I think I carried Florida

[Gold Metal Flake]

Yes you did , Al, yes you did!

[orleans]

1. YOU DID!!!

(i just came on to post the exact same thing!)

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. I totally posted in the wrong place.

S'posed to be in the TDS/Gore thread.

[Lisa0825]

12. no worries!

When I saw the topic title in the latest list, I knew immediately what you meant! I htink that comment was totally worthy of its own spotlight! :-)

[faithnotgreed]

2. loved it when he said that

and thought it would get a bigger response from the audience but i think they were surprised he said it

[Gold Metal Flake]

8. Not everyone has seen the report the NYT did...

showing a statewide recount would have proved Gore the winner.

[karlrschneider]

9. No shit...it took a while for the audience to grasp what he said.

...

[Cha]

3. It was historic to hear

Al SAY IT!

[BuelahWitch]

5. The crowd is going nuts for Gore!

:bounce:

[Rose Siding]

6. *sob*

That's my guy.

[tallahasseedem]

10. I know....

I feel like a proud mama! I lived through the Florida debacle, spent lots of time down around the courthouse. What a nightmare.

[Canuckistanian]

7. That was on TDS?

I can't wait to see it (we're delayed an hour from you guys)

[Gold Metal Flake]

11. YES! Sorry I posted in the wrong place.

Do see the rerun when you can. This Gore fella has got some moxie! :-)

[Canuckistanian]

14. No need, I'll see it at 12:00, my time

In fact, I'll record it. This seems like one to hand down to my grandkids.

[faithnotgreed]

13. oh yes it was - further spoiler inside

he said this in response to jon bringing up the part of the documentary that predicts parts of florida will be underwater (if current trends continue)

so referring to this jon asked if al ever thinks "gotcha" to see florida like that

[Marnieworld]

15. You beat me to it

I was going to start athread with this line as the subject. I love Al before this, never thought he could be higher in my eyes and then this? The man has courage. You know that this will probably be a headline tomorrow. The RW spinners will all be pouncing on him and calling him a sore loser snd he knows this. Yet, when faced with the concept of Florida he did not back down from what he knows to be true. That my friends is what a leader is like. He can back it up because it is true and if they want to make a big deal about it they can. And he's doing this in '06 not '08 which is very tactical for someone with "no plans" to run.

Feeling the spirit!
Go Al!
:patriot:

[Gold Metal Flake]

16. For the record: NYT 11/12/01 Examining The Vote: The Overview

Study Of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast The Deciding Vote

Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder

Ya gotta pay for this one these days. I did. The tasty part is below.


"In a finding rich with irony, the results show that even if Mr. Gore had succeeded in his effort to force recounts of undervotes in the four Democratic counties, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Volusia, he still would have lost, although by 225 votes rather than 537. An approach Mr. Gore and his lawyers rejected as impractical — a statewide recount — could have produced enough votes to tilt the election his way, no matter what standard was chosen to judge voter intent."

Al Gore. Our President.

[LiberalUprising]

17. Well, only 5+ years too late

Thanks Al