God Bless Al Gore

[PresidentObama]

I was just watching former Vice President Al Gore's appearance at a Florida Democratic Fundraiser on 3/16 on C-SPAN. First and foremost, I'm a strong John Kerry supporter. I support Senator Kerry for 2008, and really hope and wish he wins the nomination and election.

But watching Al Gore speak was like a breath of fresh air. He was no non-sense, all business. Spoke beautifully, and articulately. Didn't hold back an inch from talking about and questioning our current administration. Stood up, and spoke on issues we all want Democrats to speak on. Didn't give just his opinions or views, but told the truth (which is rare for todays flood of politicians, especially and most importantly the GOP.) I must say, Al impressed me. When he was talking about "when there is no vision, the people parish" and comparing it to before 9-11 and Katrina I cheered to myself silently on my living room couch.

I've always liked Gore. But that in and of itself told me he still has a lot left to give to this country. I'm all for Kerry in 2008, but if Gore were to run, it sure as hell wouldn't hurt my feelings one bit. He's a real patriot. And he looked like a real god damn President!

Kudos Al Gore!

[galatea]

1. I second that!

and I hope he runs.

[PresidentObama]

2. I do too.

Al Gore is a great, great man. I think the bigger the pool the better. And with talented candidates like Al Gore running, it would make things more interesting. Draw more interest. And energize our base. We need a lot of strong candidates out and upfront in 2008, and willing to lead the country. Again I'm for Kerry, but I'm liking Al Gore as my second pick. He's a strong candidate for 2008, I don't see why he wouldn't want to run.

[YvonneCa]

3. I third that...

...!!!:D :D :D I love them both...And I think they will save this country...whether elected or not (and I think they BOTH were.):patriot:

[femmocrat]

4. Gore is still my President!

[ms liberty]

5. If you liked it, you should watch the others he's done since 2000...

especially the last one, which was primarily about the limits of executive power and the NSA spy scandal.

He's spoken regularly against this admin since he left office, and all of them have been great.

[MrModerate]

6. I think one of the things people overlook . . .

Is how much Gore has grown since 2000. He's been through the fire, he's had time to live a live not bracketed by the next election cycle, and he's watched his worst dreams be exceeded by the wickedness and foolishness of the Bush administration.

If he were to run again, I'd support him strongly, regardless of the fact that others would try to tar him with the "loser" brush.

[ladjf]

11. That is a very important observation about Gore. He has

grown in a number of powerful ways. He is our best choice. We also have several others would would be great VP choices.

[movonne]

7. Gore and Feingold...a winning ticket

[dhill926]

12. Ah, yep...

[xiamiam]

19. thats my dream team..wouldnt that be just wonderful....nt

[gulfcoastliberal]

8. ....

[Erika]

9. Gore has stood up for the environment and our planet

and continues to do so.

W and the bushbots have weakened every environmental law in existence.

[ladjf]

10. Gore is the best qualified politician to lead the U.S. out of this

terrible nightmare.

[twenty4blackbirds]

13. ditto

Gore, & Kerry have good international reputations - people might want to be friends with 'em. Sure as anything they don't want to be friends with * and that ilk.

[ladjf]

36. I've got mixed opinions about Kerry. But, I would be enthusiastic

about a Gore/Kerry ticket.

[dalaigh lllama]

14. A hearty amen to that! Gore for President! n/t

[babylonsister]

15. Not so fast.

I encourage any Dem who might motivate all of us!
I don't know who that might be, but please tell me
why Al Gore might do it. I'm not getting that feeling.
Actually, I never got that feeling. He was a big ole
nice guy who was too wooden.
Please change my mind!

[jus_the_facts]

17. And he refused to allow the Black Caucus to FIGHT the voter fraud....

...which allowed the SCOUTUS to give the country to these criminals and now the voter fraud and voter disenfranchisement has become commonplace in every election SINCE...I'm SILL NOT OVER IT and never will be. :nopity:

[Kahuna]

18. "Too wooden?" If you buy that line...whatever it's supposed to mean..

rightwing talking points last I heard, I don't think your mind is open to being changed.

[babylonsister]

21. Funnily enough, I came up with that all by my lonesome.

Please don't accuse me of spouting r/w talking points. :eyes:
That was my perception in 2000. I voted for him because I really
didn't want dimson in there, but you surely cannot convince me
he was "Mr. Personality".

[Uncle Joe]

27. As for me,

I am much more concerned about putting Mr. President in the White House where he belongs, "Mr. Personality" is a great prospect for "The Bachelor". For the sake of the planet and the nation, we need substance for leadership now more than ever.

[xiamiam]

20. felt the same way before...hes different now...on fire...gives me hope..nt

[RethugAssKicker]

25. That was the old AL Gore... He has changed drastically

since 2000. Have you heard his speeches over the last 5 years.

Absolutely magnificent!!..... Believe me, I used to hate Gore... but he's my Number one Man now!!

[donkeyotay]

29. Definitely the new, improved Al Gore

since 2000. He's the person best able to rally the nation around the difficult job of rebuilding America and, hopefully, holding these treasonous rat bastards accountable.

Ho, ho. Lock box. Silly man. Why Bush is sooo much more likeable that completely incompetent shouldn't even factor in. :sarcasm:

[pacalo]

16. We've been subjected to the inarticulate "uh....uh...uh" speeches

laced with bloopers for so long, we are hungry for intelligent views & good common sense.

Gore would be my man, providing his remarks are as candid on the campaign trail as they've been since he's been a "recovering politician". He's got the fire in his belly now, for sure.

[PresidentObama]

22. Al Gore Wooden?

Thats not what I saw on C-SPAN last night. I saw a man who could motivate a crowd, energize his parties base, and has a lot left to give to the Democratic party.

I don't think Al Gore nor John Kerry, our last two Presidential nominees, are wooden. Or boring as people perceive them. And next time around, they'll both be energized and ready to go. If Al Gore, John Kerry, and a handful of others like Warner and Edwards run...Hillary Clinton will fade and not stand a chance. Can't wait for 2008!

[babylonsister]

24. Let me rephrase; he was

wooden in 2000. He has definitely improved but for people who don't know that, they are left with their perceptions.

[ldf]

34. let ME rephrase that...

wooden was what all the media was calling him, while talking about what he wore.

its like they weren't even LISTENING to the man.

he has grown in his role, but he was NEVER the schtick that the media portrayed him as.

[RethugAssKicker]

26. Kerrys had his chance. He failed..

Why stick with a loser.... and he's not like Gore. Gore has seriously changed. Kerry is the, well 'same old Kerry'.

[WildEyedLiberal]

30. All that comment proves is that you are willfully ignorant. nt

[blm]

35. You didn't like that Kerry uncovered IranContra, BCCI and CIA drugrunning?

Or that he wrote a prescient book on terror in 1197 - The New War? Or that he's advocated for public financing of campaigns for 20 years?

Imagine what this country would look like with alot more same old Kerrys.

Care to imagine recent history WITHOUT Kerry's efforts over the last 35 years?

[Apollo11]

40. Ancient wisdom?

blm wrote: "You didn't like that Kerry uncovered IranContra, BCCI and CIA drugrunning?
Or that he wrote a prescient book on terror in 1197 - The New War?"

1197 ???

Well I knew that John Kerry is quite a few years older than Al Gore.

But I never knew he is THAT old !!!

;o)

[blm]

41. Typo - The New War came out in 1997. He wrote it in 1996.

But, you knew that - right?

[Apollo11]

23. Gore is a fighter !!!

jus_the_facts said "And he refused to allow the Black Caucus to FIGHT the voter fraud...."

This is really a misrepresentation of Gore's position in 2000. Gore fought hard for as long as there was a chance of getting more votes counted in Florida and changing the official result in Florida. Right up until the SCOTUS shut-down the recount. Then he took the position that he had to respect the Constitution and accept the SCOTUS decision - while at the same time he was very open in telling America that he "strongly disagree"d with that decision. Gore lived to fight another day.

If you are saying he should have kept fighting even when there was zero possibility of changing the outcome - then I am sorry to say that I don't agree with you. As painful as it was - I think Gore took the correct decision at the time.

In Gore We Trust
www.algore.org :)

[Minnesota Libra]

28. I saw that speech and was silently hoping it is a prelude to an.........

....announcement:hi: that he's running in 08.:bounce: :loveya: We all know he's the one who should be rightfully in the White House anyway.:grouphug:

edited to add: :loveya: Wouldn't a Gore/Feingold ticket be absolutely perfect??:bounce:

[AtomicKitten]

31. He's the one IMO.

Just received my bumper sticker from cafepress, its creator here at DU:

The World Can't Wait
AL GORE '08

[Scout1071]

32. You'll be changing your name to Gore2008 before you know it!

He's the best damn candidate we have - in my opinion.

I'm begging and pleading for him to run.

[blm]

33. Al Gore has always been a brilliant solution minded leader.

If we had a real newsmedia, more people would know that. I think there's nothing inconsistent about recognizing the impressive characteristics of both Gore and Kerry. They are both full of great qualities that the media will never allow to be discussed.

[Samantha]

37. Where there is no vision, the people "perish"

This is only significant when one considers the literal meaning of that word "perish" -- which is exactly what happened to over 3,000 Americans on 9/ll and a number still inexact months after Katrina hit. Americans have perished because of the failure of the Bush* administration to heed the warnings we were given.

I watched this speech last night and could not believe the absolute unequivocation in Gore's words. In effect, Gore embraced LIHOP when describing the Bush* administration's failure to act when pre-warnings appeared prior to disasters, including but not limited to 9/11.

His theme of "false impressions" has been woven through many of his public words the last five years, but this speech in Florida, left no doubt Gore was overtly saying the Bush* administration has lied to the American people time and time again.

He called upon moderate Republicans who love their country who are concerned with issues which taint our reputation, such as the issue of torture, to condemn it along with Democrats for the sake of our historical insistence that we are different in the best of ways from other governments. His quote from George Washington who refused to let soldiers torture British captives in retaliation for our soldiers who had in fact been tortured went something like this: "No, we do not do things like this because we are different." It is that insistence on the fact that we rise above the acts of those we consider to be our enemies that is one of the things which has established this Country to be great, and it is one of the things the Bush* administration has egregiously ignored.

I could not help but think as I listened to Gore's speech, he is definitely running or warming up to become a Southern Baptist minister. Obviously, I am hoping for the former!

But whether he does or does not run, he is in a class by himself -- no one has stood up to Bush* from the beginning as has Al Gore. So while he does not occupy the White House today, he is unquestionably My Leader and always will be.

[PresidentObama]

38. Another thing I noticed....

was Al Gores utter knowledge of American history. And it's foundations. Try and invision Chimpy up there, talking about the Revolutionary period in our history. Checks and balances. And etc. You could tell Gore's deep sense of love for the American way, and our democratic system. And you could see his deep concern on issues of today like the war, the economy, and our enviroment. All in all, you could tell Gore's incredible love for this country. I was amazed by how perfectly he worded things.

....And no I have no intention to change my name to Gore 2008. hehe. I'm perfectly happy with my candidate, thank you. Though both are real fighters, and patriots.

:patriot: :dem:

[mdmc]

39. kick

Glenda