Sure looks like a man running for office...

[n2doc]

And having fun...

[Double T]

1. So, what is he waiting for?

[Lars39]

2. Everybody else is early. :^)

[Jade Fox]

20. They are!!

It's kind of stupid that candidates start running almost two years before the freaking election. It seems like it starts earlier all the time, just like the damned "Christmas shopping season" which is about to gear up any day now.

[Double T]

23. Weren't Christmas Trees and Decorations ALWAYS out by the Fourth of July?

Halloween decor will be in the stores this week.

[Jade Fox]

26. Ha! But seriously, there is a burn-out factor.....

which can induce indifference by the time the event actually occurs. I know, for me, walking in to stores on Nov. 1 and seeing Christmas stuff has done a lot to spoil Christmas, which I used to enjoy. By the time Dec. 25th rolls around I'm sick of the whole thing. How many people have heard so much from and about Presidential candidates by election day that bored cynicism sets in, and stupid voting (or non-voting) is the result?

[Double T]

34. The corporate criminals and their absurd quest for cash.........

have destroyed just about everything, including the spirit of holidays. There is a real possibility that many voters or even potential voters may not come to the polls or even register to vote because of droning political message burnout. Elected officials make big promises and always fall way short on producing results; they're no longer believable. The extended political season gives many more constituents the opportunity for a reality check about what all the candidates will actually do for them.

[firefox_fan]

25. They're gonna run out of steam before they even reach

the real campaign period...

[RL3AO]

31. Its only a matter of time.

"The 2012 Presidential Election will be held tomorrow with the New Hampshire primary for the 2016 election due the week after that."

[tavalon]

10. September

That's my guess.

[Hekate]

41. The filing deadline?

IF he intends to run, waiting while other candidates duke it out, spend money trying to make money, and run the gauntlet of the inane MSM -- well, waiting has done him NO harm so far. In some polls, Gore is in third place without even being a candidate. Gore looks tanned and rested, and like he's enjoying life and enjoying the chance to get his message out on every talk show and book store.

:-)

Hekate

[liberal N proud]

3. Maybe he will just walk into the Democratic Convention next year

and walk out with the nomination.
Just a wild thought, he walks in, the crowd goes nuts and they vote, everyone changes their vote to Gore and it is all over.

Who knows in this crazy world.

The longer he waits though, the less scandal the right wing can fabricate on him.

[kiteinthewind]

11. Exactly!

:toast:

[glitch]

27. That would be so awesome - I would probably die laughing just thinking about the looks on the faces

of the power elite.

[glowing]

4. Oh, bring out the baby pics... sign of great leaders, is the ability to

walk dogs and kiss babies and smile and shake hands. I personally hate these menial photo ops.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. W's advisors tried that, but he'd always walk the babies and kiss the dogs. -nt

[troubleinwinter]

24. "great leaders"

walk dogs...



kiss babies...



smile...



and shake hands...

[rucky]

46. Maybe he really likes kids?

shudder to think.

[IndyOp]

5. He has always had fun meeting people --

The idea that he is shy or prefers ideas to people is bull. He likes ideas for sure, but he says that his favorite part of campaigning is meeting people and talking to people in The Unseen Al Gore

His best pictures are always with kids -- if he decides to run he should surround himself with kids at all times -- even giving lectures on global warming, just let the kids play in front of the stage where he is standing.

[twenty4blackbirds]

42. Thanks for the link

He looks pretty good in 2005. He sure did a lot of thinking prior to "The Assault on Reason".

[Enrique]

6. the woman looks like Joni Mitchell

her hair at least.

[spanone]

8. Looks like a man on a book tour.

[peacebuzzard]

9. "Assault on Reason"

I was advised of a book signing in Nashville. I wonder if that is where this photo took place?

"Not long before our nation launched the invasion of Iraq, our longest-serving Senator, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, stood on the Senate floor and said: "This chamber is, for the most part, silent—ominously, dreadfully silent. There is no debate, no discussion, no attempt to lay out for the nation the pros and cons of this particular war. There is nothing. We stand passively mute in the United States Senate." Al Gore

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. I agree, but....

SWOON! I'm reading his book right now and can't help but think he would possibly be the greatest president we've ever had.

[frogcycle]

33. possibly?

I'd say little question about it. What we are faced with today is as great a threat to the Constitutional Government of the United States as was the Civil War. And a greater threat to our economy than was the Great Depression. And a vastly greater threat to the environment than was the Dust Bowl. All at once. And more. And he gets it. He would have a legitimate shot at fixing it, could do far more to redirect our history than the New Deal. NO President has had to tackle nearly so much, and I believe he'd be more than up to it.

[Forkboy]

16. LOL

I want the guy to run myself,but this over-analyzing of the man's every utterance and looking for any kind of body language as an indicator are getting kind of funny.

[Straight Shooter]

17. We're all drowning in bush-water.

We're allowed to clutch at straws. :)

[Forkboy]

21. Ah,I know...just havin' some fun with it.

I'd still be in Kucinich's corner if Gore gets in,but he'd jump to the #2 spot with ease.I think either one can make a big difference. :)

[sellitman]

35. Dennis will support Gore if he runs.

I know this for sure.

I can't tell you how I know unfortunately.

[OnionPatch]

45. That's the way I feel

So what if I'm hanging on every small indication that Gore might run? After what we've been through, it's hard not to hope for something very, very different. If he doesn't run, we'll all handle it ok. Let us indulge in our dream tonight while there is still possibility.

[tammywammy]

29. Agreed

Gore could say "there no way, I am not now or in the future, ever ever ever again going to run for President" and there would still be people on DU trying to figure out what he meant by that. :)

[pissedoffprogressive]

12. Gore for President in '08

luv that man!!:kick:

[Toots]

14. I see a happy author signing his books not a politician on the stump

I really don't think Gore is going to enter the race. As soon as he takes on a political mantel he loses some credibility in the eyes of many. The issue is too important and he has an approval rating now of over eighty percent. The very second he enters the race that approval rating will be cut in half and then his issue (Global Warming) will lose some impetus. I think he cares more about saving the world then about fixing Bush*'s political mess. He also knows there are very fine Democrats running that will listen to his advice and accept that Global Warming is a very serious issue..

[Kahuna]

15. I'm beginning to believe... I believe..I believe...

O8)

[wildhorses]

18. gore/clark...because the world knows we need it!!!

:patriot:

[BikeWriter]

38. I'll salute that!

:patriot:

[Totally Committed]

19. Reminds me of this pic:

Now I love both pics!

TC

[Jed Dilligan]

22. I wonder what babies think

when they meet politicians. "Who is this guy and why is he touching me?"

[scubadude]

28. I believe that may be my right shoulder in the pic!

We were immediately in line just in front of the lady holding the baby.

What is most ironic about this photo showing up here is that not more
than 15 seconds before the pic was shot I mentioned DU to Vice President Gore.
He seemed to be interested and repeated the name, although he didn't say he
knew it.

Scuba

[IChing]

32. Did you take any photos at the signing ?

So I guess he signed your book?
Maybe you could scan the page he signed for us.

[scubadude]

36. I took some video with my phone....

They claimed there would be no photographing allowed so we left the camera at home. When we approached Vice President Gore they told me to stop videoing. That part was a bummer.

We purchased 5 signed books, and will be giving them for presents this Christmas. There was also quite a few Al Gore for President folks there so we purchased 2 Al Gore 2008 T-shirts and many bumper stickers and pins. It was a grand time.

Scuba

[DesertRat]

40. Lucky you! Thanks for mentioning DU to President Gore!

[Nikki Stone1]

30. RUN AL, RUN!!

:)

[Oilwellian]

37. DraftGore.com is hosting my Gore video

check it out and sign their petition if you haven't already:
http://draftgore.com/

[DesertRat]

39. I'm waiting!

k&r for President Gore! :patriot:

[dEMOK]

43. K&R...

I genuinely love Gore & believe he has the cred to become a great pres.

...I just hope he campaigns for trees w/o coming off looking like wood. ;)

[caligirl]

44. Book tour is a better, easier way to meet the public. Why announce and wreck a better way talk to

people who want to meet him. This is so much better than what it would be like for him and the public if he announced. Of course he may never announce, but if he did he's been able to meet people in a nicer way.

[Harper_is_Bush]

47. Not really. Looks like an author signing books. n/t