Al Gore just walked by me and into my office building!

[YOY]

Here I was on a smoke break outside my office with some colleagues and I see a Mercedes cab roll up. Seems a little odd for my building, but out jumps Al Gore.

By himself no butt-loads of security, no entourage, no pomp and flags, just Al and his briefcase. He walked in the building without any ado and met his party to go to the upper floors. The normalcy of the situation and of the man himself was quite shocking! Just an average guy going to meet some people without a bevy of sicophants attached nor any machine gun toting security measures.

All of the sudden my office has a good feeling.

I wanted to hug the man.

:hug:

[bahrbearian]

1. Go get his Autograph... Now. Lucky Dog

I walked pass Jimmy Carter in the Airport and didn't know it till a Worker showed me his autograph.. I almost ran back... but running in the airport is not a good idea.

[YOY]

4. It all happened so quick and I didn't have any paper on me!

Just a pack of Camel Untralights (BAD YOY! BAD!)

If I see him leave, I'll get it! I was just amazed by the average Joe-ness of the situation!

[bahrbearian]

9. What made me really mad was the Worker and Carters Book signed.

[Ravenseye]

7. I bumped into Dukakis once

I was walking towards Coolidge Corner in Brookline, MA (Boston), and he was just walking the other way. Just out for a stroll. Said hi. I couldn't help but think that a simple twist of fate would probably have prevented him from ever having a simple walk through town on a nice day. It was surreal.

[bahrbearian]

13. I dare the Chimp.

[YOY]

17. He'll never walk down a street without 2+ body guards

Even well after his presidency.

Regular citizenry like us cussing him out are the least of his worries.

[warrens]

2. I'm sort of envisioning some combination

Of Gore, Kerry and Obama in 2008. President Gore deserves to take over the office the corrupt thugs stole from him.

[hippiechick]

8. Gore/Feingold: 2008 & 2012 ... Feingold/whoever: 2016 & 2020

:applause:

[FourScore]

19. That's the ticket--

with Gen Clark as Sec of State!

[President Jesus]

24. can I get a hit of what you're smokin?

[hippiechick]

26. smokin' reality, baby.

:smoke: Deal.

[President Jesus]

28. Really? In this same 'reality'...

...did Dean win 49 of 50 states in the primaries?

[LynneSin]

3. I remember when I met Al Gore

It was actually after the 2000 election and Gore was in town to do a fundraiser for the guy running for DE Attorney General. I was a volunteer working the sign-in desk and we were starting to pack things up and go in and join the event. I was doing something mundane like putting check numbers next to the list of people showed up when one of the other volunteers at the desk (who was also a DUer - Molly), taps me on my shoulder and tells me to look up - It was Al Gore and he had his hand stuck out to shake my hand. I got up shoke his hand and he talked with us volunteers for about 2-3 minutes before heading into the the banquet

[waiting for hope]

5. Lucky you!

My closest Politician siting was David Duke when I lived in New Orleans....uugghhh :puke:

[Coyote_Bandit]

10. Come

to (J)Oklahoma. Politician sightings get even worse. So do fundie sightings. Hard to imagine I know.

[Divine Discontent]

22. oh goodness! I have to say...

that's very sad! I think you need to find your nearest Dem Congressman in your area and just say "Hi, didn't want to do anything other than shake your hand, because the only politician I've ever seen was David Duke, and I feel dirty."

I've met Kasich, Glenn, John Kerry (he spoke to me, and waved by to me, and I'm sorry, he was admirable in those debates, osama tape is what beat him, unless you want to say Blackwell in OH) and Senator Bill Nelson. I've seen John Edwards from 50 feet away give a speech.

And I think to myself, gosh there has to be people on DU that have talked to DOZENS of famous politicians, and seen a hundred of them.

[swimmernsecretsea]

6. Aw man.

Seriously, I haven't felt that kind of "rock star" adoration for another human being in a long time. I'm just going to have a jealousy moment here...

[indepat]

11. And to think the mayor of my well-less-than-a-million city has a security

entourage surrounding him 24/7: not the size of the threat, but his head.

[YOY]

12. My freep collegue wanted to give him

"a piece of her mind!" I think Al need not get any security for her...she's mostly talk.

(We don't discuss politics at work otherwise we'd kill each other.)

[A Brand New World]

14. Obviously, I don't personally know your co-worker, but I'd probably

be safe to say that if she gave him "a piece of her mind", she wouldn't have any left. A piece is all she has. Anyway, congrats on seeing Al Gore. I'd be so excited I'd probably pee myself!

[YOY]

16. I bit my tongue and we both agree in general

No politics at work.

Although I've caught her doing the whole "The Dems want to tax our money spiel!"

My reply "Yes, we're sizing up your millions at this very time...Mwuhahahaha!" (She earns peanuts like me.)

[tanstaafl]

15. Tell her she mind want to hold onto some it

Tell her she might want to hold onto some of it since I assume she does not have much of a mind since she voted for Bush, etc. ...

[michreject]

27. You in Detroit?

Sounds like Kilpratric.

[YOY]

42. No, I'm about as in DC as you can get

It was originally posted yesterday (9/19/06).

He was going here: http://www.wri.org/

I work on the first floor for the well-known pseudogovernmental organisation/company that I will not mention but you can figure out if you do some searching.

Who the heck is Kilpratric?

[michreject]

44. Who the heck is Kilpatric?

Mayor of Detroit.

edit for spelling

[YOY]

45. 'fraid I am regretfully unfamiliar with the man

n/t

[RestoreGore]

18. I met him a couple months ago

After waiting eighteen years, I got to shake his hand at a book signing this past July. It will be ingrained in my memory forever. What a presence he is. And uh oh, a Mercedes cab? Was it a hybrid? We wouldn't want him getting ripped for that too.

[YOY]

21. It's pretty tough to get a hybrid cab from the Airport

I can't say I blame him.

Consider the huge cavalcades of SUVs the GOP uses when showing off their ultimate might that one so often sees in DC...often with visably armed (submachine guns) guards playing tough guy around them.

[RestoreGore]

39. Actually, I was being facetious...

Based on the fact that RW hypocrites always skewer his personal choices while contributing the most hot air to the atmosphere by opening their mouths.

[YOY]

40. I figured as much myself...

I'm sure some RW pundit would make a deal out of that fact though...

[tinfoil tiaras]

20. Awesome!

I had a dream one time that I was on a plane next to Al Gore and it was amazing and he was my BFF. Fo' lyfe. :D

[CTyankee]

38. Well, I had some VERY interesting dreams about John Kerry

during the campaign. I don't tell hubby; I figure he's got some dreams too. It's OK, we're happy!

[tinfoil tiaras]

43. Haha, bet you'll be jelous because I met Kerry

when he came to Mississippi and spoke at Tougaloo College. I got on the local news. Woo Hoo. 15 minutes of fame for me. Because I asked him a question about the Iraq War. I got interviewed by a newspaper too..:rofl:

He was really nice :D

[CTyankee]

46. Oh, Noooo!

I am seriously jealous!

But in reality, my dream was totally unrealistic. Just an idealistic lover looking dreamily in my eyes kind of stuff. Great dream, tho. Wish I had them more often!

You are so lucky. I would have been tongue-tied...

[tinfoil tiaras]

48. Aww..

I was in like 6th grade...it was pretty awesome. He asked me if i wanted to be in his campaign. Aww. And it was great publicity for my school to boot (i think he asked me where i went to school; if I'm wrong, the newspaper article did)..."our kids are smart and politically aware"... :D

[Bucky]

23. You shouldn't be smoking

Don't take the wrong lesson from this experience, youngblood.

[YOY]

25. No, I shouldn't

but, I'm not really that young.

[ComerPerro]

29. did you say anything?

[YOY]

30. I said to my coworker after he passed

"Was that Al Gore?"

She said "Yes."

Other than that...no. Sorry. I was kind of uncertain and in shock.

[ComerPerro]

31. Happened to me, at first, when I met Jon Fishman

drummer from the band Phish.

During their hiatus between 2000 and 2003, he was playing with his side project, Pork Tornado, at a small bar in Lawrence, KS.

Doors were supposed to be at 830, so my bro and I got there early.

Of course, they weren't open yet. But we were some of the only people there.

We waited outside so we could get in, maybe hear a soundcheck, get seated, and start drinking.

Then, the doors open, and out walks Fish, in street clothes (when he performs with Phish he wears this hideous house dress) and by himself.

He paused for a second, expecting us to talk to him, but we were stunned to see him, of all people, walk out the door alone.

So he walked past us and onto the bus.

But we stopped him when he came back out and got to talk for a bit.

[YOY]

33. I've seen them in concert...not really a huge fan though

I know that housedress but I can't remember his face! :blush:

Ironically I was stone cold sober at the concert... :rofl:

[ComerPerro]

36. Me too, at some of there concerts

I've been sober at Phish concerts, and smoked at others.

Enjoyed it the same each time.

[bobbolink]

41. Well, at least you didn't say "Hi, Senator Frist!"

My theory is, it could always be worse.

:evilgrin:

[SammyWinstonJack]

32. Damn! Color me green with envy!

[ThomWV]

34. See If You Can Shake President Gore's Hand

And encourage him to run again ... he will win.

[YOY]

37. If it happens again I will

It was yesterday though and not today.

Apparently he has an office in this building (he's on the board of a NFP).

[CTyankee]

47. I'd probably pass out! n/t

[Cha]

35. Too Cool! I

had a dream about him the other night and I was just talking to him but I can't remember the details..it was Al Gore, though, in my dreams.. at night!