MSNBC this AM: "Tipper will support Gore if he decides to run."

[Maddy McCall]

This was the bottom caption on MSNBC as the two pundits discussed whether or not they think that Gore will run.

So, obviously the Gores are discussing another presidential run. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, and I refuse to choose a primary candidate until I know that it's too late for Gore to enter.

[Skidmore]

1. I saw that.

I would seriously consider supporting Gore--particularly a Gore-Obama ticket.

[harun]

18. I am really going to go out on a limb here...

I predict that if Gore runs..... he will pick a better running mate this time than Lieberman.

I know, I know, crazy talk. I just have a gut feeling about that.

Sure wish he would run. Man that would make things interesting and throw the MSM a real curve ball.

[yodermon]

24. He will co-announce with Wes Clark as his running mate. n/t

[garybeck]

34. that is my dream team

[harun]

41. Good pair, I think him with Richardson would also be a good fit

Richardson adds a lot of good personality IMHO. Not that all doesn't but I think people like Richardson's as well (I do).

[John Q. Citizen]

72. Yep, Clark or Richardson would be very good running mates for Gore, and

for different reasons.

I sure hope Al gets in the race.

[garybeck]

75. don't like Richardson. I think he's DLC.

[Virginia Dare]

80. So was Gore, people change...n/t

[MADem]

120. Obama was once a "DLCer to Watch" and got a big blurb in their newsletter.

It never pays to get too hung up on labels. Hell, when 'way to the right of the center of the party' Jack Murtha came out against the war, people were able to ignore his views on choice and other issues. It all depends on what the "topic du jour" is, and what matters to the individual at the moment.....

[Virginia Dare]

133. My thoughts exactly..

and unlike the Repukes, Democrats don't generally lockstep on much of anything. I guess that is to our detriment at times.

[NYCGirl]

140. He did point out to "The Black Commentator", though, that he is not nor has

ever been a member of the DLC:

http://www.blackcommentator.com/48/48_cover.html

I favor universal health care for all Americans, and intend to introduce or sponsor legislation toward that end in the U.S. Senate, just as I have at the state level. My campaign is also developing a series of interim proposals – such as an expansion of the successful SCHIP program – so that we can immediately provide more coverage to uninsured children and their families.

I would have voted against the October 10th congressional resolution authorizing the President to use unilateral force against Iraq. I believe that we could have effectively neutralized Iraq with a rigorous, multilateral inspection regime backed by coalition forces. Nothing since the end of the formal fighting has led me to reconsider this stance; indeed, the inability of Saddam Hussein to mount even token resistance to American forces, the failure to discover any significant, deployable arsenals of biological or chemical weapons inside Iraq, and the on-going turmoil currently taking place in post-war Iraq, have only strengthened my views on the subject.

And although I believe that free trade - when also fair - can benefit workers in both rich and poor nations, I think that the current NAFTA regime lacks the worker and environmental protections that are necessary for the long-term prosperity of both America and its trading partners. I would therefore favor, at minimum, a significant renegotiation of NAFTA and the terms of the President’s fast track authority.

You are undoubtedly correct that these positions make me an unlikely candidate for membership in the DLC. That is why I am not currently, nor have I ever been, a member of the DLC. As I stated in my previous letter, I agreed to be listed as “100 to watch” by the DLC. That’s been the extent of my contact with them. It does appear that, without my knowledge, the DLC also listed me in their “New Democrat” directory. Because I agree that such a directory implies membership, I will be calling the DLC to have my name removed, and appreciate your having brought this fact to my attention.

[MADem]

141. Well, ya gotta go where you're base is. And his base really isn't in the DLC membership.

The fact that they listed him, and more notably, he agreed to be listed, suggests that they're not opposed to using their clout to shine the light all around the big tent, even on those who don't march in lockstep with them--so that's not a bad thing.

He's got to play to what he perceives as his strengths.

[garybeck]

138. well show me that he's changed

to me DLC is sort of a mystical thing... I don't know how to define it, if they have official memberships, or what. but I know it has to do with corporate influence and most of what is wrong with the democratic party today.

Richardson authorized the wiping out of the voting machines' memory cards which could have proven fraud in 2004.

I have a lot of respect for Greg Palast and I had dinner with him once and asked him about Richardson and he had nothing good to say about him.

[MADem]

139. It's not a mystical thing. It was a response to vicious Atwater politics.

It was a "So you think you're the only bastards who can play the big money game, eh?" throwdown to the GOP.

It's not an evil entity. It might be (hell, it is) more conservative than some people like, but anyone who's dumb enough to throw the DLC out with the Democratic bathwater is gonna end up doesn't see the big picture.

We can't win without the WHOLE party, and that party includes not just the people well to the left of center. If ideology can't permit people to see the great big picture on that score, and vote their conscience in the primaries and their party in the generals--and with ENTHUSIASM, too--they may as well go off to the greens or some other third party bunch, because you have to be pragmatic if you want to win elections.

We have learned over the past two BushCo terms how it really DOES matter who gets elected. We have also learned that their IS a difference between the parties. It might not be "enough" of a difference for some ideologues, but that's their problem.

No one wants to hear that shit, but it's true.

As for Richardson, I really think he's running for SECSTATE, or possibly UN Ambassador. If he were in it to win it, he'd be twenty pounds lighter, at least. IMO.

[Hissyspit]

106. Me, too.

[sandyj999]

129. Mine too! n/t

[Greyskye]

42. That's what I'm hoping for!

:kick:

[Lisa0825]

60. wow

:wow: :loveya: :patriot:

*fingers crossed*

[kerstin]

67. I had a dream to that effect a couple of weeks ago.

I dreamed that Gore announced his candidacy and, at the same time, announced that Wes Clark would be his running mate.

What surprised me about this dream is that I had never before considered myself a supporter of Clark. It's not that I've disliked him, I just never knew much about him. However I've always been impressed by the ardor and loyalty of those who do support him.

[StarryNite]

81. That would be wonderful!

[Bluebear]

95. Might explain Clark's total disinterest in running this time?

Maybe this has been in the works all along?

[kerstin]

101. That thought has crossed my mind. n/t

[Kahuna]

100. If he announces with Obama, he will get to use ALLL that

Obama money.

[yodermon]

137. very interesting.

I had not thought of that.
If Gore were to propose this to Obama at this stage, I think Obama should take the offer since the odds of him getting the nom are not good IMO.
Although corp. media is continually prepping us for a Clobama ticket. Who knows what he's actually thinking in terms of contingencies.

[Lena inRI]

122. the TRUE BLUE TICKET. . .

GORE = CLARK 2008

DEMAND THEM IN DENVER !

the PEOPLES' POWERHOUSE HAND



:smoke: :loveya: :smoke: :loveya: :smoke: :loveya: :smoke: :loveya: :smoke: :loveya:

[Lugnut]

123. That would be one heck of a team

I would support them full force. They would blow everybody else out of the water.

[ProudDad]

125. I'll see that

and raise you with I predict that Al Gore ain't gonna let the DLC run his campaign again either.

[grace0418]

43. I think that would be a really smart and appealing choice.

Obama has the charisma that some think Gore lacks (though I personally love Al) and Gore has the experience some think Obama lacks. I would be ALL OVER that ticket.

[maximusveritas]

102. Agreed

Gore-Obama would be almost unbeatable. And it would set us up for the responsible leadership over the next 16 years.

[YOY]

2. Run Al! RUUUUUUUUN!

You will win. They've got nothing on you!

[Maddy McCall]

12. It's America's chance to correct the Bush mistake.

[northzax]

3. well duh

since I assume he would consult with his wife before doing so, and get her approval. what a stupid comment. Tipper is a political wife, has been for 35 years, of course she will support her husband if he runs for office.

[lonestarnot]

6. duh's ass. Demonstrates important thought and conversation!

[Maddy McCall]

20. Some people don't understand the political implications of Tipper...

publicly voicing support for her husband's presidential bid.

What they think is "duh" is actually a moment for Gore supporters to rejoice. I guess that went right over their heads, though.

[northzax]

22. and where was she publically voicing it?

seems like it was a couple of pundits talking about hypotheticals to me. I mean if you can show that she actually said this publically, then it's a different story. sure looks like a private statement, if anything. is there any attribution?

[rosesaylavee]

30. Here ya go.

Look towards the end of this very long article in the recently released Vanity Fair: http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/10/gore200710

"Tipper says he has made zero moves that would suggest a run for the presidency, but adds that if he turned to her one night and said he had to run, she'd get on board, and they'd discuss how to approach it this time around, given what they've learned."

[northzax]

45. read the pp before it

"Modern politics seems to require and reward some capacities that I don't think I have in abundance," says Gore, "such as a tolerance for … spin rather than an honest discussion of substance.… Apparently, it comes easily for some people, but not for me."

why listen to a hypothetical from Tipper, that of course she would support him, instead of the concrete answer from the man himself? note that they don't say what question her answer was in response to, maybe the question was "would you support him, if he decided to run again?" what's she supposed to say. no?

[rosesaylavee]

53. O yeah. I did read the whole article.

I thought you were specifically looking for the quote from Tipper. And I agree, he is still in the limbo of not announcing stage. No doubt about that. I do think that he were not going to run, he would issue a sherman statement. Whether he's using the political leverage from that to persuade some of the other candidates to get much more serious about climate change - or (as I do prefer) if he is planning on stepping up later this fall, we just have to wait and see. He's playing his cards pretty close...

However, if he wanted to 'de-fang' the media before he ran, this is a pretty efficient way to do that don't you think?

[northzax]

70. not going to change anything

if he runs, it will be the same old story.

and no, I don't think he will run, every day that passes, the odds get longer. Every day, an undecided or wavering voter listens to a speech, or shakes the hand, of Hillary, Obama or Edwards, and that seals the deal, especially in the early states. Every day, another large donor signs on to one of those three. It's after labor day, time to fish or cut bait. if he's not in by september 15, he doesn't stand a chance.

[rosesaylavee]

103. Ok

suit yourself.

[closeupready]

66. If she thought he was absolutely not going to, she would say something like

"Yes, of course I would support him but it's not in the cards/he's said he has no intention, and I support that too, etc." Some words of support qualified with words of caution.

Since she gave unqualified support, that indicates green light to me.

[AikidoSoul]

109. I think this was Gore's way of saying that the media is not

interested in writing about issues... and that he has a hard time
talking about superficial stuff to feed them.

He made his point. The article went on to cite at least a few journalists (term used lightly) who seem to regret having
been so shallow in their reporting of Gore.

They are responsible in a big way for Bush winning. They all share in the blame.

I don't think the press would get away with this again. I think Gore supporters would eat them alive.

DUers sure would...

:7

[RestoreGore]

119. That's too logical for some

His words are dismissed by some "supporters" here because it interferes with their fantasy. This is all one big game to them.

[Maddy McCall]

32. Vanity Fair interview in the current issue.

The article discusses the media's campaign against Gore in 1999/2000, as well as the Gores' retreat from politics, and their potential return to politics--including Tipper saying that she'd support Al in another presidential run.

[graywarrior]

52. Exactly.

It means everything.

[libnnc]

68. sometimes I think that stuff goes over their heads on purpose

[northzax]

73. and sometimes people don't think

that an interview is just an interview. sure, if he is really thinking about running, and considering it with Tipper, then this might, in certain circumstances, mean nothing. but also consider, if he is NOT running, the same thing might be said with absolutely no meaning at all. He has no organization, no ground game, no money. if he entered the primaries today, he'd need to raise about $1,000,000/week to be comeptitive in Iowa and New Hampshire. He can't announce next week, not on the week of September 11, in that time, Hillary and Obama will have raised a million bucks each. They have the ground games in the early states. If Gore wants in, he needs to be in NOW. not in two weeks, now.

[ldf]

107. pishtosh

i bet he could easily have 100 million within a week of declaring.

some folks don't realize how many of us out here are waiting, waiting....

little people, ready to donate little amounts. but there are HUGE numbers of us. we are starving for a true leader, and don't see it in the crowd we have to choose from.

if he's in, WE'RE in, big time.

run al, RUN!

purty please?

:bounce:

[cobalt1999]

9. exactly.

It's only news if Tipper says she won't support him running.

[mikelgb]

10. ditto that

[Shine]

13. Wasn't her initial rejection of the idea the reason why he wouldn't consider it?

at least that's what I remembered. He's very family-oriented and if he doesn't have her backing, I doubt he'd go for it. It IS a huge commitment for all of them, afterall.

[AlGore-08.com]

26. No, there were some rumors to that effect but there's never been any proof

Gore has never said anything like that, and none of the people in his inner circle have said that. Right before Live Earth, Gore was specifically asked if family concerned had kept him from running in 2008, and he said "no" without pausing for an instant.

[Maddy McCall]

33. Read the current issue of Vanity Fair.

It discusses their retreat from politics, and Tipper saying that she felt like "road kill." This is in direct opposition to her saying, later in the article, that she would support Al if he were to run in 2008.

[Hawkowl]

98. Ahhhh but that is not the point

The statement is obvious on its face, but that is not the point. The interesting fact is that Tipper made this statement to the press at this TIME. He is getting closer to running.

[lonestarnot]

4. Man I missed it! Glad you posted!

:woohoo: sounding better!

[helderheid]

5. Rec'd!

[Shine]

7. This is all about priming the public. I think he'll announce before too long.

here's hoping, anyway....

:toast:

[flyarm]

11. I see it as Priming the public as well!! AL Gore and Tipper are much more wise today!! eom

[Shine]

16. Yup....fingers crossed.

:D

[flyarm]

8. Maddy i am right there with you girl!! I will wait! Run Al Run! eom

[Maddy McCall]

40. I agree with you about priming.

All Al has to do is declare. He'll have a cakewalk to the nomination this time. Look at the Vanity Fair article, when you have a chance. The media have realized their mistakes...the smear campaign against Gore won't be repeated this time.

[mod mom]

14. Let's hope this is a good sign. I pick Constitution Day for Gore's announcement.

[harun]

85. I sure hope you are right (n/t)

[Benhurst]

15. Recommended #5

[CountAllVotes]

17. Run Al run!!! You will win Al WIN!!

<eom> :party:

:dem: :kick:

[partylessinOhio]

19. That is a very positive sign for Tipper to be willing to support her husband

going through that meat grinder again.

:thumbsup:

[leeroysphitz]

21. Smart people like the Gores don't say anything on TV on accident.

I think this is a very exciting development.

[saracat]

38. Are you kidding? Considering past history and what Gore says about himself and the media

this is a really silly comment! LOL! And I like Gore but Gore had nothing to do with this crawl I am sure!

[demnan]

23. I think its a trial balloon as well

So do people have to beg him or what?

[saracat]

25. This was from an interview that was "weeks" old. Media is trying to get a buzz on this

but it means nothing.Al himself said he doesn't have the "right tools" to communicate in today's political environment.He is definitely not going to run.Take it to the bank.He would not enter this late.

[AlGore-08.com]

27. I suspect the quote is from the Vanity Fair article published yesterday

Unless she's been asked to confirm she was quoted correctly since it was published...

[saracat]

35. You are likely right.But the "interview "would have been a couple of weeks ago

Int the VF piece I got the impression Al was NOT interested in running but that if he was Tipper would support him.I think she supports him no matter what he does.The healing could have just as easily been "Tipper supports Al's Decision not to run!" or Tipper supports Al's decisions" ! But that wouldn't generate as much buzz.This is a media invented non story.

[Maddy McCall]

39. Of course the interview happened before publication.

But the article was only PUBLISHED yesterday; therefore, it only became available to non-VF entities yesterday.

[northzax]

48. more likely as much as two months ago

Vanity Fair has a pretty big lead time for such big stories, I'd say this was immediately after LiveEarth, if not before it.

[Maddy McCall]

37. The VF article was only published yesterday.

And Gore is already winning primary polls in early primary states. If he decides to run, he WILL win the Democratic nomination.

[stubtoe]

28. When would it be too late for him to enter?

Seems like he needs to announce one way or the other soon. Besides, this not knowing is killin' me!

[Mabus]

36. After the deadlines for the primaries has past

Then, it would be too late. If Gore doesn't get on the primary ballots or isn't eligible as a candidate for the caucuses then it is too late. In an earlier period that may not have been true. The primaries are stacked so that the nominee is known before the convention. The way things are now brokered conventions are a thing of the past.

There would probably be a couple of exceptions to this. For example, a nominee is chosen through the primary process and the other candidates drop out. Then, after the primaries are over but before the convention vote officially nominating the candidate, the nominee gets into trouble or otherwise drops out before the convention. At that point it would be "Katie bar the door" time because the nomination would be up for grabs and the delegates free to choose whomever they wanted.

[progressoid]

46. Yep - the clock it ticking.

I kind of thought the Labor Day weekend would be the time to announce since thats when the race used to get going. With everything moved so much earlier, it's hard to know what is the norm anymore.

It's killin' me too!

[Stinky The Clown]

29. I was on a conference call and the teevee was muted when I saw that

I said "I stepped on my toe" so no one would think I was crazy(ier).

[lonestarnot]

49. LOL!

:applause:

[flyarm]

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[Forkboy]

44. Who else would she support if Al entered?

[Maddy McCall]

50. As opposed to "I don't support Al running again."

[Forkboy]

54. Wow...I like Al a lot and hope he gets in,but that's really trying to read the tea leaves.

:shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

55. Turn to MSNBC right now.

The same feature is being re-run.

[Forkboy]

57. Fastest reply ever!

I don't have cable though. x(

[Virginia Dare]

82. Maybe she'd be like Rudy's daughter..

and support Obama? Just sayin'...:shrug:

[Forkboy]

92. Yeah but Rudy's daughter has a reason to hate him.

:)

[SlowDownFast]

47. If the * admin is Sauron,

then Al Gore is Aragorn.

To The Battlefront!

[rosesaylavee]

56. Freepers = orks

:hide:

[roamer65]

51. Run Al, RUN!!!!

Gore/Obama 2008!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

58. Unlike, Rudy, Al has the backing of his entire family

wife, kids, and all

[Netbeavis]

59. well, what else is she supposed to say? No Al can't come out and play?

really folks, I want him to run as well but we're grasping at air here.

[Maddy McCall]

61. She could say a lot of things.

In the same article, she discussed the trauma they went through after the 2000 election.

But she said that she would support another bid for the presidency.

She didn't say, "It was too traumatic, and I never want to relive that again."

She didn't say, "I'm not really happy about the possibility, but I'll support his decision if he runs."

There are more options than two--her potential responses are not dualistic.

[Netbeavis]

62. so your analyzing what she didn't say?

She didn't say he was definately running either.


once again, you're grasping here.

[Maddy McCall]

63. No. You were.

Your post, to which I was responding, asked, "well, what else is she supposed to say? No Al can't come out and play?"

I answered your post. Have you forgotten the question that you asked? "well, what else was she supposed to say?"

[Netbeavis]

74. did you write this or just copy paste?

"She didn't say, "It was too traumatic, and I never want to relive that again." "

"She didn't say, "I'm not really happy about the possibility, but I'll support his decision "



so I ask why are you looking for what she didn't say? I asked the rhetorical question "what was she supposed to say" as she is going to give the same answer no matter what and everyone else is reading waaaaaaay too much into it.

[Maddy McCall]

89. Are you so thick-skulled that you cannot read my previous post?

I answered your question there. Your original question, "rhetorical," or not.

Come up with something new, and I'll respond to you with the level of intellect you merit.

[Netbeavis]

90. I guess we are reading two different things or two different ways...

damn nonverbal communication.

[book_worm]

64. Well I certainly hope she would

I can't imagine she would support Hillary over her own husband.

[riverdale]

65. You would think.

But I recall Elizabeth Dole once dropped out of the race for Prez because she didn't have Bob's support.

[ourbluenation]

69. Gore/Clark 08 n/t

[Fly by night]

71. Gore/Richardson '08. Intelligence, empathy, experience, energy, earth-friendly...

... and strongly supportive of medical marijuana. I hope Al enters, G/R wins and Kucinich is willing to become head of DEA (or DoJ) and dismantles that agency (DEA) post-haste.

[pacalo]

76. Same here. I'm not choosing a primary candidate until it's certain Gore (or Clark) will not enter.

[RestoreGore]

77. Mrs. Gore said the same thing over a year ago on Good Morning America... nothing new

To me it is simply a wife supporting her husband. I would do the same. She also already stated that people want to "take him for a walk in the woods" and he isn't going. But leave it to the MSM to push ONLY this and nothing else about Mr. Gore's current work, and leave it to people who decry the media and their tactics the most for their cherrypicking and soundbites to eat it all up.

And of course, the headline here about him running was more important than his movie at the time. No wonder he doesn't want to run. Only "appreciated" by the media for the political hype that can be created from using his name.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2069724&page=1

From GMA June 13, 2006

She's spent five years recovering from the last run at the White House, but Tipper Gore says she's ready if her husband wants to do it again.

"If he were going to run in the future, of course I would support him," Tipper Gore told ABCNews' Claire Shipman in her first television interview in four years. "I think he'd be a fantastic president. He already got a majority of votes of people in this country once, and so that says something."

Al Gore is back in the political spotlight with his new documentary on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," and some are wondering if he'll make another run for president.

"I can't say yes, can't say no," Tipper Gore said. "He is saying he's not interested in running in '08."

At the premiere of his film, Al Gore was more circumspect, however. His exact words were, "I don't have plans to be a candidate again." His wife said not to read too much into the phrasing, however.

"Let me say it exactly," Tipper Gore said. "He has said, 'I'm not interested in running in '08.' Now, as he also says, he's 58. He's got many more years. He probably figures, 'Who knows what might come?' He never imagined he'd be in the movies, walking up a red carpet in Cannes."

Both Gores seem to be relishing their new-found liberation from politics. Tipper Gore -- an accomplished photographer -- has turned her hobby into a business. Her friends, designers Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, convinced her to market some of her work through their furniture company. The photos range from about $1,000 to $6,500, and a portion of the sales benefit The Climate Project, a non-profit organization founded by the Gores dedicated to saving the planet.

[saracat]

78. Exactly!

[Virginia Dare]

83. Agree, I don't see any grand epiphany in her words...

if my husband decided to run for President, I'd support him too. Doesn't mean he's going to.

[RestoreGore]

87. Makes sense to me

[RestoreGore]

86. Mrs. Gore also stated this in the same GMA interview:

"You have to move on, take the hand that's dealt you. Find other good things in life and other ways to serve," Tipper Gore said. "He also seems to be quite content with life the way it is right now. I told somebody the other day I went to bed with a recovering politician, and I woke up with a movie star, and it's great!"

Tipper Gore said her husband will be able to affect policy and the public debate on key issues even if he never enters politics again.

"He can continue to be a senior statesperson," she said. "That's something he believes in deeply -- there's not enough reasoned discourse on the issues in this country. If he can go out there and stir that pot, he's going to continue to do that."
~~~~~~
But of course, these words won't make a MSM ticker line or the greatest page on a weblog, because well, they just aren't JUICY enough. And like her, I would support anything he CHOSE to do as well. But the constant harping, harranging, and twisting just to suit peoples' own political agendas while in my view totally ignoring what he may really want to do is to me disrespectful to the man. He was in it for THIRTY LONG YEARS, and still it isn't good enough? And any wife who loves her husband as Mrs. Gore loves hers would of course support any endeavor of his, and I commend her for it. But I find it unfair of some to take that and highlight it just to make a specific political point. WHY do people think the MSM is only harping on that line? They would LOVE to rip him to shreds. It is also as if people think Mr. Gore isn't worthy of their support unless he does it THEIR way. Personally, I'm sick of this whole political "campaign" already and the media BS that goes with it.

[JTFrog]

130. And we are pretty sick of your

campaign against Gore for Politics.

You say totally ignoring what he may really want to do is disrespectful?

When are you going to get it. He has expressed himself BOTH WAYS. He has said, I have no intention but not made a shermanesque statement. HE HAS ALSO expressed a desire to get back into politics someday.... HIS VERY OWN WORDS: "I may re-enter politics at some point in the future because I'm only 59 years old," Gore said. But more telling: "There is no single candidate that is putting forward a comprehensive argument about the environment or making climate change a priority," he said.

NONE OF US who support him for president run around and campaign against his global warming efforts, that would be disrespectful. Yet you constantly ignore that he has stated he may re-enter and insist that we all shelve our hopes of this ever happening. You condemn anyone who supports Gore for president by saying that they could never possibly live up to your own personal efforts against global warming. How dare anyone else consider themselves worthy of such a president.

This ANTI-GORE FOR POLITICS campaign you've been running is definitely not bringing any positive attention to issue of global warming. In fact, you turn people off to your messages with your constant negativity. I don't see how you ever accomplish anything positive.

It's great to have an opinion. Everyone is entitled to one. But perhaps you should research other ways of delivering your message and maybe even try to remember that DU is a political site.

I trust the man to know what's best for himself, this country and the planet.

[Stephanie]

79. So will I!

Go Al Go!

[Virginia Dare]

84. I don't see a door opening..

I took her to mean, even after everything they'd been through, she'd still do it again if he wanted to. She's dedicated to her man, nothing more.

[emilyg]

113. That was my take on it. Let's be happy for him - he found his passion.

[sueh]

88. How about a Gore/Gore ticket...

Al & Tipper.

[Netbeavis]

91.

Oh, come on.

[tammywammy]

99. Well, that can't happen anyways

They're both from the same state. And I believe the anti-nepotism laws would prevent a husband/wife or even two relatives from being on the same ticket. I know that the anti-nepotism law do prevent a spouse or other relative from being in a cabinet position or anything such as chief of staff or AG.

[midnight]

93. I don't know why the thought of Tipper saying that to the media

makes me feel happy, but it does. I think the timing is right for mental health issues, and to stop stigmatizing them, and start funding them. Tipper could make this happen.

[MellowOne]

94. What are Gore's objections to running?

Has anyone heard or read why he doesn't want to run? I've heard many celebrities as well as people everywhere I go who want him.

[Bongo Prophet]

97. Read "Assault on Reason" - it's the entire media environment. Toxic.

Think of how character assassination must feel, and what it would take to make one jump back into the fray.
I respect whatever decision he makes.

[bamacrat]

96. Would love to see Gore/Kucinich.

Why wouldn't Tipper support Al?

[mzmolly]

104. I agree Maddy.

Nice to see you. :hi: I also find the "chatter" about a Gore run very interesing?

[Olney Blue]

105. Al Gore for president.

[LisaL]

108. Well, he better decide soon. Keeping my fingers crossed.

[AikidoSoul]

110. Love your smiling frog Maddy

very cool.

I stole it for myself now for personal emails.



The one thing that could lift this country out of this deep darkness is a leader who is a visionary with integrity -- with a solid
background in the vicious arena called US politics.

He has plenty of experience, and a public that trusts and adores him. I just don't think we would let the media
and his attackers get away with it. We're savvy now to the tricks and deceit.

We can organize ourselves to combat unfair attacks on him can't we?

Now with his interactive TV concept -- he can take us into another direction for our news. The country needs new
media sources.

He knows what he's doing -- he's playing this thing perfectly.

[rocktivity]

111. And thanks for playing "Grasping For Straws!"

Has Tipper actually SAID that she would support Gore if he ran, or is this just the pundits' "theory?" And if Tipper did say it, WHY THE CHENEY WOULD ANYONE EXPECT HER TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE???

:crazy:
rocknation

[iamthebandfanman]

112. i heard james carville

this morning say it was to late for Al to run... that democrats were satisfied with their group unlike the republicans... to which i laughed.

[rocktivity]

135. Since November '06, Carville has made me laugh, too

even when he isn't being funny.

:eyes:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

114. I don't care

who Al might select as a running mate....I trust him to come up with a winner.

[Maddy McCall]

115. Welcome to DU!

:hi: :toast:

You're getting your initiation into DU at a rough time--primary season at DU has a history of being quite unfriendly.

But welcome, and I hope you'll stay around.

[FREEWILL56]

118. I'd vote for Al

and just as long as the running mate is a real democrat, I'm all for it. By real democrat, I mean not like LIEberman was a democrat as I believe he's a traitor to the democratic party and a republicon at heart IMHO.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

124. WHY, THANK YOU

for the warm welcome. Have been lurking here off and on for months now and decided it was time to throw in my too sense every now and then.

[NastyDiaper]

116. CNN also had a discussion of Gore candidacy today

/in

[More Than A Feeling]

117. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't run if she was going to endorse someone else.

Yes, I know that's not what they meant, but its still got to be one of the dumbest headlines ever.

[byronius]

121. Nerve-wracking. I wrote him an email.

Man, I'm so hopin'.

[ProudDad]

126. Wouldn't it be ironic

if it got to SCOTUS again?

:hide:

[cgrindley]

127. Really? I thought for sure that she voted Republican

given her track record.

[Lindsey]

128. I wrote him a letter snail mail and got a really nice letter back -

I think Gore/Clark would be a great team as would Gore/Obama (I LOVE Edwards but don't think he'd run for V.P. again; he's my 1st choice if Al doesn't run).

[Apollo11]

131. Let's not read too much into this.

If you look again at what it says in Vanity Fair:
Tipper says he has made zero moves that would suggest a run for the presidency, but adds that if he turned to her one night and said he had to run, she'd get on board, and they'd discuss how to approach it this time around, given what they've learned.

I think the OP is jumping the gun to conclude that "obviously the Gores are discussing another presidential run".

Al Gore made his position very clear in a recent interview with 02138 magazine:

A recent poll shows that if you entered the presidential race, you would handily win the New Hampshire primary. Isn’t that tempting?

GORE: Sure. But I am old enough and have been a candidate enough times to have a very high level of resistance to temptations of that sort. I trust my instincts, and it doesn’t feel like it’s the right thing for me.

But if you believe global warming is such a crisis, wouldn’t you be more effective within the White House than outside it?

GORE: I’m under no illusion that there’s any position in the world as influential as that of president. But it doesn’t feel like the right thing for me to be a candidate at this point. I have had the experience of seeing how necessary it is to have adequate support among the people as a whole for the dramatic policy changes that are needed. It may well be that the best use of whatever skills and talents and experiences that I have gained is to concentrate on creating that sea change in mass opinion about this issue, so that whoever is elected will face a groundswell from the people themselves.

Will you endorse a candidate in the primary?

GORE: Odds are that I will.

Who?

GORE: I haven’t made that decision yet.

http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1485.html


But that shouldn't prevent us from encouraging him to keep his options open!

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:

[Frisbee]

132. Little by little...

Things like this keep popping up and keep me hopeful.

[Apollo11]

134. It looks like Gore is busy working on his next book

Al Gore Readying New Environmental Book

By HILLEL ITALIE
The Associated Press
Wednesday, September 5, 2007

NEW YORK -- For those frightened by the tale of global warming in Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth," and wondering what can be done, the former vice president has an answer: a sequel.

Gore is working on a new environmental book, "The Path to Survival," that will be released as a paperback original on April 22, 2008, Earth Day. According to publisher Rodale Books, Gore will continue where he left off in "An Inconvenient Truth" and offer "a visionary blueprint for the changes we should make as a world community."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/AR2007090502274.html

[disndat]

136. The film, "An Inconvenient Truth"

If I remember correctly, suggested that if we don't change our ways soon, global warming will be irreversible. We need Gore's passion and leadership to affect this change. Not only the U.S., especially the young people who will be most likely to be affected, but global warming is a serious concern of the rest of the world. Only Gore at the helm could take on this world leadership role.