Al Gore as Obama's VEEP? You can't make this stuff up.

[Beausoir]

I just read, right here on DU, a post that suggested Al Gore as Barack Obama's VEEP.

So, am I alone in thinking this is hilariously delusional?

Al Gore as back-up to Barack Obama?

I guess we really are through the rabbit-hole.

[griffi94]

1. like we say down here in texas

when donkeys fly.

[Beausoir]

3. The delusions are frightening.

[onehandle]

2. Not a chance. nt

[ZinZen]

51. I agree not a chance

Gore explicitly ruled that out last year as he did any cabinet positions.

[Eric J in MN]

4. We don't know who Obama would choose or who would accept...

...but I'd like to vote for an Obama/Gore ticket.

[Beausoir]

5. Do you actually believe that Al Gore would possibly entertain that notion?

[Eric J in MN]

11. I'm not predicting that ticket, but...

...if Obama told Al Gore that he's his first choice for VP, and Al Gore knew he'd only have to campaign for 2 months, I think he'd consider it.

[melody]

28. Gore has already been Vice President

The only role now for him is President, and he doesn't want it now.

[wheresthemind]

15. I think it would be a tough sell but not impossible

The vice-presidency is whatever the president and vice president want it to be. Obama basically says as vice president you get to keep doing what your doing on climate change, except with the full support of the white house behind you. Al strong arms congress, roams the globe to create a new treaty, and wherever he goes, people know he is speaking for the president and the white house.

Its still improbable, but not impossible.

[Beausoir]

29. Al Gore playing background to Barack Obama? Do you not see the impossibility of that?

Really.

Al Gore....as a second choice to Barack Obama?

Good god.

[FlyingSquirrel]

39. Considering what Cheney has turned the office into.....

Still not friggin likely. Interesting though.

[Jamastiene]

57. I hear Neverland is for sale.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jackson-faces-loss-of-neverland-ranch-788579.html

I'm the agent you pay, btw.

[griffi94]

13. why would gore

agree to that. the job will really suck, and he's already making way more of a contribution than he ever could as obamas veep. gore needs to keep up what he's doing. raising public awareness for environmental issues is as important (or even more so) than whatever the next presidents administration will accomplish.

[wheresthemind]

6. It would be an unbeatable ticket...

He would be the "experienced" weight on the ticket (best POLITICAL analogy being Dick Cheney for W).

He would bring climate change to the forefront of the campaign.

Its very unlikely, but it would be great.

[Beausoir]

10. Wow. This just amazes me.

[SammyWinstonJack]

49. Nuts, huh?

:crazy:

[The Anti-Bush]

7. and through the looking glass...

[scheming daemons]

8. Al Gore will be the head of the EPA....

....

[okasha]

9. Break out the little blue pills

and the jackets with the long, loooong sleeves.

That's not a delusion; that's a psychotic break.

[Beausoir]

12. I thought I was the only one who was seeing a complete break with reality here.

Good God.

That's some awfully good kool-aid they are chugging.

[Jamastiene]

58. Maybe we should all chip in and buy

Neverland for them so they'll have a home that would suit their pie in the sky HUGH!1 gigantic egos.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jackson-faces-loss-of-neverland-ranch-788579.html

[babylonsister]

14. Now why would he want to do that if he didn't want to run? nt

[Eric J in MN]

16. It would be a 2 month run.

Very different from running for 2 years.

[babylonsister]

20. OK. Why would he want to be VP, again? I don't see it, and despite

all the people on DU who like and admire Gore, there are many who don't.

[Eric J in MN]

22. He could promote his issues, like global warming...

...from near the top of the executive branch.

[babylonsister]

25. He can do that now, internationally. Again, I just don't see it. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

17. No way!

[Beausoir]

19. Way!

:P

[zabet]

18. ....

:spray:

[NoBushSpokenHere]

21. I think it would be an excellent ticket

Point 1. Al has already won a Presidential election, the supremes took it away from him.
Point 2. Al would allay any "inexperience" concerns
Point 3. Al would allay any "foreign policy experience" concerns
Point 4. Al has shown he will stand and fight if an election is stolen (unlike John Kerry)
Point 5. Al would appeal to a wide range of people

[MagickMuffin]

34. I must defend John Kerry once again, just how was Kerry to contest electronic ballots

There was NO way in hell, Kerry could have challenged an election of electronic ballots.

Just HOW would he have done that, oh wise sage?.?.?

How many electronic machines were used in the '04 election, that HAD NO PAPER TRAIL?.?.?

You:crazy:

[NoBushSpokenHere]

61. There were enough uncounted absentee ballots and provisionals

to have changed the results, not to mention there were many Ohio counties that used punch cards.

[TheDoorbellRang]

23. Well now, wait a minute

As you can see from my avatar, Gore was always and still is my first choice for president. I think we all know he is a most proficient and efficient public servant, BUT he absolutely loathes the campaigning aspect of it all. Obama's got the campaigning mojo for both of them.

A few months ago I would have found this idea as laughable as you do, but consider: I would venture to guess that Gore would have even more say in an Obama/Gore administration than he did in the Clinton/Gore administration, which would be attractive to Gore and to Americans.

And they'd be absolutely unbeatable. Gore understands how important a democratic win is this fall. I think that's more important to him than any "always a bridesmaid never a bride" memes.

I always wanted a Gore/Obama ticket, but I'd take Gore any way I can.

[tridim]

24. I think Hillary as Veep is pretty delusional as well

But I hear that possibility brought up all the time.

I don't see a problem discussing dream-Veeps, sky's the limit until our candidate chooses.

[DrFunkenstein]

26. I Think He'd Sooner Take Over The Drums For Led Zeppelin

Just not gonna happen.

[DrFunkenstein]

27. I Think He'd Sooner Take Over The Drums For Led Zeppelin

Just not gonna happen.

[ContinentalOp]

30. I can't see what Gore would possibly add to the ticket.

Other than you know, dulling things up a bit. In case it looks like a Democrat might actually WIN for once or something terrible like that.

[Khaotic]

31. slam dunk

Obama/Gore would be a slam dunk. Don't think you can speak for Al ... you can't. Another thing Al brings to the table is the comfort everyone would have in having Gore as the person who would be the person a heartbeat away from the Presidentcy. We don't like to talk about it, but w/ Obama there is an increased fear that someone might try to do Barack harm in light of the last period of time we had leaders such as Bobby Kennedy & MLK. I have personally heard talk that a really strong Obama veep pick could work as a deterant and leave a strong message that the level of leadership and iniatives would continue even in Obama's absence no matter what tragic event caused it.

An Al Gore veep pick would be the awesome and serve an even greater purpose than it did under Clinton. They would 'almost' be co-presidents!

[FlyingSquirrel]

41. I totally did not want to say that

So thanks for doing it for me (this is still a great concern to many, I am certain, but in general has been the elephant in the room. Definitely no pun intended)

[lastliberalintexas]

32. I'd like Al Gore to act as backup to Obama

Backup candidate in a brokered convention, that is. Obama can be the VP.

[onenote]

33. I think its unlikely in the extreme. But impossible? No.

Neither you nor I or anyone else except maybe Tipper and a few close confidants knows what Al Gore thinks about the current presidential race or his own legacy (or even if he cares). However, given that none of us know what Gore is thinking, I can't rule out completely the possibility that Gore might decide to accept the number two slot (although I think its unlikely it would be offered). Why would he do it? Well, maybe (and I'm utterly speculating here) Gore feels like Obama (or Clinton for that matter, althought I see it far less likely that he'd be HRC's number 2) has a chance to make history as the first African American presdient and Gore wants to part of that history. So he decides to take the number 2 spot -- even though its a a been there done that proposition -- to be par of that history. In return, Obama (or HRC) agrees to give Gore a more visible platform than otherwise might be the case to promote the prevention of climate change.

Fantasy? Probably.
Impossible? Not

[Jamastiene]

35. Some of the Obama people are awfully smug and vain

to think that. That's rich.

[thoughtcrime1984]

38. What would be so "smug and vain" about wanting a great

American political figure like Gore to be a part of the WH? Do you think we should out of hand reject Albert Gore as our VP? I give it about a .01 % chance, but if it meant the global warming issue got center stage, then would it be such a bad thing?????? It is not Obama's supporters being "smug and vain", it is wanting what is best for our nation. Maybe it is a "bitter and upset" Hillary supporter that would want to deny something great for our country. I want the strongest VP candidate for our nominee that we can get, whether it is Obama OR Hillary. The US needs all the strong people in the right places of gov't that it can get.

[Bake]

52. Where to start ... it's not a matter of "us rejecting Al ..."

If he had wanted to be in the White House AT ALL, he could have been in the top slot. HE DIDN'T WANT IT. He may well endorse BHO. But I cannot in a million years see him playing second fiddle to him.

Bake

[thoughtcrime1984]

55. he might not even look at it that way

He might look at it as a way to more effectively further the global warming issue. Perhaps he didn't want to campaign for the last year, like the rest have had to do. I don't know, but not everyone needs the Presidency to be happy. Mr. Gore is probably in a different mindset now than he was in in 2000. Like I said before, the chance is tiny, but it would great for the American people.

[Bake]

56. Could he not have advanced that issue MORE as President

than as VP? He didn't want it. I suspect he still doesn't.

Bake

[thoughtcrime1984]

59. Well, he would have about 16 months less to have to campaign

That could be a factor. I'm sure this will all be a moot point, anyway. He'll still do great things for our planet.

[sanjiadem]

36. You're not alone ... but, this whole primary is rather hillarious ....

The best candidates are gone, thank you M$M, big $$$s, and celebrities - NOT, and we're left with the preacher and his whipping post. Yee-Haw!!

While better than Bush, I don't 'hope' for much 'change' this time around.

[NastyRiffraff]

37. Nope. No way

Gore didn't want to run for president. Why in God's name would he want to run for VP? Backing up Obama??? No way. Obama people are in a dream world if they think this is remotely possible.

[cooolandrew]

40. I don't know SoS is probably a good postition.

[NastyRiffraff]

43. I could see him taking a cabinet position...

but only as public service, and he's in the catbird seat as far as Obama is concerned (or Hillary, for that matter). He can demand autonomy. With Obama, it's unclear what his management style will be. We simply don't know if he's the type who lets people do the job they were hired to do without interference, or not.

But I can't see him as VP. The Cheney-type VP happened because of Bush's inherent weakness and inexperience. Obama is just as inexperienced, but I don't see him as someone who's easily led. That's a good thing, unless he carries it so far that he's unable to cede any authority at all.

[truebluecollar]

42. After Cheney's unprecedented accrual of influence

and authority to the office of Vice-President, the prospect of Al Gore taking up again the role of understudy is positively fascinating. I sure would like to be a fly on the wall at Vice President Gore's closed door Energy Summit. The resolutions of which would most likely cause Katrina-like torrents of effluence to emanate from the Executive washrooms of every mineral extraction and refinement corporation across the planet. As an added bonus such a match-up would surely cause Rush Limbaugh to suffer an aneurysm. (not that I wish him dead, mind you, paralyzed, a vegetable, a mere shadow of his former verbose self, in a lot of pain and discomfort, sure, but not dead)

[Renew Deal]

44. Gore would be the ideal choice

He's got everything. I doubt he would do it.

[RestoreGore]

45. Amen to that. How absolutely insulting to even suggest it.

Al Gore is way too good for that. Delusional doesn't even begin to describe what is typed here.

[RestoreGore]

47. This is how good Nobel Laureate Gore is:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2934935&mesg_id=2934935

Maybe those who claim to love him so much by continuing to bring forth these ludicrous scenarios will care enough about his important work to get involved in it. But I won't hold my breath.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

46. its beyond insane.

[comtec]

48. Obama / Edwards BABY! ! ! !

For a couple reasons, we can't really afford to deny the congress of TWO Dem congress critters, and two.. well hell it's be great having Edwards in even as VP, he can push for more populist things like universal SINGLE BUYER health care :)

[weezie1317]

50. I don't see any way that Gore is playing 2nd ever again.

[ecstatic]

53. Correct. Gore would bring down the ticket

This is about fresh and new. :)

Seriously, I don't think Gore would bring down the ticket but your post deserved a snarky response.

[foxer]

54. Nice fantasy, Mine have naked women

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

60. Barack Obama = Al Gore + charisma.

If Al Gore hadn't already declined the suggestion, I'd support the idea myself.