Is Al Gore "running"? - Democratic Underground

Labors of Hercules

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:02 PM
Original message

Is Al Gore "running"?

Edited on Sun Jun-17-07 05:17 PM by Labors of Hercules

Al Gore has given the same calculated response (in various versions)to the question of whether he will "run for President"...

"I have no plans to be a candidate for president again, I don't expect to ever be a candidate for president again. I haven't made a so-called Sherman statement because it just seems unnecessary, kind of odd to do that." -Al Gore, appearing on This Week

So that's it, right? He says he's not running, right?

...an acknowledgement that the answer has never been a clear yes or no, but a tightrope act with which we are all too familiar. And yet, it is tantalizing. Who knew Al Gore was such a great tease? The worse the world gets, the more we want to know his political ambitions... and the less he will tell us.

Are we to believe that a man who has spent most of his life in public office, like his father before him, is happy to turn away at the very moment the country -- nay, the world -- is clamoring for him to step into the breach?

Are we to believe that such a man is perfectly content to walk away from the table, with his last campaign forever emblazoned in textbooks as the biggest miscarriage of justice in electoral history?

Are we to believe that this man, with his Oscar nominated documentary, his Time magazine cover, his # 1 Bestselling book, his tv network, and, oh yeah, a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize nomination, would rather not rule the most powerful nation on earth?

So, is Al running?

If you ask me, I say YES!!! "I mean, please. Let's get real. Of course he's running."
:woohoo:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

ThomWV

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:04 PM
Response to Original message

1. One can only hope

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

cassiepriam

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:06 PM
Response to Original message

2. You bet your bippy he is.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Labors of Hercules

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:18 PM
Response to Reply #2

3. I bet you two bippies! n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

BattyDem

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:28 PM
Response to Original message

4. After reading "The Assault on Reason" ...

which offers an in-depth analysis of what's gone wrong with our country and lays out the steps we need to take to fix things, I honestly believe he will run. He KNOWS this country - our democracy - is in deep trouble. He has obviously thought long and hard about it and it disturbs him deeply. I don't think he can turn his back on that, especially when you consider this: he won in 2000 and the current issues facing our country would not exist if he had been allowed to take his rightful place as our leader. That must be eating at him; it would certainly eat at me. I'm not talking about "losing" an election - he's moved on. I'm talking about what has happened to this country since he "lost" that election. How can it not break his heart when he KNOWS he SHOULD have been our President?

I'll be very shocked - and incredibly disappointed - if he doesn't run. :patriot:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Labors of Hercules

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 07:28 PM
Response to Reply #4

8. It seems, when he says he has "no plans to run"...

He implies that he's not going to run, but he's going to seek the presidency outside of the normal way of doing it. He plans to win, but not by "running" the way the other candidates are running.

Dunno, whaddaya think?
:shrug:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

BattyDem

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 07:55 PM
Response to Reply #8

12. Ooooh ... that's an interesting idea

He's running by not running, so technically, he's telling us the truth when he says he's not running ... but he does intend to be president.

He's the only person who could officially enter the race late and still have a good chance of winning. By not actually running, he's avoiding the usual crap that comes with being a candidate. His book, the Live Earth concert and the climate crisis issue in general give him an opportunity to speak to the people through the press and get his message across - without really getting slammed by the GOP, the media and other Dem candidates.

If you're right about his strategy, then Al Gore is absolutely brilliant! He found a way to not only beat the media and the political machine, but to use them to his advantage. B-)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

wildhorses

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:41 PM
Response to Original message

5. he is running the most sophisticated non-campaign that has

ever been my pleasure to witness:patriot:

who says his campaign skills need honing?

they need to watch and learn!!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Labors of Hercules

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 07:34 PM
Response to Reply #5

9. It keeps me on the edge of my seat...

wondering how long he will keep his non-campaign going! :popcorn:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

wildhorses

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 07:54 PM
Response to Reply #9

11. patience my pretty --

plenty of time. sit back, relax and enjoy the show:popcorn::beer:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

La_Fourmi_Rouge

(878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:46 PM
Response to Original message

6. He's strolling. n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

peacebird

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 05:49 PM
Response to Original message

7. please PLEASE please may it be so! I would trust him in a heartbeat to help save America.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

IndyOp

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 07:39 PM
Response to Original message

10. Link to wherever you got the text in the grey box, please! Thx. (n/t)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Labors of Hercules

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Jun-17-07 08:04 PM
Response to Reply #10

13. Here ya go!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-robinson/al-gore-is-running_b_50405.html

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Thu Apr 25th 2024, 04:05 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.