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WilliamPitt

(58,179 posts)
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:23 PM Jun 2014

Al Gore, Edward Snowden, and the Perfect Circle

Al Gore: Edward Snowden's 'important service'
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/al-gore-edward-snowden-important-service-107652.html?hp=r2

Do it.

Throw Al Gore under the bus.

It will mean that this place has created a perfect circle from the day of its creation to today.

Maybe doing so will create a quantum singularity that will bend the very fabric of time and space.

More likely, however, it will make a few people have a moment with a mirror.

So.
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Al Gore, Edward Snowden, and the Perfect Circle (Original Post) WilliamPitt Jun 2014 OP
Speaking of buses I'm looking for a used one. ucrdem Jun 2014 #1
cheap shot, that nt grasswire Jun 2014 #11
You may think you are through with the past, but the past is not through with you. n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #13
That's what I keep saying about War Criminals and Wall St Criminals, who apparently think sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #15
Can you say that again? I didn't hear you. Whisp Jun 2014 #18
Just go read it again, maybe that will help? sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #31
the cheap shot (and yours below as well) call out a post.. grasswire Jun 2014 #25
the thread itself is a call out JI7 Jun 2014 #27
Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #29
and just what is DU street justice? nt grasswire Jun 2014 #39
Yikes! deurbano Jun 2014 #42
or are you threatening DU members in the real world? grasswire Jun 2014 #47
no, that's what the op did to bobbolink JI7 Jun 2014 #51
and was PPRd for it. grasswire Jun 2014 #53
obviously there was no PPR. What on earth do YOU mean? n/t Whisp Jun 2014 #62
you threatened "street justice" in retaliation grasswire Jun 2014 #67
! Whisp Jun 2014 #68
Whisp was talking about the POS thread by the OP. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #113
maybe Whisp should threaten to kill someone like the OP , then she might be popular like him JI7 Jun 2014 #115
no, I did not alert grasswire Jun 2014 #116
If you said that you did not. sheshe2 Jun 2014 #118
He was PPRd for it? When and where? sheshe2 Jun 2014 #72
before your time here. grasswire Jun 2014 #75
Yes, I heard about that ban, even thought it was before my time. nt sheshe2 Jun 2014 #76
What, no "looking forward"? BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #56
Wasn't it though? That was the consensus last March. ucrdem Jun 2014 #71
Well done... SidDithers Jun 2014 #14
bullseye~ sheshe2 Jun 2014 #24
I hope you wouldn't mind if I stole that, for Gore? sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #52
+1 LordGlenconner Jun 2014 #26
Oh yeah, a real "cheap shot".. lol if a cheap shot is bringing up a stupid "cheap shot"? Cha Jun 2014 #44
Hey Cha! Great post~ sheshe2 Jun 2014 #49
Bwahahaha berni_mccoy Jun 2014 #55
Al Gore was thrown under the bus in 2000 when there were people claiming no difference JI7 Jun 2014 #2
++1,000 kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #4
Really? I don't remember that. Al Gore has always been respected on the 'left' (wait, maybe that's sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #6
i don't really consider them to be the left, but there were some fucked up people in 2000 JI7 Jun 2014 #8
Yeah, the Naderites. joshcryer Jun 2014 #10
of course, there were fewer of them than Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #63
those dems are conservatives, they voted Bush because they wanted the more conservative to win JI7 Jun 2014 #65
Regardless, neither thought Gore was better. joshcryer Jun 2014 #66
True. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #69
My recollection of the left wrt Gore was heartbreaking disappointment that the Bush gang sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #16
So true LordGlenconner Jun 2014 #30
Yeah, we'd have to retrieve Al Gore(bless his heart) from under the bus to Cha Jun 2014 #45
When was he thrown under the bus? Glad to see Gore recognize Snowden's service sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #46
has someone called him a piece of shit ? but i do remember people claiming he was just like Bush JI7 Jun 2014 #3
Piece of shit used car salesman, that Al Gore? Or not. Whisp Jun 2014 #5
Hmmm, Whisp.... sheshe2 Jun 2014 #74
I disagree with Al on this but i defy anyone to charge me with throwing him under the bus. kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #7
What's to disagree with? joshcryer Jun 2014 #9
Well said... SidDithers Jun 2014 #23
I love that Gore agrees that Snowden has done a great service to this country. But Gore sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #32
the op was about throwing someone under the bus JI7 Jun 2014 #34
What's funny is all the claims he's being thrown under the bus. joshcryer Jun 2014 #37
What's a ''POS thread''? Octafish Jun 2014 #54
Acquaintances and friends ... dawg Jun 2014 #12
K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #17
Indeed Oilwellian Jun 2014 #19
First....I'd have to buy a bus. Know any salesmen? And I happen to think that Al Gore only msanthrope Jun 2014 #20
Someone already used that. I love that Gore agrees that Snowden has done a great service sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #35
No. He doesn't have a viable defense until they drop the charges under the Espionage Act riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #73
LOL ... yup, they still mad, brah. 1000words Jun 2014 #21
"Nader's bad because he blocked Gore and Gore's bad becuase he sounds like Nader" MisterP Jun 2014 #22
Well, sheshe2 Jun 2014 #28
Weird, the Authoritarian mindset some have. Either you are fully with or against someone KittyWampus Jun 2014 #33
I've noticed that too. Calling people who disagree with you 'racists' eg. As if that is going to sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #36
It's like people can't have different opinions on different subjects. joshcryer Jun 2014 #38
It certainly is weird Kitty...nt sheshe2 Jun 2014 #41
righteous.... mike_c Jun 2014 #40
Excuse while I go turn off my ignore list. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #43
A lot of comments, not many addressing Gore's support for Snowden though. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #48
No, just attacking the OP n/t BuelahWitch Jun 2014 #57
the op was about throwing someone under the bus JI7 Jun 2014 #61
not really reddread Jun 2014 #110
Nope! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #114
All the "tossers" self-identified as in need of a mirror and self-reflection. Pitt wins this thread. Electric Monk Jun 2014 #119
You inspired me to do the same. since Demeter Jun 2014 #59
Gore, on Snowden's revelations: “This is a threat to democracy, to the heart of democracy,” sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #50
Not that I've actually been looking for such posts ... NanceGreggs Jun 2014 #58
.. Cha Jun 2014 #111
During the PMRC hearings, Al Gore was questioning 90-percent Jun 2014 #60
k&r Crewleader Jun 2014 #64
"More likely, however, it will make a few people have a moment with a mirror." Martin Eden Jun 2014 #70
Funny how some DUers attack the messenger and ignore the message. neverforget Jun 2014 #77
the message of the op was about throwing someone under the bus JI7 Jun 2014 #82
I saw Al Gore and what he said about the NSA and Snowden. neverforget Jun 2014 #85
so did i plus the part about the bus JI7 Jun 2014 #88
I most certainly did. neverforget Jun 2014 #94
gore has his opinion but you seem to think how others respond JI7 Jun 2014 #96
I find it funny that many attack Will and not comment on the substance of what Gore said. neverforget Jun 2014 #107
Will made no comment about what Gore said in his OP either JI7 Jun 2014 #108
That's what stood our for me also. Some things are more important than others. I saw sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #102
“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” Autumn Jun 2014 #78
There are a great many truly caustic personalities on this site. Maedhros Jun 2014 #79
You accuse people that respond to the OP sheshe2 Jun 2014 #80
I quoted a wise woman. It's the truth and that's what people in this thread were doing Autumn Jun 2014 #81
past history matters , i mean some people get attacked just for blue links JI7 Jun 2014 #93
Did you read what Gore had to say? This part was a punch to the gut Autumn Jun 2014 #100
yeah, well i worked hard for Gore in 2000, too bad there were some fucked up attention whore types JI7 Jun 2014 #103
That supreme court was a fucking joke. The bastards should have been impeached. Autumn Jun 2014 #105
yeah, and those attention whores i mention who claim Gore was like Bush love Scalia JI7 Jun 2014 #106
I supported Gore too. What he said about our Democracy and Snowden Autumn Jun 2014 #109
Got it! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #98
.Still discussing Will. Autumn Jun 2014 #101
HEY WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #83
Indeed. I've been thinking that this evening reading replies here. They're proving your point. Electric Monk Jun 2014 #84
it's all about you as usual JI7 Jun 2014 #86
Boring. WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #87
well, i guess boring compared to threatening to beat someone up JI7 Jun 2014 #90
Boring. WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #92
I'm missing it, which poster on this thread, is trying to throw Al Gore under the bus? Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #89
you are missing it because it's not really about Gore JI7 Jun 2014 #91
This is about Snowden being thrown under the bus? n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #95
no, it's about the op himself JI7 Jun 2014 #97
This thread needs music... countryjake Jun 2014 #99
Wow! sheshe2 Jun 2014 #104
Clearly, you've got The Swarm's number MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #112
Yet it has everything to do about the OP. eom sheshe2 Jun 2014 #117
Al Gore is an emotarian Paulista Snowdenite traitor!!! Zorra Jun 2014 #120

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
15. That's what I keep saying about War Criminals and Wall St Criminals, who apparently think
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:48 PM
Jun 2014

their past crimes have been forgotten.

Can't say I care much about internet feuds which have so little significance in the scheme of things.

If that's a priority for people, perhaps they've missed the real issues that actually affect lives. Who knows?

It's a good phrase though, I may it use to remind the War Criminals and Wall St criminals that there is no statute of limitations on torture, murder, and massive corruption such as that which collapsed the world's economies and all the tragedy that resulted from it.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
25. the cheap shot (and yours below as well) call out a post..
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:16 PM
Jun 2014

....that was adjudicated by the DU jury.

Time to let it go.

Response to grasswire (Reply #25)

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
68. !
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:51 PM
Jun 2014


maybe my street justice is as genuine as the DU juries compared to, you know, REAL LIFE.

gawwwwd.

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
113. Whisp was talking about the POS thread by the OP.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:54 AM
Jun 2014

As was I.

Did you alert on her and have the post hidden when you misunderstood her meaning?

JI7

(89,182 posts)
115. maybe Whisp should threaten to kill someone like the OP , then she might be popular like him
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:58 AM
Jun 2014

among a certain crowd.

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
118. If you said that you did not.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 02:14 AM
Jun 2014

Then that is good for me. Yet she had a hide for a misreading of her post.

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
72. He was PPRd for it? When and where?
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:37 PM
Jun 2014

Last edited Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:25 PM - Edit history (1)

I know he finally self deleted. But PPRd? I don't think so.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
75. before your time here.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:49 PM
Jun 2014

The matter that J17 referred to.

From Earl's message: "We don't enjoy banning people, particularly people who have been here a long time. WilliamPitt left us absolutely no choice in this matter."

And that's why I asked Whisp about the street justice she threatens.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
52. I hope you wouldn't mind if I stole that, for Gore?
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:59 PM
Jun 2014

He did hit the nail right on the head, hit the target with a bullseye, said what needed to be said, put a spanner in the works of those trying to distract from the enormous crimes that have been revealed, by Whistle Blower after Whistle Blowers,

He's on the right side of history. No use trying to distract from what Gore and so many others are saying. It isn't working, people care about their Constitutional Rights, as polls are increasingly showing.

Amazing, despite all the attempts to smear the messenger, support for him only grows.

Cha

(295,929 posts)
44. Oh yeah, a real "cheap shot".. lol if a cheap shot is bringing up a stupid "cheap shot"?
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:26 PM
Jun 2014

Well played, ucr.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
2. Al Gore was thrown under the bus in 2000 when there were people claiming no difference
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:26 PM
Jun 2014

between BUsh and Gore.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
6. Really? I don't remember that. Al Gore has always been respected on the 'left' (wait, maybe that's
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:30 PM
Jun 2014

the problem?) for his incredible work on environmental issues, for speaking out many times about issues few other prominent figures such as he, have had the guts to do.

So, where did this throwing of Gore under the bus take place?

JI7

(89,182 posts)
8. i don't really consider them to be the left, but there were some fucked up people in 2000
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:35 PM
Jun 2014

who claimed no difference between Gore and Bush.

many of them claimed to be the left but in fact they were just conspiracy theory attention whore types.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
63. of course, there were fewer of them than
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 07:22 PM
Jun 2014

registered 'Democrats' who voted for Bush in Florida. On a scale of F'd upness, I'd have to say Dems who voted for Bush were even worse, and cost us the 2000 election.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
69. True.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:01 PM
Jun 2014

He really should have ignored his political handlers and displayed some passion for Democratic ideals during that election, rather than attempting Clintonesque triangulation.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
16. My recollection of the left wrt Gore was heartbreaking disappointment that the Bush gang
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:51 PM
Jun 2014

got away with the theft of an election which robbed all of us of a President who would have taken this country in an entirely different direction.

 

LordGlenconner

(1,348 posts)
30. So true
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:26 PM
Jun 2014

And it's so easy to picture the OP doing just that 14 years ago after eight years of President Clinton.



Cha

(295,929 posts)
45. Yeah, we'd have to retrieve Al Gore(bless his heart) from under the bus to
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:27 PM
Jun 2014

be able to throw him under said bus.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
46. When was he thrown under the bus? Glad to see Gore recognize Snowden's service
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:33 PM
Jun 2014

to his country. Not surprising coming from yet another highly respected Democrat most of whom so far, have recognized the value of informing the people when their rights are abused.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
3. has someone called him a piece of shit ? but i do remember people claiming he was just like Bush
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:27 PM
Jun 2014

in 2000. that was pretty fucked up.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
5. Piece of shit used car salesman, that Al Gore? Or not.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:29 PM
Jun 2014

lol. This place has certainly created something!

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
74. Hmmm, Whisp....
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:44 PM
Jun 2014

Now where did the author go????

Awol again.

Funny, cause we aren't the ones that toss people under the bus. Damn where is that mirror we are suppose to be looking into. Oh wait here it is...





 

kelliekat44

(7,759 posts)
7. I disagree with Al on this but i defy anyone to charge me with throwing him under the bus.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:30 PM
Jun 2014

I disagreed with him when he refused to campaign on the Clinton/Gore achievements. I agree with him 100% on the environment....and the old "lockbox."

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
9. What's to disagree with?
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:36 PM
Jun 2014

Perhaps a slight over inflation of the results.

Anyway I can be critical of offsets and cap and trade without throwing Gore under the bus... certainly I would never call him a POS used car salesman.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
32. I love that Gore agrees that Snowden has done a great service to this country. But Gore
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:34 PM
Jun 2014

has always been one of our more intelligent Democrats. I'm sure you agree and just forgot to address what the OP is about!

joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
37. What's funny is all the claims he's being thrown under the bus.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:44 PM
Jun 2014

I literally have seen zero posts doing that.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
54. What's a ''POS thread''?
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:03 PM
Jun 2014

And, do you have anything to say about Gore pointing out NSA spying is the main concern?

Oilwellian

(12,647 posts)
19. Indeed
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 03:57 PM
Jun 2014
The former vice president didn’t hold back about his feelings on the NSA’s surveillance practices. “This is a threat to democracy, to the heart of democracy,” Gore said, fearing that people would self-censor under the threat of surveillance.
 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
20. First....I'd have to buy a bus. Know any salesmen? And I happen to think that Al Gore only
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:01 PM
Jun 2014

strengthens the need for Snowden to come home and face the music.....he has a viable defense.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
35. Someone already used that. I love that Gore agrees that Snowden has done a great service
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:37 PM
Jun 2014

for his country. Add yet another respected and intelligent American to the growing list of supporters for Whistle Blowers like Snowden.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
22. "Nader's bad because he blocked Gore and Gore's bad becuase he sounds like Nader"
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:05 PM
Jun 2014

it is like the stuff inside a black hole: maybe some new Shea Zellweger can introduce Feynman diagrams to politics?

NADER DID 9-11!!!!111

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
28. Well,
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:23 PM
Jun 2014

I for one will not throw Al Gore under any bus. I may not agree with everything he says, however I would never call him a POS.

 

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)
33. Weird, the Authoritarian mindset some have. Either you are fully with or against someone
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:36 PM
Jun 2014

or something.

It's like they can't see shades of gray.

And yet, they're often the ones finger-pointing and calling others Authoritarian apologist piece of shit used car salesmen.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
36. I've noticed that too. Calling people who disagree with you 'racists' eg. As if that is going to
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:39 PM
Jun 2014

stop people from expressing their opinions on issues that are important to this country. But I guess there are people who will try anything to force people to agree with them, or remain silent. Sad, isn't it?

 

reddread

(6,896 posts)
110. not really
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:28 AM
Jun 2014

but predictably a few people tried tossing the op under the wheels.
illustrating the actual and allegorical meanings pretty clearly.
read it again and see if the real point is more comprehensible this time.

 

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
119. All the "tossers" self-identified as in need of a mirror and self-reflection. Pitt wins this thread.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:45 PM
Jun 2014

nt

 

Demeter

(85,373 posts)
59. You inspired me to do the same. since
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:13 PM
Jun 2014

out of 57 replies, I saw only 11....

It was a scary experience! I will not be doing that again anytime soon.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
50. Gore, on Snowden's revelations: “This is a threat to democracy, to the heart of democracy,”
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:40 PM
Jun 2014
Gore said, fearing that people would self-censor under the threat of surveillance.


I guess Gore doesn't agree that this is all 'old news'.



Gore didn't hold back about his feelings on the NSA’s surveillance practices

Good for him, I hope others who ARE holding back out of fear, will have the courage to join him.

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
58. Not that I've actually been looking for such posts ...
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:11 PM
Jun 2014

... but I haven't seen Gore thrown under the bus by anyone here.

Gore, like anyone else, is entitled to his opinion. The fact that many hold a different opinion on this issue is their prerogative as well.

That being said, I've no doubt that if Gore had stated that he thought Snowden was a traitor and a thief, there is a contingent here that would have immediately thrown him under their bus, while calling him a piece of shit used car salesman - or something equally obnoxious.

90-percent

(6,828 posts)
60. During the PMRC hearings, Al Gore was questioning
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:26 PM
Jun 2014

Frank Zappa and confessed he was a fan of his music.

Al and Tipper sent Frank a card when they found out he had prostate cancer.

And Tipper played drums on a Dweezil Zappa song.

And Snowden has done something more PATRIOTIC than anything our entire Congress has done for years.

Us little people want our democracy back and we need more and more Snowdens to do that. and graysons and bernies and warrens.


-90% Jimmy

Martin Eden

(12,803 posts)
70. "More likely, however, it will make a few people have a moment with a mirror."
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 08:20 PM
Jun 2014

It would make me have a face-first moment with the porcelean bus (not the kind one can get thrown under).

neverforget

(9,434 posts)
77. Funny how some DUers attack the messenger and ignore the message.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 09:59 PM
Jun 2014

That seems to happen a lot now. How sad.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
96. gore has his opinion but you seem to think how others respond
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:02 AM
Jun 2014

is more important than what gore said . same with op .

neverforget

(9,434 posts)
107. I find it funny that many attack Will and not comment on the substance of what Gore said.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:19 AM
Jun 2014

THAT to me is illuminating as to where others come from and what is important to them: the message or the messenger. If the message is an inconvenient truth, then attack the messenger and ignore the message to distract and derail.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
108. Will made no comment about what Gore said in his OP either
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:21 AM
Jun 2014

he came other comments which people are responding to.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
102. That's what stood our for me also. Some things are more important than others. I saw
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:09 AM
Jun 2014

the more minor reference to the possibility of Gore, like so many others, it's not as if we don't have precedent for this, might be thrown under the bus for his remarks.

His words are strong words regarding what has been revealed. An attack on the heart of democracy!! That is certainly true and I'm glad he used his microphone to say it.

Autumn

(44,762 posts)
78. “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:28 PM
Jun 2014

― Eleanor Roosevelt

Al Gore, if only he had taken his rightful place in office, history would have been so different.


This thread is full of people with small minds Will. Ignore them, they are not even worthy of a response. You offended them to the very core of their being. Well done Will. Well done indeed.

 

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)
79. There are a great many truly caustic personalities on this site.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:47 PM
Jun 2014

I'm glad I don't see their posts anymore.

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
80. You accuse people that respond to the OP
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:38 PM
Jun 2014

as having small minds. Not worthy of a response from the OP.

This thread is full of people with small minds Will. Ignore them, they are not even worthy of a response. You offended them to the very core of their being. Well done Will. Well done indeed.


Well he never responds, just drops and runs.

Do it.

Throw Al Gore under the bus.

Snip

More likely, however, it will make a few people have a moment with a mirror.


Well, maybe Will should look in that mirror, he tossed a bunch of DUers under the bus, for no reason. Yet you have no problem with that do you as we are not "worthy"? I see no one here tossing Gore under said bus, nor have I seen anyone on DU doing it.



Autumn

(44,762 posts)
81. I quoted a wise woman. It's the truth and that's what people in this thread were doing
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:46 PM
Jun 2014

including you. Discussing Will and a previous post of his and his past history , not what Al Gore said about Snowden. I see no reason why Will owes you or anyone else a response.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
93. past history matters , i mean some people get attacked just for blue links
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:00 AM
Jun 2014

yet we should excuse and feel sorry for those who threaten to beat others up and refer to a dem pres as piece of shit.

Autumn

(44,762 posts)
100. Did you read what Gore had to say? This part was a punch to the gut
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:08 AM
Jun 2014

“Democracy is among other things a state of mind,” he said. “And if people are given the feeling that they have to be careful what they say lest it be misinterpreted because somebody’s keeping a record, that chills the First Amendment rights that are at the very core of what American democracy is all about. This is really dangerous.”

It struck me just how much we lost in 2000 things would be so different. This man, who should have taken his rightful place is the only statesman willing to speak the truth. How different our country would be.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
103. yeah, well i worked hard for Gore in 2000, too bad there were some fucked up attention whore types
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:09 AM
Jun 2014

who kept claiming he was just like Bush. all while claiming to be the liberal. what a fucking joke that was.

Autumn

(44,762 posts)
105. That supreme court was a fucking joke. The bastards should have been impeached.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:13 AM
Jun 2014

That supreme court talk about attention whores.

JI7

(89,182 posts)
106. yeah, and those attention whores i mention who claim Gore was like Bush love Scalia
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:16 AM
Jun 2014

and the rest of them. it's funny how they claim to be from the left.

i actually supported Gore and knew what would be lost without him even before election.

i'm still disgusted by those who spew the same shit even after being proven wrong back then. they are a bunch of phony jack asses .

Autumn

(44,762 posts)
109. I supported Gore too. What he said about our Democracy and Snowden
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:23 AM
Jun 2014

really showcases to me, his morals and values and the love he has for our country.

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
98. Got it!
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:04 AM
Jun 2014

OP does a call out telling everyone that does not agree with Gore on ES to toss Gore under the bus then look in the mirror. And according to you the OP has no need to respond as we are not worthy....We are dismissed!

Funny that, since we are not tossing him under the bus.

We must never be worthy as the OP seldom responds to his threads. No one is worthy enough I guess.

Yup got it.

Nighty night...

Signed~ An unworthy soul. Hail to those more worthy than I.

 

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
84. Indeed. I've been thinking that this evening reading replies here. They're proving your point.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 11:51 PM
Jun 2014

(other than a few exceptions like sabrina, grasswire, and Autumn...)


Good thing you have a thick skin

Cheers

sheshe2

(83,355 posts)
104. Wow!
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:10 AM
Jun 2014

You made an appearance. We are blessed.

How was your point made by posting to your own OP? I am confused.

 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
112. Clearly, you've got The Swarm's number
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:50 AM
Jun 2014

All they can do it sputter about a topic that has zero to do with your post.

Deflect! Must deflect!

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