Gore meets Bush, declares it 'cordial... substantive'

Source: ChicagoTrib Swamp Politics Blog

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In his private Oval Office meeting with President Bush, the former vice president insisted that they had spoken about global warming "the whole time.'' It wasn't clear if the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, who shared the honor for his work on climtate change, was serious.

"Of course,'' they had spoken about global warming, Gore said, strolling down a rain-slick Pennsylvania Avenue with wife Tipper Gore after a private session with the president. For Gore, who had gone into the White House for a reception for the American winners of the 2007 Nobel Prizes, this was his first return to the Oval Office since leaving office.

But Gore, calling the meeting with Bush "very cordial'' and "substantive,'' declined to elaborate on their meeting. "I'm not going to do an interview here,'' Gore said in his walk down the streets outside the White House. "I don't want to comment more.''

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The White House insists the president holds no ill will toward Gore, who carried his challenge of the outcome of the 2000 election to the Supreme Court.

“I don’t believe so,’’ Bush Press Secretary Dana Perino said of any “bad blood’’ between the two. “I know this president does not harbor any resentments. He never has.’’

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Once again, words fail me...

Tired Old Cynic

but her role is to distract, not inform.

can picture such a thing).

I wish Dana should just shut up. I cannot understand how this clown keeps finding these robotic, vapid, duplicitous, women. From his wife and Karen all the way down to the current creature that comes out and lies for him. I gotta say, even though you knew that bush**s other press secretary's were lying their asses off at least they tried to carry it off with some panache. Dana is one of those women (like Laura) that can almoust make you feel bad about laughing at 'em. They're just so pitiful.

the chimptard.

like they're the ones injured.

Never thought him very quick on the draw. Who knew? :shrug:

Just a nitpick that annoyed me. The piece makes it sound like Bush was dubbed the rightful winner and Gore challenged the results, and that's not the way things went down. The vote counts in Florida were close enough to require a mandatory recount, and before that recount could be completed, Bush sued to stop it.

Who dragged it to the Supreme Court......Not only do they make it sound like a bad thing but also implied it was Gore that did it.

It's far more effective to be nice in front of enemies. Both of them know Bush is the villain. It's been established. Bush looks the buffoon and always will. There's no need for a fight. Gore IS THE WINNER and always will be!

This is why I have never liked Gore. Why in the fuck talk to this psycho? How are you "cordial" and "substantitive" with a mass murdering coke addlebrained asshole that turned this country into a fascist dictatorship. What could possibly be Gores intention? Gore is leading us to beleive that something civil can be discussed like Neville Chamberlain saying all was well with Hitler.

Who in the hell is Gore trying to fool and why????

I wonder how Mr. Gore truly felt having to stand next to that lying war criminal. I can guess. And a 40 minute private talk about climate change? Bush wouldn't even see An Inconvenient Truth and his people now want us to believe there is no longer any acrimony? I do suspect Mr. Gore did that because he knows we cannot wait beyond 2009 to sign the Kyoto Treaty and to work for its successor thus showing that this crisis does take precedence over everything else. So I am sure that now that we know there are no hard feelings, Bush won't mind signing the treaty now as we are the only country now to not do so. Yeah, right. But I have to give points to Mr. Gore for going there. He once again showed what class is all about.

MAKES ME PHYSICALLY ILL! I tell you what bush, about 225,000,000 people harbor resentments over you. And that is only the people in the US!

The only way you can get your poll numbers up is...to....kill.....more......people.

Bush carried the battle all the way to the Supreme Court.

God I hate the mainstream media.

Gore would have bitch slapped him.

global warming, let him read a book or watch a DVD. It took the occasion of Gore winning
a Nobel Prize for Bush to converse with him and benefit from his expertise? Screw that imbecile, Bush.
I don't know why Gore dignified him with a personal meeting - with Bush sitting on the wrong side of the desk.
Does he think Bush will become enlightened after their little tete-a-tete? That's about as likely as Barbara Bush
announcing that she's taking up gymnastics.

Mr Gore is not running.

Yeah right.

Or perhaps if you're one of those wealthy "heiresses" the bush library campaign once claimed it would be soliciting for donations.

Or one more thing - if you're his backstage girl, contradicta.

That 45 minutes would have been better spent having a nice bowell movement. Class acts with war criminals heh? Reminds me of our congress and senate. All a bunch of worthless fools.

how can any meeting with bush be substantive, or cordial, when, first of all the man is an empty brain in an empty suit, and secondly, how can any meeting with bush be cordial when he ignites the passionate anger of everyone i know ... and how can his presence not ignite to the point of incineration the anger of the man from who he stole the elections, the oval office, the honest to goodness presidency of the united states of america ..... bush and dana perrino have the ability to step on everyone's last one good nerve! Gore is kind, too kind!

"Gore, who carried his challenge of the outcome of the 2000 election to the Supreme Court."

It was the Republicans who took the election to the Supreme Court.

I know this president does not harbor any resentments . He never has. :wow:

She said that with a straight face? :rofl:

through the gates and onto the city streets, fearlessly, leaving *, a prisoner in his own bubble is a statement unto itself. He didn't need to steal away, hidden from the public in a darkened limo.