Dan Rather on Chris Mathews show: Gore will run.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

and Tweety agrees because Gore is now on a diet to lose 40 pounds. :) Happy Easter everybody!!

[GregD]

1. From his lips to the deity's ears.

I can only pray this is true.

[bobbie]

59. You mean "From his lips to DIETy's ears"?

:evilgrin:

[vssmith]

95. or from his hips...

[Rydz777]

110. Agreed

and the day President Gore took office, the United States would instantly regain its credibility in the world.

[Poiuyt]

2. Why is Tweety so obsessed with Gore's weight?

[SoFlaJet]

6. No, why is he so obsessed

with Hillary?

[gaspee]

50. Because he's an ass

I would hope it's because he knows he was part of the pack that tried to take down the Clintons for eight years. And all they succeeded in doing is bringing us Bush. I would hope it's overwhelming guilt making him act like a rabid dog around Hillary, but it's probably more likely sexism and anti-clintonism.

And it bothers me when the male politicians last names are used, but the women are named by their first name. In Hillary's case I do it because there's another Clinton out there with a too common first name to just refer to him as "Bill."

[Clark2008]

20. I don't know.

I think Gore is sexy.

I've always thought so.

I remember being a young cubbie reporter working for the college newspaper and getting to interview Al when he was our senator. My knees went weak and that rarely, if ever, happened when I was interviewing a subject.

[WinkyDink]

29. Indeed! He has (or will have again, minus those 40 lbs. , Hee!) classic

chiseled "Clark Kent" features.

[onecent]

97. I, personally, love BIG men...Yum Hell, I'm an ole lady. Should say loved...Ehem.

[madokie]

22. 'cause he himself is a lard ass

and he thinks that focusing on someone else's weight he diverts the attention from himself

[IndyOp]

60. Madokie's got The Answer - like all conservaties with flaws, they

can't cope with the fact that they have a flaw or deal with the problem directly, so they must find the flaw in others and ATTACK THE OTHER PERSON.

:eyes:

[jobycom]

28. Superficiality of political reporting. All they see is image, not substance.

For Matthews and every other MSM "journalist," political races are not about ideas, ideals, or abilities, they are about appearance, campaign strategy, and likability. In their opinion Americans all read People Magazine and couldn't vote for a candidate who wouldn't be cast in a lead role in a romance (even though Gore was part of the model for a romance novel hero before he was famous). Gore's weight is more important than his success record, just as Bush's beer-drinkability was more important than his record of complete failure and drunkeness throughout his life.

Of course, they won't give the same treatment to Giuliani, who is quite physically unappealing, but that's a different issue, involving the MSM being the advertising department of the Republican Party.

I still don't think Gore will get in the race, but I would love, love, love to see it. :)

[sasha031]

30. yes he should look at his own jiggly pot

Matthews is a1st class jerk.

[Little Wing]

41. Because weight makes a guy's package less pronounced, and we all know Tweety sure does

love lookin at a package!

[gaspee]

49. Mancrush

Tweety gets them on Repukes all the time, why not Gore?

[OwnedByFerrets]

53. Its not just CM........

Even Maher loves to make fun of Gores few added lbs. Its "IN" to make fun of ppls weight.

[hatrack]

82. Because he likes his man-crushes to be fit and trim and, you know, hunky

:puke: on Matthews and his bottomless pit of a mouth, and his weathervane politics and his never-ending BULLSHIT.

[DefenseLawyer]

119. Cause he keeps picturing him in a flight suit on a carrier.

That is how Tweety likes his Presidents.

[SoFlaJet]

3. Do you think Tweety

will EVER stop talking about Hillary Clinton as if she's a Queen in-waiting for her throne?

[malaise]

4. That's all the chocolate need this Easter

Run Al run!!

[Moochy]

5. Cue Rocky Music

Go Gore Go!!

[dogday]

7. It would be nice

I am keeping my fingers crossed....

[calimary]

107. Me, too. Along with a light in the window.

Run, Al! RUN! We NEED YOU!!! The whole frickin' WORLD needs you now.

[catgirl]

8. I hope he announces soon

The anticipation is killing me!

[Jackpine Radical]

9. I hope he holds off.

The longer he waits (up to a point, of course), the less of a window of opportunity he presents to the snipers.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

12. Maybe that's why he is losing the 40 lbs...

:rofl:

...alright...I have it coming...:spank:

[greyl]

17. I doubt it will be before his book is released in several weeks. nt

[American liberal]

103. I'm with you, catgirl

I've received 3 calls in as many days fro Obama's campaign. I'm holding back in hopes that President Gore will take his rightful place in 2008. What does Rather know? What's his source? link?

[Divine Discontent]

132. I hope Gore does it too!

I reallllly want him to run. it's him or Edwards (in my tons of canvassing and such that I'll do) or no one, because frankly, I don't like Obama or Hillary enough to work hard for them, sorry, it's just the truth. I worked hard for Kerry and Edwards, and Gore and LIEberman, but I don't like Hillary, esp., and so I pray Gore throws his hat in, and wins the nom and selects either Edwards, Clark, or Kucinich.

www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- check it out, top '08 stuff!

[lildreamer316]

133. REMEMBER;remember; the fifth of SEPTEMBER...

I wouldn't expect an announcement before then. September in general; I mean...
(but wouldn't it be cool for him to announce on the fifth??)

[ThomWV]

10. If He Runs Again He Will Win Again .. K&R

Got my vote.

K&R

[tinfoilinfor2005]

19. I have zero doubt about that, Thom.

I think Al is starting to get that too.

i hope i hope i hope i hope i hope

[Blackhatjack]

11. Tweety already chose Thompson as his man.... n/t

[John Q. Citizen]

13. That's because, deep down. Tweety is a fascist.

[gaspee]

51. Not even very deep down

It's right there on the surface. There's no doubt he's an authoritarian.

[Pirate Smile]

14. Rudy must be feeling dumped. :(

[Clark2008]

21. Which one? Fred or Tommy?

[sasha031]

38. Thompson who? the actor

:rofl:

[Nedsdag]

94. Don't laugh.

Fred Thompson's a formidable candidate. He can give BOTH Gore and Hillary problems.

[Morgana LaFey]

62. As his man, or his DADDY?

I'm so tired of that stupid line from Matthews about the Republicans being the Daddy Party, and who's a better Daddy than Thompson? Stupid, stupid, immature and stupid.

[ms liberty]

15. I hope he's right! Please run, Al! K&R n/t

[Clark2008]

16. How does he know Gore is on a diet?

And, I truly hope Gore runs. I'm beginning to think I'll have no one to vote FOR in the primaries. I'm not very impressed with most of the contenders and, the ones I like, I don't foresee winning a general election. :(

[tinfoilinfor2005]

26. Rather seems to have some inside information. In the Tell me Something

I Don't Know segment, Rather said that Al is preparing to run. Tweety said he had heard that Al had made a pact or deal or something with a friend that he will lose forty pounds in the next few months, so Tweety thinks that is the definitive sign of a Gore run.

[Uncle Joe]

74. I believe it was this time last year when Tweety said Al is definitely not running,

Tweety and Mr. Haney of "Green Acres" fame are clones.

None the less, I do hope and pray Al runs.

[SammyWinstonJack]

89. I'm holding out for Gore, if not him, I'll back Edwards!

[mnhtnbb]

18. Ask yourself who benefits from feeding the rumor mill that Gore will run?

Doesn't that result in people holding off from donating to the top contenders?

Isn't it possible that the Republicans would like to slow down the Dem donation machine so they'd have a chance to catch up?

Would I like Gore to run? Absolutely. I think he's the most qualified for the job. But I have to believe him when he says, for the gazillionth time, he has no plans to run.

And yes, with the rigors of a book tour coming up, he just might be
dieting for that.

I think Gore would like to be viewed as an elder statesman for the Dem party.

[Clark2008]

23. A lot of people are holding off anyway.

It's too damn early for most people to be thinking about this and most people aren't. Sure, the folks with money coming out of their ears are thinking about it - but they have enough money to donate to several campaigns.

The average Joe and Jane out there; however, probably won't start thinking about the primaries until Fall.

[mitchtv]

70. Besides, he wants that Nobel Prize

Then, he'll run ( I hope) Clinton is faltering

[Kahuna]

32. Yeah but, "no plans...." are weasel words.. that gives one an out

to change their mind.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

45. I'll tell you who benefits...

the Draft Gore movement!

We need that money for draft Gore bumper stickers, buttons and other materials. We can put that money to use in many other ways as well.

He has left the option to run open. In January, when several media outlets falsely reported that Gore had ruled out running, Gore put out a statement through his spokesman:

“Absolutely nothing new,” Gore spokesman Michael Feldman said of the report. “He’s been saying the same thing for six years - that he’s not running but has not completely ruled it out - and depending on where he is, it’s reported differently.”

Gore is clearly the best candidate, period. Please get involved. We have the power to draft him. If we build it, he will come.

[RestoreGore]

93. Yes, these rumors could also be started by draft gore with no substance behind them

Just to collect money for buttons with a climate crisis going on by using Mr. Gore. That sure sounds about right to me.

[kiteinthewind]

136. Always the wet blanket. nt

:eyes:

[RestoreGore]

137. No, just experienced with the BS of it all. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

76. Has no plans is present tense,

the primaries and election are future tense, until those two trains meet, I'm supporting Al Gore for President whether he runs, or is drafted or carried on our shoulders in to the White House where he belongs.

[RestoreGore]

92. I actually think you're right

After seeing him on Swedish tv where he unequivocably stated he has fallen out of love with the political process, all posts like this are just rumors. It actually is sad that the man can't even lose some weight if that is really true without being harrassed about it.

[Venus Dog]

24. Why should Gore have to run for President?

He already IS President - in exile. Once the criminals are arrested and jailed, he will take his rightly place and Nancy will become the VP. And that's that.:kick:

[hlthe2b]

27. That would be the ultimate REPUG hypocritical tactic

If Gore won and served four years, they'd probably go to court to say he couldn't run for reelection, since Gore was elected in 2000, so it would amount to a third term....:eyes:

[sasha031]

36. sounds about right

you nailed it, they would do that.

[A Brand New World]

25. I hope and pray that is true! The two hold-outs for me are Gore/Clark.

That's my dream team!! That's when I'll get excited about 2008.

[sasha031]

31. How I hope so too

But he has risen far above American politics, maybe he's considering because to save the world you have to save the most dangerous country in the world.

I don't believe it's an internal desire of his, but away perhaps to save the planet.

[The Count]

42. I'm with ya!

[terip64]

33. Please God, please. kick and recommend n/t

[Pirate Smile]

34. What exactly did Tweety say - was it that Gore has a bet or deal with a friend to lose 40 lbs?

I heard it but can't remember exactly how Tweety phrased the Gore/Gore's friend/lose weight within a short period of time/etc. comment.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

39. I think more like a deal, as I remember. Don't think the word bet was said.

Sounded a little like a thing when celebrities lose X amount of pounds due to an obligation to a sponsor or product or charity, but in this case, per Tweety, to a friend.

[barbtries]

35. amen

i wish he'd declare already so i could climb onto the bandwagon.

[Mabus]

37. Any streaming video anywhere?

'cuz this is the type of news I love to see.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

43. I don't know if the show repeats later in the day.

I basically watched it because Rather dropped that line early in the show, like in the first few minutes, so I stuck around to see if he would have additional info. Then at the end during the Tell Me Something I Don't Know segment, he brought it up again, and that's when they discussed the weight thing.

[Mabus]

44. To be repeated later today on CNBC

according to my cable guide, the Chris Matthews show will be repeated on CNBC at 7:30 this evening (that's 7:30 central time).

on edit: Thanks for this. I missed the show this morning. I was spending time with the dogs.

[Pirate Smile]

46. It also repeats at 10:30 pm Central Time.

[Mabus]

47. Usually it does

but tonight, at least with my cable package, the show repeats at 7:30 tonight and 2:30 tomorrow morning. Wonder if this is an Easter thing?

[Pirate Smile]

55. Hmmm. It says Global Players for 10:30 instead of the usual Tweety.

It isn't just your package, mine says that too.

Oh, well, I guess it wont be on at 10:30. Sorry. I just figured the usual times would work.

Locally (eastern Iowa), I get it on NBC on Saturday's at 5:00 pm CT so I watched it yesterday.

[Mabus]

58. The media is messing with us

A couple of weeks ago MSNBC was showing KO/Countdown three times a night. Last week they went back to the longstanding two a night showings. They're just toying with us.


But, to tell you the truth, I usually don't go out of my way to watch the Chris Matthews Show. I really don't know what the usual schedule for his show is. The Sunday shows I don't miss are HBO's Sunday night line-up and tonight The Sopranos starts at 8 p.m.(my time). ;)

If I catch it at all it is because of my husband. He watches on Sunday morning, so it is on in the background while I'm either making breakfast or reading the paper. I fade in and out depending on who is talking. When it's someone like Norah, I read the paper. When Rather is on, I look up when I hear his voice. This morning, of all mornings, he took one of the dogs for a run in the woods and I was walking the other two. I missed it altogether.

[The Count]

40. If he does, we need to work our asses off to counteract the MSM's vitriol

I for one am game. letters to the editor, using the internets in every which way to expose, neutralize the Heathers. We all need to promise that.
Unlike the easy candidates with real secret warts, Gore is one of the few strong, clean ones that MSM REALLY doesn't want in a race - so don't expect them to relent for a second!

[IChing]

48. I just saw it a few moments ago on my local TV

I hope Gore will run but I wish the reasoning that
Rather gave was more substantial than just Gore losing weight.

[LisaL]

56. Whether he runs or not, losing weight is great.

[sellitman]

68. I agree.

I don't think even Gore knows what he will do yet

[ContraBass Black]

52. How does he know?

[Nimrod2005]

54. There is enough "anybody but Hillary" mood out there for Gore to Run!!!

Talk of the town was that if Hillary falls on her face, he will jump in. While she hasn't exactly fallen, the writing is on the wall...SHE IS NOT ELECTABLE.

[NNN0LHI]

57. I will be happy to vote for him

Governor Edward G. Rendell sounds like a great choice for running mate this time.

Don

[orleans]

61. the show didn't air here...i have to wait till tonight to see it--& i'm

really looking forward to it now.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

66. Not much new in the rest of the show...pretty boring.

The same old names the same old "buts" (She has lots of money, but but but nobody likes her. He has a great personality, but but but no experience. etc.) Must have been a slow news week as far as tweety was concerned. I find it hard to imagine how msnbc can think this 2008 election speculation crap will keep audience interest for another twenty months.

[focusfan]

63. I would love that so much

I really sure hope he does run 08 I would vote for him

[Skittles]

64. I really, really wish he would run

surely he must know there's a lot of people like me who are not impressed with Hillary or Obama

[Lena inRI]

65. Look at the paunch on this statesman. . .

Franklin, like Gore, was portly. . .and wise Benjamin said: “To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”

So, yes, Gore should lose weight for his own sake

BUT

Al, please don't worry about having to lose weight in order to be re-elected President

because, like Franklin, you're still quite the statesman we desperately need 2008, WITH OR WITHOUT THE PAUNCH!

It's your mind that turns us on, not the torso.

And for God's sake, run with Wesley Clark so we can roll up our sleeves and get down to repairing all the BushCo damage. . .

GORE/ CLARK 2008. . .

the GUARANTEED WINNING TEAM for 2008-2016 and beyond.


:loveya: :kick: :loveya: :kick: :loveya:

[mnhtnbb]

78. Uh, Ben Franklin was a complete womanizer--and never President

[mainer]

67. How does Dan know? Has he heard inside scoop?

I can see why Gore wouldn't want to put up with the stress of running again. But he's got to know he really would win this time.

[earth mom]

69. Woo Hoo!

:woohoo:

[eleny]

71. My credit card is ready

[Kurovski]

85. Same here.

Yep.

[LSK]

130. same here

I have been holding out for Gore.

[Pastiche423]

72. There is one thing that I have learned as I get older -

patience.

I patiently await, when the time is right, for Al Gore to enter the race.

Until that time, I will donate to no one.

[CitizenLeft]

73. you said it!

*patiently tapping my fingers*

Al, the wait would be worth it!

Gore/Obama! (or Gore/Edwards!)

[dalloway]

75. Al, I holding my hope and MY MONEY for you

Jump in, and I'll write the check.

[SharonRB]

77. Al will get my time and my money

Actually, he's already getting my time -- I've been working on the draft Gore campaign. No one will get a dime from me until he enters the race. If he doesn't run, I'll decide then who to throw my support to.

Run, Al, run!!!!!!

[tavalon]

79. Ouch

Tweety is too stupid to live.

Yes, Gore will run but that isn't the indication. It isn't even important. What a fucking twit! How does he face himself on a daily basis?????

[tavalon]

80. Wow, that's a statement worthy of someone who claims to ask the hardball questions

Wow, that was like something Edward R. Murrow would have said. Not!

Hardball? I think not. Fluffball is a little more like it.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

81. Do you have to diet to run for pResidency?

:shrug:

[LisaL]

108. No, but if he loses weight, he will look more presidential.

It's also good for health reasons. I don't care if he diets or not, I do hope he runs.

[lovuian]

83. Gore just wrote me about Steppin it up a notch

and he acts like a man on a mission to the presidency
just biding his time
just my gut feeling

[Colobo]

84. Poor Gore

People can't leave him alone...

[RestoreGore]

86. Mr. Gore is not shallow

And to think he would lose weight to once again play that game after stating image as part of the toxicity of this system does not follow, so I don't believe it. If he is losing weight it may be for his own health ( what a concept huh?) or to shut up those who can't seem to stop talking about it. I would love it however, if he is doing it just to fake everyone out because it is obvious people in certain circles really don't support his endeavors unless they have tripe like this to speculate about, because if this were a thread about his opening the Tribeca Film Festival or some other thread about his climate change work it would have fallen into oblivion. Speaks volumes to me.

[SlowDownFast]

125. All Hail!

The One And Only Keeper Of Al Gore's Flame Of Truth has spoken...

[RestoreGore]

126. And you read it and responded once again as usual

Good to then know you do think he is shallow enough to play these BS political games. Says much about you.

[Kurovski]

143. "Neener, neener, neener" sayeth RG,

thus leading us from the shallows to the depths.

[kiteinthewind]

144. . nt

:rofl:

[SammyWinstonJack]

87. WooHoo!

:woohoo: I sure HOPE so!

[RestoreGore]

88. Well gee, if he loses forty pounds I hope he will then be "acceptable " to you all

How insulting.

[femrap]

90. The diet means he is either running

or having an affair. I'm going with the former. YIPPEE!

[AgadorSparticus]

120. LOL! That's funny!

:7

[BearSquirrel2]

91. If Gore does run again ...

If Gore DOES run again he'd better fight. He'd better get right in those Right Wing Assholes faces and tell them EXACTLY what they are lying about and call them lies. Al got a giant hatchet job from the media last time. I don't expect things to improve so he'd better come out swinging!!!!

[RevolutionStartsNow]

96. Amen!

More and more I've been hoping for Gore to run. I read a great interview with him about a year ago (New York Magazine? Can't remember.) where he talked about how brutal the campaign was and how much it took from him, so I would not begrudge him opting out -- and he has so much to offer as a statesman/environmental lobbyist, absent of being president -- but I hope he does run, because I think he learned a lot.

[frogcycle]

100. yepper

I was disappointed during his testimony @ Congress - when inhofe did his bs, Al's response to one of the diatribes was painfully reminiscent of some of the less successful parts of the debates -
I forget the detail, but it was a rambling attack-type question with about 5 or 6 cheap shots
Al said "did I hear something about () in there?" and proceeded to expound on that topic, getting cut off by inhofe. He came across as defensive, evasive, over-rehearsed on a particular point, grasping for something to say...

I know it was not the right setting to do it, but I want him to respond to shit like that the way Clinton did to Wallace. Just rip the guy a new one for a crappy so-called question, say "Ask one question and I'll answer it, but when you go off on a rambling, ill-founded diatribe to satisfy your big contributors, I'm not dignifying it with a response." then watch the guy's head explode.

[NastyDiaper]

102. You have a point, but we need to do the swinging for him.

Like Boxer, we'll cover the flanks. I'll shadow Sam Fox, from an undercover position working as a Belgian Abby janitor. In fact I have a plan in place that involves Trappist Ale.

And as you know, any plan that involves trappist ale is a good plan.

[BearSquirrel2]

138. I swung for him ...

I swung for him in 2000. The problem with both him and Kerry is that they refused to fight for themselves. This is a poor image as part of the job of the president is to protect the voter. If the candidate doesn't fight for himself, do you expect them to really fight hard for you?

[American liberal]

105. Did you hear his 2006 MLK speech?

That's the day I threw my support 110% behind President Gore. He is my top choice in 2008. I keep hoping it's true that he's just biding his time...

Here's link to text of speech. Very powerful oratory. If you can find a video version, I highly recommend it.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Text_of_Gore_speech_0116.html

[Nordmadr]

127. Best speech I ever saw. It was also the speech that convinced me

he was the man for the job. He is the leader this country needs right now. If there has ever been a time for this man and this country, it is NOW.

Everything he has done since the MLK Day speech has simply reinforced my belief that he is the best candidate. This is a time for great deeds and great leaders. This Nation is either going to stumble and fail mightily or finally pull itself out of the swamp it is swimming in and stand tall and lead. What happens in the next ten years will have major implications for the world for generations to come.

As quoted in An Inconvenient Truth:

"The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences."

-Winston Churchill

[onecent]

98. Kick and recommended. Gore doesn't need to lose one pound!!

[disndat]

131. Yes, he does

Can you imagine what those nasty "Swift Boaters" will do with the "Fat Boy" trashing?

[NastyDiaper]

99. My heart stopped when i read this not as speculation.

Or scale reading. Ok I'm going to climb way out on a limb. Specific, long odds predictions are more fun:

On August 9, 2007, Gore will announce candidacy for a single term. He will also announce his running mate John Edwards.

[frogcycle]

101. I wrote somewhere

over a year ago that Gore would hold out, that various dems would announce early, absorb all the crap, and he would come in at the last minute. That it would work because they are in on it - they are willing 'stalking horses'. They'd rally around him quickly, continue taking crap, run the 'rapid response' machine. Right now what they are doing is just burning up rw energy on various red herrings.

The right knows it (or strongly suspects it) and that is why they are so aggressive in slamming Gore for what he IS doing, since they can't attack him as a candidate.

just my speculation - or pipe dream

[southerncrone]

112. Do you think that may be the strategy the Repukes are using?

Send out a posse & then send in the "real" candidate late in the running? Especially since they suspect Gore of entering late?

[frogcycle]

116. could be

they sure don't have much in mccain and rudy

neither thompson seems much of a dark horse though. I don't know who they could pull out of a hat. Might be someone totally obscure that they are basically manufacturing as we speak.

NONE of their prominent pols seem like "leaders" - the tricky bit for them is to come up with someone who will appeal to the big business megarich and still be able to pull in the redneck base. Essentially another bush. Maybe Jeb IS in their plans - but I think he's too tainted by this bush's debacle.

[NastyDiaper]

113. good speculation/dream. I think they also planned to bouy hrod.

As a way to dismiss all progressive candidates.

[Bicoastal]

104. Nah, I don't think Edwards will wanna play second fiddle again...

...besides VERY few candidates ever announce who they've selected as their running mate before they've won the primary.

Anyway, my dream team would be Gore and Obama. Even Godzilla shudders in fear upon coming face-to-face with the mighty Gorobama!

[NastyDiaper]

111. Nobody should play second fiddle.

I usually dislike 'Running Mate' talk for that reason, but broke just this once. All 08D candidates should, and will, give it their all. Their supporters deserve nothing less.

FWIW in no real order I like Edwards, Obama, Richardson, Clark, DK. Hell even Biden sometimes makes sense when he talks about iraqi federation the only solution *if we have to stay, which we should not, but *if.

Obama has completely re-shaped the primary season from what I expected by knocking hrc into the pack so early. I'm pretty bad at predictions.

[cascadiance]

123. We could still have Gore/Feingold too...

That in my book would be the ideal ticket! And given that Feingold has been sitting the presidential run to focus on and doing a MUCH needed job of herding cats in the Senate, I don't think he'd object to being "second fiddle" to Gore when the time came For Gore to announce his running mate!

[lildreamer316]

134. Someone said not before Sept.

I'll have to go dig up the whys and wherefores; but I remember that clearly.
Probably something to do with the Nobel Prize thing too.

[Digital]

106. Thank Goddess!

Come on and make it official already.:party:

[Lochloosa]

109. Welcome to DU Digital

:toast:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

114. Well, all I can say is, if there are any Gore "scouts" out there reading,

this thread might be a clue. I typed in the comments from the show this morning not expecting much of a response, and now over a hundred posts and forty some recommendations later, late into the evening, people are still excited about the smallest whisper of hope. And I doubt that DU is the only place where Americans are eagerly awaiting this news.

[sellitman]

115. Maybe he is just publishing a new book: "An Inconvienient Diet"?

:rofl:

[frogcycle]

118. actually the book he is coming out with should be a killer

Gore's 2008 Plans May Become Clearer After Release of Book

By John F. Harris and Shailagh Murray
Sunday, September 17, 2006; Page A07

Although saying he has no plans to run for president in 2008, former vice president Al Gore has nonetheless left the door ever so slightly ajar. It's a good bet that door will swing open a good bit wider come next May.

That is when Gore is scheduled to publish his next book. With no fanfare, he signed a few weeks ago with Penguin Press to write "The Assault on Reason."

As described by editor Scott Moyers, the book is a meditation on how "the public arena has grown more hostile to reason," and how solving problems such as global warming is impeded by a political culture with a pervasive "unwillingness to let facts drive decisions."

While that may sound abstract, both the subject matter and the timing of the release have an unmistakable subtext. In 2004, Gore cheered liberals when he lashed at President Bush for allegedly falling captive to right-wing special interests and taking flight from "fact-based analysis." If the book strikes a chord, it will produce new momentum for Gore to make another bid for the White House, presumably fueled in large part by anti-Iraq-war Democrats...

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/16/AR2006091600877.html

[lildreamer316]

135. Thanks for the reminder;

I just went and put it on the pre-order list at my Borders store. Don't want to miss it!

[rosesaylavee]

117. I bet he will wait until after the concert

this summer - I think he will announce after Labor Day.

[AgadorSparticus]

121. I can confidently say (much to some people's chagrin) that Gore

running in '08 is the ONLY way I will donate any money in the election. After '04, I vowed never to give anymore money. But, hell, a Gore candidacy in '08? I'd not only give money, I'd wear his campaign Tshirt every day!!!

[RestoreGore]

122. I wonder how many people posting have actually given to The Climate Project?

Anyone doing that or going to work to mititgate this crisis that is Mr. Gore's passion and which new reports claim is happening NOW, beyond wanting to use it as a political football and waste millions on BS polls and ads that he rightfully claimed contributed to the toxic political process? Threads like this only prove how right Mr. Gore is about it all and that on the whole people really haven't changed. For all their ranting about it, the media speaks, and people jump.

[NastyDiaper]

145. Since you asked,

I give more to the NRDC than to all political campaign's combined.
This is the DU.

[cooolandrew]

124. Well I'm not sure he'll make it at this point...

... the base of the party is african american voters and this week showed they are clearly with Obama. Regardless of the money factor, it's the support Barack had really with 100,000 donations with Hillary and Edwards with 50,000 and 40,000 respectively. At the time of the oscars polls said Gore had the same amount of support as Edwards.

[dapper]

128. WAIT A SECOND!! WAIT A SECOND!!

I joined the YMCA and hope to lose about 40 pounds as well. Maybe I can be Gore's running mate? Both running for the White House and running at the YMCA?

Go Gore Go!
41 pounds to go :-)

Dapper

[disndat]

129. From Dan Rather

no less an authority! I almost peed in my pants. Anyone who has gone on a diet knows how serious that must be. The Nobel Prize will be announced mid-October and he may make an announcement in September. Hmmm. The plot thickens.

[Phoonzang]

139. If he's going to run he better hurry up and announce.. nt

[tinfoilinfor2005]

140. Why?

He's already been vetted, there isn't a thing that isn't known about him. And someone should tell Tweety and the gang that the election is in November 2008, not 2007. There are twenty months left before the american people pull the lever and decide the next president. I think Al is in no danger of "squeaking in on time". A great deal of voters don't make their final decisions until the week before they go to the polls. The only urgency these days is for the media who love to entice their audience by playing the "Who Do You Think Will Win Game".

[Phoonzang]

142. I was thinking more of fundraising...

Though I'm sure he'd raise money at a far faster rate than the current front runners. I guess.

[lies and propaganda]

141. May we be so lucky.

Maybe he'll pick rather as a running mate, anything is a step up from LIEbermann.