Al Gore
I met Al Gore today! He was signing books at the Harvard Book Store. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, but he did sign my copy of his most recent book, An Inconvenient Truth. I even shook his hand! I of course said nothing of consequence, or nothing different from all the other people who had him sign their books today, but it was still cool nonetheless.
He's aged a bit since the 2000 election, with more grey hairs and a rounder belly. When I saw him, I kind of felt bad for him. He does have a successful book and an even more successful movie, but he could have been the president. He could have been dealing with the current crisis in Lebanon right now, assuming he would have been reelected, but instead he was signing my book in an independent bookstore on Mass Ave. Not to say that he hasn't had a great life. He has a great family, was the vice president for 8 years after all and spent several more years in the Congress, but the way in which he "lost" the 2000 election (which I still believe he truly won) was painful and just wrong. I suppose his only solace is that the man he lost to will likely go down in history as the worst president ever, or at least the president who led us into an unnecessary war and cannot say nuclear for the life of him.
I'd like to believe the country would have been in a much better state today had Al Gore assumed the presidency. For one thing, he wouldn't veto the bill Dubya is about to veto that would allow for stem cell research in the country. Still, as a true countrymen and politician, Al Gore is probably sad that his great nation has made a turn for the worse and that he couldn't do anything about it. He does have a popular book out and an even more popular movie, though, and he's the current cool guy among young, liberal circles. He could either ride his current wave of popularity as a candidate in the next presidential election, or, like many celebrities, go for the trifecta and start his own band. I'm hoping he goes for the former- the latter would just be too much, even for the movie star, author, and politician Al Gore.
He's aged a bit since the 2000 election, with more grey hairs and a rounder belly. When I saw him, I kind of felt bad for him. He does have a successful book and an even more successful movie, but he could have been the president. He could have been dealing with the current crisis in Lebanon right now, assuming he would have been reelected, but instead he was signing my book in an independent bookstore on Mass Ave. Not to say that he hasn't had a great life. He has a great family, was the vice president for 8 years after all and spent several more years in the Congress, but the way in which he "lost" the 2000 election (which I still believe he truly won) was painful and just wrong. I suppose his only solace is that the man he lost to will likely go down in history as the worst president ever, or at least the president who led us into an unnecessary war and cannot say nuclear for the life of him.
I'd like to believe the country would have been in a much better state today had Al Gore assumed the presidency. For one thing, he wouldn't veto the bill Dubya is about to veto that would allow for stem cell research in the country. Still, as a true countrymen and politician, Al Gore is probably sad that his great nation has made a turn for the worse and that he couldn't do anything about it. He does have a popular book out and an even more popular movie, though, and he's the current cool guy among young, liberal circles. He could either ride his current wave of popularity as a candidate in the next presidential election, or, like many celebrities, go for the trifecta and start his own band. I'm hoping he goes for the former- the latter would just be too much, even for the movie star, author, and politician Al Gore.
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