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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:34 PM Original message |
So I saw Al Gore give his "Inconvenient Truth" presentation last week |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. I saw Gore give |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. There's so much truth in that statement, I almost can't hold it |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. I think you are mistaken. As President, Gore could order the reduction of C02. |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I know he could do that, and a lot more, were he the president |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:27 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. I think I disagree with you intellectually. And I'm not sure if agreement |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:42 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. There was no premise to my OP. I was just musing on a change of perception I had. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. I read your OP to have the premise that Gore would have more power to |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. I saw him give it for the movie. |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Dude! {{ bows low }} I'm SO not worthy! |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I was sitting right under the lift... |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. No WAY! |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Sweet! |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. There has got to be some video of that somewhere. I'd love to see that. |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. he's the sort of person who can have a positive impact no matter what he does |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. He's amazing -- he lit up the room |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I bought tickets for a couple of the kids in my class |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Wow! What a great story! |
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Joe for Clark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. Come on - if there was ever a position to battle this - it is in |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Emotionally, I agree with you, JfC |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. I agree. He's bigger than the President of the US... |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. EXACTLY what I'm struggling to say |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. "outside the formal power structure" |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. then you're saying that he does indeed need more power |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. He needs political power WITH THE FREEDOM to pursue his environmental |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
40. Where does it say the President isn't free to decide what priority they care to |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. No that's not what I'm saying, and I apologize if that's how I made it sound. |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. can you be more specific please |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Actually, Gateley's post above said it much better than I could |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. You've perhaps unconsciously lowered your expectations |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. It's not lowered expectations of what a good president can accomplish |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Good post. Gore also supports single payer health insurance and he is the |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I agree about the other candidates who have enabled Bush* |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:35 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. How does winning the White House equate to losing power? If Gore won the |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:50 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Sorry, John Q. Your assertion that I don't have an intellectual |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:58 AM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Sorry, I should have prefaced that comment with IMHO. So where does |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 01:14 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Not sure what you're asking that we agree about emotionally |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. Gore could do far more as President than he could do in any other role |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I agree there's no comparison to the total amount of influence he would have as president |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
42. Oh, now I get it. You are supplying yourself a reason why he doesn't run, should he choose |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. You have NOTHING to support that claim. Look at what he's done thus far... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
33. yep |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. Thank you for this. |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I say these things with great difficulty |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I understand, and am grateful for your honesty. |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-09-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. I guess I hadn't thought of it, but there does seem to be a bit of that "he owes us" here |
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ourbluenation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. Imagine having him in the WH and a dem congress. a girl can dream I guess. n/t |
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