Al Gore: "...always remember that the will to act is itself a renewable resource.”

[lunatica]

Al Gore praises OWS

http://my.firedoglake.com/siun/2011/11/06/gore-says-ows-already-a-success/

Gore Says OWS Already a Success

(snip)
Gore began with a critique of the financial markets that was stunning – calling Wall Street and many company’s “short-termism” “functionally insane.” And he pointed out that “short term” now is not even quarterly earnings targets but automated trading at a millisecond pace which controls over 70% of trades. This was one reason he pushed hard for support for the Transaction Tax.

In contrast to his take down of Wall Street, Vice President Gore praised OWS for “already succeeding in giving visibility to the inequality” we face – and called them a “primal scream of democracy.” In fact, Gore reminded us that the nuclear freeze movement was seen as crazy when launched but led in just two years to 75% of Americans agreeing in the need for a nuclear freeze and Reagan being forced to act. Noting that the majority of Americans already say they agree with Occupy, “we will see possibilities of genuine change.”

[lunatica]

1. He has been right all along

And without him working tirelessly to get the message of climate change out there no one would be the wiser. Sure there are others who speak out, but he's a world reknowned personage.

[newfie11]

2. What a different America and possibly the world

if he had been president instead of bush. I can only hope somehow future elections are not stolen.

[Javaman]

4. What a different world it would have been if Gore had shown more of this side

of himself during the 2000 election. He has since admitted as much.

What could have been.

[dembotoz]

3. i like the thought---k and r