AL GORE SUCKS by chris elliott

[Jim Sagle]

A prescient screed, written by one who (like myself) was a fervent Gore supporter during the 2000 campaign. It explains why we will not be backing him again, and why no else but Karl Rove should, either.

As George W. Bush stocks his cabinet with big business butt-boys and prepares to load the Supreme Court with reactionary fascist zealots, as the candidates being considered for the secretary of the interior position threaten to court the James Watt era in carving up huge parcels of the Midwest for clear-cutting and strip-mining, as the HUD directorship falls to an out and out racist, and as the secretary of agriculture seat is tentatively occupied by a rubber stamp puppet of agribusiness, I have to say that it’s all Al Gore’s fault.

In this time, with that opponent, Gore managed not to articulate any message at all, and in the process turned so many Democrats’ stomachs that they ended up voting for Nader. Between Bush and Gore, Gore is the smarter man by at least twenty IQ points, but he didn’t even bother trying to dismantle his opponent during the debates. So when did the real Al Gore finally show up? During his fucking concession speech! That’s a little too late, Al! Why didn’t Gore exercise his superior elocution before the big dance? Where was Carville? Where was Dick Morris? Any decent campaign manager could have forced Al to run a better show than he did. Whose advice was it to play nice until the game was over, then come hat in hand with a beautifully written “I suck” speech.

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The legacy of Gore’s no-show in this election will be environmental devastation, a dissipation of human rights, lessened opportunities for ordinary citizens to bring suit against corporate oppressors, and a heightening of this nation’s tacit acceptance of stupidity and ignorance. Just as cheating men across this country found validation through President Clinton’s philandering, so will stupid people embrace the malapropisms and misconceptions that will be tumbling from the lips of our chief executive for the next four years. It is a dumbing down from the top down. it is Huxley’s soma, or national religion, the opum of the masses. There is nothing more desired by evil governments than broad-based complacency, and given the example set by the president, the notion that it’s okay to be stupid, we are in for four years of back room deals that will accelerate this nation’s well-established rush toward economic inequality.

But I’m off the point. I hate Al Gore. I hate him more than any other politician I’ve ever been exposed to. He punted on third down in the Super Bowl, and then acted as if it weren’t a disaster. Well it is a disaster. Worse than Nixon, worse than Reagan, this administration will be run from behind the oval office by big oil, big money, and small hearts. All of the caskets have creaked open and the night of the living dead has begun. George no dubya Bush and Ron Reagan’s old hatchet men are rising from the grave, grateful for one more chance to bring home the bacon to already fat corporations. If I ever see Al Gore on the street I will kick him in the cunt and use him as a snowshoe.

http://www.thumpcity.com/Elliott/AlGoreSucks.htm

Remember: Friends don't let friends promote Al Gore.

[liberalnurse]

1. I don't hate him yet.....

But if he follows suit and responds to the draft-gore movement then ....yes, I will hate him. He will be the Nader of 2004.

[dfong63]

2. i want a candidate with the ability to fight,

... not one who has the ability to deliver a great concession speech. it was like all of Gore's life was a preparation for that moment of surrender, huh? he did it so well. blech.

[foo_bar]

3. what else could he do?

surround the Supreme Court with tanks?

[Snellius]

4. That nagging resentment at being betrayed by Gore

is still very sore among a lot of Democrats. Gore said he was a man of the people, a fighter. He said that he would, even if he lost the election, continue to fight for "working families", for environmental protection, and human rights. He didn't. He licked his wounds, went on vacation, grew a beard, hid himself away to sulk in an academic ivory tower for a while, and then went to work for a hip computer company.

I remember even Reagan after he lost his first presidential attempt , for four years he spoke around to every civic group, university lecture, or think tank that would listen. Gore didn't.

[KoKo]

5. Anyone who wants to blame Repug policies on Al Gore has missed the

lessons of the last 40 years. Blaming Al Gore and hating Al Gore for the Bush's Occupation is counter-productive.


Find a candidate you want to vote for and work for them. Hate what the Repugs have done to this country with their "Supply Side" economic practices, with their total belief that Corporations, and Free Trade without regulation are the true Democratic system. Blame them for encouraging and aligning themselves with the far Right Wing Religious Hate Mongers. Look at where the problem lies and why half the country who even votes thought the Bush/Repug tired crap would work once again.

While Gore may have been disappointing in some of his behavior and campaign tactics.......look to the real reasons the "Squatter," is occupying the White House. It has more to do with how they built their following than what Al Gore did or didn't do.

[meti57b]

6. this article is unfortunately right on the money!!

As usual, I agree with Jim Sagle, including that I too, was a fervent Gore supporter but extremely put off by his inability to even confront, let alone refute and defeat the republican smear campaign against him.

It is essential that our next candidate have the ability to effectively address and defeat the republican smear campaign. We can be sure they will do it again. Why not, it was entirely successful the last time.