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28. This will be a Sanders strong point IMO

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Mon May 18, 2015, 07:17 PM

May 2015

They will go after him with gusto..... And he won't care and won't change.

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Why did the press hate Al Gore in 2000? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 OP

I thought it was the Bush campaign that made all of those claims n/t arcane1 May 2015 #1

It was the press that carried his water... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #3

Correct if I am wrong, but it was the 2nd debate when Gore did all the sighing. Major Hogwash May 2015 #47

... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #52

No it wasn't dsc May 2015 #38

Read the Daily Howler. joshcryer May 2015 #48

Ah yes, I'm beginning to remember. arcane1 May 2015 #49

Look at how they trashed Dean, make no mistake the Corporate Media has a big hand in who wins AZ Progressive May 2015 #2

Yup. truebluegreen May 2015 #5

Indeed. But I think it also has to do with most real journalists feel an obligation randys1 May 2015 #15

I have long wondered that myself. hifiguy May 2015 #4

Oh but ever'body wanted to have a beer with Dimson! truebluegreen May 2015 #6

The irony is the press wanted an anti-Clinton DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #8

Good call. hifiguy May 2015 #11

he wasn't one of the "cool kids" JI7 May 2015 #7

It's pretty telling that they thought the squinty, low-valence chucklehead from the GOP Warren DeMontague May 2015 #12

This Particular RobinA May 2015 #61

He sighed. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #9

+1 hrmjustin May 2015 #13

Stiff, not the guy you wanted to have a beer with. One_Life_To_Give May 2015 #10

I actually met Al and Tipper...He seemed warm enough... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #14

"... by focusing on his 'sighs' ... " rock May 2015 #16

The story at the time was simply that the press corps didn't like or trust Gore, Jackpine Radical May 2015 #17

I think you are on to something there. hifiguy May 2015 #20

In agreement Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #39

Assigning people nicknames is a way of asserting superiority over them./NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #53

On a par with wiping your glasses on someone's clothes. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #54

Hm. First Rec. You make a very good point. There's VERY GOOD REASONS for Hillary to avoid... Hekate May 2015 #18

Exactly, the 'scream' WASN'T! elleng May 2015 #29

Gore had the potential to stop the money to rip everyone off underpants May 2015 #19

Part of the blame goes to ABC and "The Note"... grasswire May 2015 #21

Spot on MaggieD May 2015 #22

So why does David Axelrod say she's making a huge mistake? Ignorant? cali May 2015 #33

Probably because he works for the media MaggieD May 2015 #37

again cali May 2015 #44

It was completely disgusting to behold. MoonRiver May 2015 #23

Something about earth tones. I don't know. It was all so ridiculous. Metric System May 2015 #24

Do you remember the poster Madhound? Major Hogwash May 2015 #25

Nader doesn't have a best friend MaggieD May 2015 #43

Yet, Madhound was a troll who posted here for over 10 years, defending Nader. Major Hogwash May 2015 #45

Billionaires own the press. Bush promised to make them $$$. nt valerief May 2015 #26

Not just billionaires. Just about all of the "reporters" we're talking about.... JHB May 2015 #36

and also there's Dean's 'scream,' elleng May 2015 #27

This will be a Sanders strong point IMO rufus dog May 2015 #28

I think this was the front end of demonizing intelligence CincyDem May 2015 #30

He was smug. He was ponderous. He came off as superior and arrogant cali May 2015 #31

Gore was my Congressman....I lived 35 miles from his hometown Punkingal May 2015 #55

Dingell Norwood! BeyondGeography May 2015 #32

They have a lot of power, and they abused that power by unfairly Vattel May 2015 #34

Thank god he picked Sarah Palin yeoman6987 May 2015 #50

Because he MAY not have gone along the plans of our overlords FlatBaroque May 2015 #35

"earth tones" rug May 2015 #40

Because they were ordered to hate him. nt LiberalEsto May 2015 #41

His entertainment value was too low, few would turn the channel to watch Al. TheKentuckian May 2015 #42

I Have No Problem Stating I Thought Gore Was a Poor Candidate (Intangibles) Stallion May 2015 #46

Because the fix is in. ZX86 May 2015 #51

Yes...I think there's more evidence that Bigfoot exists deutsey May 2015 #59

His books truly threatened the power system to the core: freshwest May 2015 #56

There were claims widely promoted that Gore was anti-Christian as RWNJs say all Democrats are: freshwest May 2015 #57

It's because, although he allegedly inveted I.T. he mispronouced "internets" according to "W" Jeffersons Ghost May 2015 #58

Right wingers have no sense. NCTraveler May 2015 #60

Maureen Dowd, for instance, attacked him for being effeminate Orrex May 2015 #62