009.

[Colobo]

16. We need Obama now, not later. He needs to fix the mess Republicans have created.

[blm]

2. I'm in for Gore until it's a definite no-go.

Then I will be in for the Dem candidate most likely to hold BushInc accountable for their many crimes of office - PERIOD!

[mod mom]

6. Me too. I hope many folks will see "The 11th Hour" It becomes apparent that

with the critical timing of climate crisis facing us-that Al Gore's leadership is needed. We need someone who will stand up to the corporations and put in place immediate change. I don't think any other candidate understands the urgency of this matter. We also need to regain some credibility in the world community-what other candidate holds such high esteem as previous elected but stolen by the SCOTUS & bfee-Gore?

[superkia]

8. And that would be Kucinich! He has been the voice of the people.

[Apollo11]

13. The voice of the little people?

Sorry but Kucinich doesn't have the same mass appeal as Al Gore.

Al Gore has already proved he can get 51 million votes.

And those are just the ones they counted!

[superkia]

21. I dont mean the only person, just of the candidates running.

[wildhorses]

3. gore/clark 08 -- the best of america for the good of the world

:kick:

[snappyturtle]

4. ok......good idea! nt

[OneBlueSky]

5. k/r . . . I will do anything I can to get Al to enter this race . . .

if he ran with, say, Bobby Kennedy as VP, he'd win in a landslide . . . and we'd finally have someone in the White House who understands global warming and environmental devastation and is willing to provide the leadership to do something about it . . .

[mopinko]

9. please cross post this in al gore '08 folder.

and thanks, great idea.

[Vanje]

10. kickn

[Apollo11]

11. A great idea!

I strongly support this initiative! B-)

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

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

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

Sign the Live Earth Pledge: www.liveearthpledge.org

Send your two cents to Al Gore: www.americaforgore.org

:kick:

[flyarm]

14. i am in and will send out today!! woo hoo!! eom

[Uncle Joe]

15. Good idea, James.

:thumbsup:

I will be mailing mine, today.

[JamesA1102]

17. Thanks but I'm just a messenger. nt

[RestoreGore]

18. So he'll only get your support if he does what you want the way you want it?

He has two environmental organizations that now need us to help in this fight to address the climate crisis, but they don't matter as far as support because they aren't part of some soundbite political campaign? Sorry, but I think it is foolish to mail pennies to his office that will do nothing when right now we need to be concentrating on sending dollars to those organizations like The Climate Project and The Alliance for Climate Protection that are actually doing good for the world now. But I guess as usual it isn't about respecting his wishes.

[Uncle Joe]

19. Not to take anything away from those climate protection endeavors, but when it comes to

whether Al Gore should run or be drafted for President our wishes outnumber his wishes by millions to a few. As the great Spock once said just before he died of radiation poison "the needs of the many out weigh the needs of the one" or something like that.

Also if two cents and a stamp keeps someone from sending a dollar to the The Climate Project or The Alliance for Climate Protection, they were never going to send any money to those worthy endeavors to begin with.

[RestoreGore]

20. This isn't about wishes this is about effectiveness

And to date none here has been able to state a guarantee that as president of this military industrial complex that he would be able to do more on this crisis now to awaken people to do THEIR part than he is now. And your wishes then in light of the urgency of this crisis and his effectiveness as a statesman and citizen seem to then be misplaced or blinded by political rhetoric, because without the support of people nationwide regarding the urgency of this crisis which we are not even close to yet, NO "president" will get the traction necessary to address this especially in light of the fact that war seems to be the prevailing topic of discussion. And I didn't state that sending two cents would stop anyone from sending a donation to his endeavors which are not just his but many others', I am stating that for all of the talk here about supporting him it would seem like some have a piss poor way of showing it.

[Uncle Joe]

22. I believe the people are waking to the climate crisis,

it's not a question of serious debate anymore, the only question is who would be the best qualified leader to steer our ship of state through the rocky shoals of this looming crisis and I believe with out a shadow of a doubt, that would be Al Gore.

Even a corrupted military industrial complex should have enough sense to recognize a national, indeed a global security threat when they see one. As a former Marine, I will state unequivocally, that I want the best leadership at the top, where the decisions are ultimately made, not on the outside. Who else could we trust to make such life and death decisions in the White House on this issue? I can't think of anyone that I trust more.

Al Gore gave an outstanding and prescient speech not only warning against the stupidity of going to a war with Iraq when they posed no threat to us, but also of the very problems we are experiencing over there today. The corporate media would only give his speech lip service saying he was ranting or off his meds, and what good did that do us? Not only did Bush send us to a war based on lies, he didn't even have enough sense to make plans for after the initial invasion thus opening the door for the insurgency to take hold. In short, we're in Iraq today only because Bush is President and Gore is not.

While, I believe Al Gore is doing a super human and most admirable job influencing events from the outside, it pales in comparison to what can be accomplished, should he be President.

For one thing if Al Gore is elected President again, it will be on his terms, with the global warming climate crisis issue being front and center, and he will not only have a mandate for change, but the actual power to sign law and make the tough decisions that so desperately need to be made.

[RestoreGore]

23. And again, you type the sound bite without the proof

"While, I believe Al Gore is doing a super human and most admirable job influencing events from the outside, it pales in comparison to what can be accomplished, should he be President."

He isn't just influencing events now he is actually forging changes in policy on many levels worldwide, and actually that is about US doing what we can now do to influence events regarding this crisis on all levels. And that means more than just taping a penny to an envelope. And how does he accomplish that with a Congress beholding to special interests and a populace not looking at this crisis as it should be yet? Just look at the focus of this stunt. Is it about telling people to go to the barricades for this planet now? No, it is a continuation of the harrass Al Gore to do it meme. Not at all what he asked of us. Even he stated in Singapore that more Americans are becoming "aware" of it but that we aren't even close to where we need to be to see a sea change in opinion to bring about a political tipping point. You honestly think he doesn't know the score out here or know what he is doing?

And please, this would NOT be allowed to be his central issue. The war in Iraq IS the central issue now and climate change would have to once again go on the back burner at a time when we cannot afford to do that. So elaborate as to the specific changes for SURE that WILL be made NOW from that beltway if he was even given the opportunity to get there in the first place. His plan for a carbon tax, electranet, no new coal plants without sequestration, etc. is WAY beyond what this Congress on all sides would be willing to give now and that is simply the reality of it because not enough Americans are informed enough to demand it.

I'm sorry, but I don't buy that being president is some all fired magical bullet anymore. And this military industrial complex is now looking to PROFIT from this crisis not solve it, so the only way to stop it is to go around it. Some here may think he will be a 'has been' if he does this his way in his own time but I don't think that and again, it is the effectiveness and the chance for progress on all levels precipitated by a grassroots push that must be the first step. The other route was tried and they failed. Now it's time for us to do it right. Of course, it isn't as "glamorous" as running a soundbite political brawl campaign to some, but then, in my view if you really care about addressing this crisis that doesn't interest you.

[Uncle Joe]

26. Is Iraq a sound bite?

The "President" of the United States put us there, not Al Gore. I don't believe being President in it self is a magical bullet, but that doesn't keep me from wanting the best President, one that will make wise decisions.

Al Gore has stated him self a few weeks ago that he believed in 500 days, global warming climate change would be the number one issue. I tend to agree with this assessment and as this critical life threatening crisis increasingly makes it self known to the general populace, the corporate media will not be able to hide it and the congress's courage to face this issue head on will grow proportionately in spite of special interest's desires to act otherwise.

The military industrial complex can look at all the Profit they want from global warming but ultimately it's a loser and they will know it.

Regarding Al Gore's political future, whether he ever runs for President again or not, I will never consider him a has been. To the contrary, I believe some people are more likely to be fearful of Al Gore running and losing, even in that case I would never think of him as a has been. He's already done so much, he will always be a champion in my book.

[JTFrog]

37. Mr. Gore's own words on the subject:

"I am under no illusions that any position has as much ability to influence change as the presidency does. If the President made climate change the organizing principle, the filter through which everything else had to flow, then that could really make a huge difference."

There it is. Al Gore placing the greatest power to save the planet firmly in the hands of the Unites States presidency.

[MonkeyFunk]

24. I love Al Gore

but I don't want a candidate who needs to be coaxed and cajoled into running.

I want a candidate who unequivocally WANTS to run and WANTS to win.

[JamesA1102]

27. You mean you prefer someone who lusts for power

rather than someone who accepts it reluctantly.

[MonkeyFunk]

28. I mean exactly what I said

why you need to recharacterize it is a mystery.

I want a Democratic president elected next year - that means I want a candidate who WANTS to run and who WANTS to win.

[JamesA1102]

31. So you want someone who wants power nt

[MonkeyFunk]

34. Again

I'm not sure why you need to recharacterize it in a negative way.

I want a candidate who WANTS to run and who WANTS to win.

If you know of anybody in politics who doesn't want power, could you name a few?

[JamesA1102]

35. Al Gore nt

[MonkeyFunk]

36. well Al Gore

isn't IN politics now. I assumed you knew that.

[blm]

29. And who'd work against any Dem who stood between them and 2008?

.

[MonkeyFunk]

30. I don't know what you mean

[AtomicKitten]

25. I'm still wishing and hoping and planning and dreaming --

that Gore jumps in.

[DesertRat]

32. K&R for President Gore!

:kick:

[rosesaylavee]

33. K & R