Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore Jr.is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Chosen as Clinton's running mate in their successful 1992 campaign, he was reelected in 1996. At the end of Clinton's second term, Gore was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 2000. After leaving office, Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist, whose work in climate change activism earned...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
I don't feel anything other than optimistic, and the team down in Tallahassee feels that way also.
I decided to take part in this documentary because the filmmakers convinced me that it was the best way to get the word out to as large an audience as possible, and to convince more people to look at the truth of our circumstances.
a lot of material that just isn't fit for children.
I am a passionate advocate of getting special interest money out of politics.
Israel has its own right as a nation to defend its national security.
What we've often seen is that when we Americans say, look, we've got to reduce pollution, business - some businesses complain about it, but almost every time, it's turned out to be easier and cheaper and accomplished faster, and they've gained confidence, and then we go farther.
They use one set of books to give away money to special interests and another set of books to pretend that it's not going to do serious damage to Medicare and Social Security,
The constant drive for campaign dollars has distorted decision-making in Washington, DC, to the point where our systems can no longer effectively address complex, long-term problems like the climate crisis. Which brings me to my other major concern - the short-term focus of capitalism. It distorts the allocation of resources and the decision-making processes of companies.
I'm going to spend the next 15 days talking about the issues important to this country,
I don't think NAEP scores give a broad enough view of what is happening in the schools,
I am not going to accept that label.
I didn't realize I was in a Buddhist temple. - Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President when asked about his illegal fundraising activities that took place in a Buddhist temple.
it is wrong, it is illegal, and we will catch you.
has been a friend, and it's my fervent hope that he will also be our nominee in the year 2004.