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Wed, Dec 10 2003
Joe Dumped, Howard Pumped, I'm Stumped
Was it a dirty move when Al Gore jumped on stage and endorsed Howard Dean without so much as a nod first to his former running mate? Well, it would have shown a lot more integrity if Mr. Gore had chosen to talk to Joe first. If he chose to back Dean based on the one issue he saw (which would seem to be the war in Iraq) as a weak point for President Bush, it still leaves me wondering about his timing. He certainly seemed pumped up in the video I've seen of his speech. He almost seemed a little too pumped, in fact. I can't quite figure out what all that was about, and all at Joe Lieberman's expense. As one who tends to root for the underdog, I certainly noticed Joe's quiet, classy way of responding without any name-calling against Gore. I am puzzled about all this. And will Gore's endorsement of Dean this far before the Democratic Convention sway opinion so forcefully that all the other candidates will just give up and let Dean have the honors? Doubtful. And what does the average voter think of Gore endorsing Dean? Well, several people I've talked to have basically said, "Who cares who Al Gore thinks should run for President? He's never even been a President." Ouch. So will his endorsement carry any weight?
I lean mostly toward the Libertarian philosophies (with some exceptions), but it does bother me that Al would step on Joe's toes like this. Something just doesn't seem quite right about the whole matter. Whether or not you endorse Joe Lieberman as a Democratic nominee for President in 2004, if you don't like what Al did to Joe you can vote for Al to get a backstabbing award next year, at BackStabbers.com.
posted at: 11:42 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
Was it a dirty move when Al Gore jumped on stage and endorsed Howard Dean without so much as a nod first to his former running mate? Well, it would have shown a lot more integrity if Mr. Gore had chosen to talk to Joe first. If he chose to back Dean based on the one issue he saw (which would seem to be the war in Iraq) as a weak point for President Bush, it still leaves me wondering about his timing. He certainly seemed pumped up in the video I've seen of his speech. He almost seemed a little too pumped, in fact. I can't quite figure out what all that was about, and all at Joe Lieberman's expense. As one who tends to root for the underdog, I certainly noticed Joe's quiet, classy way of responding without any name-calling against Gore. I am puzzled about all this. And will Gore's endorsement of Dean this far before the Democratic Convention sway opinion so forcefully that all the other candidates will just give up and let Dean have the honors? Doubtful. And what does the average voter think of Gore endorsing Dean? Well, several people I've talked to have basically said, "Who cares who Al Gore thinks should run for President? He's never even been a President." Ouch. So will his endorsement carry any weight?
I lean mostly toward the Libertarian philosophies (with some exceptions), but it does bother me that Al would step on Joe's toes like this. Something just doesn't seem quite right about the whole matter. Whether or not you endorse Joe Lieberman as a Democratic nominee for President in 2004, if you don't like what Al did to Joe you can vote for Al to get a backstabbing award next year, at BackStabbers.com.
posted at: 11:42 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
