Gore on Larry King now 9 pm EDT nt

[chimpymustgo]

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[Purveyor]

1. Thank God. Perhaps something to sooth todays bruises... eom

[chimpymustgo]

2. Interesting...he says he has confidence in Pelosi and Reid.

Says you don't have a lot of "instruments" in the Congress.

[Samantha]

27. He has to say that - he'll need their support when he runs!

[RestoreGore]

31. Oh, so he is just playing the game?

Think it's possible he really does have confidence in them? Why do people think there is an ulterior motive to everything he says? So are you saying that after writing this book absolutely excoriating the political system and how it works, he is really working it himself?

[Samantha]

36. I was just being facetious

[RestoreGore]

34. Well, they do have impeachment...

The only thing he didn't say that I wish he had said.

[Faygo Kid]

10. He has my support, money and time if and when he announces.

I can support virtually any of the Dem candidates, any one of which is light years ahead of any potential successor to George W. Bush on the GOP side (assuming Bush steps down, and I think that's 50-50 at best), but Al Gore is the candidate for me.

[HeeBGBz]

3. He's so

Interesting

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. Well, that trumps Ron Paul on CSPAN...

sorry Ron, but I loves me some Al. :)

[MN ChimpH8R]

5. This is a man interested in keeping his options open

no matter what he says in public right this moment.

Run, Al, run. You may be our last hope.

[chimpymustgo]

9. Definitely keeping his options open.

As well he should. But I wish he had expressed some "disappointment" with Lieberman over the war.

[Purveyor]

6. "Has not closed the door" to running in '08. Will not say he 'won't'...

Still 50/50, perhaps just a bit better odds that he will enter the race, IMHO.

[DesertRat]

7. "I have not closed the door on being a candidate"

:party:

[Pastiche423]

16. For real?

He actually said that?

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Our country needs YOU, Al!

[DesertRat]

17. Yes he did

Please, Al!!! :patriot:

[Mabus]

23. It was the reason he gave for not making a Sherman statement

He said he wasn't going to make a Sherman statement because he wasn't closing the door for good.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

8. Exactly what I have been saying...Why is there this need

for an endless campaign? He took the words right out of my mouth. I love this man.

[malaise]

11. The only good thing that has happened

for the day.
Run Al Run!!

[WiseButAngrySara]

25. YES! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!!

Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!! Run Al Run!!

[AlCzervik]

12. yay, this day has sucked hard and this has made it better.

[HeeBGBz]

13. I wish he'd come down here

I love listening to him.

[Old Vet]

14. Ive said this many times.........

Gore has my support of both my heart and wallet.

[HeeBGBz]

15. He's kickin major ass

This is good.

[Kazak]

18. Is there any video on the net?

I didn't catch it...

[Gregorian]

19. He doesn't want to "see the Christmas goods in the stores at Halloween".

Definitely not saying no.


In fact, I think I just heard him say something quite the opposite. I think he's going to.

[Horse with no Name]

21. Especially referencing the long campaigns

I think he is going to run as well.

[Gregorian]

22. I saw him as a bigger man than ever during this discussion.

His friendship with Lieberman is troublesome. But he handled that graciously.

And he still has that mushy moderate feel. But I've seen him on fire before.

All in all, he's one of the best for the job.

[Mabus]

30. It's called loyalty and it is coupled with politics

Unlike Bush, Gore has geniune friendships and he is loyal to them. He doesn't always agree with his friends on everything but, at least, Gore recognizes and acknowledges a person's good points.

As for Gore's not denouncing Lieberman, I've got a short and probably boring story. One of my best buddies when I was in law school was an Operation Rescue/RW/fundamentalist wacko. She still is. I had to work with her on a number of cases and for a semester I was her supervisor. As long as we didn't talk about some political issues (abortion and Bill Clinton) we got along great. She was and still is an environmentalist. She was and still is a strong advocate for kids. We had our disagreements but there were a lot of issues that we agreed upon. I needed her to get some of my work done and she needed me. I never compromised my values and she didn't compromise hers but we worked together. If I had spent most of our time together concentrating on our differences we wouldn't have been able to provide the best legal services to our Legal Aid clients that we did.

Gore is in the same boat. If he denounces Lieberman straight out he loses a valuable ally on the environment. If he denounces Lieberman he causes a rift in the Democratic party. But never forget that Lieberman's only strength right now is being a Democrat who is going for that John McCain maverick image. If Lieberman jumps ship, he loses his pivot position and drops out of the media limelight. Joe likes the lights and I think Gore knows that.

[Mabus]

24. Once he says he's thinking about it he becomes "fair game" for the political media

And as long as he stays out of the political arena his ideas have a better chance of being heard and discussed. It is like he is testing the waters for his ideas and his vision of what our government and our world can be. If he sees we, the people, have the will to act, I think he will definitely jump in.

He mentioned that some of his ideas seem radical. Larry said he didn't think so. I remember after Gore testified before the House and the Senate that there were pundits who said that Gore's testimony was evidence in their minds that Gore wouldn't run because his ideas were so radical. What did they consider radical? Reduction of payroll taxes offset by carbon taxes on businesses with rebates for reductions. Also, things like getting off the giant electric grids and creating regional grids. In other words, less chance for Enron to screw granny. It made sense to me at any rate.

He's asking a tall order though. He's asking the American public to care about its government and to get involved with it again. He's asking the American people to think about issues and decide for themselves. He's asking the hard media to do its job. Entertainment and celebrity news don't warrant whole days of coverage.

If he can sell his vision to the American people that the government is supposed to represent us, all of us, not just those who have lobbyists or with a particular religious afflilation, he might just get in.

[Gregorian]

26. What I find interesting about all of this.

And you said it so well.

The things Al Gore is saying are things that are not going to be choices much longer. These are all things we are going to be forced into doing. The only thing radical about what he has said is that nobody has said them. Like dipping one's toe in the pool. Oh, it's cold. But then everybody is swimming.

America needs someone as stable and objective as him. I feel radical in comparison. I know the direction we must go, and I don't see any point in waiting. But then I'm not trying to win hearts and minds. He's playing a very well crafted role, or he's just genuinely a slow plodder. Either way, he's right for the job.

[Mabus]

35. I've been wanting Gore as president since I read Earth in the Balance

before that, in 1988, I thought he was kind of cute and wouldn't have minded looking at him as our POTUS for eight years. Between 88 and 92 I found a lot to like about Gore. Earth in the Balance was the tipping point for me. I've been helping to stave off a trafficway though a wetlands area since 1986. So far it hasn't been built. We've been in and out of court for years and one of the big stoppers was the CEQ under Clinton/Gore.

Anyway, when I read EITB I knew Gore was my man. He was one of the few who seemed to really understand the importance of not screwing up the environment for the sake of convenience. He's been one of the biggest influences in my life. Because of Gore I went to law school to help environmental causes (I do research, help write briefs and responses to environmental assessment/impact statements).

Personally, I think Gore's a bigger intellect than Clinton. He's like a figging sponge for knowledge. I think he's the best person we've got for the job. People around the world know Gore and we need to regain their trust to become a part of the world community again.

[IDemo]

20. 82% replied "yes" to a poll whether he should run

[RestoreGore]

32. I saw that too. Did they mention how many people voted?

it could have been five for all we know.

[Gloria]

28. I saw two Al Gores tonight....the first one, during the political questions

delivered the usual political talk and seemed reserved; the second, when talking issues like Iraq and climate change, was intense, animated, and fully engaged.

The latter Gore is the Gore that Tipper knows, the one she says is free and the one she is referring to when she asks "why would he be willing to give that up to run for President?" (sic)

Al, do your thing and forget running again. Don't be tempted. You will revert to Gore #1 which is not making the best of use of your life.

[RestoreGore]

33. he was most animated when talking about Live Earth

Too bad it wasn't until there was only twenty seconds left.

[BuelahWitch]

29. Al talking about "infotainment," Anna Nicole and Paris

At the same time the CNN "ticker" below him rattled off mostly infotainment news....:eyes: