"Al Gore saved my family"

[Cocoa]

shame on this reporter for altering the Brazile's quote. Brazile called Gore PRESIDENT.

http://insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_3019986

OAKLAND — They didn't pack the Coliseum Arena like a coalition of Oakland churches had hoped, but more than 1,000 filled the big arena Saturday afternoon with cheers, tears, songs and donations to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

It was an emotional day, highlighted by the appearance of more than a dozen men, women and children evacuated from flood-ravaged New Orleans.

Mark and Kenneth Bazile, residents of New Orleans and brothers of former Oakland City Councilmember and mayoral candidate Leo Bazile, told how former Vice President Al Gore rescued their entire family — 11 people, many elderly and ailing, and spirited them away on a plane he chartered.

"Al Gore saved my family; they evacuated us off the roof, including two 90-year-olds," Mark Bazile said. "When we arrived in Tennessee, the whole University of Tennessee medical staff metthe plane. (Vice) President Al Gore is a saint."

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[LostinVA]

1. God, I wish he'd run in 2008... n/t

[DarkTirade]

24. You have to wonder...

after being out of the public spotlight for so long, how he would fare.

[AuntiBush]

38. He'd Get My Vote!

And everyone I know, including plenty of Republicans in my area. Hope he runs. * and the lot have got to go, now! Or we won't have a 2008!

President Gore, help!

[Javaman]

39. He already got mine, and some fucker took it away. Al's the real prez!!!!

God Bless good old Al. Now there is a leader. The best kind lead by example!

I so longingly look upon him as what could have been.

[TexanDem]

40. ditto!!!

[DarkTirade]

42. That's exactly what I was wondering.

I know all of us here at DU would vote for him, but we'd need the moderates' votes too. :)

[mindfulNJ]

2. notice the (vice)

I don't think it's needed. Al Gore IS the president.

[Liberal Dose]

10. Damn straight he is. He could do so much more from his rightful position,

but the smirk with a haircut is still busy playing in the Oval Office. I'm sure Katrina sucked all the fun out of it for him. Any minute now he'll come out and say he needs to get on with his life. :grr: My anger knows no bounds.

[Spiffarino]

19. Al Gore isn't the president. The neocons stole the election...

...and now we're all fu**ed.

The sooner we face that fact, the sooner we can get rid of this group of criminials and start fixing what the bastards broke.

[blm]

3. Shows the beauty of a man's heart and quickness to act compassionately.

Unlike the Bushtot who needs to be shamed into acting every step of the way.

[bluedeminredstate]

4. I always say to anyone that disses him that

this man is thoroughly decent. He was slimed and unfortunately thought politics still had honor the way it did when his dad was a Senator. He doesn't need to show off, like Jimmy Carter he just does what is right.
I talked to a cousin last summer who worked high up in the Clinton administration. He said Al Gore was one of the smartest people he ever met and he's no slouch in that department.
It breaks my heart for what could have been...

:loveya:

[pbartch]

29. Carter does NOT show off. Carter is a wonderful man & so is Gore.

There is NO NEED to put Jimmy Carter down! They are both great men.

[kath]

32. Read the sentence again - there is a comma after "show off", then the

sentence says "like Jimmy Carter he just does what is right".
I'm not bluedem, but as I read his/her post I think bluedem would agree that they are both great men. (if the comma was after "Jimmy Carter", then your meaning would be correct. Kind of an "eats, shoots, and leaves" thing. :-) )

[bluedeminredstate]

33. Thanks.

I thought the comma made it clear but I see how it could look like I was talking trash about a great, great man. :)

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Gee. Where are all the headlines telling this story????

[UrbScotty]

30. Surely if the media was liberal... (nt)

[peacetalksforall]

6. You can be sure he didn't wear a silk shirt with the sleeves rolled up and

a sneer on his face and didn't talk about his wild days.

Thanks to the Federalist Society, the Supreme Court, Jeb and Katherine and their Tallahassee team, Theodore Olson, James Baker, Ed Meese, and an army of crooks who stole our vote and then got the Supreme Court to dictate their choice - we ended up with the the sneerer.

Hey world! - Don't believe the sermons coming from this administration about democracy, honor, integrity, and freedoms. There is no truth to it.

Jut remember, there are some good people in this country.

[Old Vet]

8. He just something, Didnt wait, not even for the press..............

so what were his motives? Hes a decent person!

[joanne]

9. There are many heros

Al Gore is definitely one of them. :loveya:

[peacetalksforall]

21. Al Gore is not a shallow, evil, or undeducated person. There is no

way to describe the differences in the two men. This is what theft involves - loss on many fronts.

Did we get the thieving Cheney troup because we were sleeping? If yes, when are enough of us going to be awake enough to stop this?

[stevietheman]

7. "George W. Bush saved my family" -- when's Georgie gonna get his due?

bwahahahahahahahaahahahahahhahaha :sarcasm:

[Mabus]

15. more like,

George W. Bush was on vacation and all I have left in the world is the t-shirt on my back.

[DarkTirade]

26. t-shirt on my back...

If that, for some of the people. I saw a picture of one survivor, a large older black woman just standing there on top of something that was protruding from the floodwaters, with nothing BUT a t-shirt.

[Mabus]

11. Way to go Al - nominated

Imagine, a politican with a heart. One whose actions speak louder than words.

Yes, why isn't this story in headlines. Oh yeah, that's right, Al did it and he didn't do a single photo-op, he didn't give a single interview. He just stepped up, did what he could and pulled strings to do it and went back to lecturing about global warming.

He is a true :patriot: and as beautiful inside as the mountains and people of Tennessee.

[johnaries]

23. As a Tennessean who loves the mountains, hills, and valleys

of Tennessee and our Native Son Al Gore, Thank You!

TN is a truly mixed bag - as someone was once quoted on NPR, "TN is poor and Conservative in the East, poor and Liberal in the West, and rich and Centrist in the Middle"

Well, I live in Mid-TN, and I'm not rich. But, even though TN only has 10 Electoral votes, it is a major political battleground because of it's demographics.

Too many Tennesseans have fallen for B's lies supported by Talk Radio's spin, but the tide is slowly turning.

[Mabus]

35. I meant every word of it

and as we all know, words sometimes fail. I know they fail me when I think of the people of Tennessee. The majority I have run into embody the best of America. Tenn. has great natural beauty that is only surpassed by the hearts and minds of its people.

I had the opportunity to meet Al and Tipper at the Gore Family Dinner in July. It is an evening both my husband and I will carry to our graves. We were out-of-towners but we were welcomed with open arms by the Gores and everyone we met. Not to mention I found some other fans of BR-549, a band that originated here in my hometown, Lawrence, Kansas. Chuck and Shaw used to be in one of my favorite bands, the Homestead Greys.

Anyway, it has been so nice to travel through Tennessee and feel at home.

:hi:

[mzmolly]

12. Recommended.

Al Gore for President - 2008!

[joanne]

13. What a contrast

Al Gore saving lives and doing everything possible to help.... while the Chimp attends fundraisers and looks for everyone else to blame.

[sakabatou]

14. No one can say Bush saved their lives

[CountAllVotes]

16. no one can say that

Probably close to 1 million dead and counting ... :grr:

[Minstrel Boy]

17. The bin Ladens? n/t

[ClayZ]

20. Bingo! He sure got their asses out after 9/11

The only folks to FLY!



:argh: :mad: :spank: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[DarkTirade]

25. But plenty can say

that they didn't get their supplies, because Bush interrupted delivery of them to do his photo ops.

[Rainscents]

18. Yep... Al Gore is my President always was and always will be!!!

[DarkTirade]

22. Al Gore helped save my family a long time ago...

most of my family depends on the internet in some way, shape or form to earn their living. :)

[Borgnine]

27. We need Mr. Gore to run in 2008.

It's time to put things back the way they should be, with him in the Oval Office.

[journalist3072]

28. "George Bush killed my family."

I'd love to see that quote in a headline!! He deserves it.

[PopSixSquish]

31. Thank-you President Gore

In times of crisis, a true man stands up and does things without fanfare or photo-ops. He does it because it is the right thing to do.

I suspect that future historians will come to the conclusion that December 12, 2000 was the date that America lost her heart and soul.

[IndyOp]

34. I think the author thought that the man speaking was

perhaps overemotional and made a mistake in referring to Gore? At least he put (Vice) in parentheses:

"Al Gore saved my family; they evacuated us off the roof, including two 90-year-olds," Mark Bazile said. "When we arrived in Tennessee, the whole University of Tennessee medical staff met the plane. (Vice) President Al Gore is a saint."

It is still worth an email to Mr. Brand to explain to him that there are LOTS of us smart, well-informed people who refer to the gentleman as President Gore. Also worth mentioning to Mr. Brand that the article is overall pretty well-written - I like that he worked in the Rabbi's quote and gut-wrenching quotes from survivors and from people whose loved ones are still missing.

Contact William Brand at <[e-mail]>

[politicasista]

36. Thanks and kick for Al Gore

:kick:

[osaMABUSh]

37. You know, this country is in such a sorry state since 2000 that

I think people would go for Al Gore in 2008.

It looks like 61% of us (latest Bush approval at 39%) may have regrets that Bush got in over Gore. I wonder how many have thought that we woudn't be in this mess if Gore had been elected in 2000.

And America loves a comeback kid.

[TexanDem]

41. wonder if we all started writing him letters -- BEGGING!!!