Whoa! Al Gore during a long standing ovation when asked to run again...

[IndyOp]

"Al Gore during long standing ovation in Santa Barbara when director James Cameron asked him to please run again."


I don't know the date. I just found the picture on Amazon.com after I went to AlGore.com and clicked on "Assault on Reason"

I will respect his decision whatever he decides to do next. Nonetheless a few long standing ovations and crowds of people at his book-signing events with "Gore 2008" buttons and T-shirts couldn't hurt...

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Report from LA book signing -- Gore got the message!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=260x966

[babylonsister]

1. He looks overcome with emotion. I bet he's giving it a lot of thought. nt

[IndyOp]

2. I'm with you. I don't think he has made any decision. I think he is resisting -

and that resisting is exactly what he should be doing right now. Is there a real possibility that he could run an "un-campaign" - force the media to cover the issues and not weight, earthtone suits, haircuts...

[file83]

13. That photo of Gore brought a tear to my eye....I realized that

we need him now more than ever.

[WiseButAngrySara]

19. Same here. But also because I know he has already won, and that our constitution

was in crisis mode before B* was sworn in. SCOTUS will be remembered historically for their whoredom. Little did we all know (Gore included, and certainly Kerry) how very much worse it would and could become. I'm afraid. I was in 2000. "A Republic if WE can Keep it."

[MisterHowdy]

3. Do you think he would win?

Of course most on DU would support him and so would I.
But i'd be worried about how the rest of the country would vote.

I don't think Gore could stand to lose another election
(technically, he didn't lose the first, but you know what I mean)

[WiseButAngrySara]

21. Absolutely no doubt in my mind. He won before. He'll win

again unless Diebold or SCOTUS intervenes. Gore is very well respected and I think even loved by so many.

[mmonk]

25. He would kick ass.

[WiseButAngrySara]

26. !!!! Agreed!!!! Donkey A___

:kick:
:dem:

[kwyjibo]

39. Hell fucking yeah

I'll do everything I can to make sure it happens.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. He's getting it from all sides.

It is becoming inescapable. I hope he makes the correct decision for Al Gore, as much as I admire him.

That picture tears me up, in truth. There is a man with much on his shoulders. It isn't easy when destiny calls and won't hang up.

[MikeNearMcChord]

5. So here's to you, Mr. Al Gore!

Our nation looks it's lonely eyes to you. (with apologies to Paul Simon)

[AuntPatsy]

6. That man took alot of heat in 2000, far too much from his own party

to step aside, not only the media but many of those that voted for him argued with me at the time that he should just step aside and let bush take over, I was so horrified at hearing this, the media and even those close to him made his life a living hell, if he does run again, he would be in my eyes more than a hero because what one man can take so much and yet keep going without any real support, he has only gotten that support from the people so loudly only in the last couple of years...

It made me sick he didn't get it all along.

[BlooInBloo]

10. Yup - he knows how people like DUers gleefully rip their own to shreds.

[Clark2008]

16. Yeah, well, today, a lot of them deserve it.

But, I am a Number One Fan of the Man from Tennessee.

:)

[AuntPatsy]

20. Wow I agree with you for once tonight...I do think that far too many on here

have a bad habit of putting people on a pedestal and just a quickly not only knocking them right off but stomping them once they fall, a good thing this is just a message board so that cooler heads are more likely to happen after a time and obviously some need time to cool down when they feel dejected by someone.

[BlooInBloo]

7. Please run, Al!

[AX10]

8. He should run!

He was supposed to be our President during these times, not *!

[theoldman]

9. According to the latest issue of Time, Gore will not run again.

He said that he has fallen out of love of politics.

[Mabus]

12. "I’m not issuing a Shermanesque statement because. . .I’m not ruling it out for all time."

When I asked Gore why he hasn’t dismissed all the speculation by issuing a Shermanesque refusal to stand, as he did in 2002, Gore said, “Having spent 30 years as part of the political dialogue, I don’t know why a 600-day campaign is taken as a given, and why people who aren’t in it 600 days out for the convenience of whatever brokers want to close the door and narrow the field and say, ‘This is it, now let’s place your bets’ — If they want to do that, fine. I don’t have to play that game.” This sounded a lot like “I can get in late.” (Indeed, the buzz among the former aides is that Gore could jump in at the end of 2007 should the current contenders show significant weakness.) A few moments later, he said: “I’m not issuing a Shermanesque statement because that’s not where I am. I’m not ruling it out for all time. Although I cannot presently foresee any circumstances, such circumstances could emerge.”

“And such circumstances could emerge in 2008?”

“It’s extremely unlikely, but not impossible.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/magazine/20wwln-gore-t.html?ei=5090&en=f5c6d299dc59a63c&ex=1337313600&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

[Pastiche423]

40. "I have not on closed the door being a candidate"

Al Gore Tuesday May 22, 2007 Larry King Live

[IChing]

11. I was close but too ill to travel

Man, we need his leadership.......

[WiseButAngrySara]

28. We certainly do IChing. Hope you are OK now. Do you have

a date pinpointed with respect to the photo?

[salin]

14. What a long distance from 2000 and being the "presumed"

nominee and dealing with the rightwingtalkingheadmedia drone of "Clinton Fatigue" - to people - everywhere he goes... begging him to run. I hope that he realizes the big difference in the atmosphere per a potential run. There are several "superstars" who are, frankly, doing quite well per fundraising and increasing their political "Q" scores (how much the public recognizes them) and yet - it sounds like everywhere he goes there are *many* begging him to run. Oh how I hope he realizes that this is a *very* different atmosphere than 8 years ago - and that while he (and any dem front runner and later nominee will be attacked) that so many who tepidly supported in 2000 (voted and talked up, but didn't take real active action) would mobilize in a minue for the guy who showed up at the Florida state Dem convention in 2002 (much more straight talk) and who hasn't gone tepid in his speech/stands ever since.

I am thinking of an old song by the band Chicago: America Needs You, Harry Truman... Icing on the cake would be if a contemporary band remade that song calling for Al Gore... Bet the song would be a hit - and bet that he would "hear" the message.

[Samantha]

18. That is a tremendous idea

Do you think Melissa Etheridge would write that song if she were asked?

[salin]

45. That would be incredible!

Guess one would have to ask to find out. Would probably have to get an okay from whoever wrote the first song. It was a hit in the seventies -bet a remake with Al Gore in it would not just be a hit - but a smash hit!

[ocd liberal]

15. Wow

That picture is pretty powerful. Please run, Al!!!

[AuntPatsy]

23. I liked that picture as well..

[cascadiance]

24. Reminds me of this one...

Some athletes pose for the Heisman on the football field.

I like him "appearing" as the thinker! I'm sure it wasn't his intention to look like this statue.

[Gregorian]

17. Al Gore is the antithesis of arrogance. A humble man.

I don't believe I'm exaggerating nor being sentimental in saying that.

[lonestarnot]

22. Antihubris.

[Wiley50]

27. Poor Guy. He's So Conflicted. He got hurt really bad.

It hurt him really bad

He's only human folks

And if he does what we all want him to do
He's putting his life on the line

What do I mean?

Think:

JFK
RFK
MLJ

Would you do that for your country?

[WiseButAngrySara]

32. Now this makes me weep. ....n/t

[NastyRiffraff]

29. OMG that picture...

says it all. I think he went through a lot after 2000. I can't blame him for not wanting to go through that again. It's a painful decision for him, but I honestly think, in the end, he'll do what's right for the country. In MY opinion, that would be to run. But I respect any decision he makes.

[DemGa]

30. That is a powerful picture

Run Al Run!!

[Rydz777]

31. A poignant picture. It would be a great sacrifice to run, and have

to put up with all that such a campaign would bring, but we need him badly - now more than ever. The future of this country is literally at stake.

[WiseButAngrySara]

33. Wonderful photo. Please Gore Run. Our Nation needs

you now more than ever.

:kick: and R! and :dem:

[JI7]

34. i really wish he would run

is there anything WE can do to get him to run. idon't think telling him is enough. i think he needs to know that he will get support and backup when he is attacked if he were to get in the race.

my opinion of Gore is that he likes governing, policy making etc. but he HATES the ugliness of politics. most people do but he is turned off by it more than most other politicians.

[Lisa]

41. I totally agree with your view ...

I see him as an honorable man who loves governance and especially helping people -- but the smarminess of politicking saddens him. There are some folks who run for public office who enjoy having power over people ... and others who love only the adulation. (Bush, for example, enjoys running around wringing money out of powerful cronies, because he sees it as yet another way of scoring points.) Gore seems to be the sort who is deeply uncomfortable with greed and egotism ... he probably saw lots of that when he was looking at his fellow legislators during his long years of service. He did an astonishing impression of Trent Lott when he was on SNL -- I think it was his way of trying to warn us about how dangerous that type of politicking can be.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

35. it's from around Oscar time

the week before, I believe. I'm a copy editor and I remember happily picking that one to use in our paper.

[IndyOp]

46. If you can find the date, please let me know - I am glad to hear from you

that you recognize it as being from a reputable source. Pulling it off of Amazon.com reader contributions was playing it a bit loose on my part...

:hi:

[autorank]

36. Talk about drama in repose....Nice one Indy!

That's quite a moment, a brilliant capture by the photographer.

Guys got his boots on too!

Just say YES!

[mzmolly]

37. Gore 2008!

:toast:

[Matariki]

38. Look at those boots!

Shiny!

Hope he does the black on black thing when he's president. It's damn sexy :evilgrin:

[Lugnut]

42. Oh man

This country really needs him to run.

[farmboxer]

43. President Gore Has To Run Again!

We need him now!!!

[grasswire]

44. I have an idea

What if we mailed photos of our darling children and grandchildren to him with just a simple message. "Please run, for the sake of this child."

[IndyOp]

48. Al's address...

The Honorable Al Gore
2100 West End Avenue
Suite 620
Nashville, TN 37203

WRITE! :hi:

[cooolandrew]

47. I mean we've seen the contenders and it's all ego for them, Mr Gore it's your calling in history.

[cooolandrew]

49. Once cold reality of climate change swiftly arrives even Bush will beg Gore to run.

I may of assessed things wrongly and misguidedly on candidates prior to now but it's the blinding truth that it barely requires an election to know that he is and should be the next president.

[mopinko]

50. what is al doing? i think

that he is trying to see if he is able to control the media spin. if he can get out there, and talk about the things that are in this book, and control the spin, then he can win. if he goes out there, and no matter what he does, he ends up in front of a "race for '08" backdrop, and gets run in circles instead saying what he wants to say, he will not bother.
which, i think, is amazingly smart.

[MzNov]

51. But no pressure Al. Take your time !!!

No pressure??? I feel so sorry for the guy. He said he was flabbergasted at the support for his run for President.

Please run. Please run. Please run. Please run.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


GORE44

[madokie]

52. If anyone ever wondered what a Savior looks like, look no further

the man is the real deal

[Virginia Dare]

54. Sorry, I can't buy into that..

Al Gore can say and do all the right things right now because he's not running for anything and he's beholden to no one. I think he would make a fine President and I certainly would support his nomination, but I refuse to set him up as a savior.

[Brigid]

53. Check out this week's TIME magazine.

Acquaintances say that the trauma of 2000 was much deeper than Gore ever let on, even in private. I know many of us would love for him to run -- I certainly would -- but it's doubtful.

[Ganja Ninja]

55. Much as I'd like to see him run I hope he stays out if his heart ...

isn't in it. He doesn't owe anybody anything.

[Mr. Ected]

56. This Man SHOULD Have Been Our President Since 2001

What a sad reflection of what could have been, what should have been...

Damn Bush to hell.

[BuyingThyme]

57. Did this event memorialize Johnny Cash?

Run Al!