Gore will speak in Chicago on Wednesday

[Coexist]

Anyone here think he will announce??

http://draftalgore.meetup.com/48/calendar/6417733/

Al Gore will be addressing the Economic Club ( http://www.econclubch...) of Chicago at 6:45 PM on Oct 17, following a dinner. The event will be at downtown Hyatt Hotel. Al Gore meetup group of Chicago has been working on large signs, each one is 42x36 inches letter. The message is "AL GORE 2008" -- therefore, there are 10 signs. At least ten people are required to hold the signs at any given time. We will be positioned on the sidewalk opposite to the Hyatt on Wacker Drive, from 5 pm to 8 pm. It is a higly visible spot. Our meetup group needs more that 10 people so we can rotate after people get tired. We will also be collecting signatures for Al Gore's name to be included in the Illinois Primary. We will be handing out buttons, hats, bookmarks, and taking signatures.

This will be first Al Gore's public event after upcoming nomination to the Nobel Prize for contribution to the universal awareness of Global Climate Change.

[malaise]

1. It's beginning to look a lot like

Christmas :D

[LSparkle]

2. Hoping C-Span will be there so I can eventually see it ...

My feelings about President Gore are that he won't get into the race until after the Nobel ceremony in December -- otherwise, he'll look too much like a candidate when he receives the award. After that, all bets are off ...

[lildreamer316]

3. But...

October 23– Filing Deadline for Michigan Primary

Does he have to be on this? I don't know.

[Coexist]

4. how many signatures does he need to get on the petition there?

[lildreamer316]

5. Absolultely no idea, I got a bit of an answer here: (edited)

(sorta)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2052005&mesg_id=2052091

So I'm assuming it may not be necessary (but it probably would be a good idea to get him on there anyway). I guess I'll take a gander over at DraftGore and see what's going on in Michigan.

ON EDIT: This must not be considered necessary at all; because as of last tuesday, Obama, Edwards, Richardson and Biden ALL pulled out of that primary ( http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/09/politics/main3348176.shtml ), leaving only Hillary - but if you are trying to rack up numbers of primaries, then that one would be an probably easy win for him.

So, I still can't predict if this would warrant us needing to get him on the ballot or not. Or, if he would feel the need to declare before then. Probably all rests on how big he figures the Hillary juggernaut to be.

[Mabus]

8. don't forget that Obama, Edwards and Richardson pulled their names from the ballot

For Debbie Dingell and Sen. Carl M. Levin, the standoff has been brewing for years. The Michigan Democrats have long worked, mostly behind the scenes, to change an electoral calendar that places vast importance on results in Iowa and New Hampshire, states that bear little resemblance to the industrial heartland.

"There's just no possible justification for one or two states that are not particularly representative to have a dominant role in this process. It's not fair to other states," Levin said in a telephone interview. "Why the hell do New Hampshire and Iowa have a claim to the attention to their issues?"

* * * * *

The result is a tangle, with the Democratic National Committee vowing not to seat any convention delegates Michigan chooses that day and Democratic presidential candidates facing a deadline of Tuesday to decide whether to remain on the ballot here.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/08/AR2007100801511.html

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

7. He'll Miss Lots Of Deadlines If He Waits Until December

There are some deadlines in mid-November and early-December to appear on primary ballots.

I remember when people were saying he'll wait until after winning the award. Now the supposition is that he'll wait until After the ceremony?

[toadzilla]

6. i wish.

[Swamp Rat]

9. NeoGore is "The One!"

:D