Draft Gore Petition with 100,000 Signatures Delivered to Gore's Office
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The national petition run by Draft Gore (Draftgore.com) asking Al Gore to run for president in 2008 reached a major milestone yesterday when the number of signatures went over 100,000. Draft Gore treasurer Eva Ritchey delivered the petition to Vice President Gore's office in Nashville this morning.
"This enormous outpouring of support for Al Gore is testimony both to his enduring appeal among the grassroots and to the dissatisfaction of the Democratic base with the current crop of declared candidates," said Monica Friedlander, chair of Draft Gore.
Because of its comments section filled with personal stories and direct pleas to Mr. Gore, the petition represents a historic portrait of the reborn populist movement in this country -- and not just among Democrats. Surprisingly, a very large number of signatures come from independents and Republicans, many of whom regret not voting for Gore in 2000:
"Mr Gore, I'm a 13-year military vet who has served in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Having always voted Republican, I bear responsibility for our
current government. I thank you for your 30+ yrs of service and am asking
you to serve again.
-- Ernesto Meruelo, San Diego, CA
"I am a lifelong Republican and in 2000 I foolishly voted for President
Bush. I was wrong. I am older and wiser now. I wish to offer my support
and help in my very GOP state of Wyoming."
-- Philip Hritzak, Casper, WY
Many of those who signed the petition include troops on the frontlines in Iraq and parents of young people being put in harm's way.
"Mr. Gore, my son is going into Iraq today. Please run and bring some
reason to this world. He is in the 3rd ID. Please help!"
-- Sharon Pote, Booneville, AR
Most of all, signatories by the tens of thousands plead with Al Gore to respond to the growing call to serve his country one more time.
"There's no higher calling, than when a nation asks for you to lead. We are
asking you to lead now, and I hope you'll rise to it."
-- Jarrett Wold, Minot, ND
Draft Gore has also launched its national radio ad campaign this week, with the first of three spots now running on the Stephanie Miller show. These and other actions are intended to demonstrate to Mr. Gore the groundswell of support he enjoys in the hope of persuading him to join the race for the Democratic nomination.
Gore's growing popularity is demonstrated by a recent poll in New Hampshire showing Gore running well ahead of the entire Democratic field, leading Hillary Clinton by six points, 32% to 26%.
The petition can be read in its entirety on Draft Gore's website (http://www.draftgore.com/) or directly at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/algore2008/signatories.html.p>
Draft Gore is a grassroots political action committee promoting a Gore candidacy in 2008. The PAC is not affiliated with Vice President Gore's office. For more information, see http://www.draftgore.com/.
Draft Gore
CONTACT: Eva Ritchey, treasurer, +1-828-693-8190, draftgore@aol.com, or
Monica Friedlander, draftgore@aol.com, both of Draft Gore
Web site: http://www.draftgore.com/
http://www.ipetitions.com/
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GETTIBG AL GORE TO RUN
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MARK HEYMAN ,
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:06:15 GMT |
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WHERE IS THE INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND EXPERIENCE WE NEED TODAY? IT IS CLEARLY IN THE PERSON OF AL GORE, THE ONLY PERSON STANDING WELL ABOVE THE CROWD.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO DO ANYTHING TO GET HIM TO RUN; HE IS THE BEST PERSON TO TURN OUR COUNTRY BACK TO THE PEOPLE AND THE IDEALS WE WANT.
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Gore Draft 'petition'
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earthlover ,
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:04:51 GMT |
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Wow, what better way to answer HIS call than to be arrogant and self aggrandizing by totally ignoring it. These people have done nothing but harass Al Gore for months and still they can't take no for an answer. These are also the same people who ran a failing draft in 2004 that he refused, and only got the signatures they did now(if they are all really authentic and not partly made up by these people themselves) because they are riding on the coattails of Mr. Gore's success with An Inconvenient Truth.
I wonder if you ask all of those people who supposedly signed this harrassment petition if they signed the Live Earth pledge how many you would get? Seems people who read the Assault On Reason didn't get the message. If the people from "Draft" (which is used very loosely regarding their tactics) Gore only care about getting their names in the paper instead of answering the call for this planet themselves
(which was also obvious when at Live Earth they actually hired a CO2 pollution spewing airplane to trail their banner with their website address only over the stadium like the freepers did because they care more for publicity for themselves than the environment) it is no wonder Al Gore wants nothing to do with them. And he is right. It appears to me that they are actually trying to divert him from his mission, and I find that very suspicious at this point.
He has already answered the call grandly and with courage and sees the big picture. So sad that these people can't do the same. Oh, and when you can get one with 250 MILLION signatures on it that can be verified instead of one the size of a small town without using Mr. Gore's success and harrassment at his book signings to get them, get back to us.
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America needs you - America is calling you- Mr Gore
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Edgar Wilhelm ,
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:48:19 GMT |
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After reading "Assault on Reason" my attitude towards politicians has changed! I now know that there can be something like an honest and intelligent Politician! Mr Gore you have a moral obligation to run and serve your country as the next President of the United States of America. Nobody else can restore America's reputation in the world like you can. Nobody else can heal the wounds that the constant assault on the American Constitution has caused. Nobody else is able to focus on the real important threats that we and the rest of the world faces: Global Warming and the Carbon Crisis. I have heard that you do not wish to run for the office any more - and I can understand that! But I am sorry to say that this is not a matter of what you want! A man of your honor, knowledge and standing knows that you have to obey when duty calls! Your country needs you and Your Country is calling you - Mr Gore!
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RUN,AL!
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david corsanico ,
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:23:29 GMT |
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In 1968, the Republicans felt that 8 years of Dem rule was a by-product of a stolen election in 1960. They nominated the man they felt was wronged, Nixon. He went on to win in November. This year the Dems have a chance to recompense AL Gore for the stolen election of 2000; for which our nation has paid a severe price. I say, renominate Gore and he will win in 2008. Unlike Nixon, he'll prove to be a fine president! He should choose Obama as his running mate and prime him for succession in 2016. Hillary can get the seat vacated by John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court and everyone will be happy- especially me!
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2008
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Jay Fleming ,
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:03:14 GMT |
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Your country needs you!
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Al Gore
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Don Jones ,
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:33:31 GMT |
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No chance Gore and Thompson can come out of the same door together. Each will injure the other.
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