Al Gore Comments on "Do Not Concede" Letter to Obama

[davidswanson]

Former Vice President, and the man elected president in November 2000, Al Gore was asked on the radio this morning about a letter that Gore Vidal and many others have sent to presidential candidate Barack Obama urging him not to concede a stolen election.

(Read and add your name to the letter here:
http://afterdowningstreet.org/donotconcede )

Al Gore, like the rest of us, hopes it doesn't come to that but discusses his memory of what happened eight years ago. Above all he stresses the need to get out and vote today in huge numbers.

(Listen to the clip of his interview with Nicole Sandler here:
http://radioornot.blogspot.com )

Gore also advocates a massive green jobs program as a solution to both the climate crisis and the economic crisis. He lists a number of causes of the economic / financial crisis, and includes prominently among them the occupation of Iraq. Perhaps he will be willing to advocate for its speedy end.

[cynatnite]

1. Head of the EPA for Gore should Obama win. n/t

[elocs]

3. Why would Gore want it? He has a global calling that transcends national politics.

I am sure he would not want to be chained to any administration.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

4. Agreed

Although, should Al feel the call to service still tugging at him, I think the EPA would be an excellent fit, and a platform from which he might be able to have an even greater impact.

[elocs]

5. I think he has gone through that and has come out the other side a better person.

What a lucky man to have found his calling and how lucky we are that he has.

[polichick]

2. I am 1000% with President Gore on his massive green jobs program!