Al Gore just said HE HAS ZERO INTEREST AND WOULD NOT SEEK

[Horse with no Name]

a cabinet or appointed federal position. But he still didn't rule out running for President when asked that directly.:bounce::bounce::bounce:
RUN AL RUN!

[AspenRose]

1. Sneaky....

:popcorn:

[goclark]

2. Bounce Bounce Bounce! nt

[Catherine Vincent]

3. You noticed when he was asked he said "No" pretty quick there.

:)

[IChing]

4. that's how I interpreted the answer also

A must see interview for all americans.

[burythehatchet]

45. me too

[Swamp Rat]

51. me tree

:D

[SharonRB]

5. He sure slammed that door quickly

and much tighter than he closed the door on running for president. I was really surprised to hear him say that.

[Samantha]

74. It was an extremely telling response

He has zero interest in being appointed Secretary of State. Zero. Now that's a firm response, said to a caller who inquired something like given your knowledge of foreign affairs that you have demonstrated tonight, would you consider Secretary of State or any other cabinet position.

"No. I have ZERO interest...." Al said.

Seems like a number of people here are focused on THAT response ....

[RB TexLa]

6. Helps sell books n/t

[Horse with no Name]

9. His books will sell themselves regardless if he decides to run or not

Not sure what you meant by that snark.

[mmonk]

7. Have you heard?

Stroke's the word. Run Al. Turn the focus and direction of this country around to sanity again.

[SharonRB]

8. So when he announces, what level do you think DU will be at?

An unprecedented Level 10? We'll come crashing down for sure.

[Horse with no Name]

11. I would venture to say if you weren't logged in here when

he announced it would be days before you could get in.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

13. The processors in the servers...

Will go supernova, then collapse into black holes, thus ending life as we know it on Earth.

[cascadiance]

39. Note to future campaign organizers for Gore...

If and when he's preparing to announce, it would behoove you to warn Skinner up front so that he can perhaps be more prepared with some spare CPU power that day and have it truly a day of MANY netizens to be able to converge on the conversations on DU and not feel like they are being drowned out... Having decent access to DU then would be as helpful as anything to the success of his campaign, especially if it is by its nature a "last minute" deal, that will rely on a lot of heavy marketing and word of mouth activism happening at once then.

[FatDave]

85. I'd be happy to go that way.

At least I was around for the end.

[tridim]

14. His announcement day should become an official DU holiday.

And yes, I still think he's going to run.

[SharonRB]

16. As do I

and, you're right, it should be declared a DU holiday and a holiday all over the Internets!

[trashcanistanista]

32. I came away from tonight thinking he will run

too. He did not say NO. He said he was interested in tonight's poll. He is not considering a cabimet position because he won't need to as President.

[Lugnut]

72. I think he is too

Our country needs him to. I think he cares about his country too much not to.

[fooj]

46. Over the moon, my friend. Over the moon!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[tavalon]

59. Absolutely

I won't be worried though, I'll be out partying anyway. No time for DU then or after because I'll be volunteering, if I can. There might be too many volunteers.

[nam78_two]

62. Shut down for 3 days?

:D

[Richard Steele]

67. You'll know he announced when your computer explodes! nm

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

10. I am starting to think...

That Al is psychic. All he has to do is sit back and let the Dems in Congress paint themselves into the corner of imbicility, tainting all the presidential candidates in the senate, and he can then enter the race, essentially as an outsider.

Damn canny. If that's his plan.

[malaise]

41. It's much more than that

Watch the interview with Diane Sawyer from yesterday. He ate her up adn spat her out. He is laying out the terms of any discussion he will participate in magnificently. He is calling MSM on their meaningless bullshit, spin, buzz words, etc.

From January last year after his brilliant speech, he has been talking about these things. He is going to frighten the fuck out of all of them. This should be a great ride.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x152628

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x153771

[IChing]

12. Here we go on the vote.......He is interested in the results "sure he says"!!!

[Horse with no Name]

17. 88% on CNN last night said he should

I find that quite remarkable.

[Catherine Vincent]

25. Larry King said he would feel better if Gore would throw his hat in the race.

[WhiteTara]

44. 88% last night on MSNBC

82% tonight on CNN's Larry King. I think that is very phenomenal. :) I thought they were both more right leaning than an overwhelming majority for Al!

[janx]

22. What vote?

?

[IChing]

24. CNN on line vote and a text vote 88% wish he would run

he smiled and winked and said he is really interested in the results.

On the other question on taking a position in government as a underling to a future administration
he frowned and said "no way absolutely not" even if was State, Defense, ambassador etc.

[janx]

27. Interesting!

Thanks for the clarification.

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. Yep! I heard it with me own ears! DOOR WIDE OPEN! He's going to get in the race late fall early next

year.

:thumbsup:

[malaise]

18. Run Al Run

What a joy to my ears. A rational leader speaks.

Al Gore :yourock:

[TahitiNut]

19. What sane person would want to inherit this corrupt mess?

Especially without some muscle in Congress. The pink tutus are a real fashion statement. :puke:

[JNelson6563]

26. They lack strong leadership

We could send a few fresh Dems to DC along with Gore in Nov 08. He would galvanize them and they'd find their spines.

Julie

[janx]

28. I was thinking the same thing.

There's still some dead wood in there. ;-)

[liberal renegade]

30. They've all lost their fucking minds

except Al, and as I've said before, he ain't crazy enough. Why wish this clusterfuck on Al?

Let the repukes have it, they broke it, let them try and fix it.

[greenbriar]

20. oh please oh please oh please oh please

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[marmar]

21. Dirrrty....

:evilgrin:

[LSK]

23. holy parsing words batman!!!!

:D

[janx]

29. Was this on Larry King?

If so, when does the show repeat? I'd like to watch it.

[Horse with no Name]

34. Yes. it repeats at 12 est. n/t

[janx]

43. Thank you!

I'll be sure and catch it.

[FourScore]

37. I'd like to know the answer to that too. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

50. See above. n/t

[FourScore]

61. Thanks! n/t

[cascadiance]

31. Careful! Being "tricksey" as Gollum would put it might give someone a heart attack!

There are a lot of people that still are feeling his running is a NECESSARY thing! It was bad enough to read Russell Feingold's letter that he wouldn't run. Don't freak me out!

Run Gore Run!

[BattyDem]

33. I heard that response and screamed, "YES!"

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

It was definitive. It slammed the door on the idea. It left no room for discussion.

However, when asked if he would run, we got the same old "I'm not planning on it" speech. :D

Oh Al ... come on, man ... WE NEED YOU!!! :patriot:

[Gregorian]

35. I'm enjoying this unfold.

I dearly hope he runs. But the country is so divided, I doubt he could repair it. And likewise the planet is so fucked up there's no way anyone can put a dent in it.

But there's something about Al Gore and DU'ers that makes me happy. In my very dissatisfied life, I look forward to a good time in hell with all of you. That doesn't make much sense. I guess what I mean is, I'd rather spend eternity in hell with all of you, than ten minutes in heaven with the rest of the assholes. There.

Now on with the show!

[AtomicKitten]

36. there was a distinct difference in his answers

the "no" on the cabinet position was unequivocal -- on running more squishy and that gives me hope that it is definitely a consideration

[cascadiance]

48. You'd think if he had no real plans of running that he WOULDN'T have excluded...

... a cabinet position. One would think he'd try to keep himself open for the Secretary of Energy or Secretary of Interior slots consideration if he truly wanted to do something on Global Warming, etc. issues and wasn't looking for the top job!

[AtomicKitten]

57. yep -- my heart skipped a beat tonight .. n/t

[scorpiogirl]

38. After today, I'll take that little ray of light, thanks! n/t

[Horse with no Name]

40. That's how the REAL Democrats do it

:loveya: AL!

[fooj]

42. He's my guy!

[malaise]

47. Time for some bumper stickers

Al Gore #44.
Run Al Run!!

[burythehatchet]

54. mine too

[jaysunb]

49. Dear Horse,

You WILL have a name, if you pull another stunt like that ! :rofl:

[Horse with no Name]

52. Well to be fair

Just for future reference...if he ever comes out definitively like he did with this, I will know that the hope is gone and won't be here to watch those that do everything they can to thwart hope that he is running gloat.
But I'll tell you what...IF that day comes, I'll toss one back for ya to make it up.

[jaysunb]

70. You're on !

:toast:

[stevedeshazer]

53. I'll get crushed for saying it here, but Al Gore's flirting hurts the Dems

For Christ sakes, get in or get out.

[Horse with no Name]

55. I love instant gratification.

However...politically it is wise for him to wait. He has the money, he has the name recognition...he is a frikking rock star.
Most grass roots activists would drop EVERYTHING whenever he decides to announce and hit the streets in support.
We surely don't need to give the repubs time to mount an effective swiftboating against him.
He needs to wait. I just wish I had a little birdie on my shoulder to tell me...

[stevedeshazer]

63. Hey, if he gets in, more powa to him

I dunno about "most" grass roots folks, but for sure some would get on the Gore Train.

[AtomicKitten]

56. I disagree.

The only way he "hurts" the other Dem candidates is by his very existence; he is by far the best candidate. Waiting til the fall may be excellent strategy for him, especially after picking up his Nobel Peace Prize. :)

[stevedeshazer]

64. I hope he gets that prize, maybe then he will stop flirting and get serious.

Personally, I think he'd make a great Secretary of Energy.

[Rydz777]

58. What a tease you are!

Please run, Al. We are in trouble and we need you.

[nam78_two]

60. K&R

:bounce:

[DianaForRussFeingold]

65. K&R He is so much more than an advocate for the environment Gore/Feingold 2008

I think Gore and Feingold have the insight and leadership to protect us , as well as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Al Gore belonged in this picture!
. Feingold voted against the IWR! Also Sen. Feingold (D-Wis) explained why he, alone among United States Senators, voted against the Administration-sponsored “U.S.A. Patriot” Act.October 12, 2001 : "We must redouble our vigilance to ensure our security and to prevent further acts of terror. But we must also redouble our vigilance to preserve our values and the basic rights that make us who we are.

The Founders who wrote our Constitution and Bill of Rights exercised that vigilance even though they had recently fought and won the Revolutionary War. They did not live in comfortable and easy times of hypothetical enemies. They wrote a Constitution of limited powers and an explicit Bill of Rights to protect liberty in times of war, as well as in times of peace.

There have been periods in our nation’s history when civil liberties have taken a back seat to what appeared at the time to be the legitimate exigencies of war. Our national consciousness still bears the stain and the scars of those events: The Alien and Sedition Acts, the suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War, the internment of Japanese-Americans, German-Americans, and Italian-Americans during World War II, the blacklisting of supposed communist sympathizers during the McCarthy era, and the surveillance and harassment of antiwar protesters, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during the Vietnam War. We must not allow these pieces of our past to become prologue.

.. "even in our great land, wartime has sometimes brought us the greatest tests of our Bill of Rights". http://www.archipelago.org/vol6-2/feingold.htm

[rucky]

66. Dirty Bastard!

Run, Al, Run!

[mzmolly]

68. I know.. I got CHILLLLS OVA HEAA!

And Larry King essentially ENDORSED HIM! :D

[derby378]

69. Naughty, naughty

Please don't tease us like that! My heart is still trying to get past the capitulation on Capitol Hill yesterday...

[CitizenLeft]

71. I love it!

Gore/Obama!

[Doremus]

73. Just watched the midnight repeat -- GOD WE NEED HIM!!!

He is SO SPOT-ON on every major issue.

Refreshingly frank, firmly assertive and taking no crap.

America needs him so!

[JNelson6563]

76. That's the thing of it

He's so brilliant that he's got solutions for all sorts of issues, so much more than a one-trick pony as many seem to think. Since 2000 I've heard him touch on many tops in some major speeches.

He's so capable, it's not even funny. :toast:

Julie

[janx]

75. kickeroo

[RestoreGore]

77. The corporate media's plan is working right here...

Speculation trumps substance everytime in the corporate media as it did last night and for which I truly saw that Al Gore was not interested in Larry King's little game to corner him into discussing other candidates and politics, although he did say he would probably endorse someone. But hey, it would seem the people don't want to really concentrate on such important topics as solutions to the climate crisis or the assault on reason because doing this is just so much more fun. Such a shame all of his work and writing books is now lost on this garbage.

[Horse with no Name]

83. Yeah whatever.

:eyes: The big picture is that if Bush fucking blows us off the earth...the climate problem will take care of itself.
Nobody is losing Al's message--you Gore detractors seem not to give the man credit that he can multi-task.
It would seem that "some" are so adamant about him NOT running are the ones with (not very) hidden agendas...not the ones who know he is the answer to what our country needs at this point in time.

[RestoreGore]

87. If Bush blows us off the Earth its OUR fault

And good to know you agree with the corporate media regarding their tactics to divert from the substance of his book. Seems the motivations of many here are crystal clear. And, "you Gore detractors?" I am a corporate media detractor and my response showed that. At least I am discussing his endeavors and supporting them unlike those who find them unworthy because they rain on their gossip parade. And oh yes, you all all of a sudden know the answer better than he does. How amusing.

[helderheid]

78. thank you !

:) I missed his appearance. I look forward to seeing a clip online when it is available!

[Labors of Hercules]

79. Read "The Assault on Reason" yet?

He lays out a plan right there. Try and change the political discourse to what it ought to be, then if it works, run for President in the new political environment that it creates.

He won't run if the status quo is carried through to this upcoming election, but if a true public discourse through new media really does replace the network news enough to make it the foundation for all things political, He'll be right there!

It really is up to us now, and the change is happening! (And here's DU to prove it!)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

80. It sounds sooo damn good!

How about Gore/Feingold?

There's so much intelligent passion between those two!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Horse with no Name]

82. Dare to dream

Two pure Democrats on the ticket and here I was, willing to settle for one.:)

[Nickster]

84. I know CalPeg has to be serious if she used the word "damn"! :-)

[Midlodemocrat]

81. Oh, please, oh, please, oh, please.

RUN AL, RUN!!!!!!

[Initech]

86. Al, it's yours for the taking!

Let's right the wrongs of the last 8 years and get him in the White House!