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Tue Sep 04 2007 09:45:58 ET For the first time Al Gore talks about the effect the press had on him and on the 2000 presidential election, telling Vanity Fair contributing editor Evgenia Peretz that he doesn’t blame the media for his loss and that he accepts responsibility for not being able to communicate more clearly with the public. “Modern politics seems to require and reward some capacities that I don’t think I have in abundance … such as a tolerance for … spin rather than an honest discussion of substance. Apparently, it comes easily for some people, but not...

I don`t have a VCR or a DVD recorder, but AL Gore is coming up next on the MTV awards.. I highly suspect his psychosis will reveal itself and it must be recorded for poster---future bashing. If anyone has a VCR or DVD recorder, please record it!

She's spent five years recovering from the last run at the White House, but Tipper Gore says she's ready if her husband wants to do it again. "If he were going to run in the future, of course I would support him," Tipper Gore told ABCNews' Claire Shipman in her first television interview in four years. "I think he'd be a fantastic president. He already got a majority of votes of people in this country once, and so that says something." Al Gore is back in the political spotlight with his new documentary on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," and...

The Davidson County Democratic Party is holding the first annual Gore Family Dinner later this month at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel. That’s Gore as in Al and Tipper. The stated purpose for this dinner is to raise money for Democratic candidates in 2006, but it’s also the first time we’ve seen Al Gore politically back in his home state in some time. Even though the Gores maintain a home in Belle Meade, Gore’s new cable channel has kept him on the move. The channel will be geared towards young people and will debut in August. But Gore’s name is...

NewsMax hears from Washington, D.C. sources that former Democratic Vice President Al Gore is considering a run for the presidency in 2008. Washington Democrats are buzzing about the news - not so much that Gore will be feted by Democrats, but the civil war it will likely unleash in the party. For starters, Kerry still says he is keeping open a 2008 bid. But his disastrous showing in 2004 makes it certain he won't win. But Teresa's checkbook means he can wreak havoc in the primaries. The fratricide among Democrats will come from another likely contender. Hillary Rodham Clinton is...

I was in the Dollar Tree (everything in the store sells for $1) a few minutes ago and saw a table with Al Gore's book, published in November 2002, "Joined at the Heart," for sale for $1. The hardback edition. May his TV network be as successful. :-)

<p>While we all try and cope with the postponement of Jennifer Lopez's wedding to Ben Affleck, we can report that at least one other celebrity 'marriage' is still on-the union of lesban lovebirds singer Melissa Etheridge and her gal pal of two years actress Tammy Lynn Michaels.</p>

Restaurant staff are taking unsavoury revenge on celebrities who fail to tip generously. NICK FOULKES reports. A Dubliner who worked as a waiter in New York tells the story of the time Tony Bennett came to eat. The restaurant's manager told a waitress to forget about her other tables and look after the singer's every need. But what about my tips, she complained. I'm sure Mr Bennett will look after you, the manager reassured her. One meal and lots of attentive service later, the singer put down his tip. It fell short of the waitress's expectations. As the waiter was...

"I was trying to think of a way that we could kind of laugh about this since obviously it was out of our control, there wasn't anything anybody could do, so I got all the boom boxes in the house and – I remember sort of what the government did with Noriega – I thought we'd try that, and I aimed them at (the crowd) ... and I put nature sounds on and turned it all the way up. And at least the kids laughed." – Tipper Gore recalls the aftermath of the contested 2000 election, when busloads of people...

Here's a book both uninteresting and repulsive. On the one hand, it is a quasi-scholarly look at kissing and how it has changed substantially in the last half century. It's also uncomfortably personal, filled with Gore stories, which are explicit and stomach churning. "For us, as for most Americans," write the former vice-president and his wife, "kissing is our bedrock. We kiss everywhere and in every situation." Like at the recent memorial service for Senator Paul Wellstone, when the sight of Tipper dressed in black (and appearing 50 pounds lighter than she really is) was more than Al could handle....

It's Week 2 of Al and Tipper Gore's book campaign juggernaut. The ex-veep and his wife -- who pocketed a rumored seven-figure advance from Henry Holt and Co. -- have been welcomed by countless media outlets willing to help them hawk "Joined at the Heart," an anecdotal study of the American family, and "The Spirit of Family," a companion coffee-table photo collection. But while the authors are getting star billing wherever they go -- including Al's scheduled guest shot on tomorrow's "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" -- their books aren't selling up to expectations, publishing sources told us yesterday. "They've...

John just said a station employee's wife just called in from the Issaquah Costco asking if her husband wanted an autographed Algore book. She said The tree and Tipper are sitting there and there are only a couple people there to buy books. Bwahahahahah. I thought this was a "best seller." They have another signing tonight at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle. That should draw a little better among Seattle's Lefties.

Batten down the hatches, the Gores (buy one, get one free) are on what the Washington Post describes as one of the most elaborate book tours in recent publishing history. An overstatement to be sure: just eight towns, count ‘em, constitute their “elaborate” book peddling efforts as they try to hawk their new tome “Joined at the Heart” (not as many Freepers would have thought should have been called "Joined at the Lips" after their vulgar display of a year or so ago.)According to one Amazon review, the book chronicles every bizarre and unconventional lifestyle known to man, including the...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002--Books & Company is pleased to announce that former Vice President and best-selling author Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, will make an appearance in conjunction with the new release of their books, "Joined at the Heart" and "The Spirit of Family," on Monday, November 25, at 7:00 p.m. Books & Company is located in the newly remodeled Brookwood Village. Al and Tipper Gore have long considered family their bedrock and have spent many years studying the nature of the American family. Combining personal insight and expert opinions, historical and global perspectives, "Joined at the...

TIPPER:" LISTEN, YOU GET MY HUSBAND A SPEECH THAT DOESN'T CAUSE HIM TO DROP 20 POINTS IN THE POLLS!" ALGORE:"SO, YOU'RE SAYING I BOMBED? WELL YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET SNIPPY!" Wed Oct 2,12:32 PM ET Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice President Al Gore, right, gestures while talking to reporters as she and the former vice president leave the Brookings Institute in Washington Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002 after his economic policy speech. Gore urged President Bush to focus on the nation's stalled economy the way he has on international affairs because "America's economy is in big trouble." (AP Photo/Rick...

<p>Tickets to Bruce Springsteen's tour are pretty hot stuff. They're hard to get, but they're not too expensive at $77 — compared to recent Paul McCartney and Prince shows. But not everyone wants to pay for them.</p> <p>Take, for example, former Vice President Al Gore and his lovely wife, Tipper. Sources close to them and to Springsteen tell me Tipper tried to get free tickets to the Springsteen show for the entire Gore staff. When that didn't work, and she was told even paid admission would be hard to come by, the ex-second lady persisted.</p>

<p>Tickets to Bruce Springsteen's tour are pretty hot stuff. They're hard to get, but they're not too expensive at $77 — compared to recent Paul McCartney and Prince shows. But not everyone wants to pay for them.</p> <p>Take, for example, former Vice President Al Gore and his lovely wife, Tipper. Sources close to them and to Springsteen tell me Tipper tried to get free tickets to the Springsteen show for the entire Gore staff. When that didn't work, and she was told even paid admission would be hard to come by, the ex-second lady persisted.</p>

  Free Press questioned after incident. Free press questioned after incident Wetmore found responsible for theft, disorderly conduct after taping April 8 Gore speech By BRETT ZONGKER Eagle Staff WriterMonday, July 1, 2002A disciplinary conference board found Senior Ben Wetmore responsible for theft and other violations of the AU Student Conduct Code after he videotaped Tipper Gore's April 8 speech in Bender Arena. Confronted by plainclothes University Police officers during the speech, Wetmore was asked to leave the arena. He initially refused to leave because the officers refused to identify themselves, he said. Once outside Wetmore was informed that...

Tipper Gore makes herself clear: Al can run again By JAMES W. BROSNAN, SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON (SH) - Although Tipper Gore became so despondent after Al Gore lost the presidential race that she checked with a doctor to make sure she wasn't clinically depressed, she says she would "love to see my husband run again" in 2004. The doctor assured Tipper that she wasn't depressed - her reaction was entirely normal. Now, if Al Gore were to tell Tipper that he wants another try, his wife would say: "Let's get going right now." That's the message she plans...

Just as we suspected: "Insiders say the idea of a Tipper Gore bid for the U.S. Senate was never really serious, having more to do with her husband's ambition then anything else," United Press International reported today. But of course. Why would Beltway Al's long-ago home state elect his wife when it had enough sense to keep him out of the White House? "The real deal, say insiders, was that the speculation provided an opportunity for Al Gore to demonstrate that he was still a member in good standing of the so-called 'alpha male' club. By appearing supportive of his...

Tipper Gore has decided not to get into the race for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, disappointing those who were musing about the Senate wives club starting to become home for washed-up male pols. Bill Clinton and Bob Dole may yet get to put out next year's Congressional cookbook, but Al will have to get his own publisher for his favorite recipes. Tipper Gore was the latest spouse to think about doing it herself. Her mere interest in the race caused shockwaves among the boys inside the beltway because she's been defined as the un-Hillary. Not that Hillary's run was greeted...

If anyone needs any more evidence that ex-Veep Al Gore means to reclaim his party's presidential nomination next time around, here it is: He has reportedly shaved his scraggly beard. The hairy-faced Democrat had been the subject of barbs ever since he turned up in public last year looking like a yuppie version of Ulysses Grant, with pundits widely speculating that as long as the beard remained, Gore couldn't possibly be serious. "He always thought he was gonna' shave it when he felt like doing it," a source told CNN Monday morning. Some see a connection between Gore's decision to...

The Democratic mainline media is all atwitter over reports that former second lady Tipper Gore wants to join Hillary Clinton in the Senate. But at least one survey suggests Americans would like to see two other former executive branch spouses make the run before Mrs. Gore, including Marilyn Quayle, whom Tipper replaced as second lady in 1993. In fact, Mrs. Quayle beats Mrs. Gore by a whopping three-to-one margin, according to an online poll conducted by U.S. News & World Report. Also beating Tipper in the same survey, Nancy Reagan. "With reports circulating that the former vice president's wife, Tipper...

The Democratic mainline media is all atwitter over reports that former second lady Tipper Gore wants to join Hillary Clinton in the Senate. But at least one survey suggests Americans would like to see two other former executive branch spouses make the run before Mrs. Gore, including Marilyn Quayle, whom Tipper replaced as second lady in 1993. In fact, Mrs. Quayle beats Mrs. Gore by a whopping three-to-one margin, according to an online poll conducted by U.S. News & World Report. Also beating Tipper in the same survey, Nancy Reagan. "With reports circulating that the former vice president's wife, Tipper...

Former first lady, Sen. Hillary Clinton has endorsed a bid by former second lady Tipper Gore for retiring Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson's seat, should Mrs. Gore decide to make the run - lavishing praise on the woman she once reportedly regarded as "an unintellectual nice lady who doesn't have a brain in her head." "I'm going to be her most enthusiastic supporter because I think she'd be terrific," Clinton told reporters on Friday. That's not how Mrs. Clinton was describing Mrs. Gore last June, amidst reports that their spouses were no longer speaking to one another because the vice president...

<p>Some Democrats have been looking for a 'magic bullet candidate' who could create a buzz in the state. A source said the desire for a strong woman candidate inevitably brought people to the notion of Mrs. Gore running for office.</p>

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tipper Gore, the wife of former vice president Al Gore (news - web sites), is considering a run for his old Senate seat from Tennessee, sources close to the couple said on Friday. Tipper Gore, who has never held public office, was approached by Democratic leaders earlier this week and urged to run, the sources said. She has not set a timetable for making a decision. "She is considering a Senate bid in Tennessee," a source close to the couple said. "She has received calls from Democratic leaders asking her to run and she's thinking about it."...

Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper, have been house hunting in Nashville expressing interest in a Belle Meade home appraised at 1.2 million, sources say.Rusty Moore, who owns the 312 Lynwood Blvd. home says that the house isn't officially on the market but that he and his wife have authorized neighbor and realtor Shirley Zeitlin to show it to prospective buyers.Zeitlin, who is said to have shown the house to the Gores recently, was on vacation in the Carribean island of Sr. Martin this week and couldn't be reached for comment.

Some in the (Democrat) party are hoping Hillary can persuade Tipper it's a good move (Running for the open Senate seat in Tennessee). The two women actually get on pretty well together, despite the tensions that arose between their husbands, and Hillary can honestly say she's enjoying her role as a lawmaker in her own right.I don't know whether Tipper will accept the overtures from the party.I hope she does though, because it would set up a fascinating battle.The current Republican frontrunner for the seat is oft-rebuffed presidential candidate Lamar Alexander, who's already getting his tired plaid shirt out of...

<p>WASHINGTON — Tipper Gore is weighing an overture from Democrats to run for her husband's old Senate seat from Tennessee, sources close to her said today.</p> <p>The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Democrats urged Mrs. Gore to run after Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., announced last Friday that he would not seek re-election.</p>

<p>Several sources said Thursday a "very loud and persistent" group of Tennessee Democrats is hoping to persuade Tipper Gore, wife of former Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore, to run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by her husband.</p> <p>Although one source said the courtship of Mrs. Gore "is serious," it was far from clear whether Mrs. Gore, long held to be a reluctant political wife, would seriously consider having her own political career.</p>

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tipper Gore is weighing an overture from Democrats to run for her husband's old Senate seat from Tennessee, sources close to her said Thursday. The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Democrats urged Mrs. Gore to run after Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., announced last Friday that he would not seek re-election. One of the sources said Mrs. Gore was committed to public service and believed she owed it to herself to give some thought to a run. Her husband, Al Gore, held the Senate seat from 1985 to 1993, before becoming vice president. Gore...