Al Gore has become a caricature of a real person,with his constant crying "the sky is falling the sky is falling"to his CO2 as a business and of course his conspicuous consumption,how can anyone take any thing he says seriously I for one would Hillary Clinton first and she's a liar of the first order!

If drug use of Obama will hurt him ,what about as Wife of the president clinton during Rwanda genocide which wamen and kids were killed on your own watch while you were in White House and your husband and you did veto against to send UN Troops to stop genocide?
The world wanted to stop genocide in Rwanda but you and your husband veto against it. why should we have The Clinton in White House again?

Eric, you just made your own point!

You state that you “do have facts”, and yet all you chose to post originally was a belittling comment that was apparently directed towards anyone inclined to listen to Al Gore. Why not simply reply with facts, and let that statement speak for itself? Yes, I do in fact know how the electoral system works. However, I wonder how many Republican/Conservative voters would have felt the exact same way if the situation had been reversed. Consider this hypothetical: George W. Bush suffers a narrow loss in a key state, costing him the state’s electoral votes, and handing Al Gore a narrow one point electoral victory. This despite George W. Bush winning the popular vote by a margin of over 500,000 votes. The state’s Democratic Secretary of State (who also served as Gore’s state campaign co-chair during the election cycle) certifies the results, and Gore’s brother holds the Governor’s office in that same state. Do you really believe that even eight years later, there wouldn’t be a large number of Republicans/Conservatives who would cry foul? I can understand the frustration on Al Gore’s supporter’s side. That being said, George W. Bush won the election, and as you so adroitly state, the Electoral College decides the Presidency, not the popular vote.

As to the Global Warming issue, I’ll readily admit that I don’t have all the answers. I’d also be willing to bet that no one person or group understands it all. Attempting to understand natural forces on a global scale, has to be a daunting task. However, from a logical standpoint, consider the following:
Currently world population stands at approx. 6.6 billion, up from 978 million (est.) in 1800. That’s an increase of roughly 5.6 billion in a mere 200 years. Modern estimates point to a world population of approx. 8.9 billion by 2050. Energy consumption increases proportionally. In 2000 worldwide oil demand was 76 million barrels / per day (b/d). By 2010 estimates indicate 90.6 million b/d, and by 2020 103.2 million b/d. That doesn’t even factor in demands for other non-renewable sources of energy like coal, natural gas, or nuclear power.
My question to you is, logically, don’t you think that this is going to have an impact on our environment? If the earth was made/created with certain balances in place to allow life to flourish, how far can we as human beings tip that balance before we begin to suffer for it? Suppose Al Gore is wrong on global warming, and most if not all of what is taking place is natural. What is wrong about encouraging conservation? What do we lose by pursuing cleaner, more renewable sources of energy? What do we stand to lose if we community/nation/world attempt to be a little less wasteful, only to later find out that Al Gore was wrong after all? I challenge you to look at the air around places like Mexico City or Beijing, and continue to affirm that our actions have no impact on our environment.
More than anything, I hope that everyone can take a step back and remember that at the end of the day we’re all Americans, and that we all feel just as strongly about our own beliefs as those on the other side of the issue. We may not agree, but we should be able to challenge each other and debate without resorting to petty insults. The facts after all, should be able to speak for themselves.

Al was the President of the Senate that unanimously rejected Kyoto. Great leadership..

So we get to the convention in August. Hillary and Obama are still attacking each other, with neither controlling a majority of delegates. The remaining candidates have dropped out, with the exception of Edwards, who continues to make himself as much a pain in the ass as he has become irrelevant. The Republicans are solidly united behind their new savior, Huckabee. Two ballots go by with neither Hillary nor Obama getting a majority. The Tennessee delegation enters Gore’s name as a favorite son. One by one, the other delegations see the wisdom of leaving the damaged front-runners behind and turn to Gore, who is nominated by acclamation. He helicopters in from Aspen, where he’s been giving an address to the World Council of Fixing the Mess, and speaks live to a television audience of 100 million. The election campaign becomes almost comical, as Huckabee is assailed time and again by scandals large and small from his days as Governor of Arkansas. Gore wins the election with the largest popular vote and Electoral College margin in history.

Gore is a liar. global warming is not caused by humans, even major studies show that cows hurt more than humans.

David in Austin -

While I do have facts - it seems to matter little to Gore supporters who will scream that "Gore won presidency" and it was "stolen" from him - (we all know how the electorial college works…well..maybe not you)

Well…and theres that "fact" about CO2 levels rising and causing global warming - in order - WATER VAPOR, METHANE and then CO2 as the greenhouse gases - 95% of CO2 is natural…buildings cause 3% of the other CO2….and automobiles are 2% - also on Gores charts in the movie - he shows heat and CO2 rising together historically - when in fact his own charts show heat rising…and then (up to a thousand years later CO2 levels) - now…theres that little "fact" of England where they won't show his movie unless they point out the factual errors….come on people - we aren't that dumb….maybe just "illiterate" like David….

Rebecca Sinderbrand,has Al Gore mentioned anything about becoming a running mate for Hillary Clinton or is that out of the question?It would be nice to see all three of them back together again in the White House!

To the people who said "truth to power" about Al Gore ! I don't think so… he's for big government control of more aspects of your life. He actually wants mandates and regulations on what you can drive, how you run your home, what kind of energy sources you use, etc. While he and his wealthy Hollywood friends just pay an extra fee to exempt themselves from doing the same . I imagine he also would propose new taxes in all these different aspects of our lives to make us pay for our lifestyles, while he continues to live a very consumptive lifestyle.

Why does CNN hype everything to do with Al Gore. If I really had to point out a bias, I'd say that CNN is beholden to Gore, if only in an effort to get him to jump in the race. And Fox has made a concerted effort to discredit him. So it goes. The media's vicious thirst for a story drives the country in whichever direction is most convenient. Or maybe I'm having a bad day.

Gore would have made a great president should the whole state of Florida been recounted. Gore won't run currently because there is a much better chance he can get something done without being in the White House. I can't believe people still claim that global warm is a fraud. You must work for a fossil fuel (oil, coal etc) industry group and are looking not to lose your job.

Our planet is a closed system for the most part. Think of it this way: you are in a room that produces oxygen and CO2 among other gases and has a place for light to come in. There is a balance that is maintained. If you start putting a whole lot more CO2 and other gases that retain heat in the room, you will find the patterns of heat and growth will have changed and become more unpredictable.

I supported Gore in 2000. Never again. His actions following the loss proved him more interested in obtaining political power than protecting the country. Even Nixon in his loss to Kennedy had the good sense not challenge an election final, after the Chicago ballot box stuffing. The problem with challenging any election is there are always voting problems on both sides of the campaign. It only tears apart a country.

Please run, Algore. I'd love to watch you lose AGAIN!

You lost he recount. This was confirmed by two LIBERAL newspapers doing their own independent investigation. The Supreme Court gave Bush NOTHING.

I'm still laughing over the Sore/Loserman bumperstickers from the 2000 election.

I want Al Gore to run on an 'American Ticket'. A Democratic Presidential Candidate, Al Gore and Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, Chuck Hagel. America needs candidates willing to speak 'Truth to Power' to stop the spin by mainstream media. Gore/Hagel '08 could take on mainstream media spin from day one. The current spin is making Americans dizzy. We aren't more informed, they pick and choose what they cover. They have annointed Hillary and Obama as the chosen Democratic candidates. Biden, Edwards and Kucinich get very little coverage. Not because they aren't saying anything, but because the media has decided who get's voices and who doesn't. America needs to come together as Americans and stop being divided by party politics.

John kasrstan virginia beach,,,,,,,,, Oh I believe this planet is experiencing warming, what I don't believe is as it's told by AL GORE,,,Mabey Al started Global warming with his meltdown after the first Bush election John,, thanks for the kind words of luck to us crazy reps in the up-comming elections though

How big is Al's house? but of course heating and cooling it is offset by his Carbon Credit? I guess that means the power company doesn't really give off all the emmsions for his house that it does for everyone elses. I wonder what he drives. If he really cared about the environment like he says he does, he would live in a tiny one room home (only what is necessary) and would ride a bike and would only have a couple of clothes to change into while the others are washed and only wear one outfit a day, other wise he is heating/cooling unused space in his home (wasting resources)and if he changes clothes during the day he is washing more then is necessary again wasting resources and if he has a car, which I would question when he is more then capable to use "man" power to travel so that he doesn't waste resources. No american would live like this way are too comfortable and addmitadly it is a GREAT life, it is frustrating when someone is living so LARGE that they condemn people that are living a quarter of the HYPOCRITE. I would bet his Master Bedroom is larger then the average American Home. Boy that is just what we need in the White House another talker not a doer. Where would Global Warming be if we all lived as Large as Al

VOTE OBAMA '08 !!!!!!!

Al Gore was president once in 2000 and he gave it up without a fight to George Bush, it was an illegal election and no one did anything about it not Gore not anyone. He dosnt deserve to be president for letting that go down the way it went down. Besides that he works for the same people the Clintons and the Bushies do theres nothing diffrent about this guy at all just becasue he recognizes that global warming is real dosnt make him special, if it does then people have very low standards…Oh yeah and why not vote for Ralph Nader you only agree with him on 100% of the issues. Who votes a certain way because of who wins in iowa or new hampshire…Has anyone on this page ever been to iowa? If you have then you would know that you shouldnt trust there judgement..

I always thought he was speaking in political code because he wanted to become the next head of the EPA. That seems perfect for him. If global warming is an issue for people, then who better than to drive the environmental policy of the country?

I want to see a Gore/Bloomberg independent bid, that would be the best thing for our country.

Is it just me, or does this joker sound more and more like Forrest Gump everytime he opens his mouth?

Forrest Gore
"Run, stupid, run!!"

Liberals are just convinced, convinced that the human animal has the capacity to change the weather. I swear, give a monkey a brain and he'll swear he's the center of the universe.

Posted By Eric, from THE Republic of Texas : December 10, 2007 1:26 pm

That's why we gave you and Dubya some brain to test it out. And Jesus said we succeeded!

Stay home, Al. Your time is over. Your Inconvenient Truth is a joke. There is more ice at the North and South Poles right now than normal. The earth is cooling off this year. It had warmed up, it freaked you out, you shouted like Chicken Little to get yourself all the attention you crave and now you look like a fool. Your Nobel Prize is a consolation award from your Liberal junkies for losing the White House. Do yourself and the rest of us favor and stay in the private sector. I'm pretty sure you're a nice guy and your wife is respectable, but you are just NOT Presidential material. We've shown you that 2 times now. Sorry.

The Nobel committee should have thought of it earlier.

Was Gore pushing for global warming for political advanatge?

Does Gore wish to return to the White House so he can fight against global warming more efficiently?

Only he knows.

I live in North Carolina.
It's December and it's sixty degrees Fahrenheit it's been that way for three days now and last week it flurried a little around lunch time of course global warming exists…

If he could ever hope to carry the vote in his home state, others might vote for him. At last count it will never happen.

If Gore was to run, I would like to see him nominate Edwards as VP. It would be a two-fer since both ran decent campaigns and were cheated by the supremes and voting machine fraud. No matter who gets in to office Dems, better fix the election system or it will fix the US forever.

Al Gore should return to politic's he would save this coutry from not only destorying ourself's but he will also stand firm and have a good influence in the white house and he will also make sure that the earth is around for many generation's to come unlike bush who is to lazy to get up off his ass to do anything about this clearly growing problem that needed to be addressed 2 year's ago when al warned him.

To those that think Gore is so deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize, one question: Was Arafat deserving?

The Nobel Peace Prize is a joke just like Gore !!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/6928293.stm

Wake up hippies! Here is a link to help get you started researching a FACTUAL story currently hushed however, not by the scientists. Basically did you know that we humans were far more civilized 8000 years ago then we thought? It appears so. Apparently we were so civilized back then that we were already scuba diving. That’s right! An 8000 year old village was found in the depths of the English Channel and humans either had scuba gear or a giant air tight dome over it so that people could survive, grow crops and/or wonder what land living humans were up too. I guess that people must have been smoking so much pot back then, that the emissions greatly rivaled current pollution emissions quantities and caused the oceans to rise across the globe some 40-50 feet because God knows global warming/glacial melt isn’t a variable. P.S. Good Luck Gore getting China, India, Asia, South America, North America, Europe and the people living under the sea to go green!

It was 9 degrees here today - can I get some of that global warming here!

Send heat and some of that Million bucks!

Signed
College Student

Gore knows he would lose, otherwise he'd run. If he couldn't defeat President Bush in 2000 when Bush was relatively unknown and Gore was perceived as a centrist, now with President Bush having risen in stature for his post-911 leadership, Gore would have a tough time beating a GOP candidate committed to the War on Terror as their top issue.

Posted By Santosh-Phila : December 10, 2007 2:13 pm

George Bush's approval ratings are at 32%. That's not a risen stature. Also I don't know if you were sleep last November but the Republican's Lost not 10…not 20….but 30 House seats and control of both chambers of Congress…..

But as far as this thread goes, i would vote for Al Gore in a heartbeat. The only reason i couldn't last time was because I was 16 years old in 2000.

To all those who are criticizing Al Gore and who voted for George Bush seven years ago — How's that been workin' out for us? Only someone who is blind, deaf and dumb to reality would still say George W. Bush is a good president. Or they've indulged in too much of the red (state) Kool-Aid. Drink up everyone, and don't ask any questions…

I wish we had a word that defined those that follow Gore….wait…we do - illiterate….
Posted By Chris, Middletown, CT : December 10, 2007 2:39 pm

il•lit•er•ate
–adjective
1. unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
2. having or demonstrating very little or no education.
3. showing lack of culture, esp. in language and literature.
4. displaying a marked lack of knowledge in a particular field: He is musically illiterate.

I have seen comments both for and against Al Gore. I have seen rebuttals to a handful of those comments, again both pro and con. That you used this word is curious. You seem to imply that those who agree with Al Gore are unable to read or write. Yet I've seen responses, apparently from his supporters, who appear to be able to do just that. Perhaps you use the word in some feeble attempt to belittle someone who has a different opinion than your own (perhaps because you cannot counter with facts). In that case, you yourself appear to show a lack of culture. I wish we had a word to describe someone like that….wait…we do - illiterate.

Too late.

If Gore ran a real campagin in 2000 instead of coming off like a weak stand for nothing wimp, we wouldn't have this sorry excuse for a train wreck administration in office today.

Too bad he isn't going to run, I kept hoping that he would. Whoever we elect is going to have an extremely challenging presidency, needs to be bigger than their party, and convince us to do the right/smart thing even if it hurts. Let's see, who does that leave…

I hope Gore does run, but if he doesn't, no worries, the republicans have the biggest group of idiots running in recent history…maybe except dubya

Owl Gore couldn't win the White House because he'd beat himself, again.

I wanted Gore to run but the time has passed for 2008.

What he should do is run fo VICE President. He'd have the weight of the Presidency on his side and would not have suffer the crap of the campaign trail. Once in office he could focus solely on the environment. As President he'd got caught up in every other dang thing and be taken off his focus.

VICE President is the way to go, Al. Cheney showed it can be a powerful office. Use its powers for good.

"josh," were you even of voting age in '88? That was the last republican presidential victory that could remotely be considered a "land-slide," and I don't understand how it's germain to this article or these comments.

I pray to God that Gore's comments were the beginning of a buildup to a presidential run. The present options leave slightly nauseous.

My only words as far as Al Gore being President are "if only." If only we had a visionary such as himself instead of the worst President in the history of our nation. If only.

If he is a real environmentalist, he should become a vegetarian and shed some pounds on the way.

Lets face it - Al Gore's a liar and only out to make money for himself. His so-called theories have been debunked by international scientists. Or was it the real people that invented the internet.

I think his motto would be "Do what I say, not what I do." Since he pollutes so much more than the average person he doesn't stand on very firm ground with me. I don't think I could vote for such a hypocrite.

I have voted in the past for Al Gore and would vote for him again in a heart beat. Mr. Gore represents everything the Bush administration IS NOT. He is an honest, caring individual who cares for his country and this earth. Had Mr. Gore been permitted to take his rightful place in the White House, I feel that 9/11 would not have occurred, as I believe the Bush administration either helped orchestrate those attacks or knew about them and deliberately did nothing, in order to further their agenda with the Iraq war and the Iran war he so desperately wants to start.

A Gore presidency would have enabled America to continue with the respect and decency and strength it once boasted. Our Constitutional rights would still be intact. I believe Mr. Gore would have been able to keep our economy strong and not sold out to the highest bidders.

I can only hope Mr. Gore will come back and make his bid for the White House.

I wish we would have had Al Gore for the last 7 years instead of the Village Idiot we got. It would have been nice not to be plagued with corruption, lies, cronyism, evangelical idiots… oh, yeah, and a war that we got into because our 'Imbecile in Chief' wanted to avenge his daddy.

Could someone please tell Mr.Gore that we need him as president. Please! Please! Now!

There are some very hateful and mean people blogging here. Al Gore will go down in American history like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. And thank you CNN for actually airing Al Gore's speech live today. None of the other networks did.

What does everyone think of about this for an independent NATIONAL UNITY ticket?:

GORE/HAGEL 2008!

Hey dg houston, do you have your gas mask on here in our Houston air???

A shame Gore isn't running, but I can't say I blame him. Our country is sadly chock full of people who still refuse to take global warming seriously. A comic-book-loving friend once said it to me well when he equated global warming to how the leaders scoffed at Jor El (Superman's father) when he warned the planet was in peril. The other leaders completely disregarded Jor El's warnings and advice, and what happened? He was right, and the planet died. The other leaders couldn't see the truth until it was far too late.

I would love to have the chance to vote for Al Gore again, I just hope it counts this time.

Al Gore won in 2000. If he was in office today the US would be a much better place and all of our war dead would be alive, not dead for NO REASON. Dubya is a complete IDIOT. Way to go Republicans, now we have the worst president in US history in office.

Are you kidding me CNN. Al Gore has already said he is not running. He didn't back any of the candidates becuase he has already said he is not going to dabble in politics. Is this just another ploy for the commercial media to continue to dumb us down. I know in post before mine it sure does seem that way. And Al Gore has done nothing wrong but bring Global Warming to the forefront. It is not completly caused by humans, but we sure can do something to help the earth. If you don't want to help the earth because you automatically link environmentalism and Global Warming with Al Gore, you my fellow American are nothing but a political hack.

This article claims Gore ran for President in 1988. There was NO Presidential race nor election in 1988. Two years before, yes, and two years after, again yes. But, not in 1988! Whomever it is who performs your fact checking should get a sharp rap across the knuckles for this one!

I really WISH Al Gore would run again for the President of the United States of America. He should have Won back in 2000 but as We all know Bush took that away by cheating his way into the White House! Gore would get things Done and do them Right! He wants to STOP this Horrible War in Iraq, too!!
Thank You.

After reading all the left wing hate I know why Republicans have better mental health (Gallup poll).
I would recommend for all you America haters to go and drink some grape cool aid and just end it. This would help with Global Warming by eliminating all that hot air and CO2 that you are putting out. That’s right you contribute to Global Warming just by breathing. How can you live with yourself? I would be angry at my parents for bring me in to this world (If I believed in what Al Gore was selling). Did I say sell. Al Gore is making millions. But he cares sooooo much (about making money). Ha ha ha. Buy some of his carbon credits, so he can make a few million dollars more. He will never run for President because he thinks he is now a rock star. Once we start a cooling cycle again he will be debunked as snake oil salesmen that he is.

If you don’t like the cool aid option you can go and live under your socialist friends in Cuba or Venezuela. . O’ you don’t want to live in a 3rd world country. You just want to make America one and then you could sleep better at night. That way you can get ride of you liberal guilt. You will also get a life lesson on about oppression, corrupt governments, lose of freedoms etc….

Hey Over the Rainbow,

Why do anti-warming advocates always claim the patterns are cyclical…like that explains everything.

No one is saying that they aren't cyclical, moron. But you can't honestly say that humans aren't screwing with the natural order of things….

I'm sure that you have a PhD and a wall full of diplomas that show how smart you are…..oh wait…you don't…huh…you got your information from a radio talk show?????

Pull yourself out of your own ass and use a little common sense.

Gore / Obama '08

Would that not be the best presidental duo ever? Especially since Gore and Obama are pretty much the only politicians I have any respect for anymore.

Please run for president Mr. Gore

Gore did NOT receive an Academy Award. The film's producer won, and Gore made a speech.

Mr. Gore: You have already won the Presidency of the US once (popular vote AND electoral vote). That was the time you should NOT have backed down and conceeded the loss as you were the clear winner. That put this country on a one way ticket to trouble. That ship has already sailed and you all wrecked it.
We need John Edwards as Prez for the PEOPLE!!!!!!!

Wow. Gore is still a very contentious figure in national politics. However, in global politics, he did win a Nobel Peace prize and it seems to me that it does not hold water to disagree with 95% of the best educated scientists from around the world. At the very least, wouldn't it be better to create and implement a green economy just to be safe, rather than sorry. What this man is actually trying to say is that we need to be a leader again in the global community rather than just an economy of middle-men and servitude. We need to be a PRODUCER economy again! Let's make PROGRESSIVE changes in Washington rather than maintaining the neo-con status quo. For Dems - that means NOT Hillary! She's as beltway as the rest of them. It means either Obama or perhaps Edwards. For the GOP - You old white guys have been stinking it up for the last 8 years and now 19 of you….yes, 19 of you are jumping ship because you realize what has happened to your treasured party! It truly is a shame, because the true ethos of the Republican party is something I can respect. Sadly, the reality is that it has been hijacked by corporate facists without any discernible ethics at all. But, Gore will not be back and I agree with some on this blog that he should concentrate on his environmentalist mission…he will continue to be effective in that facet. Bottom line: we are in the same position of corrupt politics that we saw at the end of the 19th century - corporate greed, democratically harmful industries and monopolies and politicians completely unwilling to do anything about because they're getting paid off by corporate lobbyists. It's worse this time, though, because we also have a terribly stupid war being fought for idiotic reasons, an entire economy profiteering off of it and a dangerous sect of religious facists with completely backward priorities gaining political momentum to break the necessary separation of church and state. And with an all-time record of distance between the poor and the wealthy this nation is becoming a witch's brew of discontent, hopelessness, poverty and general disdain. Unless we have some PROGRESSIVE politicians and policies enacted this country will come dangerously close to being plunged into destructive internal violence. Something has got to give and the neo-cons have done little more than prove that they can't do it. What a great time to be an American! I never expected to be this embarrassed by my own country when I was growing up but here I am! Cheers.

He could get us signed to the Kyoto Treaty. Something Bush has been against since day 1.

Posted By Tony, Woodbridge, VA : December 10, 2007 2:02 pm

You mean the same Kyoto Protocal that the Clinton administration also opposed because it would have destroyed the American economy while allowing China and India, the number 2 and number 3 worst polluters, off the hook almost completely?

Please can we have a president who isn't a redneck from Texas or the Southeast? Enough is enough.

Posted By Felicia, Fountainville, PA : December 10, 2007 2:08 pm

Wow, and I thought conservatives were supposed to be close-minded bigots.

Gore's political future is Zero. Global warming is the biggest scam of the century!. The earth has had this kind of climate change since the begining of time. In 2020 we will go back to global cooling cycle.

Gore/Obama, Gore/Obama, Gore/Obama

As a conservative, I would welcome another land-slide republican victory.

Posted By josh : December 10, 2007 1:40 pm

When did 49% become a landslide victory? Was this the MANDATE FROM GOD!?!?

to use wikipedia as a valid source is also a little ridiculous

Well, I'd probably vote for him over Hillary, but that's not saying much of anything in his favor. Especially considering he wastes more power in his mansion than some small towns use.

To the "Global Warming is a Myth" crowd:

It's fine if you think global warming is false, despite any evidence to the contrary. In your mind tons of human-generated carbon pollution isn't heating up the atmosphere or affecting the planet. Maybe that is true. That is an OK opinion for you to have.

But, by being so vocally against it, please realize you are basically saying to everyone you are OK with the tons of human-generated pollution generated daily and you don't see a problem with it. You are not even open to the idea that the tons of pollution created daily affects any us.

All that Gore is proposing is for everyone, including governments and companies, to reduce their pollution.

Even if he is wrong, is that such a bad thing to want to live in a cleaner world? Why would you be against any effort to clean up the environment for future generations?

IMO it's small-minded to be so one-sided politically, and closed-minded to be against improving the environment.

i dont recall Al Gore running for president of the USA in 1998 nor that there was even an election in 1998.

I would like to know what the carbon footprint is of all the food Al Gore has been packing away lately is.

He's a fool if he thinks he can win a national election. He came off as a HUGE cry baby during the 2000 election and turned off a very large portion of the population.

Even if Gore's request to recount all the ballots had been granted he still would have lost. Gore proponents say he won the state because they count votes which would have been disqualified under Florida state standards. Gore needs to get over himself. Heaven knows he can't get around himself.

Gore is a money hungry man.. Hopefully he finds a job out of gov. Trying to controll people with his scare tactics is sad

For former Vice Pres Al Gore to run as an "indy" would be a recipe for political disaster. This country is just not ready for independnet thinkers
let alone "indy" candidates. Saddly, he would need to run under the current political system in order to harness the voters who just can't envision actual change. BUT..that being said he certainly has a great chance to get it done! I'm on your side Mr Gore..lead the way.

Lol, I'm not sure if reading this makes me laugh or makes my blood boil… so many of the posters (but not all) are so dumb.

Republican landslide victory… when was this? Bush lost the popular vote in 2000, won by about 3% in 2004. And Clinton won in 1992 and 1996…

Global warming is a fiction? It isn't certain, but its not like we think we're God for saying we might be able to impact the weather… we are capable of killing off the ozone layer and destroying all life on earth after all. And have you seen how much carbon dioxide we produce?

Gore v. Bush… Bush is more popular now? If I recall, he's held the longest and lowest ratings in recent history.

Anyone else have anything to say?

And why does anyone hate Gore / Hillary? The right and left hands of Bill Clinton, one of the undisputedly best presidents of all time.

Easy pickin's for the Republicans? You mean those guys that keep getting caught with their pants down? Literally! Or the ones serving time in prison (Cunningham, Noe, Abramoff)? While the Republicans have spent the past seven years promoting their "family values" such as invading and occupying a country that didnt attack US, outing a covert CIA agent, looting the treasury, conducting homosexual and hetrosexual affairs, neglecting natural disaster victims, promoting torture, dismantling the US Constitution and lying to We the People on a daily basis, Gore has written several best sellers, met with most world leaders, won an Emmy, an International Emmy, an Oscar and the Nobel Peace Prize. GW Bush couldnt win a prize out of a Cracker Jack box without his daddy's friends.

Will a real leader please step forward so we can get rid of the clinton's, bush's and gore.

the man is a joke

You people have no respect. Shame on those Americans who have become just a bag of dirt.

Please run, Al. Please? I'm truly terrified by the current lot of candidates on both sides. There are a lot of empty promises going around and nobody seems to have any common sense whatsoever. Save us from drowning in a sea of hollow rhetoric.

Al Gore is one of the most prominent public figures we have. He is full of integrity and is passionate and well educated. These past 7 years have been politically grueling, and I'd love to have Mr. Gore as the leader of our country finally.

To Seam or whoever in Pa. commenting on correct spelling. Misspelled has 2 S's. Thought you'd like to know!

Music to my ears!!! He'd be the best candidate on either side of the political aisle by far — intelligent, down-to-earth… if we could just work on the voice inflections…

Go, Al, go! But, the third party route is not a good idea. Teddy Roosevelt did and split the Republican vote between himself and Taft, allowing Wilson to win. Gore and Clinton/Obama/whoever would split the rational part of the country in half, allowing the know-nothings to win again. Four more years of this and we will have to declare bankruptcy and sell the states off to the highest bidder.

Liberals are just convinced, convinced that the human animal has the capacity to change the weather. I swear, give a monkey a brain and he'll swear he's the center of the universe.
Posted By Eric, from THE Republic of Texas : December 10, 2007 1:26 pm

Yeah, what do SCIENTISTS know, anyway? They're just SMART people. And we all know smart people are stupid. They rely on evidence, scientific method, and other smarty-pants tricks. Now stupid people, they know what's really going on. They know global warming doesn't exist because they don't WANT it to exist.

What a big bag of wind he has become…too bad none of it is the TRUTH.

As to his "peace" prize, when Yassar Arafat won it, the medal no longer has meant anything. How can you award a "peace" prize to the world's original and biggest terrorist?

Go ahead and run in 2008 Al…you'll get a whopper of a beating.

With Bush being the worst president in history, I shudder to think what the next president will face when she gets in office. There'll be a lot of political repositioning to do, a lot of cleanup in the government and a lot of straightening out of policies and laws that are unconstitutional. The question I have is would Al Gore be more influential in or out of the White House?

Look at Jimmy Carter. He tried his best, but his presidency was rather lackluster. I'll give him points for trying to make things better though. After he got out of office, look at the incredible amount of good things he's done! His influence is far reaching and he has the respect of nations all over the globe.

Could Al Gore make as positive and huge an impact on the world out of the White House as Jimmy Carter has done? He's already been a positive influence on the environment and getting people to understand that global warming is real whether or not the extent and the effects of it are agreed upon.

I want him to run, but given the incredible changes we'll be seeing in the next decade — politically, financially, ecologically, globally — I'm wondering if our lives would be better served if he waited until the 2012 elections. Global warming is a normal part of the earth's cycle. It's been here hundreds of time before and it'll be here again. We need people to be on the cutting edge of survival and at the forefront of getting infor to us because of the huge climactic changes coming. He's doing that, and we need that in the years to come.

Sorry folks. Got a little excited. I mean to say AL Gore, you can run NOW, you can run LATER whenever I
AM THERE
Oh hey don't be cruel to all us Texans from Waco, we did'nt all vote for old George, not for Governor of Texas? nor for, my God, President of USA?????Give me a break! We have plenty of good old boys down here…….but we definitely are not STUPID. And now one of his friends, resigning from Congress (lady Senator ya know) so SHE can run for Governor - the Bush goes on.

Re Gore's comment about running for President: Yippee! I would love to get to vote for him again for President and this time have him in the White House. I haven't thought of him as a stuffed shirt ever since I saw a picture of him in boots and cut-offs and Tipper in a granny dress taken in the 60's. If he's not President, I think he'd be great as Secretary of State.

After reading through a great number of posts here I can see that CNN attracts only the highest of intellectual citizens who contribute breathtakingly poignant observations.

I particularly loved good ole Eric from Texas mocking Al Gore's accent as Forrest Gump-like. As if listening to Eric's own Texas drawl wouldn't make a large number of people stereotype him as a complete an utter "rube" just as he's implying Gore to be. Then of again people could simply read his post and come to a similar conclusion without sinking to regionalism or stereotypes.

My question is simply this - looking across the current crop of candidates, how many amongst them all sound (not accent but the actual substance of what they say) like they could even solve the puzzles on the back of a box of cereal let alone address this country's problems? I seriously wish this country of mine would stop hating intelligent people so very much. Smart is good, not bad. Not that Gore is the brightest hope for the future but seriously… he's a fair measure better than most of the politicians I've seen or listened to. And certainly not any worse that those we have to chose from now.

I would vote for him!!!! It's your time. This time the country will not make the same mistake and make sure that you are given the position that you won eight years ago.

Run, Al, run! Heck, you already won once, you could probably do it again.

ran in 1988 and 2000???

He'd get my vote if he ran for president. This country is in big trouble and I don't see any relief in sight. Although, anybody would be a breath of fresh air compared to the Bush circus.

As far as I'm concerned, Gore won in 2000. Had the Oval Office not been stolen from him (yes, stolen by the state of Florida and the Supreme Court), I don't think the US would be in near as much trouble as we're in today. We're the laughing stock on the world stage thanks to the current resident of that office, the economy's in the crapper, our foreign policy is non-existent and, oh, look, a war that we're involved in based on a pack of lies.

Get Gore in the running! Sure, it'd be hard to decide on who to vote for — Al or Hillary, but either way, you get someone with brains, common sense and is well respected on the world stage which is EXACTLY what we need right now. We haven't had that for the last 7 years, and look at the mess we're in.

To use Newsmax as a source for anything is ridiculous! Read all about them on Wikipedia.

Posted By Peter : December 10, 2007 2:54 pm

Peter -> Who cares what site put it up? Newsmax didn't make it up, they just recapped the report. Gee, you dismiss it cuz it's on Newsmax? What? If CNN had put an article on their site, and it had been FOR global warming it would have been true? As I said, BOTH sides are throwing out numbers and studies and crap, and all it does is guaranty their jobs.

How bout a Bloomberg/Gore ticket.?

Lovin it!!!

The web has shown everyone just what it means to be a liberal democrat. That libs are people that are defined by hate and nothing else. The hate they have for everyone who does not march to their ideology is unmatched by even freaks like the Fred Phelps groupies.

Yes Bush has been a bad president but you will be praying (by that word you can see that I'm not talking to the lib-bots) for him to go back to 1600 once you have your freedoms and money taken by one of these anti-American socialists. I think it is funny that they call themselves progressives, Marx wrote his book that is the play book of every liberal democrat 150 years ago, and since then, those who have tried to run their country that way has been a great failure that has led to millions of deaths. Since libs are really just Marxists, when you know your history, hearing them talk about Bush killing people it is…. well the only word to describe it is lib. This shows you why they only want to attack people, they never debate, and why they want everyone censored, some killed, who don't march as they do.

I hope the primaries will provide a write-in opportunity which will make it clear that Gore has been drafted as the Democrat candidate.

Someone posted "As a conservative, I would welcome another land-slide republican victory."

That is a perfect illustration of every neocon's reality. Gore won the popular vote by over by tens of thousands, and lost because of about 500 votes in Jeb Bush's dirty Florida election.

I guess to a neocon, that's a "landslide."

P.S. It's too late for Gore. He should just keep doing good things for society and the planet.

Posted By Mike S., New Orleans, Louisiana : December 10, 2007 1:46 pm

Hey Mike in New Orleans. SAT scores, GRE scores and MCAT scores are all the lowest in the nation. It's no wonder that you would make this idiot comment. We live in a republic donkey. For those in Louisiana, that is why we have the "electorial college". It's not about popular vote, but electorial votes.

And Democrates not being smart enough to understand a ballot in Florida… That's a different matter all together.

So I'll stick by my statement. I encourage Al "junk science" Gore to run for president, as I love watching a fat man fall on his face.

GORE 2008

Run, Al, Run - I need someone to vote for!

p.s.
Texas is for losers.

Gore getting in the race would create the worst disaster for all candidates, democrats and republicans. They wouldn't have time to find enough money to campaign against him and their campaign ads would become obsolete. Gore would be more than a formidable candidate and he knows it.

These two bozos (Clinton/Gore) have been trying to rewrite their legacies for the past 7 years. While Clinton alters prior statements and embellishes accomplishments, or just flat out takes ALL the credit, Gore produces a Michael Moore-ish docuDRAMA on global warming. Just go home and STAY HOME…BOTH of you!!!

I've seen this same mistake made dozens of times, but Al Gore did not win an Academy Award. That's like saying Leonardo Dicaprio won an Oscar last year for The Departed. He was on stage to accept it and he may have been the "star" of his documentary, but the film's director and executive producer, David Guggenheim won the Oscar. You don't even need to spend a full minute on the film's IMDb page to verify that.

When Gore decided not to run in 2008, it has shown that he really is not a true fighter. We needed him when the chips were down and both time he failed us.
In 2004 he let the republicans push him into give up before the votes were properly counted, then he said he would not run in 2008.
The door will now be closed.

I am a republican and I would vote for him over any of the candidates we have now. He needs to show us that he is not a "quiter."

He can do so much more not being the president then he could as the president. This way he’s not tied down with the joke that is the congress.

An Al Gore campaign would put his theory of global warming under the microscope. That's something that neither he nor his supporters can afford.

".. with President Bush having risen in stature for his post-911 leadership,…"

Oh my god….what planet has this person been living on for the last 7 years??????

If this is the mindset of the republican party, no one the dems run will have any problem.

I don't think BUSH believes this drivel anymore!

Gore is such a buffoon - I wish he would run as an independent. Split the vote like Perot did in the 90's and Rudy or Mitt waltz into the White House. The people of his own home state knew best in 2000 when they voted for W. Gore is the lead scoundrel when trying to put over the global warming hoax on us. Go buy some more carbon credits from your own company. Better yet - buy some carbon credits from me. They are on sale on Ebay.

As a conservative, I would welcome another land-slide republican victory.

Posted By josh

If I remember right, Gore won the popular vote in 2000. What "land-slide" are you remembering?

Al should not run in 2008– in doing so he would cause division in the electorate that may somehow prevent the pendulum from swinging back toward a Democrat-friendly area. Luckily he realizes this, and won't run.
Good luck Al, in 2012, in bringing about change in climate attitudes, or whatever else you choose to do.

I wish Al Gore would run for President. The man has worked very hard and groomed himself for such a role in government, much unlike the complete and utter buffoon that rests his laurels in the White House now. Gore is passionate about our nation, Bush is passionate about getting away with acts of war criminality and allowing his friends to make money hand over fist at our expense. We desperately need Al Gore!!

So funny to watch the jealous right go after Al. Also funny that they choose to be in denial about Global warming. Not surprising most of the flaming comments against Gore are coming from Oil states!….connection maybe?

So he doesnt get the presidency, but he does follow through on his intelligence and hard work. He gets an Oscar, the Nobel peace prize and the respect of nations around the world(remember when we had allies?).
Meanwhile , those who leave office in the GOP leave in disgrace, scandal and shame. Those who still occupy it engage in cover-ups and lies.
Gore has the legacy and intellect of a winnner, W has no legacy except a lifetime country club membership somewhere.
I would vote for Gore again, no problem. Actually, most of us did last time around come to think of it. You go, Al!

I voted for Mr. Gore before…
I would vote for him now…
What a different world this would be if he had been our President these past years instead of the person in the White House now..
I hope Mr. Gore runs now or in the future…for the future of America…

Gore got the Nobel prize and Bush got the Iraq war. Looks like all the conservative dummies who voted for 'W' and helped him steal the election got what they deserved… oh, wait, I live in the post-Apocalyptic version of Bushmerica and will probably have members of his Black Guard breaking down my door any minute!

Since you Clinton/Gore sheep like to generalize that anyone that is against Gore is a Neocon, I can play that as well (even though in my above posting I noted I want NO MORE Clintons, Gore's or BUSH's).

Sorry to hit you sheep with some real basic and simple facts, GORE LOST in 2000, the votes were counted and HE STILL LOST, the Supreme court GAVE Bush nothing.

The earths mean temp has gone up a whopping ONE DEGREE since temps have been recorded.

Gore was part of the scandal ridden Clinton admin, look up his ties and outright bribes that he and the admin recieved on behalf of Chineese donors ("well, there you go again") and where have we heard about that type of BS lately………….

Much of what he had in his movie has been proven false or contradicted by EXPERTS in the field.

Lastly, he can't run, much like Bill can't leave Hillary, as she has way too much STUFF on both of them.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

Please run, Al. This is the moment. Make a difference.

Gore/Obama 08

Experience + Inspirational - What a ticket!

It is so easy to point fingers……My question though is pretty clear cut. where was Gore's RAH….RAH for global warming when he was in the White for 8 years…..

Al Gore thinks there is a chance he could get elected to the White House? Al Gore Jr must be sharing his "stash" with daddy Al.

Gore didn't endorse anyone because he wants to keep his options open to run in 2012 and he would not want to run against an incumbent Democratic president.

If Al Gore realy wants to stop global warming he would stop all the hot air the comes out of his mouth.

I have a feeling that if Al ran in 2008 it would have to be on the independent ticket. He would be starting a year too late considering how ridiculously early every canditate started this turnover and many people would not want to take the chance on a fresh new ticket. I'm sure others would agree with me on that.

This would cause the same issue the Republicans had with Ross Perot.

The environmentalists that are mostly Democratic would give votes to Al Gore. The Republicans would lose some votes, but not as many. This would hurt the Democratic party in its seemingly decent lead.

The only way Gore would stand a chance is if he could somehow overturn the Hillary war machine and the Obama Campaign efforts.

I'm not bashing either side either. I'm not even stating my opinion on Gore. I'm just saying that the democratic party would lose if Gore ran as an independent. So its an all or nothing run with him on that.

Mr. Gore,

If you do decide to run for poresident, then you have my vote and the votes of anyone else that I can convince!! Go for the top and try to save the planet!

Mike Stone

Houston

Al Gore will get a tiny bit of respect from me when he debates those who oppose him. He will not do so, but really won't say why. ?????

The country would be better off if Al Gore ws President. He didn't have numerous affairs like Bill Clinton, and he is not polarizing like Hillary Clinton who feels she is owed the presidency because she kept quite until her husbands numerous infidelities saw the light of day. Gore is honest and a good man and would make a great leader. A Gore/Obama ticket would energize the nation.

The candidates are lackluster at best. We could use an Al Gore as we could have in 2000.

I voted for him once before and I would do it again. Please run — you would be the only candidate in both parties that the world currently has any respect for. This country needs that more than anything –
And yes, there are people that think in Texas, so stop with the negative bs just because Bush claims to be born again here.

Paul — Houston, Tx

Jeez, I love Al Gore to pieces. I was lucky enough to get to meet him at a book signing, and he was just the kindest guy. I told him that I wished that he would run for president again with Russ Feingold as his running mate hehe =) I still wish that would happen. =)

Mr. Gore already WON in 2000. Why run again? We don't deserve his greatness.

Okay all you Waco Wackos! Please do us a favor and secede from the Union and take your dim-witted President with you! From managing the war, the budget, the environment, immigration, it's been a total embarrassment.
Please run Al.

Al - If only we could convince you to run! What would it take? Tell us!!

Gore had the Presidency stolen from him. Bush is going down in history as the worst president ever!
Don't blame Gore for Clinton's mistakes.
For everyone who thinks Gore isn't Presidential–at least he doesn't lie and make up his own vocabulary as he goes along.
Gore's intellegent, articulate, respected and he cares about the world and our place in it–that's very Presidential!
I'd vote for Gore!

Isn't it less than humble - well it's arrogant - to say you wouldnt' serve our country unless you were the chief?

Gore knows he would lose, otherwise he'd run. If he couldn't defeat President Bush in 2000 when Bush was relatively unknown and Gore was perceived as a centrist, now with President Bush having risen in stature for his post-911 leadership, Gore would have a tough time beating a GOP candidate committed to the War on Terror as their top issue.

Posted By Santosh-Phila : December 10, 2007 2:13 pm

Dude, you are an idiot. I really hope that you do not believe what you have posted. Dubya's rise in stature goes about as high as a midget wearing flats instead of heels.

Al Gore / Howard Dean should run on the bi-polar ticket,,each new day would be incredulous.

I played both clips and non of them that Gore is saying he is running for presidency. Cnn is becoming so untruthful with their reporting. I don't know where we should run to for real news.

To Bill in Pensacola:

If Clinton was "polarizing" I'd love to hear your take on "Jet-Pilot!!!"

Never mind, I now what is. Whatever Rush and Hannity tell you it is!

I'd vote for him. I'd like to see Kucinich as VP.

Hillary Clinton fears only two things:

1) An assassin

2) Gore getting into the race.

Anyone who thinks global warming isn't happening is just plain stupid. If you don't think we have an effect on the enviroment, you're wrong. Bill Clinton was the most effective president since Kennedy. Hillary is not Bill and I don't want her and her corporate big wigs, anymore than I want Obama and his pandering to the ethnic bashers like Oprah. Both are too polarizing. Edwards is a wuss, but if Gore won't run, Edwards is ideologically in line with what made clinton/gore so effective.
As far as "W"'s leadership the only thing he did was happen to be the president when the terrorists struck, and got a brief bump in popularity for going after them, but somewhere along the way he decided to use the military to settle mistakes of his father; i.e.: Iraq, proven to have nothing to do with Al Queda. Oh yeah, BTW, I am a sodlier who's been deployed, and seen friends die needlessly for a people who don't want what we're offering. Bush has been a joke as a president, and a leader, and I'm ashamed to call him my Commander in Chief.