Oh Gore is going to run.

[Joe for Clark]

He will win too. And he sure has my vote.

Man I don't agree with anyone 100% - you hire a manager to manage.

We have had "stupid" for 6 years now - lets try smart. I don't have to agree with him 100%.

I do think he is very smart.

Joe

[illinoisprogressive]

1. I just worry how many are drawn and determined by a movie and so now

he is 'cool' for the moment. and how many have appreciated him even when he wasn't cool. When he wore earth tones and was called stiff and wooden.

[Horse with no Name]

3. I see.

You are "concerned".:eyes:

[Joe for Clark]

10. No - I am VERY hopeful.

Joe

[Horse with no Name]

13. Me too Joe.

He is the best man for the job.
Was talking to the other guy--he is "concerned" that we only want Al because he is a frigging rock star. I guess he wants to save us from ourselves.:eyes:

[robinlynne]

35. thanks horse.

[Redbear]

4. Give me Al Gore circa 1988.

I loved that dude. I would consider him now if he runs. I hope he does.

[sueh]

31. Me and hubby campaigned for him in '88...

We marched with Al and Tipper South Side Irish Parade (Beverly area near Chicago). Tipper hugged me.
I've been wearing my '88 Gore buttons. Get a lot of positive response from people when they see the button.
And I still have my campaign signs from that parade.

[Jackpine Radical]

60. Gore circa 1988 and Kerry circa 1987--

Unbeatable!

[johnaries]

5. so, it takes some people longer to see the truth.

Who cares? As long as they eventually see!

[Joe for Clark]

11. Americans are very slow - we really are.

But we get it right in the end.

[Labors of Hercules]

67. yeah, after there's a mess so big it takes someone like Gore to clean it up...

[Erika]

7. I haven't even see his movie

The only people who I ever heard call him stiff and wooden were Republicans.

He did appear uncomfortable at times in his role of the nominee. The man we see now is very confident and impressive.

[Horse with no Name]

15. I live in a very red area

and my daughter, who is in college, came home and said she has a couple of friends who want to borrow my "Inconvenient Truth" DVD.
People are falling in love with Al all over the world. That can't be a bad thing.

[countmyvote4real]

28. We really do agree on some issues.

Imagine that. Hugs. Peace.

[Joe for Clark]

9. He isn't a candidate and he has 14% of the vote.

I think a lot of people are holding out right now -

Joe

[MH1]

14. I've liked Gore since 1992.

I like Kerry better now, but he isn't running either.

[longship]

17. If he runs, I think he'll announce in early autumn.

September or October.

I predict that two things will turn for him.

1. People are going to realize that they like him. Democrats surely all like him now. For the rest, he's shed his previous wooden persona, mostly due to the fact that he's his own manager, rather than a person like Donna Brazille. (If there's any question of why Gore was considered to be wooden in 2000, I'll give you Brazille's continual wooden performances in the media since 2000 as an example.)

2. Global warming is going to become much more important by autumn. We dodged the bullet a year after Katrina. I do not think we'll be so lucky this summer. I think we very well might have Hell to pay for last year's quiescent hurricane season. If things cut loose this year, you can bet that Gore will be getting the call from more than died-in-the-wool Dems.

[tkmorris]

22. Hurricane season will likely be eventful this year

And, right or wrong, many people are going to mention global warming as one of the causes. If we DO see some frequent and powerful storms Gore's message will receive even more attention. I am guessing that late September might be an EXCELLENT time for Gore to enter the fray. Still plenty early enough to gather whatever funds will be needed.

The NOAA recently released a statement predicting the onset of La Nina conditions by April. This creates a significantly more favorable environment for tropical storm development in the Atlantic. It's gonna be an interesting summer I think.

[Labors of Hercules]

69. an inherantly heroic situation.

If another big one hits, Gore will do what he did during Katrina and be a silent helper to 1000's of people, and while he is doing what he does, that's when he'll announce, in a simple way at the time that is most natural...

[Matariki]

27. Um - he won the 2000 Presidential election.

Maybe after 6 years of the 'Commander-in-thief' the nation is anxious to redress that travesty.

'Cool' for the moment indeed.

[garybeck]

50. I don't think this is a fad.

I've been a Gore fan since his book "Earth in Balance" over 10 years ago. I've never stopped wanting him to be president since then. Interest is just peaking now because of the movie and the coming election. it's all good.

[earth mom]

53. NO-What you are seeing is people waking up and making up their own minds about Gore.

For most of the 90s we were told by the media how to think and feel about him and weren't given the chance to really know the man. Since the stolen election of 2000, millions of people have woken up -thanks to the internet-and have become more informed about the corrupt political system in this country and the massive amount of propaganda and boldface lies the media has been throwing at us all for DECADES!

As my signature line reads: The truth is ALWAYS revealed in the end!

[Uncle Joe]

63. I totally agree TheGoldenRule

The mass corporate media did some serious brainwashing to the American People regarding Al Gore, many of the same people would go on to brainwash us again in the run up to the war with Iraq. It's too bad American Journalism can't live by your name, choosing instead to bear false witness and sell their integrity down the river.

[Erika]

2. He's got my vote!

My support, and my $.

[CoffeeCat]

6. If Al Gore runs...

I will be over the moon.

He'll have my support, my money and my time.

The thought of our sick country being saved and free of these perverse
neocons--is like sunshine in a dark dungeon.

[Joe for Clark]

16. There are conservatives that agree now.

America is an eagle - and when the wings spread and edges touch - it becomes a truth.

He is not just going to win - he can bring together a very, very disconnected america.

With every thing, I will fight for the guy - and there are a lot of us that will.

And not all of us that will are even democrat - you know??

Joe

[liberalla]

59. One more HUGE positive with a Gore run is this:

His reputation in the world. He is much admired and respected. For the first time in 5 years or so (since 9/11), I think other countries will have a softer view of the U.S. and be willing to help us.

He is the best chance for America to heal our relations within the international community. If anyone can help improve our standing in the world and change the opinion and favor of other countries toward the U.S., Gore can... and if he's awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, it only gets better.

We will need all the help we can get to repair our reputation and relations in the world, and I think he is perfectly suited to do that.

*AND... I agree that " he can bring together a very, very disconnected america." as you said. Domestically and internationally is uniquely qualified (and our best hope IMO) to lead us out of the mess we're in.

[Joe for Clark]

73. This is a really good post.

I think he may be one of the only ones that can right now.

America better stop being divided right now - really soon.

Joe

[Swamp Rat]

8. Geaux Gore!!!!!

:kick:

[illinoisprogressive]

See I have always liked Gore since the 80s. I just hope those who want him

to run are doing so for the right reasons. I don't think he is going to. I hoped it for awhile but, realized he wasn't. I like he is happy and doing things he loves. He was always one of my favorite politicians.

[politicasista]

21. I understand what you mean

I have liked Gore since the 80s (when my grandmother used to get X-mas cards from him). He used to be my senator. :) I liked him as VP. I had no problem with him as a presidential candidate. He was unfairly cheated out of the presidency.

I am glad that he is continuing to travel and spread the word about global warming and other environmental causes, however, since my first choice isn't running and if he were to change his mind, he has my vote all the way.

[Joe for Clark]

39. We are all on the same page now.

Joe

[Burma Jones]

12. If he ran, he would have my support Big Time

I also think he has the best chance against Giuliani or McCain

[Erika]

18. Hey, he beat W in votes

He'll certainly beat any Republican.

[Joe for Clark]

19. I think he has no idea how much conservative support he may

have right now.

They know the same deal we know. And they are just as pissed.

This is his time - if he wants it. It really is.

How many people wouldn't take back their "Bush" vote in 2000 in less than a heart beat right now.

How many Supreme COurt Justices might see reality a little differently right now than in G vrs B days.

Joe

[wiggs]

20. I like your campaign slogan: "We've had stupid for 6 years -- let's try smart!" nt

[glitch]

46. I want thant bumpersticker :) ! nt

[Warren DeMontague]

23. If he doesn't run, Wes is my #2 choice.

:patriot:

[Joe for Clark]

25. No disagreement from me.

General Clark - is a great human being - and probably the best military officer the country has produced in over a hundred years.

He is sorely needed in DOD - especially now. But he can do anything this country asks of him - every time.

Totally agree.

Joe

[Savannah_H]

24. run?

In a marathon...
not for president?

[Joe for Clark]

26. That is right. For president. As long as he stays out of knife fights

for a few months.

He is surely smart enough to do that.

Joe

[countmyvote4real]

29. Laurie David recently said that Gore has no intentions of running.

I think she would know, but I hope that she is wrong. President Gore will offer us redemption from the past and open up a new future. Even Tweety says that America needs a hero.

Gore’s message is electric when there are no stakes or handlers on the line. I will never forgive him if he doesn’t enter the race and save the day.

[Joe for Clark]

33. Oh - who the hell is Laurie David -

Who cares.

I do not know Mr Gore- at all. But he wll run. If politics really is a narcotic - then he is hooked.

He knows he was screwed the last time - he really was. He fought back.

And we have the unlikely chance to set history right here. How weird is that.

This is truly a populist thing here - and god bless them.

Joe

[countmyvote4real]

42. Are you saying that you are willing to vote for another addict?

I'm not saying that Gore is addicted to politics, but that's what you inferred. I think that you should know more about your candidates and their policies before you post, let alone vote.

[Joe for Clark]

72. Think so huh.

[NYCGirl]

58. She was on Air America Radio Monday night (on Politically Direct) and said she

had no idea whether he was going to run or not, but would be working for him (and Larry David would be too) if he does.

[Joe for Clark]

74. But why does her opnion matter - at all?

[ms liberty]

30. Yes, and I agree with you...smart trumps stupid every day of the week! n/t

[Kazak]

32. Yep, he'll stroll right in...

:) Nobody But Gore!!!

[Joe for Clark]

34. I have met people, very conservative people -

never voted for a democrat in their life people - saying -

Of course he is right - of course he is the guy.

Dear god - if they know that - we sure should. Gore has been point for point right - and it has been noticed.

I think he is extremely smart - and maybe I don't exactly agree with him 100% - but I do trust his judgement.

Dad ran an oil company once - and he was a fighter pilot for our country once - and probably a better democrat than me. No doubt at all Gore really is the guy here.

I can look at dollars and whince, maybe - but he wouldn't at all - and all in all - I totally trust the judgement of the WWII generation - totally. And I know them so well. And they were right.

He is so definately the guy. I was never in a fight-bomber over Zeitz - but I knew many that were - and there is no doubt in their minds on this.

It will be Gore. He is a good man - I trust him.

Joe

[amitten]

36. Ditto and amen.

Please run, Gore!

[Old and In the Way]

37. If he's smart, he'll wait as late as possible to make the announcement.

Why put up with the relentless attacks coming from the Republican media? He can stay on the sidelines and let the front runners beat each other up. Then if he announces, he'll suck the political oxygen out of the other campaigns. He'd become the prohibitive favorite overnight. I really hope he's keeping his options open...he'd be unbeatable in 2008.

[Joe for Clark]

38. You have no idea how much I think you are right.

Joe

[kster]

40. Yep, ,if Gore decides to run, He should wait till the very last second,

He has separated himself from All the other candidates, the right wing sound machine could NOT even challenge Al Gore.

Most important:

If something doesn't look right in the primaries, Al Gore has to challenge the Vote Counting Machines then and there, That is the one and ONLY area that they (the political E-COUNTING CROOKS) could take him out OF the race.

Other than that, Gore goes on to WIN!!

[Bucky]

43. Given filing deadlines, the "very last second" is probaly mid September

Given current realities, I really don't think that's enough time to upset the apple cart. I suspect anyone not in the race by the end of this summer is not in the race. I'd like to see Gore run, even tho that probably spells doom for my top choice (see sig file below).

[LibertyorDeath]

41. Help him Decide !

http://www.draftgore.com/

Draft Gore Petition

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Please sign below and spread the word to all your friends and fellow activists. With your help, we can create an unprecedented show of support for Al Gore that will hopefully help make a Gore candidacy in 2008 a reality. Thank you.

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[RestoreGore]

44. And what are you doing to reduce your carbon footprint? n/t

[DemReadingDU]

45. Maybe Gore is waiting until after the Nobel Peace Prize

[Kurovski]

47. Kick! (nt)

[glitch]

48. He could be the greatest president since FDR, he has that potential

If he doesn't run we'll all regret it, even him. Especially him, because he is deeper than most and knows what's at stake. Where is that great Atman cartoon?

[Zavulon]

49. I don't think he'll run.

Academy Award, a Nobel Prize coming up, an unmatched resume of environmental work and eternal sympathy from the majority that knows he got screwed. There's a legacy that can't be matched.

If he's president when a major recession or disaster hits, there goes a lot of that legacy and he knows it. People with his record of achievement do think about legacies, and the presidency offers more risk than reward to Gore. If he were to take over in 2009 he'd be presiding over a quagmire that he inherited. If we have another 9/11 after a troop drawdown the Repug spin machine will play it off as Gore's fault and claim he weakened America.

He'll sit this one out.

[closeupready]

54. Yeah but think about it: people today study the things which Nero did. THAT'S a legacy.

By that I mean if he wants a legacy and wants to do things that people read about in history books, he'd be better off running for president (as, on 60 Minutes, Jimmy Carter implied, more or less, that he told Al).

[Zavulon]

55. My bet is basically dependent on whether

my theory about the ego of politicians and public figures is correct. Basically, if Gore keeps doing what he's doing he goes down in history as a sympathetic hero who got fucked by SCOTUS. If he runs, wins and runs into a buzzsaw of economic downturn and terrorism and gets voted out after one term by the same idiots who thought to vote for Bush twice, his legacy will suffer in the view of the average joe. He knows that even better than I do, so...

I hope to be wrong, I really do, but I don't think he'll run.

[closeupready]

56. He may very well NOT, and I would be sad but I would understand. I'm different

than some other people with whom I've discussed this in that I believe that the health of the democracy in which I live depends upon all of us as individuals, not just those we elect. In other words, Al Gore would be an amazing president, but even if it's not him and we get a lesser leader, I will still do my part to contribute to the extent I can. :patriot: :hi:

[melody]

51. Oh, I'm pretty sure he's going to run :)

The man is poetry in motion. His whole lead-up has been pitch perfect. I wonder
how many metaphor I can mix in here. :)

[silverstateD]

52. I have been a fan since '88

if he sticks to his new style and stands up to the dc consultant class he will be president (again). i will send him $40 i don't have the second he announces. I think his best approach would be to set up an exploratory committee in april right after earth day and the make formal announcement in late september.
an exploratory committee will freeze HC and Obama and allow him to build an informal organization over the summer that will be ready to launch in the fall. i think it would be a good plan to give him a double announcement bump while keeping people from overcommitment to any other candidate.

[bobbie]

57. If he does, and he's smart (and I think he is) he'll run with Clark

Or make General Clark Sect of Defense.

(Gee, though Rumsfield & Gates would be tough acts to follow, eh?... :puke:

(And Kucinich should get a major appointment.)

[ProgressiveFool]

61. my secret shame

Is that I've never voted for Al Gore, even though I hoped he'd be the winner of each election.

'92 was my first election, I wanted to be independent and voted Perot though I had no idea who he was or what he was about. I was still very happy when Clinton/Gore won.
'96 was in the bag for Clinton, and I, in California, thought it didn't matter if I voted so I didn't. Clinton/Gore won, and I was happy.
'00 I wanted to be independent again. I believed the BS about there not being much difference between a Dem admin and a Repub one, and figured, I live in California, so Gore will win it no matter if I throw my vote away. I voted for Nader :freak:

On election night '00, when Bush was announced as the winner, I had a sick feeling in my stomach, and knew we were in for a long 4 years, but I consoled myself thinking Bush was such a dipshit that 4 years was all it could be. Then came 9/11.

And Gore was saying all the right things in the background - the things our elected Dems were too afraid to say, and often still are.

I want nothing more than a chance to make things right by casting a vote for Al Gore finally. I can't commit myself to any other candidate until it's certain he won't run.

[MasonJar]

62. Being a lifelong environmentalist and lover of all "creatures great

and small," I have been a proponent of Al Gore since he first ran, way back when he was a kid practically. Al Gore is a great statesman and citizen of the world. If he prefers to do his part in saving the world as a private citizen, then I back him 100%. If he decides to run, I will be the most dedicated party-worker-advocate in history. Otherwise I will back whichever candidate the rest of you democrats decide upon. Originally a dem, I tried pugism for a few years. Never again. The appointment of James Watt as the Sec of the Interior nullified all ties I had to the party of non-conserving the environment...the we would not want to lose a dime on some useless dolphin when money is to be made from killing innocent baby seals and African elephants party of evil. They topped all their expectations when they rammed Bushco through with the help of the 5 con artists. Boy, you talk about a couple that totally negate the world's environment and people--Stump/Chensaw are your guys.

[Initech]

64. I think he'll announce next January.

If he announces now, it'll give the wingnuts (and the um, ahem, *COUGH* *COUGH* liberal media) the perfect amount of time they need to set up a smear campaign against them, which it turns out, they've already started.

[Reterr]

65. I certainly think/hope so

:toast:

[Pawel K]

66. I wish he would run but I am losing hope, he keeps telling us he wont

I pray that he will change his mind. If the presidency wasn't stolen from him in 2000 this would be a wonderful country right now.

[ProudDad]

70. Don't Worry

He's never said he isn't going to run he's just said he isn't running.

[IWantAChange]

68. I'd think Mr. Gore would see what develops over the next 3-6 months before

getting serious about even making that decision.

[Contrite]

71. That's Vice President-President Elect Gore. n/t

[Joe for Clark]

75. He just needs to wait until the knife fights are over.

He is a very smart guy -that is the main reason I want him.

A politician. And A genuinely smart guy - an unusual thing.

I know, conservatives will go to him - at least from california they will, cause I know so many.

And I grew up on the Ohio river - he has the entire river in his hands.

This is his time. And he is smart enough to know that.

He is the former and next president of the United States, man.

Joe