I have been paying attention to Al Gore's work, speeches and statements over the past few months (and years) and I think it is now extremely unlikely that Al Gore will suddenly announce that he has decided to be a candidate for the 2008 Presidential election.
I watched the video clips on Current.com and I don't think they indicate he is preparing a run for the Whitehouse. What he is saying on Iraq is exactly what he said to Larry King on CNN back in May 2007. See
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0705/22/lkl.01.htmlWhen asked directly about 2008, Gore makes it clear that he has no plans to be a candidate.
Al Gore interviewed for 01238 Magazine - Sept-Oct 2007
A recent poll shows that if you entered the presidential race, you would handily win the New Hampshire primary. Isn’t that tempting? GORE: Sure. But I am old enough and have been a candidate enough times to have a very high level of resistance to temptations of that sort. I trust my instincts, and it doesn’t feel like it’s the right thing for me.
But if you believe global warming is such a crisis, wouldn’t you be more effective within the White House than outside it? GORE: I’m under no illusion that there’s any position in the world as influential as that of president. But it doesn’t feel like the right thing for me to be a candidate at this point. I have had the experience of seeing how necessary it is to have adequate support among the people as a whole for the dramatic policy changes that are needed. It may well be that the best use of whatever skills and talents and experiences that I have gained is to concentrate on creating that sea change in mass opinion about this issue, so that whoever is elected will face a groundswell from the people themselves.
Will you endorse a candidate in the primary? GORE: Odds are that I will.
Who? GORE: I haven’t made that decision yet.
http://www.02138mag.com/magazine/article/1485.html I think that Al Gore wants to influence the debate over the next 12 months, leading up to the Presidential election. I think he will be an important and valuable supporter of the Democratic ticket, and an asset to the campaign of our eventual nominee. He is on the record as promising he will support the Democratic nominee in 2008 (as he has always done).
It's a real shame he is not running because in many ways he is the best person for the job.
But I think we should respect his decision and support his efforts to influence the national debate on the climate crisis and a whole range of issues.
Let's all find ways to show our support for Al Gore! :patriot:
Sign the
Live Earth Pledge: www.liveearthpledge.org
Visit Al's site www.algore.com and read his blog
http://blog.algore.com Sign the petitions at www.algore.org and www.draftgore.com
Visit www.americaforgore.org and send your two cents to Al!
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