To Help Obama Effort, Al Gore Goes Back To Florida

Amerigo Vespucci

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Fri Oct-31-08 04:13 PM
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To Help Obama Effort, Al Gore Goes Back To Florida

Source: The Huffington Post

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. � "So, where were we?" That was the bit of humor former Vice President Al Gore delivered Friday in Florida, the state that dashed his White House dreams eight years ago after a confusing ballot, dimpled punch cards, hanging chads and a Supreme Court decision that stopped a 36-day recount. In the end, George W. Bush won the presidency by just 537 votes. "It's been a long eight years," Gore said as he took the stage to raucous applause from about 200 supporters.

The Democrat embarked on a series of events to boost the candidacy of Barack Obama, with sights set on Florida's 27 electoral votes.

Gore's visit to Florida, a state still up for grabs, marked the first time he's hit the campaign trail for Obama since endorsing him in June and speaking at the Democratic National Convention in August.

Gore and his wife, Tipper, planned another rally in Pompano Beach later in the day. In Palm Beach County, voters have not forgotten what happened eight years ago. The county's confusing ballot in 2000 was blamed for people mistakenly voting for third-party candidate Pat Buchanan instead of Gore.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/31/to-help-obama-effort-al-g_n_139772.html

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Stargleamer

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Fri Oct-31-08 04:22 PM
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1. The victim returns to the Scene of the Crime

I don't think Al ever got over the theft, and I know i haven't.

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madmax

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Fri Oct-31-08 05:39 PM
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3. Neither have I.

Nor have I gotten over 2004. I will never trust our government again. Especially the USSC. They are a joke.

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L. Coyote

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Fri Oct-31-08 05:41 PM
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4. Junta Day 2000.12.12, after a series of crimes.

The illegal purging was the most egregious altering of the outcome, in this context: How many Florida 2000 crimes don't we know about?

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rosesaylavee

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Fri Oct-31-08 04:56 PM
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2. Hope his next stop gets

more people. Yeesh. 200 people? What's up with that Florida?

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tclambert

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Fri Oct-31-08 06:51 PM
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5. Ahem. Sir or Madam, are you requesting a . . . recount?

Edited on Fri Oct-31-08 06:53 PM by tclambert

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rosesaylavee

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Fri Oct-31-08 07:26 PM
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6. Damn right!

:rofl:

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farmboxer

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Sat Nov-01-08 12:35 AM
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7. Pres. Gore was kept from taking office after the Repub

Court stopped the count. It's a shame this judicial coup happened, and it happened in America.

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