'Draft Gore' Movement Makes '08 Pitch

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cross posted from LBN:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3023036


'Draft Gore' Movement Makes '08 Pitch Updated at 1:25 PM

Source: ABC News

ABC News' Nitya Venkataraman Reports: Grassroots organization DraftGore.com pleaded with former Vice President Al Gore to enter the 2008 presidential fray via an "open letter" in the New York Times.

Written on behalf of volunteers and petitioners behind the DraftGore movement and addressed to Gore, the full-page ad in the Times' A-section says:

"You say you have fallen out of love with politics, and you have every reason to feel that way. But we know you have not fallen out of love with your country. And your country needs you now -- as do your party and the planet you are fighting so hard to save."

...

DraftGore.com Treasurer Eva Ritchey told ABC News the ad cost them nearly $65,000 and ran on stand-by, meaning the ad's run date could not be guaranteed. Though the ad has been part of the group's larger strategy since late spring, DraftGore.com founder Monica Friedlander says the money for the ad was raised in six days following an appeal about ten days ago to their 136,000-member signature base. Friedlander says most contributions came in small donations in the $20-$50 range.

Ritchey says the "ad belongs to the petitioners."


Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/10/draft-g...

also:

Al Gore's Fans Make 2008 Draft Pitch

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: October 10, 2007

Filed at 11:34 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Draftgore.com, which describes itself as a group of grass-roots Democrats, underwrote a full-page open letter to Al Gore in Wednesday's New York Times, imploring the former vice president to enter the presidential campaign.

The ad, which says 136,000 people have signed Draftgore's online petition, was published two days before this year's Nobel Peace Prize is expected to be announced. Gore has been nominated for the prize because of his campaign to bring attention to global warming.

''America and the Earth need a hero right now -- someone who will transcend politics as usual and bring real hope to our country and to the world,'' Draftgore's letter said.

Monica Friedlander, founder and chair of Draftgore.com, said the timing of the $65,000 ad was a coincidence and not related to the prize.

''All we're trying to do is persuade him that it's a moral imperative for him to be a candidate,'' said Friedlander, 47, a public relations specialist in Oakland, Calif. She said the group raised the money for the ad with an e-mail solicitation sent out last week, receiving more than 2,000 donations.

more:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Draft-Gore.html?_r=1&oref=slogin


RUN, AL, RUN!

[Cetacea]

1. Gore was born and raised to be President.

He loves the people and this country to ignore the Calling.

Thanks for the link!

[beberocks]

2. Give it up already!

If he wanted to run he should have been in the race back in the spring. This "draft Gore" stuff is bull IMO. I want a candidate who wants to be president enough to fight for it! And no, I'm not against Gore, he would have had my vote if he had thrown his hat into the ring earlier.

[SlowDownFast]

3. Lookie here:

......the New York Times quoted Gore as saying, "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.

[MonkeyFunk]

9. I couldn't agree more...

this is nonsensical. I don't want a candidate who needs to be dragged kicking and screaming into the race. I want a candidate who WANTS to run and WANTS to win.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. By those criteria, you've got choices!

[MonkeyFunk]

24. or...

I could vote for one of the many democrats who are running.

What the fuck was your point again?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

35. Okay, okay.

[tkmorris]

40. And I couldn't disagree with YOU more

Any person who really WANTS to play the political game in our current environment is EXACTLY the kind of person we need least. We need a Cincinnatus.

[tammywammy]

4. His spokeswoman says he ain't running

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=amw.PUfLC6Og&refer=home

Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman for Gore, said he ``truly appreciates the sentiment behind the ad today, however he has no plans for running for president.''

[helderheid]

5. he ain't running and "has no plans" do not mean the same thing. n/t

[Clintonista2]

6. Please bookmark this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2013899&mesg_id=2013899

Thanks.

[helderheid]

7. Nah. Thanks!

[Clintonista2]

8. k

I'm still right. He will NOT run. Nothing you will do can change that FACT.

[helderheid]

10. LOL - it ain't over yet!

:hi:

[Clintonista2]

11. Yea, it really is

Gore polls at 12% when included in the democratic field. He's also behind by about 60 mil.

[helderheid]

12. Oh please.

:rofl:

[Clintonista2]

13. If you think Gore is dumb enough to enter the race at this point...

then you really don't seem to have much respect for his intelligence.

[helderheid]

14. Again, Oh please!

You're killing me here! :rofl:

[Clintonista2]

15. I know, facts are funny aren't they?

:rofl:

[helderheid]

17. No, someone who pretends they know the "facts" is hilarious. If Gore runs

it will be a totally different game. :hi:

[Clintonista2]

18. Wishful thinking is funny too

:rofl:

[helderheid]

31. Like I said, it ain't over!

:hi:

[Clintonista2]

34. But when it is over, and Gore hasn't run

I'll be sending you a link to my topic.

[helderheid]

51. If he doesn't run you mean. You seem to have me confused with someone who is sure he will.

I'm not sure but I'm certainly not sure he WON'T.

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[helderheid]

52. DOH!

:hi:

[Admiral Loinpresser]

22. Thompson just got in,

and no one thinks he's too late.

[Clintonista2]

26. Yea, nobody thinks he's late LOL!

That was certainly NOT an issue :rofl: :rofl:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/AR2007090502602.html
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/09/parsing_the_polls_is_thompson.html
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2007-09-07-voa1.cfm
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0907/5665.html

Amazing what a 30 second google search can find, eh?

[Admiral Loinpresser]

33. In all the coverage

of the recent GOP debate, I saw no discussion whatsoever of the issue. It is now a non-issue.

[Clintonista2]

36. Your point was "no one thought he was late"

I merely pointed out that yes, people did think he was late. Also, everybody knew he was going to announce. He still campaigned unofficially and he still prepped donors.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

38. And I stand by my point.

As of today, it's a non-issue.

If Gore declares, the lateness issue will recede to insignificance, as it has with Thompson.

[JackORoses]

16. Gore polls at 12%+ and he hasn't even declared

Not one of the other candidates would show up in the polls if they hadn't declared.

What this truly shows is that the people want Gore so much that they will even vote for him in a Poll
when he isn't an announced candidate.

Gore is a political phenomenon.

When he announces, their will be nothing for the others candidates to do but fight over the Vice-Presidency. Good luck with that sHillary...

[Clintonista2]

20. Umm no, get your facts correct before posting please

Candidates who haven't announced yet are OFTEN included in the polls. For instance, in 2003, Hillary beat Dean by a 3 to 1 margin when included in the polls. Fred Thompson was included in many Republican polls. As I also pointed out, when Gore is included as an option on the poll, he rates at about 12%.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

21. I wish your candidate had gotten her facts straight

before voting for the greatest blunder in American history.

[Clintonista2]

23. *yawn* - more crocodile tears brought into a topic that has nothing to do with Hillary. nt.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

25. The people of Iraq

don't have the luxury of yawning.

[Clintonista2]

27. Go and water them with your crocodile tears, please.

Nobody loves her vote more than people like you. It gives you excellent political ammunition to use against her.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

28. I don't love it,

I despise it. Because of that vote, I will never respect her. She put her political ambitions above the good of the country and the world.

[Clintonista2]

29. No, I've read your other posts

You love her vote. What else would you have to use against her? It's excellent ammunition for people like you.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

30. All of the contenders

in the Senate voted for it. It was shameful. There is no rational explanation for it but political ambition. Why should I love such a disgrace?

Gore supported the first Gulf War and opposed the second one. Should I apologize because my candidate was principled and courageous and yours wasn't?

[Clintonista2]

32. You shouldn't apologize. Just don't play "holier than thou" when we both know

How much you love her vote.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

37. That's absurd.

I choose a candidate based on the issues. If she had done the principled thing (as did Gore and Obama) I would certainly give her credit. But she dissembles to this day on Iraq.

She is responsible for her immoral vote, not me.

[Clintonista2]

39. I never said you were responsible for her vote

I said you were happy with her vote, because it helps you politically. You can pound your fists and scream about how absurd it is, but i've watched a general pattern emerge regarding your posts, and you can hardly contain your glee.


Off to class. :hi:

[Admiral Loinpresser]

42. In 2002, when that vote was cast,

I had no idea whether Gore would run in 2004. I wanted Gore, but ultimately backed Dean.

Did you march against the Iraq war? I did. I hate war. In the last century, the percentage of civilian casualties has been steadily on the rise.

Your attempt to impute to me some weird glee that "leaders" of our party would vote for an immoral war is a classic ad hominem attack. In other words you got nothin'. And neither does your avatar. I would recommend a class on how modern warfare affects civilian populations.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

43. BTW, if she had EVER

told the truth about Iraq, up to the current moment, I might have considered her. But she's "in it to win," isn't she? At least I thought that was one of her slogans.

[Pastiche423]

41. Project much?

[SlowDownFast]

48. I'm thinking of a noun...

One syllable.

Four consonants and one vowel.

Starts with a 'T' and ends with an 'L'.

Rhymes with 'bowl'...

[JackORoses]

45. What else would you have to use against her?

Perchance her Corporate Whoring...
yes that would work.

[SlowDownFast]

46. Oh. One of those 'Ain't I Just Full of Insight?' threads.

You are just soooooo maverick.

*yawn*

[Kurovski]

44. K&R. abc newsthread link is busted up.

cain't get it. Maybe it's me?

[SlowDownFast]

49. No, it's not you.

*sigh*

Edit time expired by the time I noticed, but you can get there via the LBN link/thread.

Apologies.

[derby378]

50. What's up with the AWFUL picture of Gore they put in the ad?

Seriously, someone at Draft Gore could be fired for such a ridiculous blunder.