Accurate headline: "Al Gore Will Not Seek The Presidency In 2008"

[Harper_is_Bush]

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7004014024

Ok, that's a more accurate representation of what Gore's been saying.

Now, can we let him and the media covering him focus on the more important and immediate issue of Global Warming?

Whoever the Dem candidate turns out to be will probably be the one that Gore is supporting and will undoubtably have action on global warming as a front and center plank.

[benburch]

1. A mutual friend says otherwise. nt

[Darkhawk32]

3. I can see Al's reasoning for keeping mum.

They're already railroading him in the press and he's just pimping a movie right now. Can you imagine if he said, "I'm considering seeking the office of the Presidency in 2008."

OMG. They'd rip his heart out.

[benburch]

7. And the movie would get zero play if he announced. nt

[madokie]

16. I think mr Gore is one who learns from mistakes. there would be no

advantage to announcing now his intent if he intends to run. The inconvient truth is the best tool he could ever want to have in his quest if he does intend to run. I think Big Al will run and will be President in a couple years.

[benburch]

19. He will be the only man since the 22nd Amendment...

...elected to the Presidency three times.

[WinkyDink]

24. Hee. I'd love to see the Republicans make this argument!!

I think they fear his candidacy.

[benburch]

27. They fear Al Gore so much...

...that they promote Hillary whom they hate.

[Jackpine Radical]

28. Yes, I think Gore will "make himself available for a draft--"

which is a different thing than running for the nomination. He's using this period to good effect in more ways than one, first by getting the environmental message out, but also by giving the public a chance to get to know him in a non-candidate context. It'll be a lot harder to pin him as "wooden," "stiff," "humorless," "a serial liar," etc. when the public has a better sense of him as a real person. He's pre-empting his own image control rather than letting KKKarl and KKKaren do it for him.

[StellaBlue]

33. He's totally going to run.

It's obvious.

I guess you can see how I feel about it.

And, I'll say it again (my mantra to anyone who will listen): He will run, and he will win.

[kedrys]

2. After seeing Mr Gore on his book tour a couple of weeks ago,

I realized that his destiny is to be not George Washington, but Benjamin Franklin. I ardently wish Gore would run, but I honestly think he's meant to save the species, not just one country.

Which leaves Wes Clark. Shall we draft him again?

[NYCGirl]

6. Of course, he could save the species as the President. I think he'll run.

[saltpoint]

32. Agreed, NYCGirl. I think he's in, too. The Presidency is a powerful

pulpit to press a pro-environmental agenda.

And I betcha a President Al Gore WOULD support the Kyoto Protocol.

[kentuck]

4. I think a more accurate headline might be :

Al Gore Has No Intention of Seeking Presidency in 2008.

I have not heard him flat rule it out??

[AtomicKitten]

12. He said he will make no Shermanesque statement. n/t

[Minnesota Libra]

5. There is only one problem with that approach...

....there are some of us who want Al Gore to run and who think Al Gore is the only one who can successfully take on the neocons and actually win in 08.

That means that if indeed Al Gore does not run in 08 some of us are going to be forced to plug our noses and will be forced to make a choice between the lesser of two evils. Now until that day arrives can you PLEASE give us a little space to dream and hope????

Even if those dreams are baseless they are a whole lot better than what we face with the rest of the Democratic field. Feingold is the only one who even has a chance of taking on the neocons and with anyone but Al Gore by his side it's going to be 20 to 50 times harder. So again, PLEASE, give us our dream time - reality hits all too soon.

[NYCGirl]

8. I don't think it's baseless. If you read the article, he's not saying

anything he hasn't said before.

[wiley]

10. If Gore doesn't run, Wes Clark would be more than capable

at continuing to attack the neo-con stupidity, as he did in the House and Senate in 98 when he testified attacking Iraq would be a really stupid idea. He's also an environmentalist from way back. So, don't despair. Winning in 06 will be very helpful in getting more action on Global Warming, regardless of who runs in 08. I also think there will be other candidates who fit the bill.

[Minnesota Libra]

13. PLEASE, I want someone who can kick the neocons back.........

...a decade or two. :eyes:

[wiley]

34. Far back enough for you?

"We are involved in an endless war for nefarious purposes. There hasn't been anything like this since the founding of our Republic."

~Wesley Clark, 6/19/06, New York NY

[Harper_is_Bush]

11. You want to "dream and hope"? How about supporting Gore

and his fight for the planet, instead of dreaming about regaining the WH?

Dream and hope for a planet that's not warming, and when you wake up engage in some action:

http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/

I think Al would be more appreciative of that.

[Minnesota Libra]

18. I would be appreciative of supporting Al Gore's efforts and also........

....of dreaming about someone that can actually take on the neocons and whip the crap out of them. BTW, I'm fully capable of doing both successfully.

[AlGore-08.com]

9. Lately his answer is he "has no plans" to run

Which, as everybody who reports on politicians knows, is a totally meaningless statement which gives the speaker the option to run or not run later with no negative repercussions.

[Harper_is_Bush]

15. The speculation has already detracted from his message on global warming

I hope he puts an absolute stop to it soon.

[DemPopulist]

20. No it hasn't

Global warming is getting way more attention as the result of this film and the possibility he might run than it would otherwise.

Btw, who are you supporting for 2008? Or are you Canadian, as your screen name might suggest?

[Harper_is_Bush]

22. It hasn't?

You ask me who I'm supporting in '08, and in the same breath tell me the speculation hasn't detracted from the focus on global warming. Somehow that seems ironic to me.

[DemPopulist]

25. Heh

It wasn't the same breath, it wasn't even in the same paragraph.

I don't know if you noticed but you didn't post an article about global warming, you posted an article about Al Gore not running in '08. So I think it's a relevant question.

[Harper_is_Bush]

31. I've posted many on global warming and the movie. They sink.

[DemPopulist]

14. It's not an accurate headline

If you read the article, Gore said - once again - he's "not planning" to run for president. That's not nearly as definitive as "will not seek".

I really don't know why it's headline news every time he repeats the same denial he's made on every stop. And was the media really focusing that much on global warming before he made this movie and went on tour to promote it? The presidential speculation helps promote the movie, the book and the issue.

[saltpoint]

30. On its face it shouldn't be news, but perhaps Al Gore's campaign for

the White House begins as a sustained series of "no plans at this time" denials building to a crescendo of his being a logical contender.

I think he's in.

[lpbk2713]

17. Now maybe the RW media can concentrate their sniping on Hillary.

"It's hard work."



:eyes:

[wiley]

36. As if they will spare anyone. Don't be naive.

They spend 1 Billion a year even in off years to attack all things Democratic.And they are still attacking Gore every chance they get. Which is every opportunity they make.

[AndyTiedye]

21. "There Are No Plans On My Desk" to Seek the Presidency in 2008

[Buck Laser]

23. I think the presidency may actually seek HIM.

That's not too much to hope for, is it?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

26. I know I'll get flamed for this, but I wish he would lose a little weight

whether he runs or not. I've seen him a great deal these past few weeks, and he just doesn't look healthy so heavy, and his breathing also sounds a little labored. If he enters the campaign, he will be looking at a great deal of stress, and we don't want to lose our #1 choice for the presidency.

[saltpoint]

29. If you don't like him, vote for someone else. He's carefully worded

his responses to that question to leave himself the option.

He has as much a right to be a bit cagey as anyone else. Politicians often are, and often by necessity.

You need to give Al Gore his due. He's earned it.

[Warren DeMontague]

35. If he *WAS* running, this is exactly the smart way for him to play it.

I'm not convinced. I'm really hoping he runs; he's clearly the best person for the job.