My challenge to Al Gore....just say either version of the 3 words so we can move on

ourbluenation

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:22 PM
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My challenge to Al Gore....just say either version of the 3 words so we can move on

"I am running."

or

"I'm not running."

I honestly think he's thinking about it or he would just say "I'm not running."

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WindRavenX

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:26 PM
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1. Personally, I'm hoping for the former

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Atman

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:26 PM
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2. He should wait. There is a long way to go. Let the media focus on Hill-bama

As soon as Gore announces, it will take all focus of Hillary and Obama and the Cabal News Networks will go into overdrive to re-start their smear Gore campaign. Al would win even if announced at the DNC convention. He might as well wait at this point.

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movonne

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:30 PM
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5. I agree, less time to pick him apart and the others will have gone

after each other and will crash and burn....

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:26 PM
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3. It's still too early

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Ninja Jordan

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:27 PM
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4. I'm pretty sure he's said he isn't running.

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ourbluenation

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:31 PM
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6. he said he cannot foresee a scenario where he would run again and he said that several months ago...

since then every news show and talking head has speculated on a Gore run. You would think if he was not running he would just come out and say it, read my lips style, "I aint runnin". I think the vagueness leaves an open.

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sellitman

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:32 PM
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8. He said he wasn't planning on running.

That is very different then I won't run.

We can still hope can't we?

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Robbien

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:31 PM
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7. I am sure that if he said he is not running, MSM would stop

running news stories on him and global warming.

So let the MSM keep speculating just as long as the environmental stories also get some ink.

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RestoreGore

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:37 PM
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9. My challenge to others

Concentrate on the important message he and others are delivering and leave him alone otherwise, giving him credit for knwoing what to do with his own life.

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John Q. Citizen

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:52 PM
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12. But I'm sure I could run his life so much better...

Of course he will make his own decision, but of course people are going to speculate. That's half the fun of politics.

If I were to bump into him on the street, I'd get down on my kness and beg him to run.

They should get Gore and Michael Moore on the same talk show and Moore can get on his knees and beg Gore to run, a twist on the Moore/Nadar appearence in 2004. It would make for good tv.

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RestoreGore

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Sun Feb-25-07 05:08 PM
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19. If I ran into him on the street

Edited on Sun Feb-25-07 05:10 PM by RestoreGore

I'd tell him how much he has inspired me and how much I am doing regarding this crisis to be part of the solution and pass it on to my child... oh wait, I did that already. ;-). Anyway, speculation may be "fun" for some, but imo it detracts from the seriousness of this message.

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John Q. Citizen

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Sun Feb-25-07 05:28 PM
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23. He's promoting his idea at a world wide rock show for a reason. I applaud his sense of showmanship.

I will go a long way to putting his message into people consciousness.

But I doubt they demand somber sober, super attentive behavior. I bet they want people to have fun and take a message home with them.

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John Q. Citizen

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:43 PM
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10. He is certainly leaving the door open.. It works well for him not to declare even if

he plans to.

My plan is to support Kucinich and then if Gore gets into it, I'll defect to him just like every other defector from all the other campaigns.

And then we win.

If Gore runs, I hope he gets Clark as his VP. I think they would landslide against anybody the GOP could remotely come up with.

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A Simple Game

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:52 PM
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11. Personally I wish no one had said they are running until next year.

I have had enough of permanent political campaigns.

Six months every two years would be more than enough for me.

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Blue Belle

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Sun Feb-25-07 04:20 PM
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17. Amen to that...

It would be nice to see these candidates putting their efforts into their current job spending their time campaigning for their next promotion. It does the people who elected them to their current office a great disservice.

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KoKo

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:53 PM
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13. No! It's too soon. He can come in late. Why subject himself to

Pundit Trashes now. He has plenty of time to come in at his own choosing.

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frogcycle

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Sun Feb-25-07 02:58 PM
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14. he won't say either of those

but what he COULD do is just change the wording of the stock non-answer. That would be a "signal" that we just need to be patient. Like maybe "this is neither the time nor place to discuss that"

all hell would break loose as everyone would know what he means and NOBODY could ever accuse him of either misleading or vacillating if he did not later announce

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frogcycle

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Mon Feb-26-07 09:41 AM
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24. ok, I think his joke pretty much did it

sure as heck didn't dampen the enthusiasm. I don't think for a second he would play around with the topic if he didn't think there was a strong chance of his going for it. The joke could be taken as "just a joke" but I don't believe it.

Now we all need to just be patient and recognize that he is a LEADER and we should follow his lead, rather than second-guessing, insisting, ripping in to each other over will he or won't he.

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catnhatnh

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Sun Feb-25-07 03:11 PM
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15. He furthers Democratic goals MORE by saying neither...

...if he decides to run at a later date, discussion of his enviromental goals will still have been discussed in the meanwhile with no cost in campaign funds and if he chooses not to run, the longer before he issues a firm denial the harder running candidates will have to work to increase their viability on these issues just in case of a Gore run. The man is certainly not stupid...a year of ambivelence plays directly into his hands no matter his final decision....and Oh yeah- what would you, as a Democratic candidate, promise for a Gore endorsement???

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soothsayer

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Sun Feb-25-07 04:15 PM
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16. "Impeach Bush Now"? or "Impeach them both"?

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JackRiddler

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Sun Feb-25-07 04:23 PM
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18. No.

Edited on Sun Feb-25-07 04:26 PM by JackRiddler

Why should he join in the farce of a perpetual campaign?

No one should be running two years before the election. The media shouldn't be covering it. It's a distraction from what the regime is doing. It's a fix to let the money decide who will win. It's a game of brandnames. It's a process that will destroy all of the current "frontrunners." It's a joke.

Gore is right to wait until a decent time to declare. And it's also the smart thing for him. The longer he waits, the better his chances.

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AtomicKitten

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Sun Feb-25-07 05:13 PM
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20. stop pressuring him

Why would he want to throw himself into the alligator pond this early? Let the other contenders take the hits from the GOP, MSM, and right here at DU. Gore has plenty of time to mount the white horse and ride in to save America.

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JNelson6563

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Sun Feb-25-07 05:20 PM
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21. I hope he waits till September

Edited on Sun Feb-25-07 05:21 PM by JNelson6563

And then jumps in. I've got no problem waiting. I'm busy trying to get my county and Cong. Dist. parties fattened up for 08.

President Gore knows what he is doing and I have complete faith in him. I want nothing more than for him to run but if he chooses not to I will trust his judgement that it's not the best path for him. If he does decide to run he will know when the best time to get in is. The least I can do is to continue working to organize the area within my reach that would ultimately benefit his campaign (and the bonus is such work helps whoever turns out to be the nominee so it's never wasted effort).

Patience friend, all in good time. ;-)

Julie

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Bjorn Against

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Sun Feb-25-07 05:21 PM
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22. I am almost 100% sure he has been seriously considering a run...

Edited on Sun Feb-25-07 05:22 PM by MN Against Bush

I am not sure whether or not he has made up his mind yet, but I am sure he is at least considering it.

How do I know this? Gore knows there are a lot of donors out there holding their money to see if he jumps in. If he were to come out and say flat out that he would not run they would likely send their money on to other candidates. If Gore knew he wasn't going to run he would not want to be a burden on the fundraising potential of other candidates.

The man may not have made a decision yet but I have no doubt that he is thinking about running.

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