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The Assault on Reality
by Eric Alterman
[from the July 16, 2007 issue]

Not since Bono’s ONE campaign has a leader championed a cause so astutely as Al Gore. While Bono has learned to be a politico, Al Gore has learned to throw the world’s largest rock concert – Live Earth, a truly awe-inspiring conception. I want to elucidate on Al Gore quoting Bob Dylan in the latest issue of Rolling Stone:

"Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call/Rattle your windows" - what's the rest of it? - "for the times they are a-changin'."

I did a search and found this article I read back in May. It offers a brilliant analysis on Candidate Gore, and it's amazing how the article becomes more relevant as the Presidential Campaigns heat-up.

Check it: http://nymag.com/news/politics/17065/index.html

It would be a severe disservice to our country should Gore decide not to run. But you can hardly blame the guy for not wanting to. After all, even if we win again, who's to say that we have the back-bone to make it count?