Al Gore Might Run Again For President!

world

link: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060910/D8K1U4U80.html

"I haven't completely ruled out running for president again in the future"

Great, so if he wins the Democratic nomination does this mean another Republican will win? I really dont like Bush, but Al seems to be in compitition with Bush in the "Who can look like more of an idiot behind a podium?" contest.

Seriously, the Dems better get their act together and kick Gore, Ted Kennedy, Howard Dean, and John Kerry out of the party. Those guys are messing it all up and letting the Republicans win everything.

chopitdown

world wrote:

link: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060910/D8K1U4U80.html

"I haven't completely ruled out running for president again in the future"

Great, so if he wins the Democratic nomination does this mean another Republican will win?

yes it does.

Pearl Jam and toast

Dems won't nominate him this time I don't think.

Maybe, MAYBE in 2012 depending on what happens.

Gore has gained a lot of ground and a lot of sense.. I actually sort of like him because of his environmentalist policies.

I seriously doubt he'll be nominated and he'd have almost no chance of winning.

tybird

Manbearpig

AstroFan

Nobody thinks he would have a chance to win? He won the popular vote in 2000, and is only more popular now after 'An Inconvenient Truth'.

Milhouse VanHouten

A more realistic scenario might be him as a VP candidate, but I could also see him winning the presidential nomination somehow.

The Waiting Trophy Man

Milhouse VanHouten wrote:

A more realistic scenario might be him as a VP candidate, but I could also see him winning the presidential nomination somehow.

how about gore w/hillary as his running mate?? that'd be interesting.

Milhouse VanHouten

aBoxOfFear wrote:

how about gore w/hillary as his running mate?? that'd be interesting.

You mean Hillary as vp candidate? That won't be happening.

thatgirl

tybird wrote:

Manbearpig

took the words right out of my mouth. i can only imagine what could happen. innocent people will die. our natural resources will be exploited just to get manbearpig :eek:

Solat13

Who knows - he may actually carry his own state this time. :rolleyes:

farfromglorified

Reminding people of the past is probably not a good strategy for the Democrats.

qwerty1

He is the only major politico who has been on the right side of the issues in the past 6 years. If he doesnt shy away from his beliefs like he did in 200, he can wost definately win! (again).

humanlight

I have always said there would be another Clinton/Gore race for President. And I really think they would have a fighting chance...the world was a different place then, commerce, terrisism, gas,etc. I am not sure what would happen. I think people are nestalgic for that time back, and it could work. I personally don't know what I would think about it, but I could see how it would be appealing.

DesignVHL

All I know is that if another Bush comes to office, or it stays republican, I AM SO OUTTA HERE > CANADA ay? There's something wrong w/ this country, and us Americans are either too blind or LAZY to do anything about it!

monkey spanker

i'm ready for a change in this country. i like bush, but we don't need one side ruling everything for so long. but gore would have no shot at winning an election. so they will probably nominate him.

DesignVHL

why do you like bush? Just curious...as MOST people I interact w/ hate him for various reasons. I haven't heard any reasons to like him, so I'd love your take on that...unless your joking and I missed the punchline.

monkey spanker

"as MOST people I interact w/ hate him for various reasons"

yet, he won the election by an overwhelming margin. maybe you need a more diverse group of friends.

chopitdown

DesignVHL wrote:

All I know is that if another Bush comes to office, or it stays republican, I AM SO OUTTA HERE > CANADA ay? There's something wrong w/ this country, and us Americans are either too blind or LAZY to do anything about it!

i hearby move for no more moving to Canada threats. The only way either side can say it is if they actually DO move to Canada.

pjalive21

yeah just what this world needs something more associated with Clinton...say no to Gore and Hilary...thats all i have to say

Joe Lieberman for President!!

DesignVHL

lol i was kinda kiddin' about canda, basically because of what you just said...

as for my diverse group of friends..many DID vote for Bush, including my boss a hard core republican....I've discussed this topic w/ many of them....most are no longer in support of him in office.

I'm not saying the other side offers better candidates..but come on man Bush isn't exactly the kind of person I want running this country...I respect opinions on both sides, not trying to stir up any type of negativity. I was honestly looking for your reasons as to why you voted for him, and STILL support him.

pjalive21

DesignVHL wrote:

on both sides, not trying to stir up any type of negativity. I was honestly looking for your reasons as to why you voted for him, and STILL support him.

i know you werent talking to me but to answer this question you support the president that runs your country in a time of war....this was done in the past with my parent and grandparents and this country was alot tougher then...nowadays its so easy to bash a president for which most people (not saying you) have no idea why they dont like someone...war is ugly and if that the reason why you dont like Bush i can give you better reasons why not to like him, but he is the leader of this country and by us bashing him is the fuel that feeds the fire of those abroad and this country is weak when we are divided just look around the media and around you

this country is nothing like it used to be from what ive studied in history and have talked to Vets over the years...im glad im 27 and grew up in the time i did, if i was a teen now i would almost be embarassed by the ignorance of the new generation

hippiemom

monkey spanker wrote:

"as MOST people I interact w/ hate him for various reasons"

yet, he won the election by an overwhelming margin. maybe you need a more diverse group of friends.

LMAO! He got 51% of the vote! Is that what passes for "an overwhelming margin" these days?

DesignVHL

Ok, I've never really bashed Bush, but I do have my reasons to dislike him. My reasons of dislike are DEFINITELY NOT due to the War. While of course I support the country, the prez, and our troops during these crazy times, I'm not sure whether I support the cause of the war or not. I'm kind of one of those people who goes crazy (lol) listening to both sides of the fence. It's tough making decisions when you agree & disagree w/ points on both sides. Hard to know who and what to believe. The reasons I dislike bush have more to do with his policies and how he views many issues and tackles them.

And we are not sure if Bush really won fair or square...popular vote did go to Gore, and there were some funky things going on w/ those elections - foul play? Who knows - maybe so, maybe not....no one but those who are "in" only know for sure.

keeponrockin

pjalive21 wrote:

i know you werent talking to me but to answer this question you support the president that runs your country in a time of war....this was done in the past with my parent and grandparents and this country was alot tougher then...nowadays its so easy to bash a president for which most people (not saying you) have no idea why they dont like someone...war is ugly and if that the reason why you dont like Bush i can give you better reasons why not to like him, but he is the leader of this country and by us bashing him is the fuel that feeds the fire of those abroad and this country is weak when we are divided just look around the media and around you

this country is nothing like it used to be from what ive studied in history and have talked to Vets over the years...im glad im 27 and grew up in the time i did, if i was a teen now i would almost be embarassed by the ignorance of the new generation

I am 15. I know a lot more than most of my peers about this, but I definitley do not like the president. I don't buy into the whole supporting the president during times of war. Does that mean he gets a free pass? I don't think so.

farfromglorified

keeponrockin wrote:

I don't buy into the whole supporting the president during times of war. Does that mean he gets a free pass? I don't think so.

You're very astute for 15. Kudos.

humanlight

I voted for Bush both times, and both times I felt he was the less of the 2 evils. Do I stand by my decision now...God I don't know. But I will say that I am ashamed of it now sort of. I don't think our country would make it through another 4 years with Bush. I am scared of what can happen until the next election. So I was a Bush supporter, but now I am an anybody but him supporter.

I have decided that what ever Pearl Jam tells me to do, then that is it. They seem to know just as much or more than all the news people combined. (Okay, so maybe not following PJ blindly, but I am interested in what their position will be for the next election.)

Pearl Jam and toast

farfromglorified wrote:

Reminding people of the past is probably not a good strategy for the Democrats.

^ ^

I agree with this on so many levels, but why i say he won't win is because a lot of people started to hate him after the 2000 election (maybe this was SNL's fault ). It'd certainly be interesting to see if he still carried the same sway with the popular vote.

Who really cares anyway? It's just going to split along party lines :rolleyes:

Pearl Jam and toast

humanlight wrote:

I voted for Bush both times, and both times I felt he was the less of the 2 evils. Do I stand by my decision now...God I don't know. But I will say that I am ashamed of it now sort of. I don't think our country would make it through another 4 years with Bush. I am scared of what can happen until the next election. So I was a Bush supporter, but now I am an anybody but him supporter.

I have decided that what ever Pearl Jam tells me to do, then that is it. They seem to know just as much or more than all the news people combined. (Okay, so maybe not following PJ blindly, but I am interested in what their position will be for the next election.)

i take their position into consideration because their politics vs my own seem to be on the same page.

It kind of feels like asking a friend what they think.

DesignVHL

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

i take their position into consideration because their politics vs my own seem to be on the same page.

It kind of feels like asking a friend what they think.

I'm w/ you on that. Its funny that this is coming around full circle...my thoughts on this topic I mean...because I was 14 years old when I started to listen to pj(I'm now 29), and if it weren't for their music, and political influence, I honestly have no idea how I'd feel about certain issues(tho I have a feeling I wouldn't be too far off from my views now)...tho I wonder...perhaps if I was listening to different music at that time, I'd have the political views of THAT band....but regardless, as a teen, I didn't care about Politics and Pro-Choice issues till I started listening to PJ and listening to what EV would say...and in all honestly, now that I am older and have a better understanding of these issues, I'm glad I did listen to him, because to this day, I still agree w/ most of his views. Thanks eddie for the politcal influences!

Milhouse VanHouten

pjalive21 wrote:

i know you werent talking to me but to answer this question you support the president that runs your country in a time of war....this was done in the past with my parent and grandparents and this country was alot tougher then...nowadays its so easy to bash a president for which most people (not saying you) have no idea why they dont like someone...war is ugly and if that the reason why you dont like Bush i can give you better reasons why not to like him, but he is the leader of this country and by us bashing him is the fuel that feeds the fire of those abroad and this country is weak when we are divided just look around the media and around you

this country is nothing like it used to be from what ive studied in history and have talked to Vets over the years...im glad im 27 and grew up in the time i did, if i was a teen now i would almost be embarassed by the ignorance of the new generation

We're in a "War on Terror" right now. We've been told that it's a new kind of war with a new kind of enemy that could take years, if not decades, to win. Does that mean I have to fully support every lying nutsack who occupies the Oval Office for the next 20 years?? Crap. I'd better start getting drunk now.

You're endorsing blind, unquestioning loyalty while also accusing the "new generation" of being ignorant???

pjalive21

Milhouse VanHouten wrote:

We're in a "War on Terror" right now. We've been told that it's a new kind of war with a new kind of enemy that could take years, if not decades, to win. Does that mean I have to fully support every lying nutsack who occupies the Oval Office for the next 20 years?? Crap. I'd better start getting drunk now.

You're endorsing blind, unquestioning loyalty while also accusing the "new generation" of being ignorant???

so what is so wrong with this "new type of war" that could take a long time to fight....if you look back we have been fighting this war for years, EXCEPT the enemy has gotten stonger and smarter and because of thinking similar to yours and the people in the Clinton administration we have ignored them and look what happened on 9/11....feel free to sit in the freedom of your home and complain about the president turn a blind eye and watch 3000 more innocent men and women die...at least he took a stand, something this country outside of the military and this President would not do....Clinton ignored this country and turned a blind eye and if you think Gore and Hilary wont do the same thing then i fear for this country...

as far as the new generation (not all of them) i wish they would think more like keeprockin....but if you listen to radio or watch tv and when they interview someone of the new generation on the street and ask them anything remotley involved with politics they have no idea but when it comes to what song is number 1 on MTV they will spout it off with no problem..thats just the facts