CHINA: Al Gore Visit Posponed "The Reason For-Cancelation-Gore Considering A Presidential Bid"

[kpete]

Food for thought, I guess...kpete

■ ENVIRONMENT
Al Gore visit postponed
Former US vice president Al Gore will not be able to make it to Taiwan this September to address the issue of global warming, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tien Chiu-chin 田秋堇 said yesterday. Tien, who invited Gore to visit Taiwan to promote awareness on global warming, told reporters yesterday that she received an e-mail from the Harry Walker Agency, which has the exclusive right to arrange Gore's speeches, saying that Gore had canceled all his scheduled events in the next six months. The visit to Taiwan had been postponed to next year, she added. Tien said the reason for the cancelation was that Gore was considering a presidential bid.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/06/27/2003367023

[malaise]

1. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Run Al Run!

[patricia92243]

2. China knows that Gore is going to run and we don't??? Sounds suspicious to me. n/t

[Spangle]

5. Considering

Said he was considering. Didn't say he was going to do so.

Really, this wasn't exactly new news. We know he is considering it, leaving the door open, this time.

It was nice to see it in print in such a way.

[Virginia Dare]

13. They're probably tapping his phone and reading his email...n/t

[Nickster]

3. I want this story to be true, but it sounds questionable to me.

[Spangle]

4. Postponed to next year??????

Next year the canidates will be to busy to visit. If he runs, he will be busy for awhile. Which is why he didn't want to run in the first place.

[Labors of Hercules]

6. That's rather a big assumption, don't you think?

To say because he cancels appointments that automatically means he's "considering a presidential bid?" Not that I don't think it's true, but still... *GRIN*

[IndyOp]

7. Exciting! But remember the "Gores are going to open a Shoney's restaurant" tale...

Al Gore is a funny guy. And, for his $175,000 speaking fee, he tells this story: after leaving the White House and heading back to Tennessee sans motorcade--"in a rented Ford Taurus," he sniffs--he and Tipper stop to get a bite to eat at a Shoney's, "which, as you may know, is a low-cost family restaurant." The people in the restaurant "made a huge fuss...over Tipper." Then, a man spies Gore and stage-whispers, "Didn't he used to be the Vice President? He's fallen so low." Peals of delight from the audience. Gore smiles back. It's a nice moment.

But wait, there's more. Later, he goes on, he attempts the same story in Nigeria. Punch line, laughter, applause--no problem. The next day, an official at the airport yells out to him, "Call Washington!" Hmmm. "What could be wrong in Washington?" he muses, scratching his chin. "That's when I remembered it could be a lot of things." The crowd goes wild.

Come to find out, Gore explains, a reporter in Nigeria had lost a bit of the story in translation. "Vice President Al Gore announced yesterday that he and his wife, Tipper, have opened a low-cost family restaurant called Shoney's and will be running it themselves," Gore intones. By the time he landed in the United States, the story had hit the wires, and he was--again--the butt of jokes on Leno and Letterman. Three days later, he received a handwritten note from Bill Clinton, congratulating him on the Shoney's deal. "We like to celebrate each other's successes in life," Gore deadpans to uproarious laughter.

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/features-gore.html

Something may have gotten lost in translation...

[MagickMuffin]

8. OMG, searched out Harry Walker Agency this is something I found interesting

Looking Ahead to Election 2008

The Harry Walker Agency represents the largest group of political insiders – a roster that includes policy advocates such as Vice President Al Gore and Ambassador L. Paul Bremer as well as Political Pundits, including Cokie Roberts and Bill O’Reilly. Our speakers address the challenges facing both Democrats and Republicans – and what the outcome of these midterm elections means for the pressing issues that are in the headlines daily.

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More take a look:http://www.harrywalker.com/elections2.cfm

[annabanana]

9. yeesh

Mary Cheney, Charles Krauthammer, Judy Miller, Bob Woodward,

Talk about your rogues gallery. . . I am not liking this company he's keeping.

[Labors of Hercules]

11. But they also represent Bill Clinton and Bono...

Are they bad company too?

[Labors of Hercules]

10. I have to say they make Al look pretty damn good!

"As Vice President of the United States, Winner of the Popular Vote in the Mind-Whirling Campaign of 2000, Al Gore offers a unique perspective on national and international affairs. He is also one of the most powerful champions of environmental awareness in America today. Vice President Gore discusses the role environmental issues played in these past elections and their significance in the 2008 presidential campaign."

[madokie]

12. The deal with Al is hes a principled man

who has convictions and lives by them. To me thats Presidential ;-)

[MagickMuffin]

14. That's right: no need to "pad his resume" like the Gop are prone to doing

Glad you checked out the link to see the other clients!

[oldgrowth]

15. Come on Al do IT

[flyarm]

16. WOOO HOOOO YEEEAAAAH HA!! RUN AL RUN!!!!

I WILL WORK MY ASS OFF FOR YA ...

RUN AL RUN!!!

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