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Al Gore Delivers The Most Depressing Graduation Speech Ever

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 19th, 2010. Filed under Al Gore, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Congratulations graduates, you’re screwed !

Al Gore: Earth’s Core At “Several Million Degrees”

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, November 18th, 2009. Filed under Al Gore, Dumbasses, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

It must be true, Al Gore said it:
Conan: Now, what about … you talk in the book about geothermal energy …
Al: Yeah, yeah.
Conan: and that is, as I understand it, using the heat that’s generated from the core of the earth …
Al: Yeah.
Conan: [...]

Quote Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 15th, 2009. Filed under Al Gore, Humor, Joe Wilson, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

“I said ‘Joe, who’s the nut who hollered out, “You lie”?’” Roxanne Wilson says. “I couldn’t believe Joe would say that.”
— Roxanne Wilson, wife of Congressman Joe Wilson

Al Gore And The Reductio ad Hitlerum

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 7th, 2009. Filed under Al Gore, Dumbasses, Global Warming, Politics, Weather

It was bound to happen at some point, Al Gore has fulfilled Godwin’s Law:
Al Gore invoked the spirit of Winston Churchill today by encouraging political leaders to follow the example of Britain’s wartime leader and unite their nations to fight climate change.
The former US vice-president accused politicians around the world of exploiting ignorance about the [...]

Quote Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 17th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Constitution

Today, it comes from Cato’s David Boaz:

Endorsing Barack Obama, Al Gore proclaims:
After eight years in which our constitution has been dishonored and disrespected, we need change.
He has a point. But he should have said sixteen years.
Heh

Al Gore’s Profile In Timidity

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 17th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Politics

Two weeks after the race for the Democratic nomination ended, former Vice-President Al Gore finally stepped up and endorsed Barack Obama last night:
DETROIT — Former Vice President Al Gore made his debut appearance in the presidential campaign here Monday evening, offering a vigorous endorsement of Senator Barack Obama and urging Democrats to keep in [...]

A Picture Worth 1,000 Words: Why Hillary Lost

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, June 5th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Edwards, Mark Warner, Politics, Tom Vilsack

The national poll averages from October forward:

What it means:
According to the chart, Clinton’s national poll average was basically unchanged between the beginning of October and the middle of May, starting at about 41 percent and ending at about 42 percent. Although Clinton verged on 50 percent of the average poll and dipped to just below [...]

From Our Big Fat File Of Really Bad Ideas

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 4th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Politics

Andrew Sullivan takes his “team of rivals” idea to truly horrifying extremes:
Fantasy Team Of Rivals time: Clinton gets healthcare; Edwards gets poverty; Gore gets the environment; the other Clinton is made secretary of state.
Let’s just start with Clinton, the first one. If there’s any idea worse than making her Vice-President — where she can at [...]

Al Gore For President ? Not So Fast

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 31st, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics

Susan Estrich deconstructs Joe Klein’s ridiculous scenario:
First of all, there are no “elders” in the Democratic Party, at least none who control 100 or more votes. Nancy Pelosi doesn’t control that many votes, not on a vote for the Democratic nomination for president. Neither does Harry Reid. Certainly not Howard Dean. There are no machines, [...]

The Al Gore Fantasy

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 30th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics

The London Telegraph reports that unnamed senior Democrats are continuing to mull the fantasy that Al Gore will save the party from having to choose between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama:
Plans for Al Gore to take the Democratic presidential nomination as the saviour of a bitterly divided party are being actively discussed by senior figures [...]

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