You don't need anymore polls, anymore political rhetoric, anymore political expectations and being put under the microscope. You don't need anymore of being used as a symbol just to prop others up or to appease political operatives. You don't need anymore bickering over trivial matters like shirt colors and weight gain. What we need however, is you speaking truth to power and inspiring others to join you in this greatest fight of all. That is the mark of a true leader and a legacy worth leaving.

Within the last month and a half these are all of the locations globally that Al Gore appeared to either premiere An Inconvenient Truth or speak about the climate crisis:

I have read some articles and opinions written of late wherein the writers of those articles are intimating that Al Gore wrote his book An Inconvenient Truth and made this most important movie for our times as just a springboard to run for President again. I say, how dare you.

Why is it that so many people still refuse to see that An Inconvenient Truth is not about partisan politics or campaigning for 2008, but about exercising our own moral responsibility to our planet before it is too late? Are we truly so far into denial as a whole that we still refuse to see that?

"With the future so open to doubt, we routinely choose to indulge our own generation at the expense of all who will follow. We enshrine the self as the unit of ethical account, separate and distinct not just from the natural world but even from a sense of obligation to others-not just others in future generations, but increasingly even to others in the same generation; and not just those in distant lands, but increasingly even in our own communities. We do this not because we don't care but because we don't really live in our lives. We are monumentally distracted by a pervasive technological culture that appears to have a life of its own, one that insists on our full attention, continually seducing us and pulling us away from the opportunity to experience directly the true meaning of our own lives."

It's time to see beyond the superfluous media reporting on these events. Al Gore on MTV was a moment that hopefully will help shape the future of our planet. Here's why.

I knew the attack by Peter Schweizer would not be the end, so here we go again.

And the groups that perpetuate it with their political speculation.

This is an entry made up of various entries posted to

Progressives for Gore

and

Patriots for Al Gore

A few days ago this hit piece on Al Gore was printed in USA Today. Unfortunately, I haven't seen much of anything of a response from the blogosphere or supposed Al Gore support venues in defending this good man and standing up to these Conservative shills for all of the talk that they would have Al's back this time... I suppose it is obvious now that was only said in context if he decided to run for "political" office to fulfill their fantasies. If not, then he can twist in the wind.

I took it upon myself to write this because I respect Al Gore immensely, and because I also respect President Franklin Roosevelt who has always been one of my true political and personal heroes. I wished to note some similarities between them as men, and for me this was truly a labor of love that I thoroughly enjoyed writing. I'm not a professional writer, but this is from my heart. I hope if you read it you feel the same.

Al Gore's appearance at the Chautauqua Institution yesterday was not political. It was spiritual. He was appealing personally to our spirits as human beings. He was appealing to us to see beyond the petty and frivolous distractions of our lives that are destroying our only home (and our Democracy) to see life's true meaning.

Crossposted from: Progressives for Gore

Al Gore In Chautauqua

Jul 24, 2006 - CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) _ Former Vice President Al Gore said his conscience is regularly challenged by a consumerism that contributes to the global warming he has made it his mission to reverse.

The moment I had been waiting for for 18 years came for me this past Monday night... I finally got to shake the hand of the man I have respected for so long.

Al Gore appeared at Bookends, a book store in Ridgewood NJ @ 8PM last Monday night to sign An Inconvenient Truth. I read about it last week and decided that this was my opportunity to finally meet him. I already have a copy of the book and have read it, but I didn't mind buying another one at all knowing he would autograph it for me.

We got to the store around 3:30 PM, and the temperature was at least 107 degrees. How fitting. I bought my book, got my ticket, and was told numbers would be called by 6:30. In that time period I met many good people who I discussed my PAC Patriots for Al Gore with and also this government, Bush, and the climate crisis. When I also told them what we tried to do for Mr. Gore in 2004, the response was very positive. How I then wish we had the means to get it out on a wider scale, but that is water under the bridge now, and we look to the future.

Mr. Gore arrived at the store at 8PM dressed all in black (LOVE that Johnny Cash look, and I was dressed in black as well ;-)) and I managed to get into the store to stand in the front to watch him come by saying hello to everyone. We then had to wait until about 8:20 to have our books signed.