# Is it true Al Gore has put on 40 lbs. in weight?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 25, 2001, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-al-gore-has-put-on-40-lbs-in-weight/63234 "2001-04-25T03:48:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-al-gore-has-put-on-40-lbs-in-weight/63234/1 "2001-04-25T03:48:19Z")

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I keep hearing this rumor everywhere. I can’t seem to find a recent photo of Al Gore that confirms that he has put on a lot of weight. Is it true and if so, can someone give me a link to a photo of him?

I know, this is really trivial, but I can’t believe I can’t find it.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-al-gore-has-put-on-40-lbs-in-weight/63234/2 "2001-04-25T11:31:50Z")

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I’m not sure, but it seems that Hillary has dropped about 240 lbs of unsightly fat. 😃

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**Author:** ![jdl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@jdl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdl)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-al-gore-has-put-on-40-lbs-in-weight/63234/3 "2001-04-25T13:58:29Z")

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He’s a recent pic (two weeks old?) that I grabbed from MSNBC. He does look tubby.

[http://www.wagaralumni.com/letterman\_gore.jpg](http://www.wagaralumni.com/letterman_gore.jpg)

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-al-gore-has-put-on-40-lbs-in-weight/63234/4 "2001-04-25T14:48:41Z")

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Yeah, Jay Leno mentioned the weight gain on his show yesterday.

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**Author:** ![Zoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6de8d8/32.png) [@Zoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoff)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2001, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-al-gore-has-put-on-40-lbs-in-weight/63234/5 "2001-04-25T15:28:44Z")

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According to [this](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/columns/reliablesource/A38539-2001Apr19.html) column (at the bottom) Gore has acknowledged putting on some weight, but disputes the amount.

The cafeteria food must be good at Columbia.