Al Gore: I'll "Outcrazy the Crazy"

Josh Marshall | November 23, 2009, 1:02AM

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Former Vice President Al Gore declares plan to "outcrazy the crazy" on SNL.

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SCharb

November 23, 2009 2:56 AM

Stuck to the teleprompter a little too much, which slightly distracted from the pure awesome.

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JNagarya

November 23, 2009 7:43 AM in reply to SCharb

Al Gore has always been "stiff". I wouldn't blame the teleprompter -- cue cards -- for that.

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APeach

November 23, 2009 11:36 AM in reply to JNagarya

I thought he was playing to the "stiff" type to better contrast with his "plan" to outcrazy the crazy.

Well done. Sorry I fell asleep on it!

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ivy22

November 23, 2009 6:28 AM

"In stead of science, I am going with crazy." Quit stealing Michele Bachmann's MO.

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synchronicity

November 23, 2009 7:38 AM

I love it! More More More!!

God, I wish we had a Dem with super charisma out there confronting the nutwings with this kind of crazy!!!!

We need a Shwarzeneggar type that will constantly get media attention like the Palin, Beck, Bachman, Cheney types that constantly calls them out on their BS.

The silence in response to the madness feeds it and makes it grow.

Thank God! We have people like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Maher, but why is it that it's our comedians that we're relaying on for 'leadership'?

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sweet spot

November 23, 2009 8:37 AM in reply to synchronicity

re: synchron

The crazy Right is relying on comedians for leadership too. It's just that they elect theirs. If only Franken would pick up the ball...

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JNagarya

November 23, 2009 8:50 AM in reply to sweet spot

And that they don't realize that they are following pied-piper misinformedians.

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Mateo123

November 23, 2009 9:56 AM in reply to synchronicity

Come on. We have Joe Lieberman. You can't get any more charismatic than that!

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JNagarya

November 23, 2009 11:12 AM in reply to Mateo123

Yer right: it's all I can do to resist voting for Lieberman, regardless whether its an election day.

And I'm not even from Connecticut!

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WaitWut?

November 23, 2009 1:03 PM in reply to synchronicity

I've thought that myself several times. Unfortunately, we don’t like the whackjob mentality. The right is used to their evangelical, fanatical, fundy leaders. The fire and brimstone fear-factor types.

I think the reason Stewart and Colbert are so popular is because Democrats have something that Republicans don’t. A sense of humor. Have you ever been to a so-called Republican humor site? None of it even makes sense, much less has any humor.

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hunter

November 23, 2009 4:15 PM in reply to synchronicity

Maybe once Franken's on his second term and hopefully has some legislation under his belt he'll be less concerned about appearing serious. He'd be perfect for the role you describe...

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Joe Monster

November 23, 2009 7:40 AM

Yeah, if only Al had mentioned a planet in his presidential campaign...

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Roanoke

November 23, 2009 8:53 AM

The key point he makes here--which is new for Gore, at least in his public speaking--is the call for an end to factory farming. This is quite an interesting roll-out of the very message Gore has been encouraged to make for years, but has resisted. With factory farming and meat production itself constituting over 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions (more than the total global transportation sector) according to the 2007 IPCC report, it is about time that Gore spoke honestly about the source of nearly fifth of global warming pollution. Bravo, Mr. Vice President.

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Desidero

November 23, 2009 10:22 AM in reply to Roanoke

If you end factory farming, greenhhouse gas emissions go down, or they increase as less efficient distributed farming takes its place?

Cities seem polluting, but they're much more efficient than the same people spread around the countryside.

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Clavis

November 23, 2009 10:20 AM

Actually, Al Gore when he appeared in a sketch was the funniest performer on the show. SNL stinks on ice now (although there isn't as much ice as there used to be, as Gore can attest), and Al Gore's silent looks of confusion, wooden though they were, were 10x funnier than any of the awful mugging and dead-horse-beatings that the so-called "professional comedians" delivered. Good for VP Al!

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