Will Gore Endorse Obama?

I dont think he'll endorse anyone. I could be wrong.

I would like him to endorse obama, that would make Al Gore's position on certain issues be more influential in politics

he's maintained all along that he's not interested in bipartisan politics... his campaign is about bringing Everyone together. finding common ground, not taking sides.

however, if Obama expresses true comprehension of the crisis at hand, Gore would support him, with good reason!

al gore endorsing obama would give al certain power over him....... obama could learn a thing or two... be enlightened maybe.. lol

Barack Obama is for liquid coal, carbon sequestration(which is no solution) nuclear power, and corn ethanol. He is still beholding to his own interests and I do not believe Mr. Gore will endorse anyone , especially since none of the candidates are currently discussing this crisis as urgently as it needs to be discussed. But of course, all blogs can do is post speculation and rumor. The Alliance for Climate Protection is supposed to be beginning their ad campaign this month (based on the winning ad as seen here on Current)... but gee, that wouldn't be exciting enough for these blogs to discuss I suppose.

Jan, do any of our current candidates support the appropriate measures to face the crisis? Who is the closest to doing what's right? Who is most likely to work with Gore?

Stephen, the one I believe would suspended his campaign on January 30th.

political stances can change, right? especially concerning global warming, since it's a relatively new emergency (in its social and political acceptance). What can be done to get Obama, or whoever our next president is for that matter, to push forward the right policies and make the right changes? Why is Obama in favor of methods that wont work?

it's pretty simple in my mind: Gore is the one to listen to when it comes to the environment. any president who claims to be concerned for the planet, the ecosystem, and the environment, will prove it by heeding Gore's advice.

I think all running for top dog right now need to say certain things to get elected. Every last one of them. That is the sorry nature of the beast. I hold out hope that, once elected, the person chosen makes the right moves. This will mean they will have to say and do a different thing than any of them are talking about right now. Kucinich and Edwards where the only two coming close to saying what actually needs to happen. They are now gone. Are we that shallow that we cannot talk about what really needs to happen? Are we that afraid to talk about what really needs to happen? Are we that uneducated to talk about what really needs to happen? Is it just human nature to see things from a narrow and more private view of the world rather than a more broad view? So many questions. Such little time.

twodee, one reason is simple, to finance the election, candidates have to collect money! Where does it come from? From the rich people coming from vrious industries. The big industries do not have interest in changing their market conditions, environmental technologies are not wrote in upper case since now in the US. So a radical change would cause a lot of movement in market competition. Also if technology is available, it is not applied by market leaders, so who could be the winner of a changed competition race, maybe not the actual market leaders. If one wants to win the elections, he would not cut the hands from where he eats.

with you on that ulrichri. good point.

In light of Al Gore's most recent book "An Assault on Reason" it seems that Barack Obama is fighting for everything that Al Gore wants to change. The Clintons are politics as usual. An endorsement from Al Gore would show the world that HE is putting ACTION behind his words. Toni Morrison endorsed so enough already about the nobel prize winners do not endorse.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are no different in their fundraising and taking money from corporations and in their love of the corporate media coverage of themselves and wasting millions on soundbite ads. And many Obama supporters from what I have seen don't talk much substance either. All they seem to care about is raising millions of dollars as if that is the sign of a worthy candidate, and think big name celebrities, "Obama girls" and "Obamamania" is what this is all about. I don't see anything besides grandiose speeches behind what he is doing that is anything different from what Al Gore excoriated in his book. Perhaps if Obama stops taking donations from Exelon and speaks out against nuclear power and the other lobbies like liquid coal and Archer Daniels Midland he is covering for it might make a difference. However, again, I don't see anything much different about his campaign from that of Clinton's, except of course for the apparent hero worship and people caring more about what Oprah thinks of him. Words mean nothing in the abstract and considering he has not supported a clear vision to address climate change that really meets the urgency of it as none of them have (80% reductions by 2050 are no longer good enough) and only backtracked on liquid coal a bit when environmentalists called him on it, I question his true loyalty to the subject. Hopefully, Mr. Gore will choose to stay out of it altogether until the nominee is selected, because I believe it will only result in him being dragged through the media mud again with the climate crisis taking a back burner to the rhetoric. Endorsements on the whole should be shunned during primaries because in my view it only skews people's opinions and keeps them from researching on their own.

jan, what are we gonna do, vote for mccain then?

Right now its not about picking the best candidate, but the "least worse"

(im laughin at my own words...)

jade:////Well, sorry I may be alone in this, but as of now it is not even good enough to pick the "least worse" one unless they are truly willing to go through the fire regarding this crisis. I don't see that with anyone running in this system because this system is not condusive to allowing that. Perhaps John Edwards saw that as well as Mr. Gore did. It's now about US making sure that what needs to be done gets done by demanding all running to call for it to be done, including an international treaty that I have not heard Clinton nor Obama talking about. And how many people do you know who have written a letter to all those running to ask them to call for reductions of 90% by 2020, a total moratorium on nuclear/new coal plants, and a freeze on carbon emissions the FIRST day they take office? Well I did, but I already know that it just is not politically feasible with our current political set up and I am only one person. However, if MILLIONS did that and kept pushing for it, do you think they might just come around if they knew we were serious about it? I just think people on the whole in this country don't more than likely know what 80% reductions by 2050 means, so how can they judge if it is enough or not? And here we are depending on one person to solve the climate crisis when I don't even believe anymore that it can be done from the federal level... one, because I believe glacier melt and other events like species loss are now too close to the tipping point because we all waited too long... two, because people on the whole in this country still are not truly awakened to the urgency of this crisis and its affects on our planet in regards to THEIR participation in working to address it...three, many just don't care either because more pressing issues to them like healthcare are concerning them, or they are simply people too distracted to care or admit their own responsibility in this... and four, the big one, because the corporations that hold sway over Congress like the oil and gas industry and the nuclear industry which still gets subsidies from this government while solar does not still hold too much power in the process. How can any candidate say they are for change and for addressing the climate crisis if they won't stand up to companies like EXXON, but rather take donations from them? And a possible five...we don't even know what Congress will really look like after November because no one is paying attention to those elections coming up, which really in the longrun will mean more regarding what any "president" could get done. So with all those variables besides dealing with the mess left by eight years of Bush that we all tolerated regardless of our complaining, I think it is time we the people started to take it upon ourselves to get this done. Instead of counting on Obama, Clinton, McCain or any other candidate to continue to tell us what they are going to do, WE need to tell them what they MUST do to get our votes and that they will be held accountable for it. Then perhaps we won't have to settle for the "least worst" one. I personally need to see much more moral courage shown regarding this.

I have to put thought into whom I vote for. I am not happy with my options, but i'll do the best i can. Although our voice is merely a suggestion.... Anyway, of course we must pressure our leaders to take our problems seriously, specially to take action on the most urgent ones. on the other hand, it is impossible for me to just worry about the environment. That's our biggest issue right now. I get it. I mean, if we want to keep on existing as a species, we should all do. But at the same time I can care about other matters too, and take action. In a way it's much like love. I love lucy very very much, and that doesn't mean i love amy any less. In a lot of your comments what you do is bring up the environment, environment, environment. And maybe youre right in doing it (I am not obsessed with knowing everything, or being right all the time) , but i can't get myself to think about it all the time, or to discuss that only issue. I can think for myself and choose my own priorities. Different people have different interests. Variety=life. If to preserve our sorry asses we all have to focus on the exact same concern I wouldnt want to be living anyway. Too narrow. Too boring. Maybe I dont deserve to be alive. And maybe, just maybe, i don't give damn. -

Nothing lasts forever.

This is difficult. Most of the back and forth here is really about the same thing. I think you’re on the same page with this. Jan and Jade, I think your in agreement. I think we (global we) are in an emotional build up at the moment. There are too many people on the planet. Natural events are becoming more violent. Governments and corporations are getting away with far more corrupt behavior than ever before. Human to human violence is unchecked (Kenya, Iraq, school shootings, tazers, waterboarding). Human to animal violence is becoming more known (factory farming). Fear has soaked into being. What do we do with this fear? Keep the dialogue alive. We are in bigger trouble when this fear turns us on each other.

I do agree with jan. The message I want to communicate is simple: don't choose my priorities for me.

I've had her in my connections for a long time. I think that shows how much in agreement i am with her points of view. What i've been sensing is an attitude, I do not know if she's aware of it, but i sense it. Might be just my imagination...... my point does not harm anyone though

maybe bad wording on my part. I was jumping in there cause I like both of you and the things you post. I don't mean to say your point harms anyone. I think you have a great point. I am just saying we all get swept up in the passion of what we spend most time on. I am very guilty of that very thing. In doing this we cop an attitude or something because of our passion for the subject matter. I agree that it can't all be about environment. The environment is my #1 concern and I also know that dealing with social justice, election fraud, war, economics and just about anything has something to do with the environment. I get in here and say things to try out my thoughts. We are gonna mess up when talking about what we are passionate about. This is one of those moments that I wish we were all actually sitting in a room together having this discussion. Lots of good stuff here. Hard to squeeze into this little font.

n thats why i have twodee in my connections too... lol :)

Jade:///////So sorry if I gave the impression that I was choosing your priorities for you. I was just expressing mine.;-). And yes, I do talk about the environment and am very passionate about it, but that is because regarding this planetary crisis, without a sustainable planet there is nothing else. But I do agree with you that we will have to do the best we can with what we have and hope that in the end our pushing will be enough to make progress on the environment and other issues that are surely important to us all.

and we are all a big happy family................... LOL :)