Has Gore weighed in on the healthcare issue?

lildreamer316

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:15 PM
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Has Gore weighed in on the healthcare issue?

I can't seem to find anything; wondered if I had missed it. I'd like to know how he'd approach this.

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John Q. Citizen

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:17 PM
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1. In 2002 he publicly came out for single payer.

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Echo In Light

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:40 PM
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5. Damn liberals

:sarcasm:

;)

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timeforpeace

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:56 PM
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6. Weighed in! That's pretty funny!

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Mabus

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:19 PM
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2. He said health care was a right - advocates for single-payer/universal plan

Here's what he recorded Oct 14, 2007 and posted at current.com

http://current.com/users/algore.htm

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lildreamer316

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:24 PM
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3. Thanks!

I must have missed that; I was checking current.

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frazzled

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:39 PM
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4. He does not seem to have weighed in on the debate at all ... except

for putting his name to this DSCC fundraising letter for the Senate Democrats in June:

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/al-gore-sends-fundraising-e-mail-for-senate-dems.php

What Gore said in 2000 or even 2007 is immaterial (and to my recollection, he has never advocated for a single-payer system during any of his election campaigns; Bill Bradley tried to excoriate him for his health-care stands). He really hasn't said anything about the particular bills wending their way through Congress now. I'm not saying he should, but he hasn't.

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NoPasaran

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Mon Aug-17-09 01:00 PM
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7. I am sick of people alluding to Al Gore's weight!

I am sick of people alluding to Al Gore's weight!

Signed,

Mr. Angrypants

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obliviously

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Mon Aug-17-09 05:40 PM
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8. He is probably snowed in somewhere!

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Horse with no Name

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Mon Aug-17-09 06:00 PM
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11. You get lost? n/t

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Incitatus

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Mon Aug-17-09 05:43 PM
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9. What about the church?

Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 05:45 PM by Incitatus

They don't hesitate when it comes to the death penalty or gay marriage. Shouldn't the church be vocally supporting health care for everyone?

Mathew 25:45

'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

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Kat45

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Mon Aug-17-09 05:59 PM
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10. What church are you talking about? There's not just one church.

The UCC church issued a statement calling health care a basic human right and supporting health care for all, as in HR 676.

http://www.ucc.org/justice/health/

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Incitatus

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Mon Aug-17-09 06:15 PM
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12. It's good to see there is some support from the religious community.

However, there isn't near as much support for health care reform from religious organizations as there is for other issues. This is a pretty big issue. It's just sad that more people don't practice what they preach.

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etherealtruth

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Mon Aug-17-09 06:29 PM
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13. The UCC generally comes in on the side ....

... of basic human rights/social justice. I'm not very inclined toward religion but, this is a group I can generally agree with.

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Kat45

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Mon Aug-17-09 08:43 PM
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14. It does. I researched denominations before joining a UCC church.

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