Well, sir, Algore didn't mind palling around to Old Freddy and standing right next to him. Since both are/were far-left 'RATs, they had close affinity to each other. The NAACP and other "civil rights" liberal outfits were also big fans of lawyer Phelps, honoring him numerous times with awards.
The DNC paid Phelps a lot of money to play his role.