Gore: No Way I'll Be VP Again

CNN:

Eight years in the No. 2 spot is enough for Al Gore.

The former vice president, who issued a challenge to the next President of the United States on Thursday to make the country's electricity output carbon-free in 10 years, said later that he will not under any circumstances serve as Barack Obama's running mate.

Unlike the office of the presidency, there are no imposed term-limits on the second highest office in the land. But Gore, who considerably expanded the role of vice president, said he's imposing his own term limits on the job.

"I have a personal term limit," he told CBS News Thursday. "Only two terms as VP."

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Comments

[RTIII]

Well, if something were to happen to O, I want THIS MAN, and not that woman, to be our candidate!
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[imusintheevening]

He has a better and more challenging job - getting the US to catch up with Germany on renewable energy

[UnbiasView]

Al Gore is a vey smart man . . . get everyone scared of global warming . . . make millions off of it.

[richardgordon]

So if you were so "unbiased" you would recognize a few fundamental facts about global warming. Al Gore is not trying to scare everybody to make millions, he is simply trying to warn the world of the imminent catastrophe the world faces if it does not do something about global warming. This is not "HIS" prediction, it is the warning of THE MAJORITY of eminent scientists throughout the world. It is also the warning of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) who shared the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to warn the world about climate change.

Contrary to the lies that Republicans would like you to believe and have managed to convince the gullible, Global Warming is not a conspiracy of the Left to tax everybody and enrich people like Al Gore. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Right Wing Republicans do not want the world to do anything about global warming so as to enrich the already fat cat oil industry and coal industry. So, if anything, you have been conned by the Right wingnuts not Al Gore.

And if you don't believe me, then ask yourself this: Why would the Nobel committee, which awards the MOST PRESTIGIOUS SCIENTIFIC Prize in the world endorse a charlatan? Right wing Republicans who are so used to having their lies being believed by gullible people like you have a hard one explaining that one.

[gevan]

This is news, why?

[kassandrasduplex]

And are the media hacks who chastised Gore, made for of his weight, smeared him as a hypocrite, are they now jumping to point out the mans integrity? Integrity for what, you ask? For declaring himself NOT running for office and STANDING by his word!
Gore is a man of integrity.
But that just doesn't get you much in this fascist nation anymore...

[Daniboy]

Gore is making to much money selling carbon credits!!!

[richardgordon]

Daniboy the word is "too" not "to" as you have written. And incidentally, you too could make money buying and selling carbon credits. That's the whole point. Everybody has the opportunity to make money out of program that is designed to reduce carbon emissions. The only problem Daniboy is that you do have to be smart and educated to make money speculating.

[Midnightrain]

Glad he put that question to rest.

[Bill3rdterm]

Why would he be the 2nd banana to an empty suit flip flopper. He served with the only successful Dem president in our generation. I know some of my fellow Dems forget that because they have been brainwashed by there new savior but they'll soon remember when Obama takes us into the next depression.

[ImpressedByHonesty]

Al, you were in the VP office for 8 years. No major enviornmental policy shift then. Not even a raise in the CAFE standards for gas mileage!!!

Don't you have a yearning to make it right? There are only two places to make that change. One may be open to you.

Think before your ego says: "been there done that".

[FilthyPerson]

No you won't be VP again, Al.
But Hugo Chavez is looking for a body double and you're on the short list.
And to him your politics are a +.

[JLee]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a textbook example of the alias matching the person.

[suzyhein]

I'll be she looks like her dog too. One of those bald little chihuahuas.

[RoloTomassi]

Chavez beats your hero Dubbya hands down any day, Filthy....

[AnotherToerag]

That's alright Mr. Gore. You have other responsibilities.
Besides, we have Senator Joe Biden for VP!

[ChiGuy]

He was my first choice for POTUS, but he opted not to join the race.
He has never been even on my short list of those whom I thought would make a good running mate for 0.

One can only hope that this stops not only the silly posts here from those still touting him and hoping for some major announcement, but also the ridiculous stir-the-pot speculation by the MSM.

[mero909]

I completely agree with Al Gore on the renewable energy mission. We need to dump oil as our energy source asap!

[LeftLeanWing]

Let's put all of the fat people from the southern states on exercise bikes with generators; that should solve to birds with a stone.

[cindyw]

Shouldn't you include fat people in the northern states? It's only fair, since residents in cold weather states generally are bigger energy consumers.

[richardgordon]

Why not suck out the fat of the fat people and use the fat to run cars? It could be a new environmental project to save oil and reduce obesity in North America.

[DennyCrane]

Was this ever in doubt? The man was VP for 8 years and won the popular vote for President. Like he'd want to go back to being VP. Who are the idiots who even speculated that he would go back to that job?

[mero909]

Why do people keep whining about Al Gore winning the popular vote? He'd be President if he'd won the Electorial College vote, but he didn't. That's how it is.

[cindyw]

He wasn't whining, just stating a fact. Stop listening to Phil Gramm.

[AnotherToerag]

He lost the EC thanks to Diebold voting machines in FL!
At least I hope he did.
I'd like to hold Americans to a higher standard and it's hard for me to believe that Bush was voted in legally... twice.

[pleeezzze]

Maybe someday, the DEMS will Finally get the point and actually Elect the one the Voters Choose , instead of those so called electorals , who seem to CHOOSE their own choice . (like the supers do ).

[marymansour]

Excuse me but the Bush brothers, George and Jeb, stole the election from Gore in 2000.

[RoloTomassi]

And when are your Rethugs going to admit that SCOTUS gave the election to Dubbya?

[meanguy]

THANK YOU, AL....