Posted on 06/16/2008 2:07:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Al Gore announced his endorsement of Barack Obama Monday and promised to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him _ the presidency.
In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."
In 2000, Gore won the popular vote but lost the disputed 2000 election to George W. Bush, who captured Florida and its electoral votes after a divided Supreme Court ended the recount. Since then, Gore has made combatting global warming his signature issue, and has been recognized worldwide for his effort _ from an Academy Award for a documentary for his effort to the Nobel prize.
Gore is one of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, but he maintained a low profile in the primary campaign. He's planning to appear with Obama at a rally in Detroit Monday night.
It's the second time that Obama has rolled out a major endorsement in Michigan, a state he did not campaign in during the primary because its election violated the party rules. Obama is counting on a win in Michigan in November, but brought Gore and 2004 vice presidential nominee John Edwards to help validate him among Democrats in the state after skipping their primary.
"It means a lot, obviously," Obama said of Gore's support, as he greeted workers outside the General Motors Flint Engine South plant. "He's somebody who is a visionary, not just for the party, but for the country."
Gore also asked for donations to help fund Obama's effort _ the first time he's asked members of his Web site AlGore.com to contribute to a political campaign.
"Over the past 18 months, Barack Obama has united a movement. He knows change does not come from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or Capitol Hill. It begins when people stand up and take action," Gore wrote. "With the help of millions of supporters like you, Barack Obama will bring the change we so desperately need in order to solve our country's most pressing problems."
Obama focused on his plan to improve the economy while in Michigan, which has the nation's highest unemployment rate. He told a crowd in Flint, which had a seasonally unadjusted April unemployment rate of 9.3 percent, that they cannot fear globalization but must embrace it as a reality of the future.
"At critical moments of transition like this one, success has also depended on national leadership that moved the country forward with confidence and a common purpose," he said.
Gore is a fool and so are the rest. We are judged by the company we keep.
I just left a friend’s place and O’Reilly was on the TV. I saw three of the biggest idiots on the tube. I couldn’t tell who was the biggest loser. Gore, Obama, or Granholm. I take that back, Granholm is the worst of the bunch.
Goood Evening
And a gooooooood evening to you too!!!
Wanna hang a small piece of drywall for us? The puppy has an “issue” with walls and doors and various things like that.....................
I almost threw my television out the second floor window after hearing two minutes of Al’s stupid speech. It makes me sick to see American politics being controlled by such sleazy scumbags.
sure just a patch or a whole wall ?
So far, to date, a patch.
Given enough time....we’ll be doing a whole wall.
OR! BETTER YET! Want a dog????
no on the dog i will give you a call in a day or so
Cool......I’ll be waitin’...
Several weeks ago some monkeys escaped from a local zoo. Yesterday some of them were recaptured.
This morning, Fox 13 showed a picture of Gore with his arm around Obama and the caption: "Monkeys Caught."
If not a “rerun as mentioned in #16 it is certainly not a news event. Who did the press expect Gore to endorse? However, he seem to find the courage to “come out of the closet” with this endorsement after his former colleague’s wife “suspended” her campaign.
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