Draft Gore 2008 Suggested Action Steps: July 23, 2007

"Yes, we can," is the right answer to the wrong question "Will he" or "Won't he."

Recently, DraftGore.Com submitted their petition with 100 thousand signatures to Al Gore. Al Gore could have the told them not to continue their efforts if he wanted to rule out a run or rule out being drafted. There are no signs that he did. Recently, DraftGore.Com started airing radio ads in Iowa and apparently will air national radio ads as well.

Cross-posted at Daily Kos

The draft Gore movement is a distributed campaign, which if each and every Gore supporter gets involved in, in her/his own way, and gets active by taking personal initiative, could build into a massively popular movement to draft Gore into a run. We could, among other things, spread the word, defend Gore from unfair and unfounded attacks, smears and spins, organize ballot placement drives, and work towards getting as many Gore delegates as we can to the Democratic convention in Denver next year.

Here is a series of steps that I'd like to suggest to Gore and Gore'08 supporters:


Draft Gore 2008 Suggested Steps:
July 23, 2007

1. Sign the DraftGore.Com petition.

2. Join AlGore.Org to get involved with organizational activities. Their blog here. Join an AGO meetup group, or start a group here (this requires registration). All Gore 2008 Meetup groups are listed here at meetup.com as well.

3. Visit GoreHub.com regularly for the latest news feeds (don't be unnerved by the negative stuff that shows up through the automatic RSS feeds; go out there and defend Gore where ever you are able to!), and get involved in the activities list on the right hand column. An upcoming site 50 States for Gore (a project by GoreHub.Com) is of interest as well. From what I understand. GoreHub.Com is being put together by Kossacks d bad, NYPopulist, Mother of Zeus, bronte17, among others.

4. Join the google discussion group  Bloggers for Gore

5. Frequent and read diaries by JekyllnHyde where he covers latest polls and news concerning Al Gore and Gore 2008. Check out other "Al Gore" tagged Daily Kos diaries, likewise "Al Gore tagged posts at Huffington Post

6. Send this information to 3-100 (or more!) people in your circle (friends, family, coworkers)

Thanks in advance for doing your share towards drafting Al Gore for President in 2008!



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Thanks for taking the initiative (3.00 / 1)

and getting involved.


by NuevoLiberal on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 03:44:30 PM EST

Re: Thanks for taking the initiative (none / 0)

Live Earth was "the initiative" and the launch of his three year plan through The Alliance for Climate Protection that will deliver a blitz of information to the American public to change perceptions and give truth in order to push that political tipping point on the climate crisis which isn't going to happen in this election cycle no matter who runs in this crappy system.

So those "supporting" him just to get their names in the paper thinking that is "getting involved" better realize this is about our planet before their egos and get with the program, because they are actually hurting his efforts... but then, maybe that is their real plan. Any group that would hire an air polluting Co2 spewing airplane to fly over Giants Stadium during the Live Earth concert is not a group that really supports Al Gore or the environment.

This is nothing more to me than a bunch of political operatives competing against each other and using people to push their own agenda for themselves, and to do so now when Mr. Gore is asking us to answer the call for our planet and instituting this three year plan that needs our support as if they are totally ignoring his wishes is not only rude but arrogant. Mr. Gore also has all he needs to do anything he wishes should he wish to do it. He doesn't need a bunch of political cheerleaders who only care about their names getting attention to do anything for him, and that is evident by the fact that he is doing absolutely nothing to position himself politically.

You want to get involved? Get off your modem and actually do something real for this planet. And you know why he hasn't said anything to the draft group one way or the other? I think it is because he doesn't care what you do because he is too busy actually doing something while you sit on the sideliness begging him and doing everything he described in The Assault On Reason as the reason why he wouldn't run in the first place. I heard the ad and it is nothing but a soundbite.

Personally, I dont't trust ANY Internet group whose faces I can't see and who won't reveal their real names through the FEC (and I believe even algore.org was warned by the FEC for not filing at one point,) and who only call on people to sign their petitions to collect their money. Where's the money going?

Especially groups that are now pushing him SO HARD as to try to take his focus off of his mission now while usining it for their own purposes, and I won't support any of them regardless of who they are for. Should Mr. Gore decide to go that other way I will ONLY support him DIRECTLY.


by thinkforyourself on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 06:37:10 AM EST
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Re: Draft Gore 2008 (none / 0)

His daughter said over the weekend that he won't run.  I have to believe that she knows a little something about his intentions.

Al Gore isn't going to throw away everything he has now to go do bare knuckles battle with Clinton  / Obama / Edwards for the nomination.  Why should he?


by dpANDREWS on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 03:55:02 PM EST

Re: Draft Gore 2008 (none / 0)

Got a link?


John McCain loves war.
by Winston Smith on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 05:38:01 PM EST
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Re: Draft Gore 2008 (none / 0)

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/ 2007/07/gore-daughter-0.html

Gore Daughter: '08 Run Not Happening

"He's really not going to get in the race," said Kristin Gore when asked if she has any special insight into her father's political plans. "He's really liberated working on things he cares about."

Not happening.


by georgep on Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 02:15:58 AM EST
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gore... isnt... running ........... (none / 0)


by jforshaw on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 04:34:24 PM EST

Re: gore... isnt... running ........... (1.00 / 1)

thats.... why.... we..... are..... drafting..... him............


John McCain loves war.
by Winston Smith on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 07:18:58 PM EST
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Re: gore... isnt... running ........... (none / 0)

Harrassing him is more like it.


by thinkforyourself on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 11:14:56 PM EST
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Re: Draft Gore 2008 (none / 0)

Gore daughter stated he will not run and i believe her...Gore do not like politics.


by JaeHood on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 06:40:31 PM EST


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