Sour Grapefruits: AL SHOW NO-SHOWS (McAuliffe to release bogus Florida poll?)

American Prowler ^ | 9/19/02 | The Prowler

[Jean S]

AL SHOW NO-SHOWS
Al Gore's road trip to sunny Florida didn't turn out the way perhaps he hoped. While his audiences were generally polite and supportive, leaders of the state Democratic Party were pointedly less so. Some in fact boycotted the events Gore was attending.

"How can a guy who ran for president and other offices be such a lousy people person?" wondered one Palm Beach County Democratic operative. "This is a guy who never came back to us after that debacle a couple of years ago, never thanked us for the hundreds of hours we devoted to saving his sorry ass, never called, never wrote. Then he shows up in 2002 like it all never happened. He's useless." (But what does he really think?)

Never mind Gore's lousy personal touch. Perhaps his political timing is even worse. Here he was expecting to be the center of attention, showing the kind of leadership a national candidate would exhibit after an important primary, but instead finding himself shunned by state party hacks who would do anything to avoid reminders of the 2000 debacle. Several high-ranking state and local operatives skipped the Gore events, telling reporters they wanted to focus on more positive party news. Like gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride.

"McBride is the real deal," the Palm Beach Democrat says. "We're much more excited about him than living in the past and worrying over real and perceived slights and injustices. Gore would do well to take that advice. If he did we wouldn't have to worry about him in 2004."

DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe is so excited about McBride he's expected to trot out a Florida Democratic Party poll claiming McBride is within five points of Gov. Jeb Bush Don't believe it. Every responsible poll, even from the Bush-hating Miami Herald, has the guv ahead by double digits.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Ping.(^:

[Seeking the truth]

Algore is so yesterday, the Florida Freepers even stayed home!

[joyce11111]

Ho-Hum.

By the way, why is it that only dimocrats have problems voting in Florida?

[Paul Atreides]

Hey Albore! Why don't you get Bubba to help you out. You remember Bubba, the guy you said was the greatest president we have ever had in this country.

[Jean S]

Ping. Thanks for your suggestion.

[Jean S]

lol, ignore my ping. I see you found this post.

[Wait4Truth]

This is really humorous...LOL! Gore is a loser. By the way, am I on your ping list? If not, how come??? :-)

[alex]

I suppose it will be a very good use for soft-money to run ads debunking his recent lies.

[Miss Marple]

I was just getting ready to ping you! Although we should all support Jeb with our money and time, things are not as bleak as they first appear.

[EllaMinnow]

If you have a Florida ping list, I'd like to be added.

[sultan88]

"Al Gore...(is) useless."

Like giant teats on a wild boar!

[upchuck]

Albert The Bore In Two Thousand Four. Hmmm... bumper sticker material?

[Goldwater Girl]

Good post- especially about the bogus poll- forewarned is forearmed and all that.
Thanks!

[upchuck]

Oh, wait. I have an old Clinton/Gore bumper sticker. I'll just get my sissors and make a Gore/Clinton sticker. LOL

[MHT]

I had never seen this website before. American Prowler is an interesting addition for surfing.

[NEWwoman]

"How can a guy who ran for president and other offices be such a lousy people person?"

Hello? Where have you been during the Clinton years?

[Jean S]

American Prowler is the American Spectator. The Spectator site was down for a few months and was reborn as this site. It's a must read website.

[Richard Kimball]

The coolest thing about the whole Floriduh election scandal is that it has totally blown the wind out of the DemocRATs attempts to claim "Bush stole the election."

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

I am sorry, Wait4Truth. You are now on my first ever real ping list. (^: