Gore, 2008 US President

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It’s about time to start an anticipatory thread for the eventual Gore run to the White House, which he won in 2000 (will he become, in 2012, the first man elected as President 3 times?).

The man is a shining example of the best of America, and is well respected throught the country and around the world. He’s taken his hits, but keeps doing his best, learning and giving.

Something for the lawyers and intellectuals:
acslaw.org/node/2096 …Al Gore on “Restoring the Rule of Law”

Here’s a good article, a salivating article, getting the thread off to a positive start:

abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2907998&page=1

[quote]Al Gore Will Not Only Run, but He Can and Will Win in '08With an Oscar Appearance, and a Hit Documentary Gore Is Suddenly Very Cool
OPINION By ANDY OSTROY
Feb. 27, 2007 — Make no mistake: Former Vice President Al Gore will be our next president.

I am as confident about that assertion as I am that George W. Bush will go down in history as America’s worst president ever. Gore is the right man at the right time, for many reasons. And it’s clear that the momentum and buzz is shifting his way big time.

At Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, Gore’s movie producers took home the coveted prize for best feature documentary for “An Inconvenient Truth,” his scorching red-flag raiser on global warming.

Gore joined them on stage and was graceful, poised and presidential. And it didn’t hurt his hipness quotient any to be getting a little Leo DiCaprio love either. The politician also joined the Hollywood star on stage during the Oscars. That’s right, Al Gore is suddenly cool.

It gets even better. In October, Gore will also likely be the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for being the planet’s biggest advocate in the fight against climate change. His prestigious nomination in this exclusive club puts him in the company of such independent thinkers, statesmen and activists as Dr. Martin Luther King, President Jimmy Carter, Elie Wiesel and Mother Theresa.

Now let’s talk chops. Gore’s an enlisted Vietnam vet who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Senate, and eight years as vice president in one of the most successful administrations ever. Let’s not forget that he won the popular vote in 2000, and as many say, the Electoral College as well.

So wait, he’s hip, he’s brilliant, he’s highly experienced. Is America ready for a real leader after two terms of a guy who makes Jim Carrey’s “Dumb and Dumber” character seem downright cerebral? You bet your asinine Bush-isms it is.

I even have the perfect campaign slogan for Gore: “Imagine how it would’ve been.”

Just imagine what the country would be like today had he become president in 2000 and not Bush. Imagine an America without this bloody debacle in Iraq. Imagine an America that commands the respect of its allies and is feared by its enemies. Imagine an America that puts the environment before big corporate interests. Imagine having a president who strives to bridge the gap between rich and poor, where the middle class, not the wealthy, gets the tax breaks, and where the minimum wage is not a shameful $5.15. Pretty powerful stuff on the campaign trail, huh?
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People love Al Gore, then he gets up and speaks and zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Thank you for your reply, JD, although it was brief :wink: …a standing ovation at the Oscars, and many other places when he’s been presenting AIT, proves that people really do love him, and are willing to listen to his speech style-and many people admire him for being a good orator. There’s so much more to say on this, but there’s also plenty of time…

I encourage you to click the acslaw link above, and think about what he says-and admire the way he says it, great orator.

Here’s a little quote I saw:
opednews.com/articles/opedne … se_cal.htm

[quote]AL GORE AND THE CLIMATE PROJECT TRAINING
In early January, I had the opportunity to spend some time with Al Gore in Nashville at a Climate Project training where volunteers from around the nation and beyond learned to present the slide show on which “An Inconvenient Truth” was based. Gore spent one entire day with us going over each slide one at a time, then joined us for dinner that night. It was clear to me that I was in the presence of a man of genuine authenticity, impressive intellect and profound passion as well as a willingness to take himself lightly.[/quote]

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I fully support algore as the Dem’s candidate for the 2008 US Presidential election.

fully…completely…go algore go!

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Al Gore is truly one of the good guys - an upstanding man who would have made a great president. Though unfairly savaged by the right-wing smear machine in 1999 and 2000, I think he has overcome many of the falsely imposed negative perceptions in the intervening years. Anyone who has actually seen him speak would not call him “wooden”; that is merely an invention of a GOP controlled mainstream media.

How I wish Gore had been in charge during 9/11 (had it occurred at all under his watch, that is). Think of the achievements we could have made (scientifically, economically, politically and diplomatically) as a nation and a species under his stewardship.

I would love to see him be president, as he deserved to be. I fear that the right-wing smear-and-lie machine (which finally backfired on itself in 2006 as America woke up to the realities of GOP politicking) will be revitalized should he run again. I want to give a full examination of all the candidates and I will support whomever I think has the best chance of beating the GOP candidate (whoever that is).

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I would love to see Al Gore and John Edwards run together for the Dems in 2008. Think of it. Neither one of these fools would be able to capture their own home state. The good people of North Carolina and Tennessee will see to that.

I mean, even the 1972 McGovern-Shriver Dem ticket was able to capture Shriver’s adopted home state of Massachusetts (Shriver was from an old New York family and supported the fascist America First movement in WW2 before marrying into the Kennedy family)

A Gore-Edwards ticket would be a nice gift to the Republicans.

I really hope these two are the liberal standardbearers for the party of the donkey. :smiling_imp:

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[quote=“Monkey D. Luffy”]It’s about time to start an anticipatory thread for the eventual Gore run to the White House, which he won in 2000 (will he become, in 2012, the first man elected as President 3 times?).[/quote]What about FDR?

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Here is Specialist algore sighting in on the enemy.
Al Gore Served in Vietnam…for < 5 months. Bien Hoa was OK!

go algore go!

(Did you know John Kerry was in Viet Nam?)

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[quote=“Jaboney”]What about FDR?[/quote]oh, well then, the 2nd? Third? :unamused:

[quote=“TainanCowboy”]Here is Specialist algore sighting in on the enemy.
Al Gore Served in Vietnam…for < 5 months. Bien Hoa was OK!go algore go!
(Did you know John Kerry was in Viet Nam?)
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:s heh heh, Vietnam (avoided by Bush Cheney and all the rest :wink: ) is really ancient history for old people. The world has new America-caused problems (hint: eyerack). Gore opposed it from day one…

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FDR was a god, not a man. If the Democratic Party remained true to the ideals of FDR, Scoop Jackson etc. it would still be in power.

With candidates/nominees such as Kerry, Obama, Gore, and Edwards, these two “old-school” Dems would be turning over in their graves—even urging their supporters to vote Republican.

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I don’t really give a shit about Vietnam. If Al Gore has the nads to face down big business and make a workable plan to stem damage control to the environment, then good on him.

I want what’s best for the country honestly, and sending a strong message to terrorists and rogue nations about how far the US is willing to go to protect itself seems to have worked.

If it’s good for the country to “turn the channel” and focus on the environment, and how to make greening the planet profitable, I’m hip. Let GE lead the way.

jdstockholder

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Monkey -
algore deserves better than a tout who comes into chatrooms and posts lies to gain support for algore as the 2008 Dem Party nominee.

  1. algore did not win in 2000.
  2. algore will not be “the first man elected as President 3 times.”
  3. 2x elected US President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney did not “avoid service in Viet Nam” no matter how many times you or anyone else wants to tell that lie.

So let show our support for algore! by waging a campaign of truth and get this Ol’ Boy the Demo nomination on the 2008 US Presidential ticket!

go algore go!

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Well…if he [i]is[/i] elected (again) maybe Tipper will finally be able to ban rap “music”…

freemuse.org/sw6558.asp

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[quote=“jdsmith”]I don’t really give a shit about Vietnam. If Al Gore has the nads to face down big business and make a workable plan to stem damage control to the environment, then good on him.

I want what’s best for the country honestly, and sending a strong message to terrorists and rogue nations about how far the US is willing to go to protect itself seems to have worked.

If it’s good for the country to “turn the channel” and focus on the environment, and how to make greening the planet profitable, I’m hip. Let GE lead the way.

jdstockholder[/quote]
well said. I agree, and hope for the world’s sake America can turn its attention strongly to the environment, as well as other issues. Gore, with his Clinton years experience, has the wisdom to make all the right moves, like night and day compared to Bush’s debacle.

Relegated to the bottom of the post, where the messy sh*t belongs…[quote=“TainanCowboy”]Monkey - [color=green]it’s Luffy, thanks[/color]
algore deserves better than a tout who comes into chatrooms and posts lies to gain support for algore as the 2008 Dem Party nominee.

  1. algore did not win in 2000. [color=red]yes, and no…[/color]2. algore will not be “the first man elected as President 3 times.” [color=red]oops, thanks Jaboney[/color]
  2. 2x color=red [/color]elected US President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney did not “avoid service in Viet Nam” no matter how many times you or anyone else wants to tell that lie. [color=red]0-kay[/color]

So let show our support for algore! by waging a campaign of truth and get this Ol’ Boy the Demo nomination on the 2008 US Presidential ticket!

go algore go![/quote]

Don’t worry, he has many supporters with more political knowledge than me…

Accusing me of lies? There we go, immediately asume the worst of intentions from others…all the points you post are open to debate, but you can keep on believing they are the truth…you are welcome to keep your negative mindset. :slight_smile: (Old Republicans, so much fun to play with :slight_smile: )

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So Monkey, you cannot prove, back up your statements? Ah… So unexpected…

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Tired Fred?

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Was it that obvious? haha

No just a bit too mellow after two weeks in Bali. I find the pace a bit faster in Taipei than what I have been used to recently. I hope I recover by Monday. haha

Fred

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[quote=“Doctor Evil”]Well…if he [i]is[/i] elected (again) maybe Tipper will finally be able to ban rap “music”…

freemuse.org/sw6558.asp[/quote]
One can certainly see that as a good thing…go algore go!

pssst algore!..avoid Fort Marcy Park!

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well, it’s off topic-TC is focusing on some tongue in cheek statements (one was a posed question) I made and saying I’m lying, while he is transparently avoiding the topic-which is Al Gore. Out of 2900 words I posted so far-and extra links, most on Gore, he’s come up with a bunch of silly fluff. I am amazed how he can avoid all the rest, an excellent parsing ability to deny things in conflict his world view. :astonished:

BTW TC, it’s Al Gore, surely you can give more respect to an 8 year Vice-President of your country?

I’m sure FS is not going to attack the messenger?

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[quote=“Monkey D. Luffy”]Gore, with his Clinton years experience, has the wisdom to make all the right moves

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Gained from attending fundraisers in Buddhist temples no doubt :laughing: