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2004-05-26 Home Front: Politix
Gore calls for resignations of Rumsfeld, Rice, Tenet, others
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Posted by Frank G 2004-05-26 13:55|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Heard audio of this on the radio. Not to invoke Godwin's law, but Gore's been studying Hitler's rhetorical style.

OK, Democrats, are you going to reign in your extremists?
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-05-26 2:00:49 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com]  2004-05-26 2:00:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 What a clown. Noone listens to this idiot and for good reason.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2004-05-26 2:13:36 PM||   2004-05-26 2:13:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Full text of the former vice president's moonbattery speech here (link courtesy of NRO's "The Corner").
Posted by Mike  2004-05-26 2:14:43 PM||   2004-05-26 2:14:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 If you don't agree with Gore, this may be the best thing that could happen. With his keen sense of timing and political acumen, whenever he weighs in a topic of debate, he has a strange way of triggering the resolution of the topic against his viewpoint. I think we can now expect rapid improvement in the Iraq picture, and Rumsfeld, Rice and company are safe.
Posted by Sam 2004-05-26 2:16:40 PM||   2004-05-26 2:16:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "Heard audio of this on the radio. Not to invoke Godwin's law, but Gore's been studying Hitler's rhetorical s"

I didn't hear it, but if the delivery is also close, it might be fun to watch some of the classic film of fist pumping and hand slicing overdubed with Gore's new audio.
Posted by Anonymous4904 2004-05-26 2:18:48 PM||   2004-05-26 2:18:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Anan 4904, I saw the "he lied to us" speech and he looked every bit the little Austrian Corporal. Perhaps momma gore had some snitzel one time or another? This speech coupled with the collapse of Air Amerika should give Bush a nice boost nationwide.
Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-05-26 2:23:28 PM||   2004-05-26 2:23:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 That's what I meant -- the delivery. He's screaming. OK, he's at a MoveOn rally, but, Christ, someone needs to tell him he's frothing.
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-05-26 2:23:55 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com]  2004-05-26 2:23:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 This speech coupled with the collapse of Air Amerika should give Bush a nice boost nationwide.

Agreed, but, jeez, did they have to take away my summer's political entertainment: A buncha leftwingers who think they have something important to say who wind up making the left even more irrelevant?
Posted by badanov  2004-05-26 2:25:57 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org]  2004-05-26 2:25:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Al who?
Posted by mojo  2004-05-26 2:47:02 PM||   2004-05-26 2:47:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Nation Calls For Gore To SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!
Posted by tu3031 2004-05-26 2:48:25 PM||   2004-05-26 2:48:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 From the New York Daily News: The speech was one of several Gore appearances sponsored since August by MoveOn.org; the liberal interest group also has a television and radio ad calling for President Bush to fire Rumsfeld. In January, Gore attacked the Bush administration’s environmental policies. Gore, who served in Vietnam, predicted greater problems for America’s involvement in Iraq.

I think they have "Vietnam" programed as a macro.
Posted by Steve  2004-05-26 3:05:49 PM||   2004-05-26 3:05:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Tipper : You forgot to remind him to take his medication this morning. Shame on you!
You know how he gets. Why did you forget?
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 3:29:02 PM||   2004-05-26 3:29:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Makes me almost pine for the emotionless robot that represented the Democrats in 2000. Al, showing some emotions from time to time doesn't mean turning it up to 11.
Posted by ruprecht 2004-05-26 3:34:35 PM|| [politicaljunky.blogspot.com]  2004-05-26 3:34:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 ruprecht - You made my point. Tipper had him on a strict medication regimen in 2000.
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 3:37:10 PM||   2004-05-26 3:37:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 For an org. called MoveOn, they (and Gore) sure seem willing to endlessly use the past as a permanent cudgel with which to whack the current administration.
Posted by Raj  2004-05-26 3:41:12 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com]  2004-05-26 3:41:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Vice President Disconnect Harangues on this Moveon link. Is this man sane?

Drooling Rant Here
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 3:43:34 PM||   2004-05-26 3:43:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 "Nurse Ratched! Albert's decompensating again!"

"If Mr. Gore doesn't want to take his medication orally, I'm sure we can arrange that he can have it some other way."
Posted by Mike  2004-05-26 3:47:18 PM||   2004-05-26 3:47:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 George Tenet should also resign. I want to offer a special bullshit word about George Tenet, because he is a ex-personal friend and I know him to be a flunkey for Bushgood and decent man. I have to say this to show empathy. I look good don't I? It is especially painful particularly sanctimonious to call for his public floggingresignation, but I have regretfully eagerly concluded that it is extremely important that Kerry be electedour country have new leadership at the CIA immediately.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 3:56:17 PM||   2004-05-26 3:56:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 So, how's that Dean endorsement working out?
Posted by Daniel King 2004-05-26 4:19:34 PM||   2004-05-26 4:19:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Why would care anymore about what Al Gore has to say then they do about what Dan Quayle might say? Both had their time in the spotlight and should now, pardon the pun, just move on.
Posted by RWV 2004-05-26 4:41:54 PM||   2004-05-26 4:41:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Gore: I am relevant! Relevant, I tell ya!
Doctor: There you are, Al. Snuck out of your restraints again, eh? Come on down from that tree and I'll get you some of that nice cocoa that makes you all sleepy.
Gore: That'd be great, doc. Did I tell you about the time I invented the Internet?
Doctor: Yes, Al. You did.
Posted by dreadnought 2004-05-26 4:47:06 PM||   2004-05-26 4:47:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 OK, he's at a MoveOn rally, but, Christ, someone needs to tell him he's frothing.

Any video available? :)
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-26 5:10:30 PM||   2004-05-26 5:10:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 This is Al's audition for a prime-time speaking spot at the dem convention.
Posted by Sludj 2004-05-26 5:17:36 PM||   2004-05-26 5:17:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Oh, cripes, Algore managed to gnaw through the leather straps again. Orderly! Bring the thorazine, STAT!
Posted by Dave D.  2004-05-26 5:20:53 PM||   2004-05-26 5:20:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 There is something really wrong with Gore. Maybe he has been eating to much tree bark?
Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-05-26 5:22:00 PM||   2004-05-26 5:22:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 the GOP responds:

Washington, DC—RNC Communications Director Jim Dyke issued the following statement today in response to a speech by former Vice President Al Gore attacking President Bush.

“Al Gore served as Vice President of this country for eight years. During that time, Osama Bin Laden declared war on the United States five times and terrorists killed US citizens on at least four different occasions including the first bombing of the World Trade Center, the attacks on Khobar Towers, our embassies in East Africa, and the USS Cole.”

“Al Gore’s attacks on the President today demonstrate that he either does not understand the threat of global terror, or he has amnesia.”

OUCH!
Posted by Frank G  2004-05-26 5:48:52 PM||   2004-05-26 5:48:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 Anecdotal evidence of reactions from Michael Graham, at NRO's "Corner:"

The buzz in the newsroom over here--and our newspeople are hardly right-wingers--is "What the hell happened to Al Gore?" People are stopping each other in the hall and asking "Did you hear that?"

Are we shocked because we're out of the loop and he's in it? Why weren't the people at the speech shocked? Are they the real America? Or is Al Gore gone ga-ga? I can't remember a public statement, other than Howard Dean's, that has had this impact on people.

Posted by Mike  2004-05-26 6:07:59 PM||   2004-05-26 6:07:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#28 Ditto to Frank G (You beat me to the post)- even the "OUCH", but I think I remember this - "Super-Al" in charge of "Airport Security" for the Clinton Administration?

Or am I wrong?

"Super-Al's Boxcutters-R-Us" ?
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 6:21:23 PM||   2004-05-26 6:21:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#29 How sweet #26! AlGorsky should feel right at home with the lunatic fringe at Moveon.org, which receives funding, as we know, from the Tides Center, a spin off from the Tides Foundation, which happens to be Mrs. Teresa Kerry's pet charity. See http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=12187

#11, odd that the New York Daily News omitted any reference to the bodyguards who accompanied Vietnam War vet, aldork, on his 5 month's worth of "missions" as an army reporter in secure locations in Vietnam. The phrase "served in Vietnam" is too precious.
Posted by rex 2004-05-26 6:25:02 PM||   2004-05-26 6:25:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#30 1. Gore puts Kerry in a pickle. The remarks were so extraordinary, Kerry has to distance himself or he loses the middle. He does so; he loses the moveon crowd.
2. Gore does look like the corp. from Austria. By why not? He's speaking to bunch of facists.
Posted by No Military Experience 2004-05-26 6:27:06 PM||   2004-05-26 6:27:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#31 Generalissimo Duane, sitting in for Hugh Hewitt today, is playing excerpts from the speech by the dumfuk ex-VP some of those remarks are hyper-incendiary. Bush most dishonest since Nixon.
I had to turn down the sound, my blood pressure was raising. Most of this stuff I blow off, not this.

How about this : Al Gore is the the most insane losing Democratic nominee since Horace Greeley.

Greeley, who in November 1872, knowing he lost to General Grant, suffered a nervous breakdown, then a stroke, and died before the electoral votes were cast.

Al Gore, having lost to George W Bush in 2000, grew a beard then shaved it. He then had delusions about tornadoes in Los Angeles, and tidal waves and glaciers in New York City. In an increasing delusional state, he made a fanciful speech in front of the rabid anti-Bush group, moveon.org, where he seemed as though he was not taking necessary medication.
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 6:38:11 PM||   2004-05-26 6:38:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#32 This comment from a real psychiatrist, Charles Krauthammer..."Looks like Gore went off his lithium again." Brit Hume show.
Posted by AF Lady 2004-05-26 6:53:50 PM||   2004-05-26 6:53:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#33 Actually, AF Lady, what the elite media did not report is that he was confused. Thinking he needed helium, and not lithium, untied a nearby balloon and sucked in some air. The 10 seconds where he sounded like Donald Duck were ommitted by the elite media.
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 6:59:09 PM||   2004-05-26 6:59:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#34 RAWR!
Link
Posted by Anonymous4021 2004-05-26 7:04:02 PM||   2004-05-26 7:04:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#35 A must see:

I think he is coughing up a hair ball.
Posted by cingold 2004-05-26 7:10:05 PM||   2004-05-26 7:10:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#36 LOLOLOL.. hair ball! LOLOL
Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-05-26 7:15:56 PM|| [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=12995]  2004-05-26 7:15:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#37 
Gotta find a bigger version of this
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-05-26 7:19:35 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2004-05-26 7:19:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#38 

This one any better?
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-05-26 7:21:01 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2004-05-26 7:21:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#39 

Compare his hair to Gore's.
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-05-26 7:23:04 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2004-05-26 7:23:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#40 Hitler's long lost son?
Posted by AF Lady 2004-05-26 7:36:53 PM||   2004-05-26 7:36:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#41 I had a few minutes of bad conscience for posting pics of Hitler for comparison to Gore. But then I remembered the following:

o Klan Kleagle Byrd being called "the right man for any time in American history" by a Democrat senator with no repercussions

o Fritz Hollings' "the JOOOOS is to blame" editorial.

o The manic tone in Gore's voice in the clips I've heard, and the open insanity in his face in the above picture.

Perhaps this is history repeating as a farce, perhaps it's nothing. But, damn, this is scary.
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-05-26 7:37:11 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2004-05-26 7:37:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#42 Of course it's moveon.org that compares Pres Bush to Hitler earlier this year. . .

Who was Gore speaking in front of?
Posted by BigEd 2004-05-26 7:39:08 PM||   2004-05-26 7:39:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#43 Looks to me like he's trying to recapture Bill C's love by doing a Monica
Posted by Frank G  2004-05-26 7:44:38 PM||   2004-05-26 7:44:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#44 I live in Tennessee and we didn't vote for Howlin' Al for president because we know him too well. I must say, however, I personally know someone who served with Howlin' Al in the 'Nam and he assures me Howlin' Al pulled his weight. I just don't know what happened to him. Agent Orange, maybe?
Posted by Deacon Blues  2004-05-26 8:40:44 PM||   2004-05-26 8:40:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#45 Mr. Kiss of Death also said...

He added that electing Democrat John Kerry as president would be the first step toward dealing with Iraq.

I'll bet Kerry was drinking early tonight.
Posted by tu3031 2004-05-26 8:53:33 PM||   2004-05-26 8:53:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#46 Gore's a 'has been' acting like a 'wanna be'.
I was listening to Rush when Jennifer from Raleigh called in: "(Rush), I just wanted to say --you just played the clip from Algore -- and I just want to say he is like the senior in high school who graduated and he's still hanging out in his high school parking lot." Laughed so hard I damn near wrecked the car. Link here.

Posted by GK 2004-05-26 10:45:26 PM||   2004-05-26 10:45:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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