Huff Po: Gore takes Cannes by storm - will the Oval office be next?

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Arianna Huffington

05.22.2006

Al Gore Takes Cannes by Storm -- Will the Oval Office Be Next? (64 comments )
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Over the weekend, I flew from Washington to Cannes. In Washington, the talk was all about 2006. In Cannes, the talk is all about 2008.That's because even with Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Penelope Cruz, Jamie Foxx, and Halle Berry here for the film festival, the hottest star in town is Al Gore.

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It's clear that the film, and the engaging "New Gore" on display both in the film and his public appearances promoting it, have connected with people in a big way. The film is an environmental punch in the gut. Gore 2.0 is a revelation, and a critical smash. When asked at his press conference how he should be addressed, he replied "Your Adequacy." "Hanks himself could not have delivered the line more smoothly," gushed The Guardian. The Washington Post's Sebastian Mallaby labeled him "a hero." Time's Anne Marie Cox called him "a rock star." New York magazine touted his "amazing comeback." And even Fox News' Roger Friedman described him as "funny and relaxed." Talk about killer reviews. Of course, as potent as the film is (Friedman says the minds of skeptics "will be changed in a nanosecond" and Franklin Foer says "it will certainly change elite opinion"), the other reason is the "Will he or Won't he?" speculation about 2008.

He's saying no -- but you can hear the "Run, Al, Run" chant growing louder. "Democrats are looking everywhere to find their presidential candidate," Graydon Carter told me. "But the solution may be right under their noses."

And I think that the pressure on Gore to run will only increase as we move toward 2008.

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So today's repeated denials don't really mean very much. Not because he doesn't mean it, but because so much can happen between now and the convention. Especially if it appears that Hillary is close to securing the nomination. Then the pressure for him to enter the race -- to act as the anti-Hillary -- will increase significantly.

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[ourbluenation]

1. Ariannas' got the Gore mojo- this is I think the 3rd blog she's written

about him this month.

[marmar]

2. Thom Hartmann also seems to be on the Gore bandwagon...

I certainly am! :toast:

[ourbluenation]

3. Margaret Carslon (Capital Gang) is too...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-carlson/heres-to-al-gore-and-an_b_21458.html

The debut of Gore's documentary comes at a time when some pundits (including me) might wonder if we should give a rest to that old saw about likeability. Maybe Americans prefer to have a beer and burger with the charming frat boy to the student who always does his homework. But is that a wise basis for choosing a president?

With all the needless death from a ill-conceived war, the wasteful corruption of sweetheart contracts in Iraq and New Orleans, debt and deficits as far as the eye can see, gas prices through the roof with no energy policy in sight, and with a president who delegates to incompetents and cronies, I'm ready to give the class nerd his due and raise a glass to a serious man. Here's to you, Al and a huge box-office gross.

[GregD]

4. Did you hear Hartmann today, talking about Gore?

He repeated a statement by Gore (which was made at Cannes) saying that "there are other ways to serve" and that he did not plan to run.

That breaks my heart because I'm as eager to vote for Hillary as I would be to vote for Jeb or McCain. NOT! I sure hope he will listen to all of us who want to see him run.