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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:33 AM Original message |
Gore is running, not for prez...it's for... |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is he a viable candidate? |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. He is a VERY viable candidate.... |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That would be awesome... |
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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. I believe the FREEPAHS would have a fit if someone nominated Al Gore for the Supreme Court. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
3. This is an interesting thought... |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
5. Interesting idea. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. I prefer President Al Gore, VP John Edwards, and Supreme Court Justice Mario Cuomo |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Perfection. nt |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
7. Another compelling reason for SCOTUS vs pres |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. "Al Gore wants to be on the Supreme Court," but |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. A law degree, nor even... |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well I'll be damned! |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
12. This is your idea,right? First we need a Dem President. |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I suppose you... |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
14. I think this deserves a kick... n/t |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:10 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. hell YES it does |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Hold on, do you think that Gore actually said this? |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. this is a discussion thread, right? Well this is an idea to be discussed... n/t |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
62. Right. |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
59. . |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
16. I think he would need to be a lawyer. |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. see above: Law degree nor even...comment n/t |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:15 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Yeah....that doesn't sound right, though. |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. check it out...n/t |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Here's your reference to qualifications... |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Do you think someone who doesn't have a law degree is |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. yes, and here is why... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:39 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. It's never gonna happen. Sorry. |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. Yeh! Like Clarence Thomas. n/t |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:03 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. That hasn't happened for centuries. Last time anyone on the SC |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:10 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. and you should do more reading such as... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:36 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Not all local judges are elected. Judges in |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Usually judges are appointed temporarily but have to be |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 05:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. No. Not in all states. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 05:28 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Not in all states. But, yes, "usually." |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 06:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. But of course that's not what you originally asserted in this thread |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. But of course that's exactly what I said in the post you responded |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
39. there is no requirement to be a lawyer to be on the supreme court |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
29. I like the idea. Probably wouldn't happen, but he's certainly smart enough to warrant |
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Ninga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
33. I think a constitutional scholar such as Mario Cuomo would be a stellar Supreme. |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
34. He can do far more as President -- that's where he needs to be, if he wants it n/t |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
38. Don't you think he is missing something? How about a LAW DEGREE? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:25 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. so what? it's not a requirement to be on the court. |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:34 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I think that that point is what makes this thread so interesting... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
41. You may very well be right. It's certainly a great idea. nt |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
43. if that is the back door deal |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
44. Now that's an interesting angle I had never considered.... |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
45. NOT going to happen. |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. And being president of the military industrial complex wouldn't demand that? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Not for life it wouldn't and being on Scotus is not the bully pulpit of the Presidency. |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. None of the candidates |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. The |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. There is always the 'write in' capability too. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Ever since the selection of 2000, |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
69. The candidate AL GORE ENDORSES |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. 1. Al Gore just stated, he may not endorse anyone |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. You stated the presidency was THE bully pulpit to raise this issue |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. The bully pulpit is the position, not the individual. |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. Agreed |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Right. |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
70. Why "assign" him to anything? |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
46. I could live with this too! |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
48. Total Fantasy |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #48 |
72. Not if he were a UN Environmental Ambassador |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
50. He would also make a great addition to any Cabinet |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
51. don't you have to have at least a law degree |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Technically you don't have to have a law degree |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
56. According to people close to Gore & deeply involved in the Draft Gore Movement - I disagree |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. Kewl. You're my new friend. |
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Me. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Dying To Hear The Full Rundown |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #56 |
68. Well I hope for once we then actually see some real names being mentioned |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 07:43 AM Response to Reply #68 |
76. Did it ever occur to you that he is keeping quiet as a strategy |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:44 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. I wasn't talking about him. I was talking about people like yourself |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #56 |
79. please email me when you post this... |
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SlowDownFast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
58. "Al Gore wants to be on the Supreme Court!" |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #58 |
78. It's only a discussion point.... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
61. No, he's not running for president or SCOTUS |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. Yes, I think he will too, because those who serve their conscience serve well |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
73. Personally I'd prefer him as president or as an independent force for change with global warming... |
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