Now, don’t get me wrong, Al Gore is generally a likable guy, but it seems his 8 years out of office combined with his previously unofficial, and now official endorsement of Obama have made him a bit looney.
For example, take a look at this line from Al Gore:
If you care about food safety, if you like a T on your BLT, you know that elections matter.
I could be wrong, but last time I checked, irrespective of whether John McCain, Mike Gravel or even Bob Barr is elected, none of them is going to throw federal food safety standards out of the window, or personally ensure that salmonella poisoning never rears its ugly head in America again. Incidentally, BLT stands for Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato.
Another line:
After the last eight years, even our dogs and cats have learned that elections matter.
It’s always good to spout populist rhetoric, but Cats and Dogs? I guess in Al Gore’s mind, electing Obama will ensure that every dog gets a bone, and every cat gets a mouse.
Of course, as we all remember, Al Gore invented the Internet, and he could not pass the opportunity to talk about it (the internet that is 
I think we would know this change was coming if a new generation rejected this special interest politics of the past and the big money that fueled it and instead used the Internet to get small donations and unite Americans in a common effort to realize our common destiny.
I guess 2 year olds like Caryln who gave $2,300 to the Obama campaign, used the internet to do so.
Ultimately, it is sad that Al Gore, a person who won the popular vote but lost the Presidency because every vote was NOT counted would support an individual who hopes to become President based on the same undemocratic principles.
If you are interested in reading the full text of the Al Gore speech, here it is…
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