Gore's Endorsement Slaps Bill & Hillary

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[PaulaB]

While the press is focusing on Al Gore's endorsement as a slap in the face to the ever-so-loyal Joe Lieberman, the real story is about Gore's real target: Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Gore is expected to endorse Dean in Harlem, of all places, the adopted home of Hillary and Bill, where the former president's office is situated.

Clearly, Gore knows that Bill and Hillary are trying to stop Howard Dean.

And Dean has made no bones that he'll fire DNC Chief Terry McAuliffe, handpicked by the Clintons.

It's also no secret that the Clintons urged Wesley Clark to run in an effort to stop Dean's momentum, and helped raise his initial funds. Top Clinton aides run Clark's campaign.

And the Clintonistas who don't work for Clark, like Hillary strategist Harold Ickes and former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, have begun trashing Dean as unelectable in published interviews.

Apparently, Gore would have none of it. He is backing Dean, and early, before a clear front-runner emerges after New Hampshire.

Gore has several reasons for rolling the dice with Dean and slamming the Clintons.

First, it's payback to the Clintons.

Gore has quietly blamed Bill Clinton's scandal baggage as the main reason he lost to Bush in a razor-thin electoral margin in 2000.

Gore and his wife, Tipper, have little love for Hillary, who started the Clinton presidency by demanding she get the office traditionally reserved for the VP in the West Wing.

Things went downhill from there.

There was Hillary's Senate bid in 2000, which Gore believes drained national Democratic Party resources, not to mention publicity, from his presidential campaign.

To add insult to injury, Gore wanted to run in 2004 and views Bush as vulnerable. But Hillary's political machine told top Democratic donors in New York and Hollywood not to back him.

In November 2002 Hillary pointedly pulled the rug out from under Gore when Chris Matthews asked "when" she was going to make a formal endorsement. She declined to say anything nice about her husband's loyal VP, let alone offer an endorsement, much to the chagrin of a stunned Matthews.

A month later, Gore dropped out of the race.

Gore no doubt sees Dean as just desserts for Bill and Hillary.

He may also see Dean as a path for his own return to power.

As NewsMax reported, Gore shares Hillary's view that the Democratic convention next summer may not offer a candidate in the first round of balloting.

While Dean may have the most delegates, he may not have enough to win.

In that case, Hillary envisions a presidential draft that would hand her the nomination at the last minute.

Gore sees the same possibility himself. By aligning himself with Dean, the ex-VP will have the first dibs on any deal cut at the convention. A Gore-Dean ticket may sound crazy now, but it could be a real possibility by next summer.

[spectre]

We shouldn't be so quick to trust any of this.

If Bush looks beatable, then look for a coup at the convention, with her minions demanding her to run for the sake of the party. Maybe even VP.

It would be the ultimate way out of her commitment to the people of New York. "It's for the party and our country". Her husband did this very same thing in Arkansas when he was Governor. Old habits die hard.

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[1Old Pro]

The Clintoons have ruined the Democrat Party beginning in 1993-4. algor is a weakling as is Dean. The Clintoon's won't go way this easy and all this anti-Klintoon algor move does is to FURTHER WEAKEN the party by dividing it more fully.

This is too good to be true.

[longtermmemmory]

Why do I still feel this plays into the clinton's hands. Gore is yesterday's news. He is dependant on money donors. This is like a Ferraro endorsement.

He may just be making a play for the McCalif's job. The Clintons won't loose.

[San Jacinto]

I'm sure Dean would be loathe to give up the top spot to Gore, BUT if there is a deadlocked convention and Hitlery come riding in to save the day, Dean might do anything, including teaming with Gore to cut her off.

Of course, if Dean sews up enough delegates to get the nomination on the FIRST BALLOT, then all the intrigue becomes a moot point. However, if Dean can't win on the first ballot, then I doubt he could ever win the nomination. It may then shape up as a gore vs. clinton backroom battle.....Wouldn't that be Cool?

[concerned about politics]

Old habits die hard.

Once a liar, always a liar.

[Verginius Rufus]

Of course, if when the Monica Lewinsky scandal first broke, the leaders of the Democrat Party had made clear that they would not defend Clinton, Gore would have become President...and would have had a pretty good shot at winning re-election in 2000.

[concerned about politics]

Why do I still feel this plays into the clinton's hands. Gore is yesterday's news. He is dependant on money donors.

Gore is still big with 2000 Democrats, and still has $8 million in his political "lock box."

[maggief]

[concerned about politics]

The Clintons won't loose.

They do have a history of killing those who get in their way. They play hardball.

[maggief]

[San Jacinto]

LOL! gore looks like he stayed out too late with the Swimmer the night before that pic was taken.

[cyncooper]

Why do I still feel this plays into the clinton's hands.

I don't know.

Why?

I'm not seeing it. It appears to be the opposite. Why would Clinton be on the phone with Lieberman last night if he thought this Gore move played into his hands?

Gore has 8 million dollars in campaign money he is sitting on. Look for it to go in Dean's coffers.

I doubt Clinton is happy with that prospect. I'm sure the Clintons were counting on getting their hands on that money.

[PaulaB]

They do have a history of killing those who get in their way. They play hardball.


I think at this moment Hillary is wishing that Al Gore could of had a Vince Foster job done on him by her people....that's what she gets for second guessing...

[mewzilla]

...the real story is about Gore's real target: Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Toro excretio. Gore would have to have a pair. And he doesn't.

[bray]

The Rats are going to have a Civil War if it looks like Nakita Dean can win on the first ballot. Imagine the McCainiacs if he would have become a serious contender or worse the Buchaniacs times two?? Their only solution is The Wicked Witch becoming VP, but that could end her career if there is a landslide.

Pray for W and The Election

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Algore was no where. Going no where and had no prospects. Suddenly, with the Dean endorsement, he's going somewhere.

[smiley]

the two-party system of the democrats:
socialists and marxists....

[pinz-n-needlez]

I agree, longermm.

Gore is now in Soros' pocket, just like his daddy was Armand Hammer's hooker.

Clinton's are being bankrolled by Soros in Americans Coming Together.

Gore and Dean aren't stupid. And I doubt they're looking forward to being Arkancided. I wonder if he was threatened into doing this, or if he or Karenna was/were promised some plum do-nothing job in the post-2004 DNC.

I think we may be seeing what Billyboy was masterminding while his autobiography was being ghost written. I think Dean is being co-opted.

The Dems will be all over the news all day, won't they? "Never mind what they say, as long as they spell the name right."

Pinz

[railsplitter]

I agree that the baggage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal had an effect on the 2000 election, however Gore is primarily responsible for the fallout, not Clinton.

Gore's political stock would have soared with the American voters had he went to Clinton and demanded Clinton resign his presidency over the scandal. If Clinton refused such a challenge, then Gore should have resigned his vice presidency, resulting in potentially, a landslide victory in 2000.

Gore had an obligation to do this first and foremost for his family's benefit, especially on behalf of his daughter's sake. But then again we are talking about actors, from a particular political party that is morally bankrupt/corrupt, and from a nation that is fast becoming morally bankrupt/corrupt, so how could I expect them to behave with honor, dignity, integrity, character, etc. .

To expect such things today reveals a certain naivete on my part.

[Revolting cat!]

The cat's too good! So far I have a purrfect score guessing that the source is NewsMaxrecycling from the title of the thread alone.