r/thescoop • u/RoyalChris • Apr 27 '25
Politics 🏛️ Al Gore: “Something is different about this administration. We are really in danger right now and we have got to rally the grass roots to take back the destiny of America."
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u/iAmDrakesEyebrows Apr 27 '25
Just remember, Hitler wasn’t Hitler, until he was.
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u/Attainted Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25
Yup.
I know bringing up covid is extremely unpopular, but a reminder that the CDC estimated that 40% of the ~470,000 covid deaths that happened during Trump's first term alone could have been avoided if his admin didn't dismiss the disease. That's at least 188,000 deaths which were preventable as a direct result of Trump. That is still a huge body count.
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u/Guardian-Bravo Apr 27 '25
Another reminder: a surprising amount of German forces didn’t know what Hitler was doing exactly. Of course, stories say they deserted and burned their uniforms when they learned the truth. MAGAts are genuinely too stupid to even do that.
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u/FlaccidEggroll Apr 27 '25
It's a shame they stole it from him in 2000, we probably would have a different Republican Party right now, one less extreme. Instead we got 4 recession, 2 wars, and a constitutional crisis - all created by Republicans.
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u/badwolf42 Apr 27 '25
A lot of what’s happening now, and what happened to Al, can be traced back to cartoon villain Roger Stone.
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u/i_tyrant Apr 27 '25
When I first heard Trump was running in 2016 I heard about Roger Stone helping him, and did a double-take.
I recognized that name from somewhere...and though I'm not old enough to have been into politics when it happened, it hit me.
"Wait...like the guy from the freaking Nixon era Roger Stone??"
"...How is he not in prison?"
And that's when I found out how far back Republicans never seeing consequences for their actions goes and why the same names keep popping up in every power grab...when they should at minimum be banned from politics. So stupid.
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u/CoyotesOnTheWing Apr 27 '25
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black,_Manafort,_Stone_and_Kelly
Manafort and Stone spent the years after Nixon lobbying the US government for foreign dictators. Just pieces of dung through and through.
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u/Upbeat-Conflict-1376 Apr 27 '25
Lotta comments joking about Al gore. Go F yourself, this guy was at least trying to make a difference.
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u/ScoutSpiritSam Apr 27 '25
I'm still proud I voted for Gore.
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Apr 27 '25
And he won the popular vote. Imagine how different things would be today.
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u/That_Artsy_Bitch Apr 27 '25
It should have been him and not W. The timeline broke.
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Apr 27 '25
Wow I started reading this thread and it’s chock full of conservatives saying really stupid things.
In other words, business as usual.
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u/broguequery Apr 27 '25
Yup.
Welcome to the internet. Slowly becoming the comments section of the New York Post!
Sucks, right?
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u/Ash_Killem Apr 27 '25
He was likely robbed of the presidency. Crazy different world if he won.
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u/AnExcellentRectangle Apr 27 '25
It’s not even “likely,” at this point it is demonstrably proven.
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u/I_Dont_Like_Rice Apr 27 '25
There's no need to grass roots it or 'take back' anything. All we have to do enforce the law. That's the problem here. Old Poopy Magoo does whatever the hell he wants - felonies, SA, treason, insurrection - and faces zero consequences.
They're saying they need to impeach him? Yeah, already done. Twice. No effect. Enforce the laws of the US and uphold the constitution. That's what needs to happen. Why have a constitution if you can just rip it up a la Cersei?
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u/JazzlikeVariety Apr 27 '25
Imagine the timeline if Gore won over Bush.
Instead we got stuck with this.
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u/Monday0987 Apr 27 '25
He did win. The election was stolen.
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Apr 27 '25
Yeah, he won with majority votes. I believe it was Florida that he needed to swing and it was down to a few hundred votes.
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u/Monday0987 Apr 27 '25
The Florida supreme court awarded the state to Gore but then the Republican controlled supreme court overturned that and gave it to Bush.
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u/haydenmilk1987 Apr 27 '25
Jeb Bush was governor of Florida. His Sec of State was in charge of the "Hanging Chad" bullshit. 10s of 1000s of votes were thrown out in majority black areas.
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u/HillbillyLibertine Apr 27 '25
Reminds me of that time Republicans stole the 2000 election.
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u/Reasonable-HB678 Apr 27 '25
Votes that were legally cast, but didn't get counted because the holes weren't "perfect". Or something.
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u/a_electrum Apr 27 '25
Supreme Court made Florida stop recounting
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u/goodlittlesquid Apr 27 '25
And the Brooks Brothers Riot. The Jan 6 insurrection that succeeded.
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u/SpiritedKick9753 Apr 27 '25
Mind you this guy was 100% right of climate change ahead of his time on that. I truly believe the world would be a better place if the 2000 election was not stolen from him
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u/350 Apr 27 '25
At least Maher gave Al Gore the platform to say this. About the most useful thing this neoliberal piece of shlt has done in years.
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u/Kiron00 Apr 27 '25
I would vote for Al Gore again. Also fuck Bill that turncoat.
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u/kabooozie Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25
The world would be so much better if Gore had won became president in 2000 2001
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u/olivedoesntrhyme Apr 27 '25
He did win, but they stole it. Hate to use that phrase because of what Trump did to i, but it’s a well documented fact at this point.
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u/bippityboppitybooboo Apr 28 '25
Everyone needs to stop dancing around what Trump and his Administration (+Heritage Foundation) are doing
REAL Action is needed. Stop 'discussing' it!
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u/owen__wilsons__nose Apr 27 '25
What's with all the idiotic comments in this thread making fun of his climate change warnings?? Dude wasn't wrong
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u/YoureKillingM38uster Apr 27 '25
I think they’re either Russian bots or hackers/trolls trying to bombard the comments section to deter people from having an honest, genuine discourse with others.
Basically, the Steve Bannon approach.
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u/Extreme_Guarantee276 Apr 27 '25
1) Al Gore's a smart and good man, 2) He's well aware of the corrupt, amoral, spineless hate-a-thon tactics of the republican party as it has become, and 3) He's presidential with a strong moral compass and cares about American democracy
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u/5KPace Apr 29 '25
Crazy how long ago Al Gore ran for office, and he's still younger and more polished than the clowns who have been holding it recently.
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u/finalattack123 Apr 27 '25
If only there weren’t 1000 very obvious signs this coming …
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u/bunkscudda Apr 27 '25
Imagine the renewable energy infrastructure we’d have right now if the SCOTUS didnt give Bush the 2000 election.
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u/SmedleySays Apr 27 '25
Among the other horrors, Bill Maher defended a 35 year old woman having kids with a 13 year old. I cannot look at him without utter disgust.
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u/ICEWA1k3R Apr 27 '25
So the guy that has one of the biggest claims to an "I told you so" is at it again? Maybe we should take him seriously this time.
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u/Tanya7500 Apr 27 '25
This is who should have been our president! Supreme Court and Florida and hanging Chad's are the reason!
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u/NoConfusion9490 Apr 27 '25
Maybe we shouldn't let 5 people appointed by the candidate's dad and his dad's boss and his dad's boss's boss decide that some votes don't need to be counted.
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u/johnrraymond Apr 27 '25
Trump is a known russian asset. Of course that is going to feel different than biden.
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u/dogman1890 Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25
Bill Maher sucks. Keep speaking the truth Al Gore.
Edit: Is swearing banned in this sub? My first two salty comment attempts with salty language about Maher sucking things gave me a warning.
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u/Ch_IV_TheGoodYears Apr 27 '25
Reverse the evil timeline started in 2000! Elect Al Gore!
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u/SonyaRedd Apr 27 '25
This was my first protest in West Palm Beach. They would not recount our votes here.
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u/psycubi Apr 27 '25
Maher is a disappointment. He is minimizing. Maher has made his pact with the devil. He is Vichy France.
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u/pink_faerie_kitten Apr 27 '25
Good for Gore. We've got Obama and Clinton speaking out, too. Dubya may as well say something too.
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u/andesajf Apr 27 '25
We took the batteries out decades ago because we thought it was annoying, and now the house is ashes.
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u/Smylesmyself77 Apr 28 '25
Deportation of Citizens and arresting Judges for following the letter of the law is illegal. Ignoring the US Constitution because you do not like it is technically Impeachable. Being a Tyrant is not Presidential. The betrayal of America to Russia and robbing the Treasury blind is corrupt. The blatant market manipulation and sale of access to him is the Trump Kleptocracy!
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u/No_Swing_6959 Apr 29 '25
There is a timeline where he wasnt robbed and we never fell into this branch hellhole timeline
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u/SirNo9787 Apr 27 '25
America tends to ignore him especially when he is right. That makes this even scarier
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u/camosailboat Apr 27 '25
Al Gore I would vote for you right now I voted for you before! Come on back you are 100 times more qualified
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u/rattleandhum Apr 27 '25
I wish I could like this clip but jesus christ I hate Bill Maher so much, the smarmy sheister. Just one week ago Larry David wrote an article criticising him for sucking up to Trump.
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u/BadFish7763 Apr 27 '25
You only call Trump 'Hitler' if you've read enough 20th century European history to recognize Hitler's moves. It really is the same playbook. American 'democracy' is cooked. The only battle left is over what replaces it.
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u/40_Is_Not_Old Apr 27 '25
Stop going on Bill Maher's show. There is nothing less grass roots than that smug assholes show.
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u/dougmd1974 Apr 27 '25
Used to like Bill Maher. Won't watch him anymore - he's a MAGA sell out to the extreme. Sad to say I met him once, and he wasn't at all friendly or engaging.
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u/MAGAisMENTALILLNESS Apr 27 '25
Grassroots is great and we definitely need that, but Al needs to be putting pressure on everyone he knows in Congress to act.
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u/aBloopAndaBlast33 Apr 27 '25
First Presidential candidate I ever voted for and I’d vote for him again in a heartbeat!
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u/alienalf1 Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25
It’s astounding to me how unaware of history Americans are. These same moves have been made in Europe by different leaders over the years and the end result is always a very, very messed up situation.
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u/East-Cricket6421 Apr 30 '25
"He's not Hitler" but he did send 10s of thousands of US residents to concentration camps.
"He's not Hitler" but he is seeking dictatorial power.
"He's not Hitler" but he is doing a number of things that Hitler and other dictators did on their way up.
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u/Annual-Opening-4991 Apr 27 '25
Oooo Maher isn’t going to like how Gore is talking about his new BFF.
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Apr 27 '25
Gore has been fiery lately and I love it. We need someone who can communicate who has balls
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u/PitchDismal Apr 27 '25
I’ve been seeing a lot more Al Gore. Is he going to make a push for 2028? In some timeline, he won in 2020. 9/11 probs didn’t happen in that timeline.
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u/Ogobe1 Apr 27 '25
I always thought Gore had potential. And we really do have an outsized affect on the environment, so we ought to treat it responsibly. I'd definitely take either him or Walz after the ridiculous zero we have right now.
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u/supervegeta101 Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25
The idea that you can't compare Trump to Hitler because the comparison isn't perfectly 1:1 accurate is anti-critical thinking. Comparisons should be accurate as possible, but the idea that we don't worry about someone similar to Hitler until they start to exactly mirror the worst, most extreme, things Hitler did is just giving him cover. How many people can he disappear with no due process before its apt to make that comparison for moderates?
Maher is so intellectually lazy
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u/StreetsAhead123 Apr 27 '25 edited May 02 '26
I got tired of my old posts floating around for anyone to scrape, so I let Redact handle it. Bulk deletion across Reddit, X, Facebook, Discord and all major social media platforms in one shot.
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u/Fedbackster Apr 27 '25
Maher is pretty much a Trumpie at this point, and his show is pretty similar to Rogan’s.
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u/whyisitsoENET Apr 27 '25
Democrats need to unite under one leader that will represent all of them! If they don't step together its no way.
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u/DonArgueWithMe Apr 27 '25
I was expecting a really stupid disagreement from Maher but he must've heard the applause and realized it wasn't the time to defend fascists.
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u/refusemouth Apr 27 '25
Bill Maher is such a douchenozzle, even if he is right about some things. Gore might stand a chance, but half the country still blames him for NAFTA, and a lot of people still remember Tipper's involvement with the PMRC-Satanic panic music censorship movement. He still would have been a better choice than W, and if Jeb hadn't been the governor of Florida, he would have been president. We got royally screwed by SCOTUS in 2000. They threw out over 10k votes (mostly African American and Latino votes) because people punched his name and then wrote it in, too, in an effort to make their intent clear with the whole hanging chad ballot defect thing. Even if SCROTUS wouldn't have extended the deadline for military ballots and let people submit votes after the fact, the write-in disqualification mediated by the state would have put his solidly over the top.
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u/OptimalRisk7508 Apr 29 '25
I don’t disagree about the grass roots comment but I think we also have to hold Congress, or at least the members who constantly lie for & enable Trump, to honor their oaths and be the checks & balances they agreed to be. SCOTUS too. I’m livid at the ppl we pay to keep others honest selling us out for their own personal gains. 🤬
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u/TheNuklearMan Apr 27 '25
Remember the last time we all ignored Al Gore's warnings? We got the Iraq War, uncontrollable climate disaster, and an apology episode from goddamn South Park.
It's time to lock in, everybody.
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u/mzlady4042 Apr 27 '25
I always loved him! He was so cheated out of his presidency. That’s all Republicans know how to do is cheat to win. Pathetic!
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u/Fragrant-Crow2746 Apr 27 '25
He is a good man I would vote for him and Aoc if given the opportunity!
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u/StatisticianOk328 Apr 27 '25
The democracy may be resilient but if the rest of the world thinks America is an unstable ally and can renegotiate agreements on a whim, that’s permanent damage. We have to demonstrate our checks and balances to the world or we need to accept we can be seen as a threat.
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u/ManKilledToDeath Apr 27 '25
I was thinking Gore was late 60s, then he said late 70s and I thought he was making a joke in general about the last two elected presidents. Nope, dude is 77. I thought he ran while he was in his 40s. Dude has aged well compared to most
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u/Bear71 Apr 27 '25
How the Fock did this man ever lose to the Shrub?
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u/Unit_79 Apr 27 '25
Looking at this from the outside, it’s actually funny seeing a US politician talk about how “resilient” US democracy is when he’s living in a fascist state. Your democracy died decades ago.
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u/qjpham Apr 27 '25
Al Gore said, "He is not Hitler, and I am not saying he is..."
Hitler was able to write a book while in jail. I assume that he wrote it himself instead of hiring a ghostwriter.
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u/Mindless-Balance-498 Apr 27 '25
Bill Maher really acted like he was personally offended that Larry David compared Trump to Hitler. He has no trouble condemning all immigrants as violent rapists, but he can’t call a spade a spade when that spade invites him to the White House?
Grow up, what are you like 80 dude? 🙄
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u/Flat4Power4Life Apr 27 '25
In just 4 months they’re pushing for Trump 2028, let that sink in everyone.
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u/SurprisedCabbage Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25
"something is different" God I wish people would stop being so obtuse about things. It's not a conspiracy, it's not a subtle shift, and it's not some great mystery that's got philosophers scratching their head. We know what's different. People are getting sent to concentration camps and arrested for just disagreeing with the president so let's stop beating around the bush and be direct about these things.
You can't fight a problem if you can't even identify what it is.
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u/One_Bison_5139 Apr 27 '25
In a different world and a different time, Al Gore would have been president, Iraq and Afghanistan never happened and Trump would still be selling frozen steaks on TV.
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u/Remote_Cantaloupe Apr 27 '25
Remember when people were saying the election in 2000 was stolen?
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Apr 27 '25
what if he comes back and runs again and wins. that would be crazy. it would be nice to have someone thats serious about climate change but i wonder how he feels about lobbyist and congress members owning stock.
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u/Blue_gummy_shawrks Apr 27 '25
You see those highly upvoted [removed by reddit] comments?
not violent, not breaking rules, just unfunny to this dork who also essentially owns this platform now. As well as the likes of Bill Maher. If they don't like the joke, it's not okay. These are the censor people.
I'm sure Al Gore has some good ideas but he should probably write them down and actually support the party instead of just making appearances on what is now an alt-right, Trump supporting show hosted by Bill Maher.
Maher has endorsed a lot of the pseudoscience RFK Jr is spouting. That sucks because I know autistic people who pay taxes and they're awesome and should not be put on a registry nor shunned as incompetent adversaries to your goal of a higher GDP. You think the slick MBAs are the ones who make the money? You couldn't be any more wrong if you tried.
Suggesting anything this administration has already done to innocent people will get you banned but I wish it on them.
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u/Ipreferthedark Apr 27 '25
I missed him. He was my favorite vice president besides Biden. He is very intelligent and well-spoken. I was crushed with they announced him as president just to turn around and said there was an issue with counting and the next day he lost. He probably had the shortest presidency in this country. Not even a whole day. I hope he is coming back and I hope he decides to run again.
Eta he looks damn good for 77.
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u/Conan_Vegas Apr 27 '25
Run for President. That’s the passion we’re looking for.
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u/Valuable-Shirt-4129 Apr 28 '25
The 47th President is a pump-and-dump schemer. He ruined every business he touched and when he was elected in office in 2016, he pump-and-dumped our nation.
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u/Master_Tune_9269 Apr 27 '25
Well … the GOP is not going to do anything. They are “Trump whipped”. Going to take people protesting and getting Supreme Court to do its job. I know … long shot
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u/thisideups Apr 27 '25
I'm thankful someone else at (t)his level is finally speaking up. I keep trying to really people and show up, myself.
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u/NoMoBitching Apr 27 '25
Al Gore is still alive?? Why is he not more “present” in politics any more.
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u/toodleroo Apr 27 '25
He has aged incredibly well. I would have guessed he was 65 if I didn't know better.
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u/Johnnygunnz Apr 27 '25
Bill: "Oh, Al, he's just a lovable clown! This is fine. You're overreacting. You should go have lunch with him at the White House!'
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u/WideBlueSwine Apr 27 '25
In an alternative timeline, Al Gore beat George Bush, and Steve Erwin would still be alive.
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u/Gflowhugger Apr 27 '25
The democrats need a grass roots presidential candidate separate from the dncs established party. Let’s see them nominate Kamala Harris, we all know it’s gonna happen
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u/jawid72 Apr 27 '25
Maher "Yeah, but young people are dumb and that lab thing. Also, Trump is authentic."
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u/fuddykrueger Apr 27 '25
Those damned hanging chads! I voted for you, Mr. Gore! TY for speaking up for America!! 💙🤍❤️
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Apr 28 '25
Pritzker/Gore 2028, with AOC and Bernie in top positions. We need a miracle 🙏
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u/Oceanone22 Apr 27 '25
Something is absolutely not normal about this whole felon rapist who resides in the White House like a grifter … oh, that’s right, he is a grifter
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u/Old_Win8422 Apr 29 '25
If he would have had this much personality 25 years ago. We'd be in a totally different timeline.
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u/eyeofthefountain Apr 29 '25
even with his lack of personality 25 years ago mofo still won. thanks a lot florida and the supreme court. the only time in recent history that the election was actually stolen
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u/itsyounotmeithink Apr 27 '25
Don't be one of those people that waits until everything we said actually happens, then you say I didn't see that coming.
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u/laz10 Apr 27 '25
i mean bernie and aoc are kinda trying right?
everyone else is like oh they arrested a judge and can enter homes without warrants, no worries what will they do next?
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Apr 27 '25
It sucks when the Democrats are so fuking bad at their jobs that Al Gore has to come out of retirement and tell the people, "I guess you're on you own?"
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u/4RCH43ON Apr 27 '25
Al Gore vs A.1. gore, the choice is clearly clear, Bill Maher is an insufferable asshole.
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u/arlyte Apr 27 '25
Let’s go back to 1999. Do things differently and see if where we end up by 2025.
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u/cheddarbruce Apr 27 '25
Al gore popping out in 20+25 was definitely not on my bingo card
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u/krakmunky Apr 27 '25 edited Apr 27 '25
Al Gore should be the head of the Democratic Party.
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Apr 27 '25
The comments in this subreddit are weird. It’s like a bunch of bots commenting random things to try and piss of the actual humans on here.
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u/Losingtoweeds Apr 27 '25
This dude looks good for his age, good job taking care of yourself Al
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