Gore Hires Political Operative & Adds to His Political Infrastructure

[kpete]

April 29, 2007

Gore Group Makes a Political Hire


Al Gore's new environmental advocacy group has hired a Democratic political operative with experience in the last two presidential cycles, a Gore spokeswoman, Kalee Kreider, confirmed.

The Alliance for Climate Protection, which Gore chairs, hired Brian Hardwick away from Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, the company co-founded by Clinton pollster Mark Penn. Hardwick was a vice president in the New York office.

Previously, Hardwick was deputy campaign manager for Joe Lieberman in 2004. In 2000, when Gore ran for president, he worked in the fundraising operation.

Gore has responded dismissively to suggestions that he could be a late entrant into the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, but he has not ruled out the option. And he retains the political infrastructure to make a decision to run.

more at:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0407/Gore_Group_Makes_a_Political_Hire.html

[orpupilofnature57]

1. We need a man with us in mind again.

[MissWaverly]

2. I wish he would announce so I could donate.

He's still my president.

:-)

[Cha]

3. I wouldn't hire anyone

who is tainted with lieman for whatever reason unless he had a complete exorcism.

[Name removed]

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[Cha]

15. I could alert on you but I think I'll

just say..you're an asshole.

And FUCK lieman.

[northofdenali]

17. Shit, sorry zidzi - I thought you were defending the idiot!

I just read it wrong. :pals:

You can alert on me if you'd like. I've never had one done on me before! :blush:

[Cha]

19. My goodness..what did you think

I said? Did I get all that cause you thought I was defending lieman? :rofl:

Wow! I'm glad I didn't alert and we got it straightened out! I thought you were defending lieman and calling me a "dumbfuck" cause I wrote "they'd need an exorcism if they hired someone who worked for lieman?"

SoKay..:pals:

[northofdenali]

24. "dumbfuck" seems to be my "cuss of the moment"

I should know better - you're on my buddy list (aka, only my best ones) and flagged for new posts!

Forgive me for not reading you right - dammit I KNOW better, you've been here a long time, I like your opinions and a fucking cat just raked my foot - I won't let her outside 'cuz Daddy is using the weed-whacker.

Jeez, I feel so stupid. I think I just wanted to use my new cuss words :blush:

:rofl::pals::hug::pals::rofl:

[Cha]

28. No worries..don't feel

stupid..We've all been there(although this was a doozy!)..just playin' :P

:hug: :D

[northofdenali]

31. Aren't n the DUzies up tonight?

This might make next weeks! I'm casting aspargus here! I'm SERIES!!!11!

[Cha]

32. Oh, is that what

"DUzies" is all about? I'll have to check them out sometime. :) A brilliant idea for just such an occasion, sorry!

[jollyreaper2112]

26. how rude!

I'm alerting you for the insult of suggesting a DUer likes Lieberman. That's like saying a jew eats pastrami on white bread with mayo or an italian uses canned sauce. Unforgivable!

[RestoreGore]

35. I hope he disinfected himself n/t

[femrap]

4. I want Gore to run. nt

[Purveyor]

5. Of course he is going to run. eom

[ms liberty]

6. I want Gore to run, so very much...n/t

[KurtNYC]

7. Re-elect Gore! n/t

[sallyseven]

8. He would be foolish to run

They would only say that his film was just a fake and he was running all the time. American people are stupid and will believe them.

[northofdenali]

27. Sally, I don't think so. The science and scientists behind it -

are not just valid, they are world-renowned. Of course the creationists and neocons and fundies will say it - but they don't make up a whole lot of the US voters, they can just get stirred up by their preachers and stuff.

But thinking people going to the polls? You think they'd vote for McCain? Guialliani? Romney? Thinking people? Nah.

It's up to us still-whacko acivists to make sure people who THINK get out and vote. Most of it is apathy or despair. If we get a candidate who offers HOPE.........

That's where we win.

[RestoreGore]

39. If there are so many thinking people going to polls, how did Bush steal it twice?

I agree with Sally that that is exactly what they would believe.

[earth mom]

45. BOTH 2000 & 2004 were STOLEN ELECTIONS.

You should know that but yet you persist with your b.s. about loving Gore so much. :eyes:

[RestoreGore]

51. That's what I said.

I was actually making the point that there are not that many THINKING people going to the polls considering that was allowed to happen. I know DAMN WELL what took place and that WE THE PEOPLE swept it under the rug for all OUR TALK about it which never goes beyond TALK. Perhaps you then need to get a grip on your grudges before responding with your own bs.

[earth mom]

46. NO-Americans are waking up! They know Global Warming is real and they want it fixed!

Ain't NOBODY gonna fix it like Gore will fix it!

[The Doctor.]

9. So if Gore runs, wouldn't that be unconstitutional? nt

[salin]

10. You lost me... what would be unconstitutuional?

[The Doctor.]

44. Oh, that's right...

He only won one term.

;)

[The Doctor.]

47. You're right, he only won once. nt

[northofdenali]

11. President Gore will always do what is right -

always.

[MasonJar]

12. Oh, please God, let it happen!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

14. Hiring "political operatives" was his mistake the first time.

I hope he runs but without the "political operatives" that moved him to the right the first time.

[flyarm]

16. Gore is his own man today...eom

[rosesaylavee]

18. The plot has been thickening for several months now...

Gore, RUN already!

[dalaigh lllama]

20. what a bodacious avatar ya got there!

n/t

[rosesaylavee]

21. I got it by messing with the bees.

:hi:

[loudsue]

50. Boy! Wouldn't hillary shit a brick?

She thinks Obama is a problem!

:kick::kick::kick:

[MGKrebs]

22. An entertaining theory:

The delegates won in the primaries are split so no one gets the 270 needed, assisted by the early clumping of primaries (people don't get to vote for the "winner" becasue they don't know who it will be). Gore gets drafted at the convention.

Possible?

[Pastiche423]

23. I am saving my primary donation money for Al

[northofdenali]

25. kprete, sorry for being distracting -

I want President Gore to run for re-election so badly I can literally taste it. And I thank you so much for keeping us informed.

I'm tempted to start another "I'm grateful to kpete" thread........... :hi:

[knitter4democracy]

29. It's like the pilot for West Wing.

:)

Did one of the guys tap on the glass to get his attention in a meeting? Did he go back in and tell all the guys that he had a more important job to do?

Run, Al, run!!!

[LisaL]

30. He should just do it already.

[MethuenProgressive]

33. Clinton and Obama must always be looking over their shoulders!

I'd love to see Gore get in early - three very strong Democrats running against the Republicon RudyMcRomney/Culture of Corruption for the next year and some odd months - sweet!!

[RestoreGore]

34. He hired a fundraiser to help with his environmental endeavors

But I suppose that title isn't exciting enough to get on the greatest page because the climate crisis is just secondary. And gee, the link in the OP story regarding the hinting to him running is from FOX news. Real credible. I also find it hard to believe that all of the money from An Inconvenient Truth and Live Earth is going to an organization that is a front for a clandestine political campaign. It sounds deceptive, seedy, and not like him at all, and frankly, the intimations in these posts that that is really what this is all about are getting old.

[jillan]

36. I think that people really want him to run again

because he deserves it and also because if he is President, then we know he would be the most aggressive on climate change out of everyone that we have to pick from now.
In addition, he is an expert on foreign affairs.
Among many other things.

The time is right for him, if he wants it.

[joshcryer]

37. The climate crisis is primary, and only a President can fix it.

Not some guy doing simple slideshows all over the country.

There's a reason Al Gore trained 1000 people to do his slideshow.

And it's not 'cause he plans to keep on doing it, that's for damn sure.

[RestoreGore]

38. "some guy doing a slide show?" How rude

He isn't just "some guy" doing a slide show. He is a global environmental ambassador and he is making great progress on this from where he is. Too bad so many are so occupied with political rhetoric that they don't truly appreciate it. What an ignorant arrogant remark. I hope if he reads remarks like yours that he sees the truth about what is really behind all of this political wrangling and harrassing because it "damn sure" isn't respect for him or his work. And FYI, there is word he may even continue training this year and is already training people in South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa who I may remind you DON'T VOTE HERE because this truth and the tools he is giving them are needed especially in Africa, and because GRASSROOTS action is THE ONLY WAY to make progress on this crisis now that the political BS artists in Washington DC have wasted too much time IGNORING this issue.

And gee, I don't see anything Earth shattering happening yet up on that toxic hill even after his visit there. But that is no surprise since NO PRESIDENT, even those with Democratic majorities have done ANYTHING to solve this crisis in the last thirty years and it isn't going to happen now even with Democrats in Congress because they are now too busy having a war of words with Bush and using this war for their 08 platform instead of kicking his ass out so that we CAN do something about it at a federal level.

Therefore, it is THE PEOPLE who have taken it into their hands in states, municipalities, businesses, and homes across this country because of Mr. Gore and his statesmanship and advocacy which is now so important to maintaining momentum for progress in averting a true planetary disaster. And FYI, that is damn important. It is obvious however, that you aren't one of those people, so again, the disrespect for his work is well noted. Some of you really need to get into the real world here because it is melting as I type and no one election is going to stop that now no matter who sits in that house so many are so obsessed with. However, we can mitigate other serious affects if WE join together now globally and that is exactly the important work he is doing now. Just a guy doing a slide show. How rude.

[sandnsea]

40. Live Earth - fundraising

doh. Of course that's what's going on. He needs a good fundraiser for that to be a success.

[RestoreGore]

41. You obviosuly didn't read the article

This encompasses more than Live Earth.

[greenbriar]

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[indie_voter]

43. Please please run Mr. Gore. Please. n/t

[JetCityLiberal]

48. Thanks for this kpete

Run Al, please run!

[KoKo]

49. He won't RUN until he Has TO! But...it's good to see him being a clever "Fox"

of the animal kind and not that Crap Excuse for a Cable News Show.

He's been around...his dad was a Senator...he knows the "DEAL."

GOOD!

BUT! this is from that Right Wing POS HACK JOB..."The Politico" who is an arm of BushCo. PsyOps.

They must be getting scared and "covering their bases."