Did Gore's speech sound like that of a person planning to run for Prez?

[samhsarah]

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but thems did sound like fightin' words to me.:applause:

[ladjf]

1. I sure as hell hope that it does. We are in desperate need of

some intellect, courage and integrity. We need someone who knows what is going on also knows how to lead us out of this horrible nightmare.

[Mend]

2. he sounded like a man trying to save this country from

fascism....less political and more true to the heart than I have heard anyone in a long time. I hope he can help us.

[hippiechick]

3. I would agree.

He sounded like a man who's heart is breaking at seeing his country reduced to a tin-pot dictatorship and was trying to get the word out, a'la Paul Revere to shake up the citizenry ...

[samhsarah]

6. you're absolutely right.

and I didn't mean to imply that he gave that speech for political reasons. I think it was from the heart and he is truly scared for our country. But I also took from it that Al Gore would be willing to step up if that is what it would take. At least that's what I was hoping.

[sasha031]

7. yes that was the exact feeling I got too

he know the danger we are in, I think perhaps what he did was shut himself out for awhile, working on his Current TV project other numerous interest.
I will never forget how he charted flights to try to get some of the sick out of Nola, that episode devastated him, he sees Iran coming, he sees marshall law.
he is a true patriot, perhaps our knight :loveya:

[CottonBear]

4. It sounded like the words of a true patriot. n/t

[NMDemDist2]

5. fighting words? yes. running? no, not really. most pols aren't that out

spoken if they are planning on a run

[Pirate Smile]

8. This definitely sounds like a man thinking of running.

"Fla. Senate: Gore Says "Remember the Recount"
Former Vice President Al Gore still hasn't forgotten about Florida.

Six years after a lengthy recount fight left Gore just shy of the electoral votes needed to claim a victory over President George W. Bush, the former vice president is weighing in on behalf of Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who is seeking a second term in November.

"Bill's re-election campaign has become a lightning rod for many people across the country because of the personalities involved or likely to be involved in the race," Gore writes in an appeal that found its way into Democratic mailboxes over the weekend.

That "personality" to which Gore refers? None other than Rep. Katherine Harris -- the frontrunner for the GOP senate nomination or, in Gore's words, the official who was "chief architect of the 2000 Florida vote going to George Bush."

"Because you were a part of the Gore 2000 campaign team we thought you might be especially interested in this race," Gore writes. "I would like to win this one."

Gore's solicitation on behalf of Nelson comes on the heels of a speech Monday in Washington, D.C., in which he accused President Bush of "repeatedly and insistently" breaking the law by authorizing the National Security Agency to wiretap U.S. citizens without court approval.

Are the speech and fundraising letter the start of a Gore reemergence on the national scene? Gore appears to be experiencing a renaissance of late among many liberal Democrats who believe his "pure" opposition to the Iraq war positions him perfectly for a 2008 bid. Many on the ideological left of the party also see Gore as the only candidate with the national organization and fundraising prowess to challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) in the 2008 primaries.

http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/01/gore.html

[flordehinojos]

9. No. It just sounded like someone standing up for the truth, for the

country and for the constitution, but maybe that will give him enough steam to think about running.

[toymachines]

10. Everyone I showed it to said first thing... is this guy running in 08?

It nay be that we have never seen such a truly passionate speech aimed at directly saving democracy. There was no self absorbment, no mention of promises or anything of that sort. I think it ranked so high on our speech meters that we automatically want him to speak for the entire country, to run the country as it should be. So, we all just thought, this guy better run... or were screwed.

[Richard D]

11. Truly it was one of the only . . .

. . . times I've heard a politician speak with every word he said ringing the bell of truth in my heart. No BS, no punches pulled, no pandering to popular opinion. How damn refreshing it was!

[Richard D]

12. Yihaaaa!

OK, it's not an official site, but I love the look of the banner at the top!

http://www.algore04.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=78

[LittleClarkie]

13. Someone can be a fighter without presidential aspirations

I prefer not to see his words in that light. I prefer to see his words as coming from a man of passion who is concerned for his country.