Posted on 02/27/2007 10:56:40 AM PST by Pokey78
Make no mistake: Former Vice President Al Gore will be our next president.
I am as confident about that assertion as I am that George W. Bush will go down in history as America's worst president ever. Gore is the right man at the right time, for many reasons. And it's clear that the momentum and buzz is shifting his way big time.
At Sunday's Oscar ceremony, Gore took home the coveted prize for best feature documentary for "An Inconvenient Truth," his scorching red-flag raiser on global warming.
On stage he was graceful, poised and presidential. And it didn't hurt his hipness quotient any to be getting a little Leo DiCaprio love either. That's right, Al Gore is suddenly cool.
It gets even better. In October, Gore will also likely be the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for being the planet's biggest advocate in the fight against climate change. His prestigious nomination in this exclusive club puts him in the company of such independent thinkers, statesmen and activists as Dr. Martin Luther King, President Jimmy Carter, Elie Wiesel and Mother Theresa.
Now let's talk chops. Gore's an enlisted Vietnam vet who served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Senate, and eight years as vice president in one of the most successful administrations ever. Let's not forget that he won the popular vote in 2000, and as many say, the Electoral College as well.
So wait, he's hip, he's brilliant, he's highly experienced. Is America ready for a real leader after two terms of a guy who makes Jim Carrey's "Dumb and Dumber" character seem downright cerebral? You bet your asinine Bush-isms it is.
I even have the perfect campaign slogan for Gore: "Imagine how it would've been."
Just imagine what the country would be like today had he become president in 2000 and not Bush. Imagine an America without this bloody debacle in Iraq. Imagine an America that commands the respect of its allies and is feared by its enemies. Imagine an America that puts the environment before big corporate interests. Imagine having a president who strives to bridge the gap between rich and poor, where the middle class, not the wealthy, gets the tax breaks, and where the minimum wage is not a shameful $5.15. Pretty powerful stuff on the campaign trail, huh?
Andy Ostroy is editor and publisher of The Ostroy Report, a New York-based blog that aggressively combats the powerful right-wing spin machine, taking on Bush, the Republican Party and the conservative media.
Andy's been hitting the skunkweed again.
What is the color of the sky on the planet that Mr. Ostroy comes from?
A very depressing thought.
ANDY OSTROY in 1951: I am as confident about that assertion as I am that Harry Truman will go down in history as America's worst president ever.
This needs a MEGA-BARF alert!!!! I just about spit out my Thin Mint. That is how horrible this was LOL.
I think this hoon got into ANS's mushroom stash and finished it. What a total village idiot.
Algore is way too fat to run for President. A president is tall and slim and does not have a third and 4th chin.
Sorry Al, either get off the Hagen Daz or si-down an shudup!
Where's the Barf Alert?
Two terms in a successful presidency? Nuts
I meant as a VP, but I hope you all get the idea.
Blasphemy!
At Sunday's Oscar ceremony, Gore took home the coveted prize for best feature documentary for "An Inconvenient Truth," his scorching red-flag raiser on global warming.
So why didn't Michael Moore win the presidency in 2004?
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