Al Gore on the rise?

[spuwho]

Speculative press is reporting that the Democrat leadership is looking to hedge Hillary's issues by fostering Al Gore.

While his sources are saying the whole thing is way overblown in the press, no one has denied that discussions on Gore's viability in light of current events has taken place.

Seems they would rather have Elizabeth Warren.  I guess Bernie Sanders is just not annointed enough.

[downtownbrown]

they will need someone.  Hard to imagine how Hillary gets past the server issue.  The most recent analysis is that having a server is itself a criminal act regardless of what's on it.  My guess is that Uncle Joe will ride in on a promise of a one term presidency.

[fsquid]

I guess we are going to party like its 1999

[copperfiend]

The Democrats should be able to keep the White House fairly easily based on the right's clown show. But somehow they are going to screw this up.

[spuwho]

Hillary isnt without precedent.

Petreaus passed classified data to his mistress.

CIA Director Deutsch was busted for saving classified materials on his home computer.

Neither got jail time.

Karl Rove used his RNC email account while in the WH.

Accountability in communication is a drag when you are in public office. Just ask Lois Lerner.

This is why politicos prefer to work on sidelines in private.

[downtownbrown]

except it isn't legal.  This is going to be the last straw.  The millennials can't stand her, because they see her for what she it.  They like Bernie for now. 

Petraeus was convicted.

[spuwho]

If Colin Powell did it too, then he broke the law and s/b punished.

Dont care what party it is. The guilt of one does not absolve the guilt of the others.

[vicupstate]

um right.  like Benghazi, or the birth certificate or any of the other manufactured 'scandals' from the republican machine over the past twenty three eight years.

Fixed it for you.

[spuwho]

Then I guess we will let the facts speak for themselves.

If she committed a crime, let it be known.

If its just another unproven accusation, let it be known it cant be proven.

I personally dont know why the Clintons collect so much political lint,

[Know Growth]

Well, indeed Gore managed to garner a fair number of votes in the past,yes?......subject to folks flying in to south Florida, pounding on the doors at the recount offices, and Supreme Court involvement.

Will be interesting to see where this goes.

[fsquid]

If Colin Powell did it too, then he broke the law and s/b punished.

Dont care what party it is. The guilt of one does not absolve the guilt of the others.

this wasn't the tune anyone on these forums was singing back when it was an issue.  Things can't only be questionable only when Democrats are in office.

I have no problem with Colin Powell going to jail if he did the same thing.    I also agree that this country would have been so much better off if we hadn't of being distracted by the Lewinsky blowjob.   Things were actually getting done until that basically brought things to a halt in 98

[spuwho]

Last time I checked, Al Gore wasnt accused of committing perjury when he told the world he invented the internet. And to top it off the Republicans didnt form a grand jury to prove it either.

Doggone it, some people just get away with the biggest lies! 

[The_Choose_1]

Last time I checked, Al Gore wasnt accused of committing perjury when he told the world he invented the internet. And to top it off the Republicans didnt form a grand jury to prove it either.

Doggone it, some people just get away with the biggest lies! 

A lot like Ronald Reagan and Iran Contra

And look here Republicans if you can remove your blinders.

[Adam White]

Last time I checked, Al Gore wasnt accused of committing perjury when he told the world he invented the internet. And to top it off the Republicans didnt form a grand jury to prove it either.

Doggone it, some people just get away with the biggest lies! 

I know you're joking (and realise that Gore wasn't under oath anyway) - but he said, "I took the initiative in creating the internet". He never claimed to invent it - though I suppose I feel he overstated his role to some extent. Or maybe he was correct - he took the initiative to develop an act that was instrumental in the development of the internet. But (according to the article on Wikipedia):

The meaning of Gore's statement, referring to his legislative support of the early Internet, was widely reaffirmed by notable Internet pioneers, such as Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn, who stated, "No one in public life has been more intellectually engaged in helping to create the climate for a thriving Internet than the Vice President".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Performance_Computing_Act_of_1991

So I don't think, even if he were under oath at the time, he could've been done for perjury.

[spuwho]

Last time I checked, Al Gore wasnt accused of committing perjury when he told the world he invented the internet. And to top it off the Republicans didnt form a grand jury to prove it either.

Doggone it, some people just get away with the biggest lies! 

Hint, hint.....sarcasm at work.