Is The Internet Any Different Than The Media Regarding Al Gore?

After Mr.Gore's book The Assault On Reason was released, I watched a rude interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC, and then had to sit through other interviews where those interviewing so deftly illustrated what Mr. Gore was pointing out in his book: That Americans on the whole are more interested in frivolous unsubstantiated politcal hype and speculation and other distracting media events than actually discussing what has gone wrong in this country and daring to go to the heart of the problems and become involved in solving them... because that would then mean we would all have to look real hard in our own mirrors. And I see the same MO being used on blogs regarding Mr. Gore's actions, so I wonder now how is that any different from the ambushing the media does of this man to push aside his true and sincere desire for discussion in lieu of frivolous speculative political hype? Even being a Nobel Peace Prize laureate does not seem to evoke the response it should get. Just the same, "I hope he uses it to run" meme. Is that really all people think there is to this good man?

Just from his interview on ABC with Diane Sawyer and then with Larry King it was obvious the media was out to get him for the truth he speaks in The Assault On Reason. The ABC interview was a waste of time as Diane Sawyer was ignorant, arrogant, and downright harrassing to the man. He even had to make the point that she was following exactly the modus operandi of his book by asking, "see the questions you are asking?", and that being a candidate is not what this book is about as they showed his interview next to a "campaign 08" sign and had the nerve to show pictures of him and make comments about his weight.

Then on Larry King I was disappointed in that the true meaning of this book was totally dissed by Larry King in favor of simply trying to trap Mr. Gore into talking about nothing but politics. And that "King Cam" was not random in my view, and even Mr. Gore knew that by asking if it was. His facial expressions and mannerisms spoke volumes about how uncomfortable he is now talking about politics except in discussing it in regards to how it needs to be changed through grassroots action which wasn't even touched upon and which is exactly what he is now doing. And I believe he was truly hoping to delve deeper into the true link between the demise of Democracy and our environment as well and how they are linked, but hounding him about 08 again as the only banner going across the screen the entire interview was for the umpteenth time, "Will Gore Run For President?" which seems to be what the people want to dish about as opposed to actually making them think was considered the priority. Not, "Can this Democracy be saved?", or, "Will the people find their collective moral compass and stand up together as our Founders did?" Just the same old redundant spiel.

So are the pictures with 08 shirts, soundbite videos, carved pumpkins, and the plethora of comments tying everything he does including his videos on issues here to "campaign 08" any different than what Diane Sawyer did regarding his book? And if so, how?