WTF was Al Gore thinking in Y2K? - Democratic Underground

lpbk2713

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:36 PM
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WTF was Al Gore thinking in Y2K?

Or WAS he thinking at all?

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sakabatou

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:37 PM
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1. Yeah... you look back and it just seems, "WTF?!"

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AllentownJake

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:38 PM
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2. Joe

Was one of the biggest critcs of Bill Clinton's BJ in the democratic party. Al's political advisers thought it was a good idea to distance himself from the Clenis.

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FiveGoodMen

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:40 PM
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3. "Al's political advisers thought it was a good idea..."

And that's the only thing I've got against Al: He should have known better than to listen to those guys.

Probably would have won by an uncheatable margin if he'd been himself and ignored the image people.

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AllentownJake

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:42 PM
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5. I really wish he would have ran in 2008

"I told you so" is better than "Yes we Can" in my opinion.

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FiveGoodMen

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Tue Oct-27-09 10:13 PM
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9. Might have been worth it

I think it would have been an uphill battle in the sense that the opposition would already have a ton of garbage ready to throw at him from last time, including the SoreLoserman crap.

That stuff shouldn't matter, of course, but you know how those guys play.

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AllentownJake

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Tue Oct-27-09 10:14 PM
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10. Nixon won in 68

I can't see Al Gore appointing Tim Geithner Treasury Sec.

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FiveGoodMen

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Tue Oct-27-09 10:38 PM
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11. Two good points

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proud patriot

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:41 PM
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4. for a brief moment after I heard the news

I was thankful Joe Lieberman was never VP .

I'm so torn I love Gore but hate LIEberman.

Completely aggravating

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woodsprite

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:52 PM
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6. I thought that when he picked him. BUT it was still the lesser of 2 evils. n/t

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leanderj

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:53 PM
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7. Stupid boneheaded mistake

Edited on Tue Oct-27-09 09:55 PM by leanderj

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JVS

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Tue Oct-27-09 09:55 PM
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8. If it weren't for Nader, Joe could be in his first term as president.

Imagine that.

:hide::

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lpbk2713

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Wed Oct-28-09 03:33 PM
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13. You could be right.

Damn. I guess every cloud has it silver lining.

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Individualist

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Tue Oct-27-09 11:02 PM
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12. Both were DLC members at the time

Gore eventually saw the error of his ways and distanced himself from DLC. Liebershit did not.

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