President Gore is still my choice!! There i said it!!

[flyarm]

And by far he is heads and tails ahead in my book!!

as i read his book...

just my 2 cents...

fly

[eleny]

1. I'm with you

I have some favorites among the Dems who have declared. But if Gore gets in, I'm done trying to decide.

[StarryNite]

60. Me too!

Gore won before and he can do it again. We need him. The world needs him!

[still_one]

2. you are so right!!! /nt

[Patsy Stone]

3. Throw mine in there too

:hi:

Can we call him and ask him very nicely if he'd run?

[Kurovski]

18. Same here.

Al and I will be over for dinner at eight. ;-)

[Patsy Stone]

35. Chilling champagne as we speak.

:toast:

[Swamp Rat]

59. Will other spirits be served?

I love Belgian ales. :beer: :hi:

[flyarm]

89. Ok darlin Patsy..i have my champagne chilled as well..mine is

Perrier Jouet!!..i just love the painted bottle..and of course it is "FRENCH!!"

... champagne with.. un petit peu du soleil ...when Gore runs!!

Bon soir darlin...

fly B-) :toast: :party: :beer: :hi: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :pals:

[Patsy Stone]

108. Where's a Trappist monk when you need one?

:hi:

[UnityDem]

75. Hey Patsy, about that champagne

In November 2000, I had some friends at my house watching the election returns and when Florida was "initially" called for Gore one of them ran out to a liquor store and got some champagne. By the time they got, the networks had reversed field and you know the rest of the story. Anyway, that bottle was never opened...maybe another one will be this time?

[snappyturtle]

103. HA! I STILL have a bottle from that night too....just waiting to be

popped! It has been moved to three different houses since...I NEVER lose track of it! Someday we'll have a good reason to pop these! I was hoping it was last night when I heard the erroneous report that Gore was going to be on the dabate....I was waiting til he blew them all away!

[Patsy Stone]

109. I have that same bottle.

It gets better with age, but I'm tired of looking at it. :)

[flyarm]

25. i am on my hands and knees begging!!..please Pres Gore!!!!! we need you!!

I am fed up with a two family white house that i see no difference in..will pappy * be still playing golf and adopting billy boy??

no i can't even go there..i want a clean house and the rightful man sitting in my white house who has the intelligence and the moxy to clean house ..and hold the assholes responsible...

that won't happen with hillary dlc...

fuck the dlc ..and no more clintons or *hes!!

no more!!


she said nothing tonight to change my view..not a thing..not shit about health care..not shit about fixing the constitution that has been raped by the neo cons ..that she and billy are part of..

nope i want Gore..and if not Gore, i have to go Edwards..but i want Gore..

as little lord pissy pants said..fool me once..i won't be fooled again..and no damn media will decide for me who will be president..

we elected our president once..and his name is GORE!!

fly

[Patsy Stone]

40. The country owes it to itself

to finally have the president it voted for before the country was hijacked by this madman and his evil friends. It's a great start to making us whole again and repairing the damage.

Oh, my word. CNN has Rick Sanchez on; they're letting him interact with actual human beings. This is going to be high comedy.

[wildhorses]

4. gore/clark

:bounce:

[Canuckistanian]

45. That's the ticket. Literally

As much as I'd hate to lose Gore on the international stage, Gore and Clark in charge of the US would set my mind at ease.

[Hubert Flottz]

5. Me 4

Gore!

[mod mom]

6. 100% agreement!

[Labors of Hercules]

7. And mine.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

8. Agree With You Wholeheartedly.

[Maat]

9. I so agree!

Run, Al, run!

[Hubert Flottz]

10. I thought Gore won the debate tonight...

hands down.

[cascadiance]

16. I wonder if the San Diego Union Tribune would report that if enough of us sent emails to them!

Got fooled once today on this. Perhaps we can fool them again? :)

GORE/FEINGOLD 2008!

[Labors of Hercules]

24. Yes. His absence was most impressive...

It made the whole thing much more interesting just to think how different the debate would have been had he been a part of it.
One thing's for damn sure, it will be a whole different ballgame when he enters the race.

:woohoo:

[tomreedtoon]

55. Don't you mean IF he enters the race?

If he doesn't get in fairly soon, he won't have proven his viability as a candidate. You only do that when you compete in primaries. So far, there's lots of nostaglia for Gore, but I've yet to see him win over masses of voters. He will only do that in a few primary runs.

[aquart]

11. Yes.

[Grateful for Hope]

12. Totally agree. n/t

[il_lilac]

13. He's got the nomination in the bag! nt

[Mark_Pogue]

14. How about Gore/Kerry?

[globalvillage]

15. Dream ticket

either way.

[Island Blue]

17. I'm on board! n/t

[Noisy Democrat]

20. Sounds awesome! n/t

[fedupinBushcountry]

23. I'm all for it n/t

[politicasista]

27. Here, here

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

56. I would love that...

A team I could truly support.

[rox63]

96. I'll take a big heapin' helpin' of that!

:bounce:

[EFerrari]

19. I'll K&R that. I really like Mr. Edwards but it would be good

for President Gore to be seated.

[trayfoot]

22. Gore will ALWAYS be my choice!!!!!!!

eom

[ddeclue]

21. Except he still isn't running.....

If he were, I'd have to think about it. Since he's not, I'm an Edwards guy with Obama my second choice.

Doug D.

[flyarm]

31. I will be patient for my President Gore!!..he has me waiting in the wings..

in fact..i will wear my wings proudly for My Gore!!

I am willing to wait..for the right man, at the right time ..for the right job...he is my President and i see him as the only one who can fix this fucking mess this administration has done to my constitution, to my bill of rights ..the the integrity this country used to have ..for the moral values this nation used to have and the pride we used to have as Americans..he is in my book..the only one for the job..and it will be a tough job..but i see him as the only one who can do it!! and do it right!!

and i will not be shy about screaming it from the roof tops!!

fly

[ddeclue]

36. If you wait for a President Gore you are going to end up with a candidate Clinton.

Notice I did not say President because she can't win the General election.

If you don't back Edwards or Obama now, then Hillary will win while you are waiting for Al.

You can always change your mind if Sherif Al finally shows up at the OK Corral.

Doug D.

[flyarm]

41. i have a cut off date for waiting..Edwards is my choice if Gore doesn't hit my deadline!! eom

[ddeclue]

42. When??? What's the cutoff date for you?

[flyarm]

46. thats my business..not to be smart ass..but i have a date chosen..

and i do not feel the need to share my gut feelings and my date..i did the same thing in 2004 i waited ..and i listened to all the candidates..everyone around me kept saying ..who are you for..well i won't go that route..i will wait to pick the best candidate for me..i want Gore..if Gore doesn't put his name in by my date..i will then pick a candidate..but i will pick the right candidate who i think will do the best for my country..first of all i think all this campaign stuff was started way to early..so i am in no hurry..i think this long of a campaign is a dis-service to this nation..i will not be rushed!!

that is how i feel about it..

fly

[Raksha]

54. I think the main reason the campaign was started so early

is because America can't wait to get rid of Bush! Even the Repukes are fed up with him. Since Congress doesn't seem able or willing to end the nightmare by impeaching him, we're all looking forward impatiently to the next administration.

And yeah, Gore is my first choice also.

[RestoreGore]

65. Then you weren't sincere when you stated he would always be your choice

So what was the purpose of this? You mean you are giving him a deadline? How nice. And if he doesn't meet YOUR deadline is he then unworthy of support on any level? Amazing how so many here cry for him to save them now, but not one comment has anything to do with supporting fighting the climate crisis or taking anything on to save this Democracy short of giving HIM deadlines.

[flyarm]

80. go re-read my post..i said he is still my choice..i did not say he would "always " be my choice

please don't put words in my mouth..you have a healthy habit of that it seems..

if he doesn't run i will feel the need to choose another candidate...but i am willing to wait..that is "MY CHOICE"

do not change my words..it is not nessesary..and it seems you have a distaste for Gore..since you are
"always" criticizing anyone who wants or say they want Gore to run...that is "your" problem , not mine!

move along...if you are so disturbed by these types of threads..why do you read them?? again i will say..move along...and please stop your habit of reading my posts and changing what i have posted to fit what "YOU THINK" i have posted ..and how you feel..

i do not tell you what your posts say or mean...

this thread could not be more simple..or succinct.

and i do believe there is a time that he will either have to get into the race , or he will simply not be running..you have a problem with that?? its your problem..not mine..



i will be waiting until i believe there is no chance for President Gore to put his name in the running.

I can only do what i can do to encourage Pres Gore to run..and i am doing all i can to those ends...

as an Elected delegate in my state i think i have a good idea when he would have to decide to run..i am willing to wait.

again ..if you have a problem with that..that is your problem, not mine!!

i can not ask that you respect my choice ,it is my choice to make ..and i am sticking to it..

but i do respect your choice... to do as you wish..it is that simple to me.

I am waiting for President Gore to run..

fly


pssssss....seems i have alot of company here at DU that feel the same way...i wrote this simple little thread after watching the debate..as i felt there was something sorely missing..

that was just my feeling..and i saw all the other threads saying this one won and that one won..well i...me...just simple me...didn't feel there was a winner..first of all, i still say it is way too early...and my gut was screaming..we need Gore..we really need Gore..I REALLY NEED GORE TO RUN...

and for a simple thread, i thought i was just putting my 2 cents in..and it seems my two cents were what alot of other people felt as well...and lots and lots of 2 cents were added by many who feel the same way!!

[RestoreGore]

85. Run in what? The toxic system no one is going to change first?

If you really are reading his book or read his interview in Tennessee from last Saturday, you would know how he feels about that. Or are you like so many others in this country willfully oblivious to that on purpose because it ruins your illusions? And please, cut the rhetoric about my feelings for Mr. Gore. It is because I care for him so much that I have a distaste for people who continue to beg and PUSH him without substance or regard for him as if nothing the man himself says means anything. I only see this as people wanting Mr. Gore to jump into this muck because they just don't like what they have... and that is not really a reasoned summation of why anyone would want the man to give up all he has now and all he could do unfettered by that crap just to clean the mess made in this country due to our inability to take action to restore a constitution and Democracy that we let be put on life support these last seven years. So excuse me if all this begging after the fact is somewhat anti-climactic and hollow to me under the circumstances. The only way he would ever seriously consider it in my view is if people make an effort to change it. Begging him 24/7 is not exactly the way that will be done now.


Saturday, 06/02/07

Interview with Al Gore


How do you resist running? Everybody from CEOs down are asking you to run. Do you just not have it in you to go through another campaign?

No, that's not it at all. That is not it at all. (laughs) A couple of my friends have said over the last year, 'Al, why don't you take a break and run for president?' "

It's not the hard work or the controversies or the constant battles. I'm going through that right now. If you look at the analysis of what's wrong in the political system that is contained in this book, that's really the most important reason why I feel it may be better for me to focus whatever talents and experiences I have on trying to fix that system and to mobilize a majority in favor of solving the climate crisis, rather than throwing myself once again into that system before it is fixed and getting into the same set of incentives that create the kind of political dialogue we have today. It may be easier to fix it from the outside.

Again, I haven't ruled out for all time thinking about politics again. It's just that the way it works now, I don't think that the skills I have are the ones that are most likely to be rewarded within this system. It's like a washing machine that is permanently set on the spin cycle. It doesn't stop spinning. That creates real problems for a politics based on reason
~~~

But hey, don't pay attention to his words, just bash those who do.

[flyarm]

87. of course you didn't answer why you chose to change my words..i will now ignore you!!

your habit of that is not amusing to me ..not now or ever.

eom

fly

[RestoreGore]

88. Of course, when confronted with truth, retreat.

And your real words are duly noted. You are only supporting him on your terms. Got it loud and clear.

[flyarm]

90. no, you refuse to stop changing my words..yes.. you are now ignored!! eom

[RestoreGore]

94. "And your real words are duly noted."

From my last response to you that you obvously didn't read either. And great work using that one minor thing to deflect from answering my posts, especially my asking you how you liked the book... but I don't expect any specifics about that either. As I also stated in my last response, your words and their real meaning are duly noted. He is "your" man if he follows "your" deadline and does this "your" way.

[flyarm]

139. bull hockey..i will take Pres Gore his way, on his timeline and and any way he wants to do it!!

you have an incredible way of always twisting others words ...you have no right to my words..

i am also a realist , If Pres Gore does not get into this race at a certain point ...it will be inevitable he is not running...i said i will be patient and wait for him..and i will...i was not answering you when i posted i have a specific cut off timeline i am looking at ..you rudely interupted my conversation with someone else!!...but as an elected delegate for my state.. i do know when the realistic clock will have run out..

do not under any circumstances put words in my mouth..i have my own words ..and you are not entitled to them!!

..seems you want anything but Gore retored!!

you seem to pop up on all the Gore posts and do everything you can to deminish anyone who supports and wants Gore to run!!

and if you read my post you would know, i am in the process of reading his book..and i bought 10 others to give out for fathers day ..to all my friends husbands to read on the beach this summer!!

I have not finished the book, as i have had an absessed tooth ..and had a root canal friday and have pain in my eyes..from the infection and drugs i am taking..is that enough info for you????????????? now my blood pressure is also up..so i will go rest and let the meds i am taking work!!

now go play with someone else..i will no longer answer any of your posts.

fly

[RestoreGore]

148. I thought you were ignoring me?

Please do from this point on. You sound like a leg puller.

[fooj]

152. If she promises to ignore your posts...

I bet you can't promise to do the same. You prove that time after time, don't you? If people here are holding out hope for Al Gore, what the hell is it to you? You have become a tiresome nuisance. Blah, blah, blah...

Spare me your platitudinous bullshit. For that matter, why don't you spare us all? Seriously. Don't you have a planet to save?

[RestoreGore]

153. And spare me your arrogant high horse attitude

You don't like my comments here then practice what you preach. And believe me I ignore plenty here, especially those who have done nothing for the last year even with all this man is doing but ignore it. "Don't you have a planet to save?" Yes, I do, and so does Al Gore. You see that as blah, well, so be it. You then sit and shake your poms poms while the serious ones in this world get down to work.

[fooj]

160. YOU are the one who consistently berates people around here.

I'm assuming that your reference to the "serious ones in this world" includes yourself? Arrogant and high horse, eh? Look in the mirror.

Some of us here at DU actually believe that Al Gore can chew gum AND walk at the same time. He seems to believe that, as well. Like he says, it's all about a "well-informed citizenry"!

Until he has his "Shermanesque" moment...you don't know any more than the rest of us. He'll either RUN or he won't. It's as simple as that. If he runs, we are with him. ALL OF THE WAY! Why is that so difficult for you to accept? It's your constant lecturing and YOUR tone that is offensive. Just let it be.

[kiteinthewind]

172. Just don't you forget that RG is the "The One And Only Keeper Of Al Gore's Flame Of Truth"

You must give her the credit she is due, ya know! :sarcasm:

[srulifsonmiles]

123. thank you

re-elect gore in 08!

[flyarm]

140. Your Welcome and thank you as well!!..Run Al Run!! ...we await him to take his office!! and "OUR"

White House!!


fly:hi: :thumbsup: :hi: :thumbsup:

[tavalon]

39. Not running yet

All of these folks decided they wanted to start the race much earlier. He'll get in at the usual time - about the one year mark. That alone makes him the smartest candidate out there, hands down.

[DemGa]

26. Yep, here too

[bleever]

28. Two more cents here for Gore.

:thumbsup:

[flyarm]

53. i'll add your 2 cents to mine and match it!!...in fact i will send Gore all the matches!! eom

[Straight Shooter]

29. I'm still waiting for Gore.

Ack. Sounds like a country song. I'm still holding on, waiting for Gore, sometimes I don't think I can take it anymore ... :D

[malaise]

30. Duh!!!

Run Al run!

[flyarm]

32. I heard Gore tonight ..didn't you?? he was loud and clear to me..

there was not one up there or among the rethugs who can clean this mess up, that little lord pissy pants and his band of criminals has done to my once proud nation...

i hear you President Gore..can you hear us????????

we need you ..now more than ever!!

and i will work my ass off for you ..and i will open my checkbook to you as well..

please do it for my children..and everyone's cchildren..do it for our nation and "our " legacy to our children..do it for the world!!

we need you...pleaseeeeeeeeeee

fly

[Labors of Hercules]

34. We're with you fly! Oh, We are SO with you!!! n/t

[ellisonz]

33. Run Al, Run!

If Al got in I could see the field clearing pretty quickly, only Edwards, Clinton, and Kucinich would probably stick it out. '

Gore/Obama 2008 - The Dream Team!!!

[Norrin Radd]

37. He might be waiting until he is finished promoting his book

to make a firm decision (he might think it would be misrepresented by the propagandists as a ploy to sell his book if he announced).

[silverlib]

38. Or maybe for the Nobel Peace Prize? (n/t)

[Norrin Radd]

44. He definately deserves to win this year.

[Martin Eden]

43. I think he's the most electable Democrat in the general election

Too many people won't vote for Hillary under any circumstances.

Ditto Obama, unfortunately for his ethnic background.

Compared to Al Gore, John Edwards is a political lightweight on the national scene.



Besides all that, I think Al is the best person for the job.

[Pastiche423]

47. Still patiently waiting for President Gore!

No DLCers

No IWR yea voters. No more warmongers! (Hillary, edwards, Biden, Dodd)

No one that voted for the Iraq funding

I want a leader that is for We, the People and Mother Earth

What does amaze me are the DUers that are anti-war supporting the warmongering Dems. It's un-fucking-believable to me.


Run Al, Run!

[flyarm]

48. I see no other choice!!.all the others would be great ...

working for President Gore in his administration

but the only choice for me now..is President Gore!!

he has the balls to fix this nation and is owned by no one..he is his own man..maybe more prepared now than he was when he was elected in 2000..

Gore is my man...

FLY

[kiteinthewind]

49. Totally!

[Ecumenist]

50. ME TOO!!!

[DianaForRussFeingold]

51. We Need Al Gore As President,Because We Can Trust Him to Make US Safer!

We ALL need him for a safer world! :kick:

[helderheid]

52. Mine too!

[sojourner]

57. aha...once again i see i am in good company! i suggest writing in gore in the primary.

[farmboxer]

58. Yes, President Gore Should Be Allowed

to finally take office! President Gore was election in 2000!!!!!!!

I will vote for President Gore once again!!!!!!!

Gore is a good person. We need someone like him in Washington!!!!!!!

[Dying Eagle]

61. GORE/FEINGOLD 2008

ALL THE WAY!!

[deacon]

62. My final decision is I'm writing him in- The GOP wants Hillary to

run against. Screw that.

[cassiepriam]

63. Gore is the elected president. He needs to serve his term.

[RestoreGore]

64. And what do you think of his book?

Or would discussing that for real not get you on the rec list?

[pissedoffprogressive]

66. Mine too

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[JFen]

67. Me too

I've read his book and I just can't see how he doesn't end up running. We need his ideas in place.

[peace frog]

68. Gore/Richardson

or Gore/Obama are winning tickets but either way, Al is my only choice for president.

[Apollo11]

69. Gore is the best person for the job -- period.

l Gore is the best person for the job, in terms of his experience, knowledge, intelligence and judgement.

I am dreaming of a Gore-Obama ticket in 2008. But there is no hurry for Gore to enter the race.

I think Al Gore is keeping his options open right now, watching how the "pre-season" goes. I don't think he yet knows what he will do. My guess is that the chance of him entering the race is somewhere between 20% and 35%.

Gore's current line - "I have no plans to be a candidate" - tells us that right now (today) he has no plans to run. But it doesn't prevent him from changing his plans and making new plans during the coming months.

Depending on how things pan out, and the reaction to his book, Gore can consider his situation over the summer and announce his decision (or if you prefer - "change his mind") sometime in the fall.

It all depends on the circumstances. In September, if the race for the Dem nomination is still wide open and Hillary's campaign is in trouble, it might create the conditions for Gore to enter the race.

Don't forget that Bill Clinton did not kick-off his campaign until October 1991. But Al Gore already has nationwide respect and name recognition that other wannabees can only wish for!

Unless and until Gore endorses another candidate, we have to assume that he is keeping his options open. So it is too soon for those of us who prefer Gore to switch our allegiance.

"If (Al) was going to run in the future, of course I would support him. I think he'd be a fantastic president. He already got a majority of votes of people in this country once, and so that says something."
-- Tipper Gore on Good Morning America, June 13, 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2069724&page=1

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF AL GORE
By Eric Pooley
TIME Magazine -- May 17, 2007
Let's say you were dreaming up the perfect stealth candidate for 2008, a Democrat who could step into the presidential race when the party confronts its inevitable doubts about the front runners. You would want a candidate with the grass-roots appeal of Barack Obama -- someone with a message that transcends politics, someone who spoke out loud and clear and early against the war in Iraq. But you would also want a candidate with the operational toughness of Hillary Clinton -- someone with experience and credibility on the world stage.
In other words, you would want someone like Al Gore -- the improbably charismatic, Academy Award-winning, Nobel Prize-nominated environmental prophet with an army of followers and huge reserves of political and cultural capital at his command.
...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622597,00.html

Let's all find ways to show our support for Al Gore! :patriot:

Visit Al's site www.algore.com and read his blog http://blog.algore.com

Get ready for Live Earth on 7/7/07: www.liveearth.org

Sign the petitions at www.algore.org and www.draftgore.com

:kick:

[flyarm]

95. thanks i will send this thread to President Gore!!..wooo hoo!! at

www.algore.com


he is THE MAN!!

FLY

[RestoreGore]

98. yes, and I am sure you will delete what you don't want in it either.

And he should be getting letters from people telling him that they are mobilizing themselves to action to solve the climate crisis, but all he gets is more begging.

[flyarm]

107. DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE

DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE

Don't tell me not to live,
Just sit and putter,
Life's candy and the sun's
A ball of butter.
Don't bring around a cloud
To rain on my parade.
Don't tell me not to fly--
I've simply got to.
If someone takes a spill,
It's me and not you.
Who told you you're allowed
To rain on my parade!
I'll march my band out,
I'll beat my drum,
And if I'm fanned out,
Your turn at bat, sir.
At least I didn't fake it.
Hat, sir, I guess I didn't make it!
But whether I'm the rose
Of sheer perfection,
Or freckle on the nose
Of life's complexion,
The cinder or the shiny apple of its eye,
I gotta fly once,
I gotta try once,
Only can die once, right, sir?
Ooh, love is juicy,
Juicy, and you see
I gotta have my bite, sir!
Get ready for me, love,
'Cause I'm a "comer,"
I simply gotta march,
My heart's a drummer.
Don't bring around a cloud
To rain on my parade!

I'm gonna live and live now,
Get what I want--I know how,
One roll for the whole shebang,
One throw, that bell will go clang,
Eye on the target--and wham--
One shot, one gun shot, and bam--
Hey, PRESIDENT GORE, here I am!

I'll march my band out,
I will beat my drum,
And if I'm fanned out,
Your turn at bat, sir,
At least I didn't fake it.
Hat, sir, I guess I didn't make it.
Get ready for me, love,
'Cause I'm a "comer,"
I simply gotta march,
My heart's a drummer.
Nobody, no, nobody
Is gonna rain on my parade!


RUN AL RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

fly

[helderheid]

113. RUN AL RUN!

[RestoreGore]

145. Just for you...

I Need To Wake UP
By Melissa Etheridge

Have I been sleeping?
I’ve been so still
Afraid of crumbling
Have I been careless?
Dismissing all the distant rumblings
Take me where I am supposed to be
To comprehend the things that I can’t see

Cause I need to move
I need to wake up
I need to change
I need to shake up
I need to speak out
Something’s got to break up
I’ve been asleep
And I need to wake up
Now

And as a child
I danced like it was 1999
My dreams were wild
The promise of this new world
Would be mine
Now I am throwing off the carelessness of youth
To listen to an inconvenient truth

That I need to move
I need to wake up
I need to change
I need to shake up
I need to speak out
Something’s got to break up
I’ve been asleep
And I need to wake up
Now

I am not an island
I am not alone
I am my intentions
Trapped here in this flesh and bone

And I need to move
I need to wake up
I need to change
I need to shake up
I need to speak out
Or something’s got to break up
I’ve been asleep
And I need to wake up
Now

[Raksha]

129. We CAN'T mobilize to solve the climate crisis with "leadership"

that is at best indifferent and at worst actively hostile and in denial. Doesn't matter how much the grassroots wants it or how much they are willing to sacrifice. It's going to take a national effort at the bare minimum, and realistically it will take an international effort.

That simply isn't possible if our so-called "leaders" are actively sabotaging our efforts instead of leading the effort. I'm now reading Earth in the Balance and I'm more convinced of that than ever.

[RestoreGore]

143. Then you don't believe what Al Gore does

And frankly to me, that is a copout. And he is leading that national and international effort now and I am proud to be a part of it. NOTHING will change unless WE DEMAND IT.

[WillyT]

155. Hey RG... You Are About To Pass 4,000 Posts... Those Were All Carbon Neutral, Right ???

:bounce::evilgrin::bounce:

Congrats!

:hi:

[RestoreGore]

156. They sure were

Just like Al Gore offsets his energy use with carbon offsets and using green energy. A shame that people who are targets of certain groups even have to explain that.

[fooj]

162. Pardon us all. Apparently, there is only enough room in your world

for ONE Al Gore fan. NEWSFLASH!!! WE ARE ALL PROUD to be a part of it. It isn't JUST about YOU! How dare you continue to infer that YOU are the only one in the world who "gets" what Al Gore wants! You are the ONLY ONE who believes what Gore believes? What a silly projection! There's plenty of room for everyone, isn't there? I bet he would be THRILLED to hear that one of his "insiders" :eyes: speaks to others in such a condescending and degrading tone. Al models behavior befitting a statesman. It would behoove us all to follow his lead.

[RestoreGore]

170. I guess that told me...

You really seem to have a problem with comprehension here. No where did I ever state it was "just me" involved in this cause. I was simply speaking for myself that I am proud to be helping in doing all I can to solve this crisis. That in case you can't see through your own grudge is a good thing. You sound a bit bitter to me, and I think you need to get a handle on that and realize that you are treated as you treat others, and it was YOU who responded to me here, I did nothing to you. And I know I don't know anymore than anyone else about his plans and I never said I did on that score either. Amazing what people will see when they really want to see it. Tell that to the "algore.org" group that never misses a chance to spread false rumors about Mr. Gore's intentions just to get hits on their website, and don't think for one second that I am going to walk on eggshells here with you or anyone else who does nothing but trash me for my opinions here. I suggest you then avail yourself of the options avaiable to ignore me if you find my opinions so repulsive, but then why would you do that when preaching to me is so much more important to you?

[Duppers]

70. count me in!

If Al runs and one of my friends or relatives do not vote for him, I'll never speak to them again, I swear. That's how strongly I feel about him.

[tmlanders]

71. Run, Mr. Gore... Please??

[stillrockin]

72. Me too!

n/t

[symbolman]

73. I'm with you baby!

1000%

I wish to hell HE'D been on that stage Sunday, he would have mopped the floor with them.

Let's hope if HE DOES RUN that he is a bit more choosy about his running mate this time tho :)

I guess it won't hurt if he picks up a Nobel Peace Prize first, eh?

[flyarm]

84. If you are with me "BABY" i am in good company!! lol...

and i will cheer his Nobel Peace Prize..then i will scream louder and louder ( if that is possible, as i am screaming it now!!)..run Al run!!

run Al run!!

Run Al run!!

Run Al Run!!


hi Symbolman!!:hi:


fly

[symbolman]

120. Okay

2000% then!

Let's get our arms in the air like we don't care! :)

Hi flyarm! (Don't know how to make a waving icon)

[flyarm]

151. HEYYYY SYMBOLMAN!!! HERE IS HOW YOU DO IT...

when you hit reply..you will see this right above the subject line...

Smilies enabled. Smilies lookup table

then there is a whole lot of smilies and stuff you can add..one is a waving one!!

like this...:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:


how are you doing friend??

hope all is well where you are!!

flyO8) :hi: :hug: :pals: :yourock:

[symbolman]

165. Thanks!

Never looked them up :hi:

Oh, going in to get cut on in the next 10 days or so, should be gaga for a week after that. Wish me luck, the medical care is kinda of sucky in the Hawaiian Islands, hope they don't kill me :)

Love and :you rock:

Did I do it right?

[flyarm]

167. ahhh Symbolman ..you take care love!! i will say prayers for you!!

i hope all goes well..and that you are back with us soon and that the hawaiian sunshine shines bright on you!!!

i will be cut on soon as well, will know next week..so it looks like the summer of cuts!!...

Just make sure you get the right doc's!!

My alter ego -best friend lives on Oaho..she lives the other side of the island..her husband is a prof at the university there!!

I love when i get over there to visit!!

heaven on earth!!

and i know all about your med situation...just make sure you get a good doc!!

my prayers will be with you!!!

sending good vibes and karma!!

let me know when you are back on your feet with a PM please!! i will be worried about you!!

and yes your HI:hi: :hi: :hi: worked!!!

now i am sending you lots of love dear!!:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

and a little angel to watch over you!!O8) O8)

your friend in kindest thoughts and prayers!!

fly:hug: :pals: :pals: :yourock:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

74. Recommended for My President Gore!!!!! eom

[flyarm]

86. he is "THE MAN" ..and i remember what he did with the airlines to

try to make Americans safe before the millennium..and what he did was effective at that time..and as a now retired flight crew..i believe in my heart of hearts ..he is the man to turn this country around and to ensure the safety of Americans..as safe as we can be..as we are not safe now at all....

and i say this often..and will repeat is over and over until people get it..the worst security we can have is "false security"...

what we have now is false security.

i am amazed ..such a simple thread and so many feeling the same way!!!

and OMMM..we have gone from 9/11 together working for the safety of others..and i think we both know in our guts..Gore is the Man for NOW..this time in our history... calls for Gore ..and his experience, and his independence, and his balls!! ( sorry no other words come to me but Balls!!...well i could say Gonads...lol)


hi ommmmmmmmmmmmm!!:hi: :loveya: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :patriot:


fly

[npincus]

76. mine, too.

[DirtyDawg]

77. A Gore/Obama Ticket....

...would mean 16 consecutive years of Democratic control of the White House...take that you repug bastards!

[AtomicKitten]

131. yeah baby

I'm definitely down with that ticket.



16 years ... suck on it, wingnuts.

[connecticut yankee]

78. Exactly so

Now how can we convince him to run?

[Pacifist Patriot]

79. I just started it (listening to it unabridged on my iPod)

First 10 minutes are stellar! Not kidding, I'm looking forward to cleaning my son's room so I can listen to more of it. And that's saying alot.

[byronius]

81. Page 48. And he's got to run. Here's from page 25 --

"Fifty years ago, when the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union was raising tensions in the world and McCarthyism was threatening our liberties at home, President Dwight Eisenhower belatedly said, 'Any who act as if freedom's defenses are to be found in suppression and suspicion and fear confess a doctrine that is alien to America.'"

Or how about --

"Leadership means inspiring us to manage through our fears. Demagoguery means exploiting our fears for political gain."


Sigh.


Here's the wonderfully comic piece 'Goregasm' --

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/6/1/14416/00726

[Peregrine Took]

82. Mine, too! Especially after that debate last night - if only he'd been there (!)

[jwirr]

83. Absolutely. I was thinking about the SCOTUS and wondered exactly

why they sold us out in 2000. Have any of them said why or what they were thinking. The problem with our checks and balances safe guards for democracy started the day they chose *ss as the "winner" of the 2000 election. I believe the vote was 5 to 4. We know why Scalia and Thomas voted as they did but what of the other 3 justices? The SCOTUS was fairly balanced at that time - what went wrong?

[fooj]

91. Me, too.

[flyarm]

92. hot dang i love that picture!!!.........warms my heart!! eom

[eringer]

93. I Offer Another Talented Democrat

Gov. Martin O'Malley. He stood up to Bush when he first entered the White House and tried to take Federal money away from Baltimore. After the assault, Maryland Governor Ehrlich (R) got his marching orders (probably from Rove) to dig up dirt on him. When Ehrlich's henchman couldn't find anything, he made up a story. The henchman was caught and was found to be on Ehrlich's Maryland payroll. He was fired. It appears to me that Clinton is thinking of O'Malley as a running mate. He would be a great one. He would be even better heading a ticket. He is a family guy, has religion (Catholic), his wife is a judge and his dad was as well. He plays guitar and up to a few years ago had his own band. I believe that he is the one Democratic candidate that the Republicans fear most.
see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/02/AR2007060201141.html

[mzmolly]

97. Mine as well.

:hi:

[Stephanie]

99. that was the consensus at the debate party I went to last night

at least of the people i spoke to

[flyarm]

141. Glad to hear that Stephanie...i think more people than we even know want AL to run!!

i have a draft Gore sticker on my car and today in the gorcery parking lot two little ladies came up to me and told me they love my bumper sticker and want one themselves..and that he is the only one they would be excited for!!..two sweet ladies..and i am at my second home in a very republican area...so it was nice to hear..

i DECIDED TODAY I AM GOING TO BUY A BUNCH AND KEEP THEM IN MY CAR!!. and hand them out when people make sweet comments like i got today!!

I think many many people know he is the man who can help us fix our ailing government!!

Hi Stephanie..how are you doing??

fly:hi: :hi: :hug:

[Stephanie]

171. I'm going to a Draft Gore mtg tonight in NYC

I'm doing okay, fly. How about you? You shd call me next time you're in NY. :hi:

[swimmernsecretsea]

100. Ain't NOTHIN' wrong with sayin' that! nt

[happygoluckytoyou]

101. BUSH WROTE A BOOK TO...SO NANA NANA

and.... DID GORE DO HIS OWN COLORING or did his wife have to help?
BECAUSE in Ws book he did his own coloring, stayed in the lines AND Laura hung one of the pages on the fridge door.
Talk about earning your bananas

[flyarm]

102. are you sureeeeee he stayed in the lines............

as for the bananas........every chimp needs their daily bananas..........lol

thanks for the laugh!!..made my day!!

fly

[usregimechange]

104. Add me to the list.

[snappyturtle]

105. I could hardly listen to the debate last night without thinking

about how Al Gore would be answering! I was sorely disappointed when I learned he wasn't going to be at the debate after I heard he was!!! But, he's playing it cool...getting his ducks in a row and getting out there pushing his book so, by the time he gets the Nobel prize, the country should be at the perfect stage to be honored with his announced candidacy. GO GORE! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[amitten]

106. Gore can win. n/t

[rainy]

110. me too. He's the only one I'll fight for, go door to door for.

[marlakay]

111. I feel same way....others don't inspire me

Gore would deserve us to help him if we force him to do this

[barb162]

112. He's becoming my choice more every day

[SharonRB]

114. Don't forget me!

If he doesn't run, I don't know what I'm going to do. I have no clear second choice.

[MasonJar]

115. Yes, I'll say it too. His book is so thoughtful and so packed with

knowledge and truth and, yes, reason.

[Fox Mulder]

116. I'd love to see a Gore/Edwards or Gore/Feingold ticket.

[diva77]

117. yeah! gore/edwards -- they've each won before anyway!!

:D

[Name removed]

118. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[jstan1]

119. Expat in Sweden

When we elect Al in 2008, does he get to run for re- (re-) election in 2012? Been a while since I've read the Constitution... In fact, this could be a 'first'!

E-RH2O

[plantwomyn]

124. 2012

Yes, he's never "served" a term as president. Until
2008! 

[flyarm]

154. hi EXPAT!! your answer ..yes and please vote!! i love you expats!!

take care in Sweden!!!

fly:hi: :hi: :thumbsup:

[AtomicKitten]

121. I am a true believer.

[Raksha]

126. Atomic Kitten, where can I buy the "Gore 2008" button?

Assuming it actually is a button, of course (if not, it should be). I saw the design of "Gore 2008" on the globe and instantly fell in love with it.

[AtomicKitten]

128. here you go

scroll down:
http://www.demstore.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/scstore/Gore/button08.html?E+scstore

I have a Re-Elect Gore 2008 bumper sticker and I can't tell you how many people accost me with the thumbs-up sign.

IMO Al Gore is Obi Wan and he is our only (reads best) hope!

[flyarm]

133. I JUST GOT BACK FROM GROCERY STORE..TWO LADIES IN PARKING LOT JUST APPROACHED ME WANTING A GORE

STICKER..i have DRAFT GORE sticker on my car..and they were tow little older ladies and they said we want you to know we love your sticker..and we want Gore too!!

so i think i am going to buy a whole bunch and keep them in my car and hand them out!!

fly

[AtomicKitten]

136. Spread the good word, Brother/Sister Flyarm!!

I get stopped all the time by people who are really turned on by the idea of Gore running.

Great idea about having bumper stickers to hand out to the believers! I will do the same.

[Raksha]

137. Thanks! I just ordered ten of them, for my friends and family.

I hope I run out fast and have to re-order. I have a feeling that every other person who sees it is going to want one.

[AtomicKitten]

138. you're welcome -- spread the word!

n/t

[AtomicKitten]

144. my OP on Gore

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3296855

[flyarm]

147. move over girl..i will be the other most obnoxious Gore cheerleader!!

well.......maybe i already am????????????


:shrug: :shrug:


I love you Al!!!!!!!!:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

RUN AL RUN!!!!!!!!!!:yourock:


FLY

[AtomicKitten]

150. we'll tag-team 'em into submission

w00t

[flyarm]

146. yes spread the word and buy some for everyone!! what a great investment in our future!!

i am on a main road in my resort summer home..i think i will have a sign made for my porches!! seen by all drivers coming on the island i live..wooo hooo..RUN AL RUN!!

In fact i will go to the sign maker tommorrow and have a sign made!!

then i can guage how many honks i get ...and a friend is a writer for a newspaper i will have her take picutres and get it run in the paper!!

lol...i am happy about this..then i will send the pictures to My President Gore!!

with enough effort we can Draft AL!!...

we can all do it!!


wooo hooo!!

fly:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[graywarrior]

122. His absence from these debates is deafening.

[earth mom]

125. Gore is one of the few reasons I still have hope for this country.

My fingers are crossed that he runs!

[bjnumb9]

127. Gore is the best hope of making me actually reconsider

who I want to receive the nomination. Hillary didn't do jack squat for me last night, same as usual. Obama was heads above everyone else, a man among boys (and a girl, I suppose I should say). Edwards is too much politician for me and Obama shut him down when Edwards tried to come after him about leadership in the anti-war movement. "You're 4.5 years too late" - ha!

What is Obama not saying that Gore would that you people want to hear? Kind of a side note, but I totally don't see how Hillary is the far and away leader in the polls right now.

[dalaigh lllama]

159. But that's just it

"What is Obama not saying that Gore would that you people want to hear?"

Anyone on that stage last night couldn't -- and haven't -- matched what Gore has actually done. He didn't just wring his hands at Katrina and say "What a shame"; he personally went down there and saved people. He doesn't say "Golly, we oughta do something about the climate crisis"; he does something. And when he sees the direction this country is headed in, he doesn't just shake his head at the downward spiral of the country due to the rapacity of B$ushco and the timidity of the dems; he does something about it in his latest book.

I've just finished reading "An Assault on Reason," and one thing that comes through loud and clear is Mr. Gore's deep love for this country's ideals as expressed in our laws and constitution. I think that would be the reason he would run again: he loves our democracy too much to let it wither away.

I just can't get excited about any other candidate, no matter what they "say."

[bjnumb9]

168. Haven't read his book yet, but picking it up this weekend

From the excerpt that I read in Time, as well as from everything I've heard, he's dead on about how our country has gone astray in many regards. He's helping people to realize that. I just don't think he's going to run. He has too much freedom and is getting too much done to throw himself back into the system that burned him once already. For the time being, saying Gore is the man is a moot point. I don't think he's putting thought into any polls, because he realizes that once he's a candidate again, the novelty of it will wear off, and again there will be those who say he's too stiff, boring, blah blah blah.

I like Gore. If he puts himself into the race, then I'll at least have a couple of favorites as opposed to just one.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

130. I want My President back

NOW NOW NOW dammit now now now.

[jarnocan]

132. Gore.Edwards or Obama or? I hope, yet still fear.

election fraud and so much more evil actions by the BU**SH** regime and the hard core far right fanatics.

[1776Forever]

134. Better then ever - hope he reads DU! I would support him!

Come on Al - your are better then ever and we need you to run!!!!!!!!!!!!!:yourock:

[McCamy Taylor]

135. More GORE!

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[SarasotaDem]

142. Absolutely

Jeez I hope he runs ............

[Initech]

149. Gore for President!!!!

[NastyDiaper]

157. /signed. nt

[Anwen]

158. Gore is my first choice, too!

I REALLY hope he decides to run! :)

[Terri S]

161. What I want

is not to have him run at all. I want someone to go back, investigate that damn election the way it should have always been investigated and have him put in office the way he should have been. He WAS elected, dammit!

Seeing as I can't live in that never-never land, I'm leaving this up to Gore. If he runs, he is most definitely my choice. If he doesn't, he will still be doing magnificent work for this country and the world, and he has my full support either way.

But I cannot and will not ever refer to the man as anything but President Gore.

[sweetladybug]

163. Al Gore is the only person to get our country back on the right track

PLEASSSSSSSE AL RUN! YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU MORE THAN EVER
RE-ELECT GORE 2008!!!!!!!!

[Mark 2000]

164. Now that he has some balls

I would vote for him this time around Last time I voted for nader and I'm still not sorry I did.

[Raine]

166. Agree

he's the only one I'll be satisfied with.

[Oilwellian]

169. Gore video here

I made it just for you flyarm...and all of the other posters on your thread. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDJQhso83-8

[madokie]

173. You bet

President Gore stands tall in my book