Gore doesn't talk about it, but people should know.

[johnaries]

The fact that Gore did not want his rescue efforts post-Katrina publicized stands in stark contrast to B*'s "photo-ops". Just as how quickly he was able to respond stands in stark contrast to B*'s lack of response.

We need to show people more of the "Real Al Gore".
http://usliberals.about.com/b/a/202095.htm

Al Gore Quietly Funded, Facilitated Mercy Mission in New Orleans
In case you missed this AP story (via CNN) from last Saturday, " Al Gore helped airlift some 270 Katrina evacuees on two private charters from New Orleans, acting at the urging of a doctor who saved the life of the former vice president's son.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/nation/0509/09/nat4-309467....

Gore responded immediately, telephoning Kline and agreeing to underwrite the $50,000 each for the two flights, although Larry Flax, founder of California Pizza Kitchens, later pledged to pay for one of them.

"None of the airlines involved required a contract or any written guarantee of payment before sending their planes and volunteer crews," Simon wrote of the American Airlines flights. "One official said if Gore promised to pay, that was good enough for them."

He also recruited two doctors, Spickard and Gore's cousin, retired Col. Dar LaFon, a specialist in internal medicine who once ran the military hospital in Baghdad.

Most critically, Gore worked to cut through government red tape, personally calling Gov. Phil Bredesen to get Tennessee's support and U.S. Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta to secure landing rights in New Orleans.

About 140 people, many of them sick, landed in Knoxville on Sept. 3. The second flight, with 130 evacuees, landed the next day in Chattanooga.

Al is a true hero.

One of the few pictures taken - notice Al actually broke a sweat. Again, a stark contrast to B*.
http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/03/06/2005090919...

[Cha]

1. I remember that..I

was so proud of him at that time in history! While fuckwad went to Arizona to eat cake with that dumb mccain and then to California to play air guitar..Our real President would have been hands on down and dirty evacuating New Orleans and Mississippi!

[AuntiBush]

38. Same here.

He is a true American patriot-hero, and my President at that. We should talk about this to everyone we know.

Gore 2008, or now would be way better

[undeterred]

2. He is a true leader.

He doesn't need the staged photo ops to pretend to be a leader.

[Minnesota Libra]

3. OMG, thank you for those links - they are keepers to remind...............

.....the neocon/fundie idiots what a REAL President can get done.

[bklyncowgirl]

4. I remember that.

I did not realize that the doctor who saved his son was stranded in New Orleans with patients. Sounds like the makings of another movie.

Gore is a good man and someone you'd want to have on your side in an emergency.

I voted for him after a little flirtation with Nader in 2000 (had a bad feeling about Bush)and so any reservations I had about Gore flew out the window. I would vote and work for him enthusiastically if he chooses to run in 2008.

[JHH]

5. I would vote for him again in a minute but

if he runs the the issue of global warming will be politicized and dismissed by the very people who need to here what he is saying. The fact that many people want him to run says more about the mistrust of Hillery than any desire on the part of Al's to run.

[Minnesota Libra]

19. I totally support Gore for 08 and my support for him has nothing.........

....absolutely nothing to do with Hillary Clinton one way or the other. I don't necessarily dislike her but then I'm not a big fan of hers either, so I don't care what she decides to do.

First, my support for Al Gore is based solely on the fact that I think he is the ONLY PERSON who can take on the neocons/fundies and give it back as good and better than he gets it. Others can give it back too but not like Al Gore can. Second, I also think Al Gore is the ONLY PERSON who has any hope at all of restoring the working relationship this country enjoyed with the rest of the world under Clinton/Gore. Third, I think Al Gore is the ONLY person who can take on the neocons/fundies and win on his own right and not simply because people are pissed off at the neocons/fundies.

[Faygo Kid]

34. Not sure he is ONLY PERSON, am sure he is the right person

And not because of taking on anyone else. Or political considerations. Because this nation and the world needs Al Gore; we are being damaged even more than we at DU speculate, and that's a lot. Now is his time.

[DesertRat]

20. Not true at all

I want him to run because I want him to take the lead on global warming. I saw An Inconvenient Truth the other night and am more convinced than ever that he's the person we need.
Gore is my candidate of choice but I don't mistrust Hillary Clinton at all. (where did that idea come from??)
If Sen. Clinton is the Democratic nominee in '08, I will vote for her and volunteer for her campaign.

[JHH]

42. I was just taking Al at his word when he said that Global warming is

more important politics and that he do not see him self running. If we can convince him to run then he is the man, but if he stays out of the race let us make sure that both sides have to relate to the issue of Global warming.

[peacetalksforall]

6. Bravo!. Thanks for posting. Recommend! ... n/t

[journalist3072]

7. Proud to be the 5th person to give this a K&R

Al Gore is a perfect example of the old adage "don't talk about it, be about it."

Because while BushCo. was sitting on their keeshers, talking about what they were GOING to do to help the people of NOLA, Al Gore was actually DOING it.

Kudos to him!

[johnaries]

8. BTW, I previously sent some of these to RW's at work.

They didn't believe it at first, but they said "if it was true" they would vote for Gore if he ran in '08.

Yes, Virginia, Gore would win if he ran again.

PLEASE send these links to every RW'er you know. If you can't convert them, at least you can watch their heads explode!

[dalaigh lllama]

10. That's good to know. Thanks! n/t

[dalaigh lllama]

9. Yeah, I remember that

That's when I started fantasizing about how great it would be if he were our president. Then after his MLK speech, that sealed it for me. I am 100% for Gore in 2008.

[BelgianMadCow]

47. The MLK did it for me as well

that was a defining moment in your country's history imho.

[dalaigh lllama]

51. I watched that speech alone in our family room

and when it was over, I stood up and clapped and cried. Laughed at myself a little for being so dramatic, but later discovered I wasn't the only one cheering at the tv. We are so ready for a leader like President Gore.

[WiseButAngrySara]

11. I remember also. K & R for Gore! I wish he'd run again. ....n/t

[KAT119]

12. Thank you for this reminder-seing Al's photo brought tears for a true hero

[dalaigh lllama]

13. k & r

so the folks who didn't know this about Gore find out about it.

[wordpix2]

14. god forbid BushCheney would pay out of pocket to airlift anyone in need

THAT'LL be the day.

[yellerpup]

15. He leads by example

What an inspiration! K&R

[NYCGirl]

16. And the guy who is SUPPOSED to be the leader? He flew over it in Air Force

One and looked out the window.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/0...

[DesertRat]

37. Bush had to cut short his vacation time

"On his way to Washington, Bush had Air Force One fly low over the hurricane-ravaged area. His plane flew over New Orleans at about 2,500, and it descended even further, to about 1,700 feet, over Mississippi. Bush surveyed the damage from a couch near the left front of the plane."

[DesertRat]

17. k&r for President Gore

[PuraVidaDreamin]

18. Gore is a real patriot and leader. Bush is a shadow of a man

[ms liberty]

21. K&R for my President - ReElect Al Gore '08! n/t

[HeeBGBz]

22. I remember hearing about that

He cares and it shows. My president.

[upi402]

23. Al's a great guy, brilliant - no friend of the worker though

I will defend him when I see rightard talking points coming from folks. But I will stop short of puting him on a pedestal. He would be miles ahead of the Bushit in every regard. But we need REAL change and not a charge to the middle. I guess I've just watched the middle move ever further to the right over the decades.

Now, moderate Republicans look like heroic liberals standing up to BushCo. Bruce Fein, Deputy Attorney General to Ronald Reagan is an example I saw recently on C-SPAN. Goldwater used to be a rightwing whacko. I blame the media owners. Gore should won and should be president to this day. But it didn't happen and we need true Democrats, not corporatist free traders.

[Olney Blue]

24. I posted the sighting of Al in NOLA when it broke on cable news.

(it was my first and only time on greatest page )

[renate]

25. K&R

Taking action and leading is what real leaders do.

[Kablooie]

26. Gore is the first politician I've ever felt I could trust.

And he says he doesn't want to be president. Perfect!
The best people for politicians are those who don't want the job.

God, if we could only get a government we could TRUST again!

(again? Well, when I was a kid I trusted them.)

[kath]

27. Thanks for reminding us of this. K & R

[MODemocrat]

28. Al Gore is so intelligent and presidential

Sure enjoyed seeing his interview with George Stephanopolis this morning. It was so refreshing to hear someone articulate as he does.
What an asset he is to the democratic party.

[fooj]

29. I will never forget what he did! Ever.

He is a TRUE leader.

[AnnieBW]

30. I mentioned this last week, but

Here's a kick to keep it in everyone's mind. That's how a REAL Christian would act, not like those that were leaving those people to fend for themselves.

[BrklynLiberal]

31. I remember reading about this at the time. He was not doing this for a

"photo-op" as were some ass-holes who will remain unnamed.
Gore IS a true hero.

[catbert836]

32. The best kind of charity

is done anonymously. It shows you are humble, and don't want to brag about what a great person you are. If you think about it, it's really the only kind of charity that's possible, because giving money for your own benefit is selfish at its core.

I'm glad Al has realized this.

[malaise]

33. There are photos in the archives n/t

[crispini]

35. Al Gore is a good man.

K&R

[Hekate]

36. Thanks. That's a keeper for the next election.

I remember the postings here at DU.

A DUer with a motorboat (fishing vessel? sorry, I'm not a boater) offered to help with search and rescue, but it was going to cost him something like $250/day to gas the thing up and run it, which money he did not have. All he asked for was gas, but he was turned down.

I've had to correct several typos in this short message, my fingers are shaking slightly with remembered anger. This has to have been one of the worst episodes in American history.

God bless Al Gore. The opposite to George W. Bush.

Hekate

[spanone]

39. But, Mr. Bush* was vacationing...he couldn't be bothered with such trivia

[fortyfeetunder]

40. I think he gets more enjoyment from this

As I heard on Al Gore's interview today he wasn't interested in running for POTUS because he found other ways to serve, and sounds like he's found his niche. Way to go Al!

[Lisa]

41. and he didn't put pictures of himself at NO in his book ...

So here's one.




www.chander.com/2005/09/

[bonito]

43. Al gore speaks the truth

that resonates with us all, He may not want to run in 08, but He can be driven by the people, better than for us to be led with lies.

[byronius]

44. I'm making a giant ALGORE08.COM sticker for my truck.

Damn, I love this guy.

[Triana]

45. God I wish He'd run again...

...but sounds like it ain't gonna happen.

[durrrty libby]

46. K & R for President Gore n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

48. Al, should be begged into service!!!!!!

[mithnanthy]

49. as I remember...

Al Gore's planes were turned away for 2 or 3 days UNTIL Chimpy finally made his appearance. Only THEN Gore's planes we allowed to deliver the help. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[johnaries]

50. Yes, I believe you are correct. But, Al started taking action as

soon as he got the phone call. He responded immediately while B* was playing guitar and eating birthday cake. His actions would have been more effective sooner if FEMA had not delayed him.

[wisteria]

52. Many of our Dem's went out their way and helped out in NO .

I applaud them all for their unselfish and unrecognized efforts.

The deed itself and knowing you have made a difference should be reward enough. Singling out someone for special recognition in response to this devastation cheapens the act of charity and makes one question the motivation behind it-even if it is done indirectly.

[oregonjen]

53. This is what Bush looked like

http://bagnewsnotes.typepad.com/bagnews/in_a_picturethe...

I don't know how to post the pic, but here is the link. Scroll down and see the evil/guilty/oh crap look that he has on his face. Disgusting.

[Nothing Without Hope]

54. ***LINKS TO THREE SEPT 2005 THREADS ON GORE'S KATRINA MISSION***

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
thread title: Amazing story of Gore at NOLA - - details of how FEMA tried to stop him

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
thread title: "Al Gore saved my family"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
thread title: Everybody needs to read this about Al Gore!!!