Wait A Minute - Gore Hasn't Endorsed Anyone ....

[ThomWV]

.... to the best of my knowledge Gore hasn't endorsed anyone, or he has I haven't seen it. Where, When, What event was taking place? What did he say, because any endorsement from him is certainly going to come with an explaination of why he chose who he did. Where is it?

Of course the alternative is that this is just some shitball rumor.

Thom

[Jerseycoa]

1. It was leaked

It was supposed to be formally announced tomorrow, but it leaked, according to NBC embed.

[ThomWV]

2. Rumor

So the real answer is that this is just a shitball rumor?

[Jerseycoa]

4. No

The Dean campaign has confirmed it.

[onecitizen]

31. and the other campaigns are.......

already commenting on it. People like Joe, Gephardt who were of course hoping he would support them.

[LuminousX]

6. Which means... celebrate with an eye on 'Oops' if it turns out false.

But the combination of Paul Simon and Al Gore backing Dean is powerful in my book.

[proud patriot]

3. here's a link

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/12/08/national1648EST0668.DTL

[FluxRostrum]

25. interesting

he has NOT endorsed ANYONE yet.

If the RUMOR is true... it smaks of ANOTHER GORE SELL OUT.

Remember he's the one that said "naw, it's ok if all the votes aren't counted", "naw, it's ok if you keep 90,00 black democrats from voting by illegal voter purging", "naw, it's ok to count absentee ballots that were post marked 3 months after the deadline if they come from overseas military... even if they already voted once", "naw it's ok if supreme court justices with supreme conflicts of interest are allowed to cast the deciding votes", "naw, its ok if Katerine Harris is Bush's campaign manager AND head of the Fl elections board"... it's ok... The People don't need to Elect a president... that's what political parties and the media is for... (yeah, I'm Pissed)

Dean would not be the choice of the man that gave those 2 Move-On speeches. But maybe those speeches were all part of the game to convince Voters that Dean is Kucinich.... Because when Voters realize that Kucinich is Kucinich and not Dean... those that aren't completely dissenfranchised will feel rightfully sold out AGAIN by the DUMBocratic Party.

Party leaders have been selling US dean on a stick for a year now. The same sellouts that allowed the "other" party to steal the White House.

.... It's a shame I was just about to forgive Gore for that... because of those great speeches he gave... boy, if this is true... I've been suckered again ...

[slinkerwink]

5. it's all over CNN, and the news websites!

:hi:

[jpgpenn]

10. whats over

America as we know it? Were the minority in connection with media and GOP can HIJACK our democratic process?

[roguevalley]

7. I don't think any of the formerly elected should endorse anyone until

after the first round of primaries. I don't think
it is respectful or fair to the candidates who have
sweated this far nor to their supporters.

[Hep]

8. What about currently elected officials?

They've been endorsing all of the candidates.

[Desertrose]

9. well said..

it does seem unfair to all those working on a campaign.....

Gore has disappointed me for the last time....

Peace
DR

[Terwilliger]

13. what did he do?

Endorsed somebody? What's wrong with that?

Man, all you folks went on and on and ON about poor old Al Gore when the Dem/Green threads have come up over the last few years, yet now, all of the sudden, Gore is some misfit??

[Zomby Woof]

23. learn nuance

She said "disappointed", not "I am filled with seething rage and thoughts of venegance against that great traitor for making a doodyheaded choice!"

Just disappointment.

We people who voted for, and supported Gore, at least recognize he is a fallible human being, and capable of making bad choices. We will call him on them when he does - unlike Deanbots, who think the man can do no wrong and died for our political sins. Dean could drop out and concede to Bush and they would put a happy spin on it, and that is not much of an exaggeration.

[Terwilliger]

26. yeah, but most of what's happening today is people who don't like Dean...

transferring that hatred to Gore, which I find HIGHLY ironic

You didn't think anybody mainstream would endorse Kucinich, did ya?

[Hep]

19. Seriously?

This just applies to former vice presidents who got beat out of office by thuggery, or does it extend to all elected officials?

[Jerseycoa]

11. I was surprised, too.

But it's a nice win for the Dean campaign. Let's be big about it.

[lastliberalintexas]

15. Thank you Jerseycoa

Too many people are responding with bitterness since this wasn't an endorsement of their candidate. You've shown real class in your responses and are serving your candidate very well. Thanks again.

[Terwilliger]

12. Clarkie?

I don't see why other Dems whouldn't pick who they want when they want.

Sounds like sour grapes.

[LoneStarLiberal]

14. Consolidation or Civil War

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46521-2003Dec8.html>

I think this endorsement will be big for Dean but I don't think this is going to be on par with the kissing the Godfather's signet ring effect that some believe it will.

If anything, this could be the start of the real civil war for control of the party...if the Clintons do back Wes Clark. If not, this could be the beginning of the consolidation of the field.

Regardless of what happens, I think it's safe to say Lieberman is done.

[madrchsod]

16. doesn`t matter anymore

if you repeat something over and over ,doesn`t it become the truth? well if gore endorses dean then i guess we don`t have to worry about anyone else running for president.
i guess the rnc is right-they are all dean now- deans "their man". they have the plan all made out to counter him.

[Rose Siding]

17. An "endorsement event" is listed on Dean's

site at the calendar of his schedule for tomorrow- not details but this gives it credibility to me.

[tinnypriv]

18. Seems you have zero comprehension of media leaks

Gore will explain tomorrow. :shrug:

No doubt his right-hand staffer talked in order to drum up interest tomorrow (and later in the week in Iowa). It does take time to set up satellite trucks and shit.

[WhosNext]

20. Gore is positioning himself for 2008 obviously.

He knows that "Mean" Dean has no chance, and is positioning himself as the Democrats' savior in '08. Gore is our Nixon.

[tinnypriv]

21. Yeah cos spineless works better

:eyes:

[LuminousX]

24. Puh-lease... this is the worst spin ever.

[Padraig18]

27. Pffft!

That's so laughable it's.....well, laughable. :eyes:

[Terwilliger]

29. Ooooo....now you know strategy

I'm so WOWED by your brilliance

[prolesunited]

32. Did you post this already?

Or is it the new meme you guys are trying to work through the board?

[Le Taz Hot]

22. Criminee sakes!

All the negativity in this thread. What a depressing thing to come home to. Too many people on this board have no class and I, for one, am sick of it.

[tokenlib]

28. "Class" is respect for the system

Some of us expect more from our elder statesmen.

[Le Taz Hot]

30. And some of us just want to see Bush out of office

If Clark, Kerry, Kucinich, etc., win the nomination, I'll work my ass off for them just as hard as I work my ass off for Dean. We're Democrats. Can't we just be happy for one another when one of the candidates has a success? Why is that such a difficult concept? Anything else is juvenile.

[meow mix]

33. i agree

AND ILL DO THE SAME FOR DEAN OR ABB.

but i still have concerns that are real.
they exist,
cant make them just go away.

and thats just the way it is!

so your saying we should not voice our concern? just ignore it?

[Moderator]

34. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=851533