Gore spoke in NH last week, but some whiney dems angry with him [View All]

MANCHESTER- Former Vice President Al Gore returned to his first political event in New Hampshire since running for president nearly four years ago for a dinner. Many of the Democratic Party's rank-and-file attended, but a select few decided to stay home protesting Gore's decision to back Howard Dean in the most recent presidential primary here.

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Demers pointed out that Dick Gephardt, John Kerry and John Edwards all campaigned for Gore in 2000, and obviously, Joe Lieberman accepted the offer to run as his vice presidential nominee. In early December Al Gore endorsed Dean in Harlem before holding two rallies in eastern Iowa. He never campaigned for Dean in New Hampshire.

"I am one of many that are surprised and disappointed that Gore took sides in the primary," Demers, who served as Gephardt's state chair, said. "I think Al Gore had a right to do what he did. But it didn't make it right. And to this day I am still very angry at what he did. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I don't think it you say thank you to the people like Dick Gephardt, John Kerry, John Edwards and especially Joe Lieberman by getting involved in any other candidate's campaign."

Lang said that along with Demers he too was upset that Gore had endorsed Dean back in December, something he saw as very offensive to Gore's former running mate, Lieberman. Lang's union backed Kerry.

But not only that, Lang said he was also upset that Gore never thanked firefighters or even reached out to them after the 2000 election even though they publicly backed him and supported him in the primary.

"Before he comes back to New Hampshire apologize to a whole bunch of people who work hard for him for not reaching out to them," Lang said.

"I don't think he needs to ask for anyone's forgiveness," Shaheen said. "I think he made a mistake, but none of us are perfect."

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Time for party unity guys, it was Gore's decision who he wants to ally with not yours now is not the time for bitching and moaning about a major wing of the democratic party.