Is Al Gore ready for his second act? Is America?
Is a Gore-led ticket still possible?
Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton will be the Democrats' nominee to face Republican John McCain in the November presidential election, right? Right? It seems likely, but there is another scenario in circulation that is at least plausible-sounding. The thinking is if Obama or Clinton deadlock in delegates, another compromise candidate could emerge from the Democratic National Convention in August. A candidate like Al Gore.
Could it happen? U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., explains how it could. “If it (the nomination process) goes into the convention, don’t be surprised if someone different is at the top of the ticket,” Mahoney said.
Is this "buyer's remorse"? Would Al Gore or another candidate entirely be a better choice for Democrats than Clinton or Obama? Would a brokered convention be a fair convention? And how would McCain fare against Gore?
Thoughts
Um. . . Gore won
Submitted on March 31st, 2008 by KansasGirlGore can beat Bush - he already did. I'm all for not dwelling on a popular vote when the electoral college is what really matters - that way lies madness. But accusing Gore of not being able to win is just as silly.
Here's the bumper sticker -
"Gore 08 - HE ALREADY WON"
Right... and
Submitted on March 31st, 2008 by AnonymousCigarettes don't cause cancer. No one can prove it.
Gore is a joke...
Submitted on March 28th, 2008 by AnonymousGlobal warming is an illusion, at least in the sense that Gore propounds. Recent data shows that while we have been getting slightly warming since 2002, we've actually gotten a little colder since 1998. Our climate is much more elastic than we previously realized. NASA's new aqua satellite proves this decisively. An Inconvenient Truth is as much of a propaganda flick as any I've ever seen.
I am as liberal as it gets, and I understand the truth of this matter. Science is science, regardless of what it benefits you to believe. Now, I'm not saying we shouldn't continue the move to alternative energy vivaciously, we've still got peak oil to worry about, but Obama actually understands science significantly better than Gore does. I don't trust Al Gore's judgement, he doesn't strike me as a particularly intelligent or discerning person, and new blood is what we need, not an insecure dope who couldn't even beat the likes of Bush.
I'd rather vote for McCain that Gore.
Re: Gore, scaring college kids?
Submitted on March 26th, 2008 by KansasGirlTotally tangential, but you brought up the Ark - why is it that many religious people don't recognize that Noah had to build the Ark in order to be saved? It didn't just appear on the sand one day, and I'll bet the neighbors thought he was a crazy old coot until it started to rain! Scoff at global warming. I'll be saying "I told you so," when LA and Boston are under water.
Global warming is real, and it's going to take a man-made (and possibly divinely inspired) stroke of genius to get us out of this one. So Gore gets all the points in the world, imho. There's really nothing to say except he was the guy who recognized the significance and got it out there before anyone else with influence knew what global warming was. He was so right it isn't even funny - and at the end of the day, that kind of leadership is very attractive.
Gore, scaring college kids?
Submitted on March 26th, 2008 by AnonymousAs a follow-up to a previous poster, obviously you didn't read the news yesterday. A 160 square mile glacier dropped, size of Manhattan, dropped into the ocean. Cause of death diagnosed by scientists woldwide was Global Warming.
You can wait on the Ark to save you, I'm going to start paying attention to how we can work together to actually save the planet.
Is it possible?
Submitted on March 26th, 2008 by kevinkindI've returned just in time to find you have all finally come to your senses.
Obama, Gore or Gore, Obama would be the winning combination in either direction, into a future filled with positive "Change". They are both thoughtful people. Full of brilliant ideas. Problem solvers through and through. Just think of the world of possibilities. How soon will it be before we all drive a flying car that runs off hydrogen or ethanol or just the water vapor that exsist in the atmosphere or maybe use beams of invisible light wrapped in a magnetic field that capture and conduct ions from our planets ionosphere? Everyone hold on tight because if these two can launch a ticket together there will be no end to real solutions. Don't be so quick to discount the list of alternative energy sources I've just listed , because they are all within the realm of possibility. Yes, within the very near future we could all be moving around like a upside down pie plate dangling from its center on a string. But if we do, please don't strap weapons to them so you can find some childish justified reason to start killing typical everyday God fearing people like me and my family because we are all really just alike, no matter the color of skin, all created in the one most powerfuls own image. We all just want a chance for our children to grow in love to be the best they can.
The short answer
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by KansasGirlIf Gore wanted it, he'd be in the race. He won the popular vote in 2000. If ever a country would like to make up for the mistake that was George W. Bush, it's now, so there's no better time and he knows it. And. . . he's not in the race. Ergo - he likes being the world's global warming advocate, and he's not looking for another job.
Al's no Fred - he knew when the moment was, and he didn't jump.
Gore?!?
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by AnonymousOh PLUEEEZZZZEEEE get real. Gore is makeing his money scaring the college kids about global warming.... the country has moved on.
A gory thought
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by dbassdGore is heads and tails above the 2 present candidates. He brings a subtle decorum to the democratic party, and it is certainly lacking that at this point in time.
Gore for VP again?
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by AnonymousCould it happen? I'd rather have Obama than Gore, but he'd make another good VP.
Re: The short answer?
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by BenToo short. Requires elaboration. Why not?
My own guess: Despite Wright, despite Rezko, despite Michigan and Florida, despite the tarnished halo, Obama has enough momentum to win the nomination. But in their hearts, the Democrats will wish they had Gore to save them.
The short answer?
Submitted on March 25th, 2008 by KansasGirlNot a chance in the hot place.