That was suggested when I discussed this with friends.
I can't really believe that he is so "far out," that he cannot be coached back to reality. Look at all the performers who are dope heads, who can act or sing. Consider too, how most of the folks asked to "host" Saturday Night Live do. They are only coached for a week. Or the bird-brained athletes who have to answer media questions; most seem positively brilliant when compared with Gore.
Others suggested that maybe it had to do with depression brought on by the loss, but he hadn't lost when the Forest Gump routine was already in evidence. I'd probably put the dividing line for Gore at receiving the Vice Presidential nomination back in '92.
I cannot recall any other person who ever ran for President who seemed so completely bereft of intelligence. There are other people who want the job, and they're not all stupid. I think they would bury a man a vacuous as Gore seems. But they're not burying him.
It has to be an act!
ML/NJ
When I heard his "speech"...I honestly wondered if Gore had been drinking.