Al Gore is not running , sadly

[MalloyLiberal]

According to people who have spoken with his office today.

That leaves one choice : John Edwards

If not, I write in Edwards or Kucinich.

[CyberPieHole]

1. Wow! Al Gore's not running? That's a surprise.

:eyes:

[MalloyLiberal]

2. He asked for the ballot initiatives to stop. Wonder what took him so long

He made people waste money on an ad in a newspaper. Hundreds of thousands.

[funflower]

3. Maybe he hadn't decided yet. n/t

[gateley]

5. He didn't MAKE anybody do anything. He's been saying all along he wasn't

going to run.

[CyberPieHole]

8. I agree.

He was as clear as could be. Some people just refused to listen to what he had to say. I know it would have been wonderful if he had entered the race. Most of us would rally around him. But he never led anyone on. People wanted to believe that he could be persuaded. Al Gore is a great man. We can't expect him to save the country. He's trying to do the best he can so that society helps to save the planet.

[kster]

4. Thats who I would vote for in place of Al Gore, give me a break

nt

[wundermaus]

6. It's so strange to live in a world where fantasy reigns...

and the reality of Gore winning in 2000 is denied by the herds. Kind of a Johnathan Livingston Seagull universe... Gore is my President. He was elected but did not serve, yet. The world, the nation, the Constitution will not reside in its proper place and the edges of shattered glass will bleed a thousand cuts but for the loss of checks & balance whilst justice tortured were to set right again in a less brightly lit sky.

[cboy4]

7. How could he not be running when he got all of our hopes

up by saying he has no plans to run?


:grr:

[MADem]

9. Many people are saying he was CLEAR, but he was NOT clear.

He made no SHERMAN STATEMENT.

He always modified every declaration with "I have NO PLANS" or "AT THIS TIME."

If he said "If nominated I will not run, if elected I will not serve" then maybe more people would give up the ghost.

I've not seen ANYTHING that is declarative in that fashion.

[Heidi]

10. Let's apply those delcarations to another real-life scenario.

Say you're smitten by a man or woman, and that man or woman tells you time and time again, "I have no plans to make a commitment to you," or "At this time, I'm not interested." Would you keep chasing? Or would you take that person at his/her word and move on?

I've gotta tell you, I'd move on. To keep chasing a commitment that just ain't happenin' becomes kinda stalkerish, even if one has the best intentions.

[MADem]

13. Let me put it in a different way. I heard, with my own ears, on TV, again and again,

Senator Clinton of NY say "I have NO PLANS to run AT THIS TIME." I saw her say it on NBC, on CBS, on ABC, on CNN, on MSNBC, and on C-Span.

Here. Compare this http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/06/08/hillary/

Hillary: No intention of running for president
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Former first lady Hillary Clinton says she has no plans to launch a bid to become the country's first woman president in the next two elections.

It has often been speculated the former first lady would make a bid for the White House, but in two interviews Sunday, she said she had "no intention" to run for president in 2008 -- and would turn down invitations to run in 2004.

With THIS: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071017/pl_nm/campaign_gore_dc

OSLO (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says he has no plans to join the presidential race despite encouragement from thousands of supporters since he won the Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning against climate change. ..."I don't have plans to be a candidate again so I don't really see it in that context at all," Gore said when asked in an interview with Norway's NRK public television aired on Wednesday about how the award would affect his political future.

...Gore has repeatedly said that he has no plans to run, without completely ruling it out, in a crowded Democratic field against Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.

It would be hard, but not impossible, for Gore to enter the race. The first contest on the road to the election in November 2008, the Iowa caucuses, is less than 100 days away.

[pnwmom]

12. Why does he have to make a Sherman statement?

He was leaving the door open for a brokered convention. Failing that, he's not running. People heard what they wanted to hear, but he's been quite clear.

[MADem]

14. The thread title is AL GORE IS NOT RUNNING...SADLY.

He hasn't 'ruled it out.' He just has NOT yet. If he did, he'd say it.

See my post with the comparisons between Sen. Clinton's denials and his--they're almost exactly the same.

[pnwmom]

11. If they're not the nominee, neither Edwards or Kucinich would want you

to throw your vote away. I'm sure they would tell you that the rest of the field is preferable to any of the Rethugs out there.

[Californian Dreamer]

15. Al Gore is not running

And he is also not not running :)

Which begs the question: What the hell IS he doing? The whole matter with the venture capital firm has got me wondering what his next move is. I can't help but feel we've missed something important, not seeing the forest for the trees here...

[Apollo11]

16. BIDEN OBAMA 2008

Last night I was on YouTube and CSPAN.com watching the speeches from the JJ thing in Iowa last weekend.

John Edwards gave the same speech he has given many times before. It's like Johnny's greatest hits, with "My father and all the people who worked in the mill", "Elizabeth and I had to make a decision in a hospital room", "The People of New Orleans" and "The Story of James Lowe" ...

A lot of people find it difficult to really trust in Edwards. He does remind us of a car salesman or TV preacher. He has done a major switcheroo with his position with regard to Iraq. His voting record during his 6 years in the Senate was not as liberal as he now sounds.

Joe Biden talks about the issues in a direct and intelligent way. I think he is probably the smartest of the 8 candidates on our side. Certainly the most knowledgeable on foreign affairs.

Biden has an excellent voting record on environmental issues. Better than most other Democratic Senators.

I will admit that Biden's poll numbers are not impressive (yet). Especially with women voters.

But I am certain Biden would destroy the GOP candidate in any televised debate.

Barack Obama has shown that he knows how to deliver a speech. His heart is in the right place. Not sure if he is ready to take over the Presidency today. He would be better prepared after 8 years as VP. I would be happy to see him on the ticket in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020.

For the past few months, my dream ticket for 2008 was always Gore-Obama.

Looking at the field right now, my dream ticket is Biden-Obama.