Obama: I'd Hire Gore

WALLINGFORD, Pa. — Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday he would give Al Gore, a Nobel prize winner, a major role in an Obama administration to address the problem of global warming.

At a town-hall meeting, Obama was asked if he would tap the former vice president for his Cabinet to handle global warming.

"I would," Obama said. "Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem. He's somebody I talk to on a regular basis. I'm already consulting with him in terms of these issues, but climate change is real. It is something we have to deal with now, not 10 years from now, not 20 years from now."

Since leaving the White House, Gore has gone on to become one of the world's leading voices for combating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. His work earned him a share of the Nobel last year.

Popular among Democrats, Gore is perhaps the single most coveted endorsement up for grabs in the long-running competition between Obama and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The relationship between Gore and the Clintons became strained after Gore limited Bill Clinton's campaigning on his behalf in the 2000 presidential race which elected George W. Bush.

Obama said he would use Gore to help forge a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions designed to lower pollution.

The Illinois senator cautioned that such a system could mean an increase in electricity bills from power companies that rely on coal-burning, and that some of the money generated from a cap-and-trade system may be used in the beginning to help lower income or fixed income customers with those bills.

He also called on individuals to do their part to lower energy consumption.

"All of us are going to have to change our habits. We are a wasteful culture," he said.

Using compact fluorescent light bulbs, energy efficient appliances, and unplugging power chargers when they're not in use are relatively simple solutions, he said.

"Those kinds of simple steps, if everybody takes them, can drastically reduce our energy consumption."

(This version CORRECTS Corrects thruout to DELETE reference to questioner asking about position higher than Cabinet.)

Comments

[Idiocracy]

Wow, what a team whis would be.

TAKE BACK AMERICA

Obama-Gore 2008

[Exit]

Obama-Gore 2008!

[[e-mail]]

Personally, I would have preferred Gore-Obama 2008, but Obama-Gore would be a damn good ticket.

[dajay]

Yeah, like Gore would ever run again as VP, and with Obama no less. Keep the dream alive in the Twilight Zone.

[liveandlearn]

gore said he has fallen out of love with politics.

[JohnKemp]

Damn, Obama & Algore; a marriage made in heaven if ever there has been one.

Two hypocrites joined at birth.

[gotalife]

McWar=Draft.

[WLA]

Kemp = Daft

[ZHarris]

too bad there's not a "flagged for stupidity" button...

[AdLib]

There used to be one but it shorted out from overuse, we called it the "Kemp" button.

[JohnKemp]

Yeah, you've got a valid point.

Obama could not even remember a single sermon for the most reverend Jeremiah Wright, despite having listened to him for 20+ years.

Not too quick of a learner.

[asere]

Check- out his name " John Kemp' probably related to Jack Kemp of Reagan Administration fame; he was one of the ones who helped sell ' supply side' Economics, remember.
We all know how well that turned out.
Now more than ever is the old name the Repugs used to be known as appropiate in describing their method of governing; THE KNOW NOTHINGS.
That Crew hasn't had a good idea on how to run a country since Ike built the Interstate Highway System.
In my opinion they're useless and wothless.

[Idiocracy]

Pay no attention to the idiots. They will always be around...

Just stay true to task... We know what we have to do..

Obama 08

[zippywpinhead]

JohnKemp: dropped on his head at birth...

[JoJoKewl]

In a general election matchup in Florida, McCain closely trails Clinton 42 percent to 44 percent but McCain leads Obama, who would be the first black president, 46 percent to 37 percent, according to the poll.

Hmmmmm.

[gotalife]

Clinton will win the general.

[ZHarris]

IF she gets the nomination...

[WLA]

LOL.

[ZHarris]

I suspect the senior citizen crowd will be the last one's to sign on to the Obama campaign. But in the general election, Obama should be able demonstrate he's the preferable candidate over McCrazy and many of them will come around.

I bet just getting the democratic nomination will improve Obama's "electability" among that demographic.

[Nochnoi]

I would hope that which ever candidate became the next POTUS had the insight to bring former VP Gore on board in at least an advisory position of topics of the environment, alternative fuels, and other problems of that nature facing our nation and our world today....

It is the right and brilliant thing to do, as hardly anyone I can think of would be in a better position then VP Gore to bring attention to these subjects.... I would seriously question the judgment of a candidate who did not consider seeking the best person to consult with... posted 04/02/2008 at 16:13:56

[JohnKemp]

Yeah, a person who consumes more energy in his "home" in one month than an average Tennessean does in a year.

He'd certainly be my first choice.

But you know what? Algore shoud invest more in "calorie credits" than he does in "energy credits" by his current "look."

[AdLib]

If ignorance is bliss, you must have cornered the market on ecstasy.

From your posts, it's pretty clear you don't care if what you're saying is true but for the benefit of others who may not know better than to disbelieve whatever you post...

...go to CBS.com for the 60- Minutes interview from this Sunday to see Gore explain that he has retrofitted his home for conservation and added solar panels, his house uses less energy than probably anybody posting here.

Except you John, can't beat a cave for energy efficiency.

[SaviourMachine]

Again Barack was not my first choice but I have to say he's run a great and smart campaign and his comment that we need to deal with Global Climate change now not 10 or 20 years from now and that we need to change our habits,could not be more spot on !! We ARE indeed a wasteful culture !!

Al Gore will be an enormous asset !

[TheVickster]

All of a sudden everyone (Obama?) cares about the environment? Give me a break. Where was everyone when Al Gore first brought this all up? They all said nonsense to his views on global warming, but he hung tough. I'm so proud of him. Al Gore should be President, period! Obama makes me sick, playing both sides of the fence. One minute he won't give up Wright and the next minute he says if he hadn't retired he would have left the church. What a phony. Of course, he's arrogant enought to say he'd hire Al Gore. Al Gore never had to play both sides of the fence and he's not a phony. He's such a liar. I wish Al Gore would run for President. He'd win it, hands down!

[AdLib]

Karl Rove's minion speaks! How "arrogant".

[SaviourMachine]

Listen,I can't speak for everyone but yes I cared about the environment even before Al Gore brought it to the world stage.To my knowledge the ones decrying and denying his message were and still are the far right.

I suggest you not go by Huffpo headlines as they can be,to say the least, misleading.If one reads the article the word hire was never used by Barack.I don't see how one could construe Barack as being arrogant for wanting Al Gore to work with him on this issue. I'm really sorry you dwell so much in negativity and cynicism that you refuse to see this as a plus.

As for your wish that Al Gore run for president,he's stated unequivocally it's not going to happen.Dwelling in the past is not healthy.Gore has moved on and so can you.

The Future is NOW!!!

[debwarot]

Once again, the headline sensationalizes the story. Senator Obama did NOT say he would 'hire' Al Gore. He said he would give him "a major role in an Obama administration to address the problem of global warming." Did you read the complete article or just the headline before you started typing?

[ConstanceBlake]

It is 3 a.m.

Hillary is sitting up in bed, wondering why no one is calling.

[ZHarris]

It is 3 a.m. The phone rings.

Hillary sits up in bed: "No Monica, you CAN'T talk to Bill!"

[Nochnoi]

It's 3am..... and President Obama is fast asleep in the White House due to his insight, good judgment and ability to foresee something that may have been a crisis and had already dealt with it days before....

[Cedman]

It is 3 a.m. the phone rings but,

Hillary is sleep deprived and picks up the phone and misspeaks as bullets whizz by her.

[zippywpinhead]

It is 3 a.m. The phone rings.

John McCain answers the door...

[dajay]

ZHarris: still fantasizing about Monica and Bill after all these years.

Okay.

[vincie]

its because of comments like that (monica), that the obama people turn off the clinton people. keep it up and if he gets the nomination, the only states obama will carry is ny and calif. maybe.

[GarsLuber]

"There's a recession possible. Quickly! Save the rich!"

- Ben Bernake

[gotalife]

He would call saying he is going to bail out Wall Street and Clinton would fire him.

No corporate welfare.

[ZHarris]

The President can't fire the FED chief. He serves a 10 year term...

[WLA]

I'd like to encourage you to look up the Glass-Steagall Act, repealed by Bill Clinton, and very much a part of the economic "downturn" we are experiencing.

[GotRights]

"The relationship between Gore and the Clintons became strained after Gore limited Bill Clinton's campaigning on his behalf in the 2000 presidential race which elected George W. Bush."

It was strained long before that.

[WoodyCPM]

I always thought Gore's distancing himself from the Clinton Administration was a big mistake. The Clinton Administration was very popular when Clinton left office. Gore didn't take any of the credit from the things they had achieved. He shot himself in the foot by listening to the Bob Shrums and other stupid Democratic handlers who advised him that Clinton was "spoiled goods." They were wrong.

Obama '08!

[ConstanceBlake]

I wouldn't want to be the one to tell Hillary that Al Gore is back at the White House....and she isn't.

[ZHarris]

Ooooh... I would!

I'd just be prepared to duck when the nearest lamp came flying...

[SifSkade]

Actually, that's a 3 a.m. phone call I'd love to make.

[WLA]

OK. Get this. How many posts today are calliing Obama "arrogant?" I've seen them all over. Did anyone happen to see the headline up above these comments? "Rove Talks to GQ: Obama is Arrogant."

So you guys are getting your talking point directly from old Karl now, eh? Very nice.

[GarsLuber]

they have so little else.

they'll be back to calling him 'black' by Monday

[SaviourMachine]

Like i said the other day...they are sooo transparent.

[bluesnot]

It's weird that people say this. One of Obama's greatest appeals is that he is down to earth.

[rmetz74]

And he has repeatedly referred to himself as imperfect.


That's kind of the exact opposite of arrogance.

[Nochnoi]

Rove seems to be the lead Borg........ nothing as exciting as regurgitated talking points....

[AdLib]

Exactly, the Dittoheads crawl out of the cracks in the floor with nothing more in their heads than hatred and the latest talking point from the slimiest Repugs out there.

As you say, there's an article right now on HuffPo explaining Rove's latest (and absurd) slur against Obama is that he's "arrogant".

Like skunks accusing everyone else of the horrible stink in the air.

[dajay]

AdLib: You are using words like dittoheads and slimiest and skunks and then you are accusing others of hatred.

Is hypocrisy the only quality Obama supporters possess, besides of course hate mongering.

Just wondering.

[gotalife]

Maybe Gore will hire Obama:

"Clinton leads Obama, McCain in key matchups, says new poll

She also runs better against the likely Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, in Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio -- all important swing states in the general election."

Here comes another Clinton come back.

[WLA]

Too bad it's 4th and a million and there's 2 seconds on the clock.

[Nochnoi]

lol.......... but.... but..... she is just getting warmed up!

[GarsLuber]

why won't anyone vote for her!!!

[gotalife]

She will win the popular vote.

[SifSkade]

Predicting the outcome of an election for whom we haven't even chosen candidates based on those polls of 1000 random people is like predicting that you'll sell out Wembley Stadium because you kick ass at Guitar Hero. The gun, it is being jumped.

[rmetz74]

Got a link to that "new poll"? I suspect not, as the only hit I got when I Googled that phrase is to a Clinton Campaign conference call.

[humuhumunukunukuapuaa]

Obama said he would hire Al Gore.

As opposed to HIllary who may be willing to hire John McCain, after all, Hillary thinks only she and McCain are worthy of the Presidency.

[KYJurisDoctor]

Everyday, something comes up to torture "BILLARY".

[Plank]

Some of it is self-inflicted, bosnian-style.

[avraamjack]

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-----OBAMA/EDWARDS TO WIN-----

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Do we want a President who sells out the citizenry for votes?
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Would you vote for a President who signed nonaggression deals with the KKKlan or the Nazi party? Gangs that torture with poison and radiation are much like the KKKlan and Nazi Party.
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[WLA]

Let me guess. Ron Paul supporter. I didn't think we'd be seeing you again for a while.

[avraamjack]

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[ZHarris]

A link to search results? How about a link to a respectable article you're actually willing to defend...

[avraamjack]

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I am sorry if your candidate is an apalling sellout.
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