Source: Gore still not running

[Freddie Stubbs]

Report: Some Dems want former veep to enter race

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Vice President Al Gore was "amused" by a newspaper report suggesting he is coming under pressure to reconsider his decision not to seek the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, but he has not changed his mind, according to a confidant.

One of Gore's longtime political advisers told CNN Friday that Gore told him that "nothing has changed."

"He was definitive," said the associate, who said he spoke to the former vice president after The Hill newspaper suggested some Democrats were pressuring Gore to think about entering the race.

"Every conversation I have had with him leads me to believe there is no way -- under no circumstances," the Gore associate said. Asked specifically about the most recent conversation, the source said, "He was somewhat amused but was clear nothing has changed."

more: http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/01/gore/index.html

[mccormack98]

1. Be patient ...

In the Fall, the party will be screaming for him to enter.

Gore is at the top of every single poll. And I am guessing that DNC fundraising isn't faring so well. Plus, the DLC and much of the DNC is going to be shut out completely when Dean wins the nomination in February.

So I am guessing that we will hear a LOT more about Gore in the next three months.

In the meantime, the Draft Gore folks are pounding the pollsters to keep Gore's name in the polls.

Bill

[Feanorcurufinwe]

2. In other news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

[w4rma]

3. Al Gore is working behind the scenes on building a liberal media network

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Gore has also been helpful to Chicago venture capitalists Sheldon and Anita Drobny, who announced in February that they planned to fund a liberal radio network to counterbalance such conservative commentators as Rush Limbaugh. Several sources said Gore has helped introduce the Drobnys to such Hollywood political forces as producer-director Rob Reiner. Comedian Al Franken, author of the book "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot," is considering hosting a show on the Drobnys' network, and added that the couple has approached Gore to do regular essays. Anita Drobny declined to comment about any venture involving Gore, telling TIME: "I'm not at liberty to say anything about that. As far as Vice President Gore, you'll have to call him to ask him about his project and what they are doing." Gore and Hyatt did not respond to repeated requests for an interview.
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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,459345,00.html

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Gore has also been spending time with Chicago venture capitalists Anita and Sheldon Drobny, who have vowed to spend $10 million to start a liberal talk radio network to counter conservatives like Rush Limbaugh. Time.com says Gore introduced the Drobnys to actor-director Rob Reiner and other liberal Hollywood heavyweights.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/06/18/politics/main559275.shtml

[DrFunkenstein]

4. Can't We Do Better Than Al Franken?

I'm glad he trounced O'Reilly, but he's not that funny. At least Janeane Garafalo is hot. Why not give Al Sharpton a show? He is progressive and funny as hell!

"Its time the ChristianRight met the right Christians." The guy's a genius!

Chris Rock and Al Sharpton together! Man, I would watch that every night (as long as it didn't conflict with Jon Stewart). Speaking of which, Bravo is going to start airing The West Wing nightly from the beginning in a week or two. But it is at 11pm! That's Jon, baby!

PS - I'd also like a news show run by The Nation. Katrina is dishy! MEow!

[mccormack98]

5. Have you read Al Franken? The man is hysterical!

Read "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations."

[tameszu]

6. KvH

"PS - I'd also like a news show run by The Nation. Katrina is dishy! MEow!"

Definitely a living counterargument to anyone who thinks feminists can't be hot.

Can you believe she's over 40? Amazing...

[mbee]

7. Gore wouldn't show his hand now even if he plans to enter the

race later. We have to make sure their is a paper trail for counting votes and a balanced media in place. Right now we have neither and absent those two things why would anyone want to run on the Democratic ticket. Democrats have won in 2000 and 2002 and their elected offices taken over by the election fraud on the Right. Al Gore is a brilliant, calculating thinker. He knows what to do and he is doing it behind the scenes. We all need to contribute whatever we can to these two causes to get our democracy back.