Update [2006-5-28 23:32:29 by howieinseattle]: Thanks to Bev Marcus for sending this: “Frank Rich: Gore Should Run in 2008” from Editor&Publisher (based on Frank Rich’s column today in the NY Times). You can enjoy it, knowing you don’t have to give comfort to the grey lady, directly (it’s pay to read there.)
David Sirota asks, “Is There An “Anti-Hillary” Movement In the Democratic Party?” Howie answers, “Yes, David, there is.”
MyDD tells us how “Adam Nagourney Misses the Boat on Al Gore.” Actually, the best part is how Al smacks Adam down, gently (Tennessee style).
Ian Welsh is not quite ready to forgive “The New Al Gore” for the sins of the old one.
After much serious thought, I am sure, the Rude One weighs in with, “Al Gore – Fuck Yeah.” This post features a lesson in Shakespearean drama.
Wrapping it all together: In “Hillary Clinton’s character gap,”the author argues, “She could learn a few things from Al Gore.”
They discussed Hillary and Al at length on the McLaughlin Group this morning. Unfortunately, they wasted a lot of time discussing whether or not Al will run for president and how successful he might be if he decided to do it.
But McLaughlin’s closing statement said it all: “Al Gore’s been right three times now. He was right about the internet. He was right about the war in Iraq. And now he’s right about global warming.”
if we could diversify the panelists and their “hosts,” the conversations on television would improve.
Thanks for these links. There’s a good piece on Al Gore at Wired Magazine – hat tip to Eli, commenting on the Bopnews item you linked, for the tip.
I agree with your LA Times piece and was particularly attracted to the Mark Schmitt quote “It’s not what you say about the issues, it’s what the issues say about you.” The issues certainly say that Al Gore is the man for today.
I’ve seen and heard Gore speak once at a conference in Sydney a couple of years ago. He wasn’t wooden: in fact he was charismatic and communicated the climate change crisis story with passion. I wonder whether it would be better for the world if he doesn’t become President, and instead concentrates on climate change?