# What don't you like about Al Gore? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 28, 2002, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223 "2002-10-28T07:33:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/41 "2002-10-29T17:39:39Z")
What don’t you lick about Tipper Gore? The back of her throat on a national stage. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/42 "2002-10-29T23:13:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Oblong \* > \*\*I thought former VPs didn’t get secret service protection anymore. \*\* He gets it, at least when he is here. Cops everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/43 "2002-10-30T04:28:23Z")
I guess I’m echoing most people here when I say that it feels like there is nothing the man can say without it sounding like it’s been scripted, edited, test-marketed and rehearsed. Even when he says things I agree with, I don’t feel any sincerity behind it. When I see a news headline now that starts ‘Al Gore says…’ wrt some national or international crisis, I can’t help hearing a little voice shouting “Hey, everyone, it’s me! Don’t forget about meeeeee…” When he spoke at my college graduation back in '94, one of his topics was ‘the dangers of cynicism’. I feel like such a complete tool now for ever being inspired by it. :rolleyes: **njufoic** : Dukakis lost because I wasn’t old enough to vote for him.😃 Granted, photos like [these](http://images.google.com/images?q=dukakis+tank+photo&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=ja&btnG=Google+%E6%A4%9C%E7%B4%A2) probably didn’t help matters. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/44 "2002-10-30T04:33:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by k2dave \* > \*\*he is a environmental extreamest with views that I think are dangerous. He changes his tune on core issues due to pressure or polls i.e. (‘abortion is arugably the taking of a human life’ - A.Gore (if you didn’t know) now he is anti-life. He is a crybaby, he lost the election but couldn’t take it as a man and had to legitimize election shenagagans. He comes across as a person who thinks he knows more then the people and must make decisions for them. > > Thanks for asking \*\* **k2dave** , would you PLEASE not refer to someone who is “pro-choice” as “ANTI-LIFE?” Excuse me??? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/45 "2002-10-30T05:54:51Z")
From the [Secret Service](http://www.secretservice.gov/faq.shtml#authorized) Web Site: > [@](#): > > By law, the Secret Service is authorized to protect the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, and their immediate family members; former Presidents and their spouses; minor children of a former President until the age of 16; major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and within 120 days of the general election, their spouses; visiting foreign heads of government or heads of state; and others if authorized by the President. An individual who receives Secret Service protection is referred to as a “protectee.” In 1997, Congressional legislation became effective limiting Secret Service protection to former Presidents for a period of not more than 10 years from the date the President leaves office. (Public Law 103-329) It’s possible that with the “war on terrorism” that Bush authorized a detail for former VP’s who wanted it. Maybe Gore thinks it makes him seem more important or he thinks he’s still VP. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/46 "2002-10-30T06:21:43Z")
Let’s not forget his “Let’s censor the music” wife and her precious Parents Music Resource Council. **Guin** , lighten up and take it to another thread. This is, after all, about why people DON’T like Al Gore… you should expect such comments, after all. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/47 "2002-10-30T06:46:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Oblong \* > **1)He seems to have no principles.** Exactly why he made such a good VP under Clinton. > [@](#): > > \*\*The more I read about Paul Wellstone, the more I see the anti-Gore. \*\* [ul]😃 [sup]Talk about hitting the nail on the head![/sup][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Chocobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chocobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chocobo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/48 "2002-10-30T06:52:45Z")
I dislike him because he’s out of the news. No,I don’t like his policies or him personally, but more because I have a very accurate impersonation of his voice and used to have some great joke material. Oh well…I’m working on Bill O’Reilly now. 😃 (And yes, I realize they don’t sound anything alike. I just have a very versatile voice.) ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/49 "2002-10-30T07:08:43Z")
The weird thing is that Al Gore was never considered “stiff” in all those years of public service to the State of Tennessee. I never heard that word used to describe him EVER. Then he became V.P. and it got to be a running gag. He seemed to become more and more self-conscious and awkward every time I saw him. I don’t recall Tipper ever trying to actually _censor_ music. She did campaign hard for rating and labelling of albums as a parental tool. But it’s been a long time and I may not be remembering correctly. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/50 "2002-10-30T11:41:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnT \* > \*\ ***Guin** , lighten up and take it to another thread. This is, after all, about why people DON’T like Al Gore… you should expect such comments, after all. \*\* Why should she expect such comments? If anything, k2dave should be providing a cite that proves he’s “anti-life.” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2002, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/51 "2002-10-30T13:52:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnT \* > \*\*Let’s not forget his “Let’s censor the music” wife and her precious Parents Music Resource Council. > > **Guin** , lighten up and take it to another thread. This is, after all, about why people DON’T like Al Gore… you should expect such comments, after all. \*\* Wife: good point. Anti-life: bad point. Guin is correct. Be nice 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jerrybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jerrybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerrybear)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/52 "2002-10-31T00:52:30Z")
What I don’t like about Al Gore is what I don’t like about so many mainstream, corporate-puppet Democrats. They give lots of lip service to progressive issues, but then end up doing pretty much the same things that Republicans do. Which is why I voted for as many Green Party candidates as I could in 2000, and will be doing so again this coming Tuesday. Somewhere upthread, Zoe (I think?) mentioned wanting an honest, not-for-sale President. That is also what I want, and that is why I voted for Ralph Nader. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/53 "2002-10-31T01:00:46Z")
So, Jerrybear, we owe Bush to you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/54 "2002-10-31T03:13:43Z")
I wonder how often in those quiet moments Gore, in a rare fit of honesty, doesn’t look at those still rabidly championing his muddled message and think “Shit, they’ll forgive anything!” Vote for him you may, but you’ve got to be damn displeased with the route he’s taken and the pliable spine he’s displayed. He’s a liar. His decisions float with the popular breeze. He want’s to be your executive voice. Pllllease! ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223/55 "2002-10-31T15:15:55Z")
If a cnadidate is not for sale, he or she cannot get elected, you know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dont-you-like-about-al-gore/134223.md?page=2)