Al Gore to Endorse Obama

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Wow, he really went out on a limb with such a timely decision.

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That's why Gore wasn't President. no balls. (that and the whole corrupt Florida election thing, of course)

Man, your fast, I just received the email from the Obama campaign.

he's been busy. manbearpig doesn't just go away during an election year, you know.

I have no life, and read a lot of political websites.

This seems like as good a place as any to ask someone to explain manbearpig and super serial to me. Was South Park just making fun of concern over global warning?

yes. its a really funny episode, but it gives assholes and idiots an easy way to socially take gore down a peg without using the brain. an idiot just needs to say

"im al gore! Im super seriel!" and the conversation will move past talking about dry global warming facts.

Before you damn someone, it might help to try to see things the way they do; the whole "walk a mile in someone else's shoes" business.

Al Gore got a lot of flack for making an early endorsement of Howard Dean, especially after Dean subsequently fell apart on the campaign trail a few weeks later. An incident like that is going to make nearly anyone take a deep breath before they make an endorsement.
Secondly, Gore's first and last concern right now is the environment. Seeing as how he has come to be identified so closely with the climate issue, it would be foolish to make an early endorsement before the contest was over; what if he had come out early and endorsed Obama, and then Clinton managed to gain the nomination? He was likely scared that, in such a case, that the candidate would refuse to listen to him.

Honestly, I can't blame him one bit for waiting in such a case.

Or maybe he just didn't care much either way.

Thank you Barack Obama and Al Gore for coming to Michigan.

We need you now more than ever.

While what you say is absolutely true Bean, Keith Olberman and Richard Wolfe, the brit commentator on MSNBC, were saying why use the word endorsement when it is sort of after the fact, and RW ultimately said "not exactly a profile in courage at this moment..."

People hungered for his endorsement despite all of his reasons, and people see his hesitance as a reason that he lost the election.

Generally you will see ex-nominees wait till it's in the bag before they endorse anyone. Much like ex-Presidents. Bill gets a pass this time, of course, and Jimmy Carter kinda did his Jimmy Carter dance and all-but endorsed Obama for a while there.

The LA Times wasn't impressed by his timing either.

Its just sad that the democratic party is still so divided and touchy, we have such a great chance to refresh the worldly image of America. I just hope untimely endorsements don't make us look too stupid.

I don't see how this endorsement would make the party look stupid.

Having someone who has a great deal of knowledge and passion for climate change working closely with the Democratic Party candidate is going to be quite helpful in countering McCain's newfound caring for the environment.

Sure, coming out during the Primaries would have been better, but his support is helpful no matter what, IMO.

I just think it shows that many politicians in the democratic party are to afraid to stand up and say something when it really matters. If he would have made his endorsement 5 months ago it would have meant something. C'mon do you think he'd endorse McCain?

You should look at the divisions in the Republican party sometime.

No, I know what you are saying. But his endorsement no matter when it is has more meaning than let's say Barb Mikulski.

Yes the Republican party can be very divided, but overall they stand much more united then the Democratic Party has in almost a decade.

I don't think so.

Who?

I just think he could have done more to help out his party. But I guess he has that political doormat personality.