Fox just showed Al Gore in disaster region....

[Olney Blue]

He was talking to what appeared to be NG troops, and patted one on the shoulder.

He wouldn't give comment to Fox news.

[tjdee]

1. Haha, suckas.

Al Gore isn't going to play your little game.

If Bush doesn't have to explain himself/give press conferences/answer questions, neither does Al Gore.

[antonialee839]

2. President Gore

[whistle]

10. Yes, that is correct.....the real president...Al Gore

[mom cat]

36. We are living under the rule of a twice unelected criminal...In other

parts of the world, that is called a dictatorship.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Good Al!

Guy James just said that Gore flew in a plane to help take out some of the sick. That shows class, what one would expect from the REAL President of the US.

[stepnw1f]

4. He Would a Great President Too

A decent man with brains.

[Tyranny_R_US]

5. Is he lifting weights?

He looks so huge!

[HysteryDiagnosis]

11. He's getting ready to kick junior's butt after he gets out of office....

[Reverend_Smitty]

22. I just looked at the video

and damn he looks pretty ripped...nice Mr. President ;-)

[drummo]

24. Yes. He is a weightlifter.

The MSM managed to ridiculed him for that during the 2000 campaign. The assholes.

BTW how was this coordinated? Which hospitals are involved?
Are those critically ill patients trasferable at all?
Does the plane has necessary equipment? How did he get it?
Whose plane it is? Who pays for this?

Does anybody know the details?

[AlGore-08.com]

27. It was coordinated and paid for by Gore himself

He got hospitals to agree to take the patients several days ago - - no details on which hospitals, Washington Week said Chicago & Knoxville. CNN said that the patients he transfered were critically ill.

[Fridays Child]

29. Do any news sites have this online yet?

[mcscajun]

44. Yes...

Ninety of the passengers were patients from Mercy Hospital in New Orleans, according to Knox County spokesman Dwight Van de Vate.

A dozen patients were taken to Blount Memorial Hospital. Ten were treated and released. Two were admitted to the hospital. Those not admitted to Blount Memorial Hospital will go to a shelter at Blount Christian Church in Maryville. Three people checked into the shelter on Saturday.

Several patients were diabetic, and some needed dialysis. Many patients had been without medication for ``several days,'' but were ``relatively stable,'' said Dr. Roger Brooksbank, an emergency physician with Team Health at Blount Memorial Hospital.

The remaining 40 passengers were evacuees who needed no ``acute medical care,'' according to Van de Vate. Regardless, all were taken to hospitals in Knoxville, Blount County, Oak Ridge and Jefferson County for evaluation. They were divided among the hospitals to prevent overwhelming them.


http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/216543

[FreedomAngel82]

38. Nice

I live in Tennessee and we're taking people as well. Local hospitals and such (I'm in Chattanooga). Also, our local housing is letting people pay whatever they can to help them to live here till they can go home and our governor is letting college students stay at our univerisities for free. UTK had a game earlier today and they took donations at the stadium. I'm so proud of my state. :)

[txindy]

39. Way to go, Tennessee!

Thanks for doing all those great things. :yourock:

I wish we had some sort of number regarding the evacuees sent to other states. They've got them spread out so far across the country, there must be many tens of thousands.

[mcscajun]

43. The rest of the story....

Ninety of the passengers were patients from Mercy Hospital in New Orleans, according to Knox County spokesman Dwight Van de Vate.

A dozen patients were taken to Blount Memorial Hospital. Ten were treated and released. Two were admitted to the hospital. Those not admitted to Blount Memorial Hospital will go to a shelter at Blount Christian Church in Maryville. Three people checked into the shelter on Saturday.

Several patients were diabetic, and some needed dialysis. Many patients had been without medication for ``several days,'' but were ``relatively stable,'' said Dr. Roger Brooksbank, an emergency physician with Team Health at Blount Memorial Hospital.

The remaining 40 passengers were evacuees who needed no ``acute medical care,'' according to Van de Vate. Regardless, all were taken to hospitals in Knoxville, Blount County, Oak Ridge and Jefferson County for evaluation. They were divided among the hospitals to prevent overwhelming them.


http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/216543

[tsuki]

6. Dems need to do that, refuse to talk to Racist News Network. eom

[johnaries]

7. He's there to HELP, not give interviews or photo-ops.

Way to go, Mr. President! :patriot:

[antonialee839]

18. Bush's idea of helping was to roll up his sleeves

(or have them rolled by Karen Hughes), to give the illusion of helping.

[Obamanaut]

23. Someone here on DU predicted days ago what shirt * would

be wearing, with the sleeves rolled up, for the photo-op - and there it was. That was amazing!

[SoCalDem]

28. Me me me me.. and I predicted the black child too

On monday when he comes back he might actually try to breastfeed a black baby..

[Lisa]

32. that is the funniest line I've heard today

You really have his number, SoCalDem!

[mattclearing]

8. Awesome. Gore knows there is a media war on, and he's in on the ground

floor with Current.

No sound bites for Fox. :D

[henslee]

9. THE WHITEHOUSE IS THE DISASTER REGION. (sorry about caps)

[whistle]

15. Actually the White House is "Disaster Central", all of the nation's

....disasters begin there in the Oval Office as directed from KKKarl Roves office.

[darkism]

12. Finally, something that made me smile.

Thank you for showing us true leadership, President Gore. :patriot:

[JuniperLea]

13. Now that is how a president should act!

Get in there and help out... without looking for a photo op.

Don't forget, he is the REAL president ya know.

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Damn, I wish I had seen it!

[oasis]

16. Gore's my president. He'd have acted on the levee and global warming.

[AlCzervik]

17. from the ashes we have a leader rise.

My heart goes out to Mayor Nagin and i hope what Al does will ease his burden just the tiniest bit.

[jbond56]

19. video

http://jbond56.sitesled.com/al.wmv

[MelissaB]

35. Thank you!

:hi: I'm so glad I got to see that.

[Jeanette in FL]

20. I was half hoping today

That there would be a military coup d'etat, restoring President Al Gore to his rightfully place as commander in chief, when I first heard this today.

[MisterP]

21. that's also one of the plans: make liberals HOPE for a junta

by being incompetent and then getting civilians vilified: one might say it's Tojotastic

[Arkana]

25. Al made a wise decision, not talking to Faux

Anything he said would have been viciously warped and twisted until it resembled something like their crown jewel "I invented the internet."

[jasmeel]

31. Amen-stop giving them fuel and they will die!

[Cleita]

26. Good for Al

He wouldn't give comment to Fox news.

I hope all our Democrats refuse to be interviewed by Fox News. Why give Murdoch anything?

[blonndee]

30. What happened, exactly? I can't wait to hear. nt

[mcscajun]

45. Details here...

Ninety of the passengers were patients from Mercy Hospital in New Orleans, according to Knox County spokesman Dwight Van de Vate.

A dozen patients were taken to Blount Memorial Hospital. Ten were treated and released. Two were admitted to the hospital. Those not admitted to Blount Memorial Hospital will go to a shelter at Blount Christian Church in Maryville. Three people checked into the shelter on Saturday.

Several patients were diabetic, and some needed dialysis. Many patients had been without medication for ``several days,'' but were ``relatively stable,'' said Dr. Roger Brooksbank, an emergency physician with Team Health at Blount Memorial Hospital.

The remaining 40 passengers were evacuees who needed no ``acute medical care,'' according to Van de Vate. Regardless, all were taken to hospitals in Knoxville, Blount County, Oak Ridge and Jefferson County for evaluation. They were divided among the hospitals to prevent overwhelming them.


http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/216543

[Mr_Spock]

33. Gore is smart. Did you know FOX is referenced in 160 threads on GD today?

Makes me sick how many DU people are "knowing thy enemy" - yeah, more like supporting the enemy...

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[theHandpuppet]

42. Ditto that!

With one for good measure! :puke:

[gatorboy]

34. How come he's not on CNN?

I haven't seen him on here all day. But they sure did whore Bush to death yesterday, didn't they?

[FreedomAngel82]

37. There's my man!

Gotta love Gore! :loveya: *sigh* Where is Bushie eh? The best he's done is two people for a photo-op!

[drummo]

40. You asked that

after watching and listening to the MSM for years? They hate Gore.
What were they doing in 2000? They put Bush to the White House with their lies about Gore.

[Maccagirl]

41. God Bless you, Al Gore

I just heard about his intervention on behalf of the victims one time today. What a class act in every respect.

[lonestarnot]

46. Thank you Mr. President! Fox is fucked, you know it and so do we!

[goforit]

47. Good for him!!!...Turn your back on slutty media!!!

[thinkingwoman]

48. I hope other national Dems...

Follow his lead.


Come ON Dems--get those boots on the ground. Don't allow photo ops or fluffy interviews...just work. DO something.

Thank you Al Gore.