Looks like Al Gore is being smoked out on the 2008 Presidential Election...

[Junkdrawer]

Seems to me that *someone* wants Al to declare Yes or No on the 2008 run.

Reuters: No Al Gore in U.S Presidential race

I Googled for Gore news and only Reuters is carrying the "no run" story and it says he was asked if he would run in 2008 and he is quoted as responding "I'm involved in a different kind of campaign" - his standard "no comment" answer.

I find it strange he would make such a big announcement to a Japanese audience first.

Look for the US media to quickly pickup the story and force Al to either live with it or issue a denial.

[wakeme2008]

1. that could well be

and then he would be a Flip/Flopper.....

[confludemocrat]

2. Who cares now? Once the D field gets going the question will be asked repeatedly anyway

As the relative weakness of most of the field becomes more evident, let's say the weathervane Obama, the DLC mascot Hillary and John Kerry are left in May or June 2008, won't we be looking for an alternative?

[Loge23]

4. I know I will (eom)

[janx]

5. YES.

(Not that I agree about Obama.) I hope they don't succeed in smoking Gore out. The timing you mention would be perfect.

[Junkdrawer]

7. Unless the Primaries are inconclusive, May or June 2008 will be too late...

Ideally, Al should announce Oct. or Nov. this year...the primaries are front loaded and there will probably be a candidate by March 2008..

[Subdivisions]

11. He will announce based on his determination of the chances

for success based on potential contenders for the nomination. If he thinks he can win against, say Hillary, then he will announce as late in the campaign as possible to minimize the time for swift-boating efforts to pay off.

Which means we have more than a year before we can expect him to make his move. In the meantime, those of us who long to see Al Gore get his just reward after having it stolen from him will and should continue to wage our grassroots campaign to generate buzz and support for a possible run by Gore for President in the 2008 election.

[w4rma]

21. Vice President Gore will need to declair well before then to have a good shot at winning. (nt)

[Junkdrawer]

3. On the LBN thread, janx found a conflicting Reuters quote:

The one-time presidential candidate did not answer questions from the media on Monday. None of the business executives at the event asked him about rumors that he might build on the higher profile created by his environmental campaign to stand for the presidency again.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2689865&mesg_id=2689992

[janx]

6. Oh good, you saw it!

Isn't that bizarre?

[Admiral Loinpresser]

39. Well done! n/t

[Uncle Joe]

9. Well how can reuters report it both ways?

:shrug:

[Junkdrawer]

10. The "No Run" headline is on a raw video report...and the video doesn't...

even have the question-and-answer on it.

Very strange...

[Pirate Smile]

15. Headline writers don't necessarily know what they are talking about - they

just go for short and punchy - attention grabbing but possibly misleading.

[janx]

29. Very Good Question. n/t

[Guaranteed]

8. Yeah, I didn't see anything new. Sounds like the status-quo "haven't

ruled it out" stuff.

[rosesaylavee]

12. Good catch

and thanks for posting. I listened to that video twice and he didn't say anything different on that that than he's said a million times already.

[mvd]

13. He's high on my preference list

It goes:

1) Kucinich or someone as progressive as he is
2) Gore
3) Feingold
4) Edwards
5) Obama
6) Hillary Clinton, Clark, Richardson, Kerry
last place - Vilsack, Biden
no way - someone like Lieberman

[rosesaylavee]

14. Kick for recs

This is a questionable news story and others need to be aware.

[Uncle Joe]

16. I just recommended because of your suggestion eom

[rosesaylavee]

19. Thanks

This thing with Reuters is annoying - I had thought they weren't effected by the rw media slant. Can't think its anything but that tho.

[Catchawave]

17. Does he know the first debate is .....

April 2007 ? Both parties, in New Hampshire?

I think if anyone's seriously going to make a run for it, they should throw that ole' hat in the ring within the next couple of weeks.

Or not :shrug:

[Junkdrawer]

18. I wonder if Hillary will be there?

:shrug:

[FourScore]

22. I don't think so.

The debates are really for the sole purpose of getting to know each candidate and finding out where they stand on the issues. Most people know where Al Gore stands. He's made it public knowledge what he thinks about the Iraq War, the federal dficit, the tax cuts, health care, wiretapping...everything...and ESPECIALLY global warming. I saw an article recently which stated that political advisors are predicting global warming to be the number one issue in 2008. Moreso than the war in Iraq or terrorism. The press have certainly never done Al Gore any favors, so I think he is doing the right thing by avoiding them. He can wait it out just about as long as he wants up until the primaries.

I recently saw an article on him that said "Al Gore used to come across as cold. Now he's just cool." I love that. He may as well let the other candidates have their slug-fest and he just keeps on riding the popularity wave that he is on, and stay out of the fray.

Most people believe that Al Gore really did win in 2000. Americans do share a certain fairness about them. I think his surge in popularity, the issue of global warming, and the fact that most people know he should already be president will make this easy for him, as long as he doesn't let the press kill him. The longer he stays away from them, the better off he'll be. At least that's what I think.

[ms liberty]

27. Wow, great quote there, whereismyparty...

I recently saw an article on him that said "Al Gore used to come across as cold. Now he's just cool."

I like that. It's nice to see intelligence viewed as cool again. I really want Al to run.

[FourScore]

43. Thanks.

"I really want Al to run."

Me, too!:hi:

[crispini]

20. K&R

I hope he will make it more definite with an endorsement.

[rosesaylavee]

23. Newsmax bought into the Reuter spin.

Wonder who else will bypass listening to the video provided by Reuters. Wonder when Reuters will wake up and say - oops, we bad.

[lildreamer316]

24. SO very true.

Thanks for pointing this out!!!!!

[ThomWV]

25. Run Al, Run!

My President!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

26. I Get A Tingle When I See The Support Al Gets Here At DU

If this is an indication of the support he'll receive in the Democratic primaries, then he certainly has enough backing to give him an excellent shot at becoming the nominee.

I worry about the MSM, the Hillary/Obama factor, and anything else which might serve to blow up any prospects he may have.

I really believe it comes down to who is the most capable of leading this country NOW, especially given the dire situation we find ourselves in, which could be even worse 24 months from now.

That and the fact he was entitled to the office, but for a historical injustice perpetrated by the so-called Supreme Court entering into a states rights issue.

Re-Elect President Al Gore.

[JackORoses]

28. Al must wait for the Oscar bomb to drop on the unsuspecting masses

America can't help but vote for a Movie Star.

[Harper_is_Bush]

30. I wish it were true, but it appears to be noplace but NewsMax. n/t

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

31. Al Gore Rocks!

His concession speech after the 12/12/2000 Supreme Court decision/debacle/coup de court was a masterful embrace of statesmanship. His credibility is unquestionable, despite the drumbeat of RW ridicule and hostility.

I predict that he will win an Acacemy Award for Best Documentary and take the following six months to do a book tour, complete with C-SPAN coverage and the usual talking-head interview circuit, where he will be his usual (post - 2000) brilliant, enthusiastic self, articulate and engaging. Come October or November, he will announce his candidacy, and run a populist, take-no-prisoners campaign to Take Back America from the collectively insane Repubelican Party.

I think that, even if he ran as an Independent, he would win in a landslide.

He's a throwback to 1776, and he was raised and educated to be the President of the United States, with more experience than any other person in the country barring WJC.

His election would raise the average IQ of American presidents by double digits.

[KoKo]

32. Pat Buchanan on "Tucker" said "Al Gore is still the one we have to watch

because he's the one Hillary is "afraid of.'

Now...Buchanan and the Pundits can't wait to get their claws into Gore...so I understand that their "Jobs" force them to create an "Interesting Horse Race with Controversy"...BUT...Gore is truly the Actor with the BEST DELIVERY, and EXPERIENCE who is out there "OFF STAGE" and Waiting in the Wings for US to COME AND SUPPORT HIM!!!

So...Media wants it all "locked up and tidy" and yet the Left Wing/Anti-War Wing (so-called) of the Dem Party is biding their time until they FORCE GORE into the race........WAY LATE...just in the NICK OF TIME where he BLOWS THE REST OF THEM OUT OF THE WATER!!!!

I know ...this sounds like wishful thinking or hyperbole from me...but GORE can COME IN at ANY TIME...and he will have the MONEY AND SUPPORT!

He can't come in "too soon" because Media and other Candidates Machines will Trash him...and he doesn't really have to come in at all ...UNLESS HE HAS A MANDATE from US!

[janx]

35. Your attitude and enthusiasm are so refreshing!

It's very true that Gore has plenty of time. There are a lot of agendas in play.

[RestoreGore]

33. If this is indeed true...

All I can say is, GOOD FOR HIM. Why the hell should HE have to clean up the mess that we allowed to take place in this country? When he did stand, we did not stand with him all the way. And now he has found a higher calling that in my view surpasses any presidency. I am happy for him and support him 100% in this calling, as it is a calling we all must have in order to save this planet. You are a great man, Mr. Gore no matter which path you choose to take and I love you so much for daring to now do what you were stifled from doing all of those years you beat your head against that political brick wall. You are now letting your glory out.

[Cha]

34. Al Gore is coming to my neighborhood

on April 26, 2007 and talk about "An Inconvenient Truth" and I plan to meet him. I'll ask him myself if he's a gonna run for Prez in 2008. :)

[Apollo11]

41. Don't Ask - Don't Tell

I guess Al Gore is getting tired of being asked the question.

If I met him right now I would tell him: "Lots of people wish you would run again for President. I hope you will keep your options open as long as possible."

Several times in on-the-record interviews Al Gore has been asked to rule out running in 2008, and each time he has refused to do so. My feeling is that he is keeping his options open.

He is already preparing to start a national debate about how America is governed, by launching his next book - "The Assault on Reason" - on May 22.

So in late May and early June we can expect to see a lot more of Al Gore. By coincidence - right around the time that speculation around the 2008 election will be warming up!

Nobody is better qualified to be President of the United States than Al Gore.

Gore has been proven right on so many issues, from climate change to the invasion of Iraq.

Next Monday he will draw a crowd of more than 12000 people for a speech in Boise, Idaho !!

If he is ready and willing to seek the Dem nomination, I predict that Gore will lead the field.

Born in 1948, Gore is younger than Kerry, Clark, McCain, Giuliani ... even Hillary!

Unless and until he endorses another candidate, we should assume he is keeping his options open.

In Gore We Trust :-)
www.algore.com
www.algore.org
www.draftgore.com
www.draftgore2008.org
www.patriotsforgore.com

[Cha]

44. Thanks! That's all I'll tell him..

I won't ask..I'll just say, "Nobody is better qualified to be Prez of the USA than you" and leave it hanging.

I just hope I get to meet him in the throngs of people who are bound to descend on Hamilton College in Clinton, NY that night in April.

[lildreamer316]

45. Or possibly....

just say something to the effect of "I am here for you in every way/to support you in any way possible". He'll know what you mean. (I'd love to see the look....)

[Cha]

47. Yeah! I just wanna touch

his hand..maybe a hug with pic, OMG~!

[roamer65]

46. Just tell him that you look forward to campaigning for him in 2008.

Make him feel like he's gonna be drafted, which he will be.:evilgrin:

[Cha]

48. HehHeh! Yip! I'm gonna be

campaigning my ass off for you to be re-elected in 2008, President Gore, Sir! :patriot: :patriot:

[Samantha]

36. First rule of inside the beltway politics:

Never let them know what you are thinking.... and Al Gore is a brilliant strategist.

[BuelahWitch]

37. Gonna give this a kick

I wouldn't have found it if I hadn't read down the LBN thread...

[MisterP]

38. now all we'll need is a "scream" repeated 350 times and the threat

of an ad campaign tying him to bin Laden!

[Junkdrawer]

40. .

[Clark2008]

42. Gore's the ONLY other candidate besides Clark I could get

excited about (now that Feingold has ruled out a bid).

All the rest are pablum to me. Sweetie pies who whisper nothings in our ears.