Gore in the News 5/29/07
My question for Al Gore . . . Is it possible for a President to be able to contribute as much to the national dialogue on climate change and revitalization of American democracy as you have as a private citizen?Today's talk . . .http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-zogby/t...t-_b_49040.htmlThe Guys Who Just Aren't There: Are There Gore, Gingrich, and Bloomberg Scenarios for 2008?Let's examine the pros and cons -- the political calculations -- to each of these men getting into an already crowded field. First of all Gore. I could argue that the time is ripe for the former vice president to run. He never supported the war in Iraq, thus he has nothing to back away from. He also represents perhaps better than anyone else the essence of multi-lateral foreign policy. Both of these put him right where the base of the Democratic party is on foreign policy. He has over two decades of public service experience -- but can make the claim that he does not have any of the negative experience of the past six or seven years. What a perfect mix: the right stuff at the right time. Above all, he defines -- pardon the pun -- one of the hottest issue before the U.S. today: global warming.
http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/05/2...esident-al-goreAn hour with former Vice President Al GoreVideo from the Charlie Rose Show on PBS 5/25/07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7052402685.htmlAn Inconvenient Truth -
This needs a replyAl Gore possesses a skill that no other American politician can match -- or would want to. He has a consistent ability to express fundamentally reasonable sentiments -- often important ones -- in ways that annoy the maximum possible number of people.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-milazz...wi_b_49581.htmlAn Inconvenient Mighty Wind: Al Gore's description of his conversation with Harry ShearerSeeing Gore on television is emotional. Seeing him in person is even more emotional when considering what could and should have been. He's a contradictory testament to all that is good with this country and all that is bad.
http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070529/53803.htmRun, Al, run! The Gore campaign is onArianna Huffington, creator of the eponymous online Huffington Post explains in a May 24 posting: 'I'd love Al Gore to be president. But how does he, or someone like him, actually run for president? Does he engage, say, in the ludicrous useless gauntlet of exchanging sound bytes with a gaggle of other candidates on a TV stage? ... What's the model for not getting manipulated into the forms of mass media, which are essentially hostile to reasoned discourse?'
http://www.buffalonews.com/149/story/85200.html?imw=YDivided we standOver the next 18 months, numerous variables could throw the election up in the air: American success in Iraq, a military confrontation with Iran, a housing bust, a stock market tumble, another round of terrorism on American soil or multiple candidates running next November. But for now, Democrats are hoping that the wave of change so visible in 2006 will wash over the more popular individual Republicans.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/st...2086737,00.htmlA drive for global domination has put us in great danger - by Al GoreWith the blatant failure by the government to respect the rule of law, we face a great challenge in restoring America's moral authority in the world. Our moral authority is our greatest source of strength. It is our moral authority that has been recklessly put at risk by the cheap calculations of this wilful president.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6694227.stmU.S. 'opposes' G8 climate proposalsGreenpeace Director John Sauven described the US position as "criminal". "The US administration is clearly ignoring the global scientific consensus as well the groundswell of concern about climate change in the United States," he said.
Today's quote . . .I have chosen not to challenge the rule of law because there really is no intermediate step between a Supreme Court ruling and violent revolution. -
Al Gore regarding the Supreme Court ruling on the 2000 FL vote