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Post by JamesAquila on Feb 15, 2004 19:38:59 GMT -5
Did anyone see last night's SNL? I got an email from a friend saying they opened the show with a skit insulting to Gore. In it Gore calls Kerry to offer his endorsement and Kerry tries to avoid it by telling Gore the convention was moved to another city. Did anyone see this who could elaborate?
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Post by MProffitt on Feb 15, 2004 21:12:24 GMT -5
This is what I mean.... The disrespect for this man is amazing. He had delivered the most powerful speeches calling this Administration to task for their actions where NO ONE else has dared to even say out loud, and has called this Administration on their reckless actions that has cost thousands of lives, and they reduce his influence to a skit on SNL.
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Post by GoreSupporterNJ on Feb 16, 2004 9:22:42 GMT -5
This is what I mean.... The disrespect for this man is amazing. He had delivered the most powerful speeches calling this Administration to task for their actions where NO ONE else has dared to even say out loud, and has called this Administration on their reckless actions that has cost thousands of lives, and they reduce his influence to a skit on SNL. >>>>>>>> I have no idea of what this is about. Did anyone see this? If it can be corroborated, I am writing to SNL then. This is the reason why men like Kerry catapult to the top. I am very DISGUSTED with it all. Jan
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Post by ErinB on Feb 16, 2004 10:18:53 GMT -5
I wouldn't get too upset about a SNL skit. They will tease anyone about anything anytime. I would be more concerned if they started ignoring Gore altogether. He can take a bit of a ribbing by the SNL crew afterall, he's been on the show. (He should go back on!) I didn't see this one but I did see an old one where Clinton was about to be impeached and the actor was saying, "You don't want to get rid of me, think of the alternative." Then this other actor came on supposedly playing Al Gore and he said deadpan, "I'm Al Gore" and left the stage. Then Clinton said..."If I'm going down, that boring sum..b**** is going down with me." Now that was pretty bad.
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Post by GoreSupporterNJ on Feb 16, 2004 10:39:36 GMT -5
I wouldn't get too upset about a SNL skit. They will tease anyone about anything anytime. I would be more concerned if they started ignoring Gore altogether. He can take a bit of a ribbing by the SNL crew afterall, he's been on the show. (He should go back on!) I didn't see this one but I did see an old one where Clinton was about to be impeached and the actor was saying, "You don't want to get rid of me, think of the alternative." Then this other actor came on supposedly playing Al Gore and he said deadpan, "I'm Al Gore" and left the stage. Then Clinton said..."If I'm going down, that boring sum..b**** is going down with me." Now that was pretty bad. Well, I know that SNL lambasts many, and Al Gore even did on their show. I guess it is more a matter of the fact that he is constantly the brunt of it, although as you said at least he gets a mention. I just wish these same networks would play his speeches and give it all a bit of balance. Jan
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Post by GoreLeadership on Feb 17, 2004 9:04:56 GMT -5
I wouldn't put too much emphasis on this either. One must learn to laugh at himself to show us that he is human too. Gore has worked on showing this publicly to the people over the years.
I think we can learn to laugh a little too. Gore has and always wll shine through.. He has a special connectness and bond with the American people.
AND NO AMOUNT OF MONEY can compete wth that unbreakable bond and this too wll prove to be stronger again in the end.
-GoreLeadership
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Post by Julia on Feb 17, 2004 10:41:45 GMT -5
Listening to Al Gore speak this year, both in person and recorded, he is anything but boring. You walk away affected by him. If while he speaks, you mentally compare him with george, you shake your head in disbelief at who is where. Gore doesn't use carefully selected words to evade or mislead. He looks into each person's face at some time or other throughout his speech. He is funny. His voice is engaging and his words thought-provoking. He speaks from his heart and soul and never needs a script, yet never repeats or says an unnecessary word. His words obviously come from his own vast knowledge and substantiated viewpoints. With each speech, he seems angrier and it rumbles up through him sometimes, emphasizing his disdain. Yet his dignity always remains intact. He is a President! There is no one who can surpass his ability to defeat george.
He is being painted boring by those who wish he was so. (Reality: sold out audiences wait out in the cold for hours to get into some of his current speeches.) He receives multiple standing ovations and arouses the crowds loudly to their feet more and more each new event. Anyone who listened to anything that Al Gore had to say within this last year would not be able to truthfully call him boring. I look forward to his next delivery with anticipation; and my respect for him grows continually. And I am not alone!
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Post by GoreSupporterNJ on Feb 17, 2004 11:15:10 GMT -5
Listening to Al Gore speak this year, both in person and recorded, he is anything but boring. You walk away affected by him. If while he speaks, you mentally compare him with george, you shake your head in disbelief at who is where. Gore doesn't use carefully selected words to evade or mislead. He looks into each person's face at some time or other throughout his speech. He is funny. His voice is engaging and his words thought-provoking. He speaks from his heart and soul and never needs a script, yet never repeats or says an unnecessary word. His words obviously come from his own vast knowledge and substantiated viewpoints. With each speech, he seems angrier and it rumbles up through him sometimes, and he uses body language to emphasize his disdain. Yet his dignity always remains intact. He is being painted boring by those who wish he was so. Anyone who listened to anything that Al Gore had to say within this last year would not be able to truthfully call him boring. I look forward to his next delivery with anticipation; and my respect for him grows continually. Al Gore speaks truth to power. None on the political scene today compare to him. He is a true statesman. Jan
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Post by earthmother on Feb 17, 2004 15:09:39 GMT -5
I saw the SNL skit, and it really upset me. It was more than just a matter of painting him as boring. It painted him as a used-up, dried-up has-been whose time has come and gone. It was very sad, I thought. Tipper was trying to get him off the phone to go to bed, and here he is keeping Kerry on the line, saying he's going to give him his endorsement, and Kerry is nervously trying to get Gore not to do that. It made Gore look as if he's got no other purpose in life now, and like any association with him is political poison. I didn't think it was something to laugh at at all. It was just cruel and played to the worst images the media and repugs have falsely pinned on him. It made it very clear that people should think he's irrelevant and should just go away.
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Post by GoreSupporterNJ on Feb 17, 2004 16:36:42 GMT -5
I saw the SNL skit, and it really upset me. It was more than just a matter of painting him as boring. It painted him as a used-up, dried-up has-been whose time has come and gone. It was very sad, I thought. Tipper was trying to get him off the phone to go to bed, and here he is keeping Kerry on the line, saying he's going to give him his endorsement, and Kerry is nervously trying to get Gore not to do that. It made Gore look as if he's got no other purpose in life now, and like any association with him is political poison. I didn't think it was something to laugh at at all. It was just cruel and played to the worst images the media and repugs have falsely pinned on him. It made it very clear that people should think he's irrelevant and should just go away. Thanks for that Karen. It truly angers me then how these same networks can depict him this way, and yet will not play his wonderful speeches. I agree with you in that it does make a difference in how he is perceived, and while some may believe we should learn to laugh at such things, when they are done to be cruel, I don't find it funny either. Jan
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