Gore endorsement to be carried Live on CNN also..................

[slinkerwink]

8am NOW!


I just heard Charlie Rangel's going to be introducing Dean and Gore. I don't know if there's any truth to that rumor. If that is true, that's got to hurt Clark.

[slinkerwink]

1. :kick: I'm so pysched!

[Myra]

2. Yes, they are carrying it! "Announcement expected in Harlem...

any moment now"

Thank you slinkerwink!

[slinkerwink]

5. no problem!

:hi:

[slinkerwink]

3. the pundits are saying that gore backed dean because of move.org

and has expressed regret for the way his campaign was run in 2000.

[slinkerwink]

4. ouch, Joe Lieberman's campaign manager is now on......

there's more political spin.....

[Myra]

6. Talking to Holy Joe's campaign mgr now! This is delicious.

So friggen relieved Prez Gore has dumped Lieberman.

[slinkerwink]

9. Joe's still not going to drop out----damn.

Hello?! When your former running mate backs someone else, that's a pretty big sign to Lieberman to drop out.

[slinkerwink]

7. somehow Lieberman's manager reminds me of Chemical Ali

with uplifting reports that the Lieberman campaign isn't in disarray.

[pruner]

8. LOL

:hi:

[slinkerwink]

11. morning!

:hi:

[dusty64]

10. Also smearing Dean

as wanting to raise taxes on the middle class. I hope they hurry up, I've got to get ready for work.

[slinkerwink]

12. try listening onto NPR radio.....

it might be covered there on your way to work.

[dusty64]

15. Thanks.

Maybe I can listen without all the spin, I can't wait to hear what the media minions have to say after, (not).

56. NPR

I listened to NPR this morning and the only candidate they mentioned in relation to Gore's announcement (which had not yet been made when I was listening) was how this announcement would affect Lieberman. I thought that was interesting. Maybe they just haven't had time to contemplate what it will do regarding other candidates. What I found interesting was that something in the way they were only mentioning Lieberman made it sound like he was a serious candidate & I wondered if this perhaps illustrates the differences between perceptions within the Democractic party and forums like this and the perceptions on a more national level.
So I don't know as NPR is particularly any better a venue for implications being considered -- at least this morning.

[Corgigal]

13. I mute them all BUT

whats his name, Gold something, the guy who worked for RFK. I listen to him and trust him around 75 percent.

[TexasSissy]

14. 8:19 and no "endorsement" on CSPAN?

It is now 8:19 a.m. ET (7:19 CST), and there is no endorsement going on on CSPAN or CSPAN-2. I guess the info was incorrect.

[pruner]

16. they're just waiting for Dean & Gore to take the stage

:)

[maddezmom]

18. is it going to be on 1or 2?

:)

[pruner]

19. CSPAN 1

:)

[maddezmom]

24. thanks...they just panned the room. n/t

[slinkerwink]

20. it's also on CNN

might be on MSNBC also-----dunno ;-)

[slinkerwink]

17. they're taking time to come into the room

[Cooley Hurd]

21. I'm there (watching CNN from home, that is)

I love the fact that they're announcing the endorsement in Harlem. Culturally, as well as symbolically, it's the perfect place to do so...

[nomaco-10]

22. It's a good day to be a dem and a

Dean supporter. The legitimate president of the US giving his endorsement to the candidate that has inspired a whole new movement in this country. President Gore, thanks for standing with us to help us get our country back!

[CMT]

23. listening to Joe Lieberman's campaign manager is sickening

Poor Joe, Al didn't even call. Maybe if Lieberman hadn't criticized Gore on running a populist campaign in 2000 and gone with Bush on the military ballot thing in the Florida recount he would have had more appreciation for his running-mate.

[slinkerwink]

28. yep, that was a dumb move on Lieberman's part,

[dusty64]

25. Ick, I'm outta here.

gotta go to work. The "question" of the day was the clincher, what a load of absolute media whore shit.

[Myra]

26. CNN reading a series of letters trashing President Gore

God I hate them.
This is like the second time I've watched them in
years, and it's hard to stomach.

[slinkerwink]

27. yeah, it's just ratings that they're going for-----CNN is biased......

They're now coming onto stage.......within the next five minutes maybe.

[slinkerwink]

29. Al Gore now in the room!

lots of camera lights going off.........

[RogueTrooper]

31. It loooks like he is coming up onto the stage

:yourock:

[slinkerwink]

33. it's very smart of Dean to plug in parts of his speech to this national

audience......he knows he's got millions of eyes on him----this is a great chance to say who Dean is to America.

[slinkerwink]

36. Gore now speaking.....

WOOHOOOO!!! Gore said we need to remake the Democratic party and to take the country back! Said he was happy to endorse Dean as the next President of the United States of America.

Gore has a huge issue with the infighting in the Democratic party.

[Myra]

30. Oh thank god! On edit: It's on CSPAN!

I just switched to CSPAN.
What a relief.

[Myra]

32. Dean just called President Gore "the elected President"

Yeah!

[liberalmuse]

34. Fantastic! I couldn't believe it...

when I signed on after work yesterday. I was so excited. Then I went into a thread and people were posting really ugly things about it, saying Gore was a curse, blah, blah, blah. I was stunned. Thank god my daughter kicked me off the net, because it was better that I just get out of DU for the night rather than continue to respond to these people.

This is huge for Dean. Will it be the push he needs to be the Dem party Presidential candidate? I don't know. However, I've seen already it is possible this will cause really hard feelings and that some Dems who do not support Dean may simply give up at this point. I hope not. I really didn't expect the high level of nastiness I saw here yesterday.

[in_cog_ni_to]

35. OH, GREAT!

He's telling ME who to support???!!!! Sorry. THAT is an arrogant thing to do!

[bicentennial_baby]

37. Was'nt that nice?

I will continue to support my candidate to the bitter end, regardless of what Mr. Gore thinks I should do.

[Joe the Revelator]

40. Good Speech by Gore

I'm a Clarkie, but I thought that Gore's comments (aside for the endorsement) were spot on.

[prolesunited]

38. Way to twist words!

He said he is offering his opinion in case anyone was interested and he realized the nominating process would go forward.

[in_cog_ni_to]

43. His opinion is worth squat

at this point in that "nominating process" so why say it? It was arrogant and I hope this backfires and bites Dean in the ass.

[Guaranteed]

47. "I hope this abckfires and bites Dean in the ass."

Before or after he's nominated?

[in_cog_ni_to]

51. Before. ....and he won't be nominated. n/t

[slinkerwink]

49. what if Gore had endorsed Clark? Would you be saying the same thing?

I think not.

[Guaranteed]

39. Isn't that what an endorsement is?

It's just a suggestion, anyway.

[slinkerwink]

50. yep, it's just one opinion of a man

;-) The REAL President of the United States, that is.

[Myra]

52. Prez Gore didn't tell anyone who to support in_cog_ni_to

He made a point of saying he was only one person, and was just giving his opinion, and (paraphrasing now) we could take it or leave it. We're all free to do just that. In fact I will do just that; I'm still for Clark. But, I will always listen to anything Prez Gore has to say because I respect him big time.

[slinkerwink]

41. Dean's now talking about how we lost a lot of races in 2002

and thanked Gore for his endorsement.

[incapsulated]

42. What bullshit

He has "respect" for those primary thingies but hey, let's all get behind this guy before we even vote. Be a "team" player!

But hey, he's just "one man".

Oh, please...

[Guaranteed]

44. We're gonna need a lot of momentum to beat Bush.

We've got less than 11 months to get this done.

Dean was the first to be publicly against the war. While others will try to twist his words, everyone knew Dean as the anti-war candidate, well before the war. He's a leader, he's NOT afraid of Bush, and he most DEFINITELY can beat him; get behind him and let's win this thing.

[ibegurpard]

46. Would you say the same thing if he had endorsed Clark right now?

n/t

[slinkerwink]

48. the point is that he wouldn't----it's all sour grapes.

[incapsulated]

54. YES I WOULD

Because she doesn't believe in annionting a nominee before a single vote is cast.

Gore, of all people should understand the importance of letting the voters speak, instead of using his considerable clout to interfere with the process.

Clinton understands this, that's why he won't endorse anyone.

[slinkerwink]

55. what about the fact that Dean has the largest grassroots?

and is against the war in Iraq? The fact that other Dems have been sniping horribly at Dean shows Gore's worry that we might lose to Bush by having a candidate that doesn't have Dean's grassroots strength.

[lewiston]

45. I think...

Gore has Secretary of State locked up in the Dean administration.

[kaitykaity]

53. That's a wrap!!

Whoo hooo. :bounce:

[slinkerwink]

57. thanks for a classy response!

:hi: