asking Al Gore to run in 2008!
Hillary Clinton-Should we be worried?
Posted April 3rd, 2007 by iloveseaotters
It's been said that Hillary Clinton has raised a massive amount of money for her campaign and although I know that the "final" candidates are voted on by the people and not chosen by the amount of money they make, should we be worrying that this campaign (although not yet official) doesn't have that kind of money? I would hate to think that VP Gore would lose out on running for office simply because of funding. Not to say that he doesn't have any, but it might make it seem like he's not as enthusiastic as Obama or Clinton.
Be part of the Draft Gore '08 campaign!
Mayor Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, endorses Hillary Clinton
Just listening to Mayor Villaraigosa, introduce Hillary Clinton, in Westwood (UCLA). He says, no other candidate has her experience, she was there when we balanced the budget in DC -- "when people said it couldn't be done". He announced he's endorsing Hillary as President to cheers.
Now she's speaking and promises to deliver Universal Health care, etc. I have to go.
I've felt that Al Gore has been strategically smart, to wait on his announcement he will run for President, 2008. There comes a time, when that strategy can backfire, and be seen as weakness. Al Gore wins either way. He can stay a civilian and write and sell books and movies, and be a wonderful influence on people and politics.
The question is is AG going to run for President and after wondering about that -- and hoping he will -- for a long time -- I still don't know???????? I know Hillary is running for President 2008, and she's picking up steam.
Al Gore/Boy George
:-)
... just kiddin' couldn't resist!
What, me worry?
I certainly would not want to be overconfident or underestimate other candidates. But I feel pretty good about Al Gore's strategy should he make the move we are all wishing and working for.
It is probably not necessary or desirable to have an overly long, drawn out primary campaign. Announcing in August or September should be plenty of time to assemble a political steam-roller. You don't want to expose yourself too early. As a non-candidate Gore can promote his upcoming book - "The Assault on Reason" and then the 07-07-2007 Live Earth concerts to the best advantage. Realistically, America does not have a long attention span. Gore's supporters will not be fatigued and his donors will not be maxed out ( sorry Hillary and Mitt : )
I don't think Al Gore needs an acting coach, if he wants a couple tips from his old roomie Tommy Lee Jones that might be OK. America wants sincerity, someone who calls them as they see them. Al has actually gotten quite good at that. Those who have seen him in person within the last year know what I'm taking about. George W Bush comes off like a regular guy, but that my friends is a piece of work. The over-privileged yuppy twit from Connecticut, Boy George worked harder on projecting a folksy image than anything else he has ever done. Check out the link
http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/presidents/george-w-bush/
As to this AlGore.org website, it is not Al Gore's website. It is an all-volunteer website operated by Gore supporters without any endorsement by or coordination with any candidate or party. But yeah, it could use a little more administrator involvement lately. There could be personal or family reasons why there hasn't been more going on, I couldn't speak to that. And honestly, I am not sure that it wouldn't be a good idea to revive the old forum as AlGoreForum.org and devote this revised site to what it does best. Just a thought.
Hi Wayne :-) I'm not sure
Hi Wayne :-)
I'm not sure about the old site vs. this one because I just got back... How do they differ philosophically? Suely the format is different. Regarding the acting coach... couldn't hurt to take that more seriously. As history has shown, we have the legendary Republican actor, Ronald Reagan, in part to thank for making great actors so electable. Arnold, swept into office, with no experience here in CA based on his actor's resume. Clinton is brilliant and a very believable, "Regular Guy". Don't underestimate the political power of great acting. By the way, a great actor is always believable, and never appears superficial or as someone who is acting as anyone other than themselves, so there is little risk in this strategy of Gore coming off as a phony. It couldn't hurt. We may not like BUSH (understatement of the year) but he won two elections, playing the regular guy, while two Democrats in a row lost -- both of whom the Reds perceive as Yankee/Harvard elite (even though Gore is from Tennessee). I'm just sayin'... We need to look to the "winners", and incorporate strategies that get votes. Like 'em or not... Bush, Reagan and Schwarzenegger have won election -- no denying it. So I figure, let's learn from their success, and beat them at their own game. There's nothing wrong with learning to relate better to the uneducated, they represent a lot of voters. I still feel that Gore's "regular guy" image needs work and he still seems to "preach". I love him, and want him as President in 2008. He's got my vote already, I'd like him to attract some Reds.
How do you think I felt when a fellow "liberal"marching in a Step-it-Up rally yesterday told me that Gore is not likely to win because he's a one issue guy???????? She's looking to Hillary to win, and I think Hillary is unelectable. It's easy to impress the converted and a bigger stretch to impress those with opposing views.
So what's the ideal protocol here anyway... it's new to me ;-) Do people remove posts that are not "ideal"?
Luv ya Wayne...
Great Actors: Reagan and Schwarzenegger...NOT!
I didn't intend to infer these guys were great actors -- both are "B" actors in my book, but they are capable thespians and believable actors, and those skills swept them into the highest levels of political office. Go figure, huh? Seems like acting ability can be as valuable as brilliance, experience and education. There's no denying that fact, when you look at recent history of American politics.
All the world's a stage
Thanks for your kind words Arty. We love to have you here!
I would not dismiss getting as much advice and practice as possible in helping Al get his message across, especially to those already primed to to be against him. When Boy George pretends to be someone he is not -- a regular guy, that is being phony. When Al Gore improves his delivery and communication style then I see that as just using good techniques to get across a critical message. IF Al is getting any such coaching then I sure hope we never hear about it. Letting that out would be about as helpful as publicly hiring Naomi Wolf to pick out his clothes : -)
President Gore doesn't get a lot of credit for being charismatic, and that's fine. He can get the job done and adapt his delivery to the audience. When he knew he felt a responsibility to bring the world's attention to Global Warming he was able to do that just in the last couple of years. An amazing feat! In 'An Inconvenient Truth' Gore did not want to come across as too political and I think he hit just the right note. If people are worried Al Gore is a 'one-issue' candidate I think that speaks volumes at how he has been able to transform the nation's perception of him; less than 8 years ago he was running for President with the media hardly covering his environmental stance.
In about five weeks Al Gore's new book The Assault on Reason will be released. Watch for fireworks. Al was raised with politics and that was his life until Jan. 2001. His new book will have next to nothing to do with the natural environment. It will be aimed square at America's current state of media, culture, and politics.
Hillary Should be Worried...
I agree with you Wayne...
The Assault on Reason, Wow! Al Gore is really doing the right stuff, to Win! Amazing strategy, really. I was at work yesterday morning and missed getting algore.com special seats to the Live Earth show. I'm hoping more become available because that will be an incredible event, and a coup for Al Gore to make such a huge impression on the East Coast. You bet he will overshadow Hillary that weekend.
He's lining up all his ducks in a row, in a brilliant, and heartfelt strategy. That is for sure!
I like Gore/Boxer... If Democrats don't get behind Al Gore, he should run as a Green!
LIVE EARTH...
When Al Gore goes on stage, at a concert of this magnitude -- Hillary will be worried -- rest assured. It's in her back yard. Al is building his base, and he'll have plenty of $$$$$$$$ when the time comes. Besides being sincere, and using excellent political strategy, I bet he's made a huge personal fortune since BUSH took office. Too many people don't like Hillary. I think she's very smart but unelectable.
Al has been brilliant, and not "wasted" any fund raising opportunities to date. His biggest hurdle will be to been seen as a "regular guy" rather than a stiff intellectual. I still say he needs a full-time acting coach. Middle America did no go to Harvard and folks (particularly in the red states) like folksiness. Al may get cheered at Live Earth, but he still needs to work on his "regular guy" delivery, and not always sound like he's giving a speech or acting the teacher. He still seems to struggle "trying" to act like the "guy next door". The people who like Bush, like that he just says what he thinks, without even thinking, and they can relate to that. That's a lot of voters. Al needs to be able to speak in a spontaneous way sometimes, and seem natural and comfortable when he does. I feel that he is still too formal for undereducated Americans. Not everyone cares about the environment, I'm sorry to say. Get a full-time acting coach Al! If Al Gore becomes a good enough actor, that he could play a drunk and an idiot, with a big heart, in a Western, and be totally believable, he'll have what it takes to influence enough people to win, IMHO.
I was at a march and political rally yesterday, and I told someone Al Gore will be the next president and they said, Hillary is way ahead, and besides AG is a one issue guy. She said look at all these people driving by that don't care about the environment...
Where is the Al Gore TEAM????
Good questions-
Im a little worried. This forum for example does not have a Board Admin-
There seems to be little effort to work with people who want to help.
I spoke directly with Hillary Clinton's manager related to an Internet project 4 months ago. She seems very ontop of her game. Actually I fell in love with Al Gores 2006 Documentary video but have yet to see him make his presence known otherwise. Maybe he is relaxing before the storm?
Anyway I will hold out with hope that the Al Gore team will become more responsive...soooooon :-)
But it does take money to hire a team.
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Where is the Al Gore TEAM????
Al has the money and when he chooses to run Hillary will fall faster than rain in a thunderstorm. Why should he get in now? The election is not until 2008 and the concert on 7/7 hasn't even began.
Where is his team? Most likely close, Hillary has hers in hand because she began to run before her congressional party was over, although she did say her intent was not to run for President but to serve the people of her district. Had she been honest she would not have been elected. She seems to lack an honesty problem, as well as attempting to rewrite history. Did she ever read all the material on Iraq before voting...it's highly doubtful.