Yeah I watched the clip and I never heard him explicitly say "I am not running".  If he wasnt running I am sure they would make the announcement a bigger deal if only to draw more attention to global warming issues.

Can we turn this question about a story into a flame war about including Gore in MyDD polls?

I said something similar in the thread below ... there's nothing in terms of a direct quote there.

This could be a case of a foreign reporter not understanding the nuances of American political denials. "I have no intention of running for President" or "I have no thoughts of running for President" sounds definitive, but we all know it isn't.

FWIW, I have heard second or third to the source (or maybe more), that Gore will not decide anything until assessing the situation after the 1st Q.

Putting on my foil hat & pointing the antenna toward Belle Meade, I think it'll be after his new book comes out, because response to it will indicate whether a campaign could primarily be run... not exactly on his terms, but in a way that emphasized collective responsibility and a commitment to understanding & cleaning up the mess of the past eight years.  If the book doesn't sell and the media mock him-- and they very well may, especially since I don't see any way for them to emerge from his analysis unscathed-- then he'll know it's basically business as usual and not bother.

What is the rush? The Gore quote that I see from the NewsMax story is "I am not running for president." - which is literally true.

Let us refrain from the wishful thinking (on both sides) and wait to hear it from some source other than, say, Michael Ledeen.  There is plenty of time, no need for "Faster, Please".

Japan Jan 16,2007

http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory. cfm/newsid/39841/story.htm

"Asked whether he had plans to stand in the 2008 election, Gore ruled it out, adding: "I'm involved in a different kind of campaign."

"During a visit to Japan to promote his award-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", Gore also urged Japan's top business lobby to spark a policy change on global warming by sending a strong message to its US counterparts."

Regarding the Breaking Blue story about Gore winning a Golden Globe - there is no Golden Globe award for best documentary...they stopped that award a few decades ago.

their desired statement, Gore didn't say it, after the Reuter statement, they quoted Gore, that is is on a different campaign, which is what he's been sayin for a year.

you guys are boring the shit out of me.

Sheesh! I thought us bloggers were supposed to be the smart ones.

Believing any fucking thing the corporatist press says about Al Gore ain't very smart.

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Chris, Jerome,

You do know that FEC rules oblige us, and any other Draft Pac, not to communicate with our target, or with each other?

More important than making sure we choose the best nominee? IIRC, that strategy didn't work out so well the last time!

In fact, if it didn't take this action, can we put any faith in the Draft Gore movement at all?

Clearly not.  More importantly, I think it will be the fault of Bowers and Armstrong if Gore isn't drafted.

BTW, I'm taking pre-orders on my "Where's Gore '08?  Blame MyDD!" t-shirts.

NPR had it this evening ... though they didn't have Gore saying "I'm not running for President". So, I don't think Gore is definitively out.

However, I generally think it's unlikely that he will run, but I don't have anything to base that on other than (a) gut, (b) he would have to run against Hillary, which would make for too much of that campaign trail horse-race gossip that he hates with good reason, (c) it's not clear what space he would occupy at this point.

Hindsight is 20/20, but I did think it odd that he'd make his first definitive statement on foreign shores.

"This is actually a frequent habit among journalists--putting words in the mouth of Democrats."

Reuters is British.  They do that everyone.

Gore has been giving these non-commital statements for over a year now, I think: "I don't expect to run" or whatever, which has always meant the same thing to me - he'll run if he feels the wind at his back.  That's us.  What are we doing?  Not a lot.

Gore can't run without active grassroots support, because he knows the usual suspects don't support him (even the ones that used to).  Without heavy netroots and grassroots activism, he's on his own.  He's waiting for the groundswell, and if it doesn't come, he's not running.  So far, he isn't seeing it (he's not blind).

I'm constantly being barraged by "Draft Obama" mail from a list I did not sign up for.  I see you have photos of lots of people with lots of Obama signs.  

Have we done or seen any of that for Gore?  (It's no good if I do it here in London - how 'bout you?)

Basically, it's Sadie Hawkins Day for Gore - he's waiting for the voters to ask him to the dance; he can't go unless we ask.

They said they will work to find the quote and update their story.

I would urge others to call the reporter, she is in Japan. Her name is Isabel Reymolds, and she can be reached at 813 3432 8018.