ANALYSIS
Oscar could cement Gore as activist
His influence has grown without elective politicsFebruary 23, 2007
BY CHUCK RAASCH
GANNETT NEW SERVICE
WASHINGTON -- Marla Romash remembers nearly 20 years ago when reporters would chortle as Al Gore hauled out his global warming slide shows and flip charts.
"Those people are not laughing now because, guess what? He was right," said Romash, a longtime Gore adviser who, like her ex-boss, has moved away from elective politics.
The transformation of Al Gore from the bitter, disputed loser to George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election to the global warner could be complete Sunday night if, as odds makers suggest, Gore wins an Academy Award for his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." But the moment would not surprise Romash, a professional caterer whose last contact with Gore was to send Valentine's Day cookies.
"I do truly believe he is at a place where this issue is bigger than anything else, and bigger than a political campaign," Romash said.
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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/NEWS07/702230353/1009He is already cemented as far as I am concerned. ;-) I am definitely going to need a box of tissues next to me watching the Oscars, and the fact that An Inconvenient Truth is up for the best Documentary award as well as Melissa Etheridge for her inspiring song is the only reason I am watching it at all. After all of these years to see him finally come full circle on this crisis and to see it getting the attention it must get, not crying is simply not an option.
For anyone who is an environmentalist and has fought the fight for our Earth, this too will be a moment that we will never forget. Not since Rachel Carson has there been such a human being of such passion and conviction on this issue that is the core of all life on Earth. There are no words to express how emotional that is for me, which is more than likely why my opinions are misunderstood by some.
However, when you see the big picture, I think you can truly appreciate the task he has taken on along with so many others, and that it is a task that far surpasses any one political campaign and election. Such vision and selflessness is rare in this world today, and I am so proud of him for his inner strength and his conviction that has far surpassed all the Rw smears, and the indifference of those who still fail to see that this is not a political issue.
And though I sound like a broken record, again, THANK YOU to all of the producers of An Inconvenient Truth, to Mr. Gore, and to all of us still out here fighting the fight for our Earth, because she is the only home we will have and she is worth fighting for.
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