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Obama Says He'd Consider Gore for Cabinet
April 02, 2008 2:28 PM
ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: While campaigning at a townhall in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., received an intriguing question.
"On global warming," a woman asked the Democratic candidate, "would you bring Al Gore in to a cabinet position to deal with the issue?"
Obama said he would consider the former vice president and 2000 Democratic nominee for a cabinet position, and also offered up another simple promise.
Watch the VIDEO HERE.
"Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem. He’s someone that I talk to on a regular basis, I’m already consulting with him in terms of these issues," Obama said.
Obama has said in the past that he speaks with Gore often. Both Obama and Hillary Clinton, D-NY., are actively pursuing Gore's support. As an influential superdelegate, Gore's support could sway the opinions of other Democratic superdelegates who may ultimately decide which candidate will become the Democratic nominee.
April 2, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis, Tancredo, Tom | Permalink | User Comments (126)
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Maybe Obama is trying to nudge the Noble committe to nominate Wright for a Nobel Peace Prize! Then again maybe he should go for an Oscar!
Posted by: russell | Apr 2, 2008 3:36:16 PM
STOP HATEING, OBAMAH IS THE MAN. STOP BEING AFRAID, THE ONLY THING PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF, IS HIS SKIN. THERE WILL BE A CHANGE, SO STOP THE MADNESS PLEASE.STOP, STOP, STOP.
Posted by: marian | Apr 2, 2008 3:38:05 PM
Instead of a presidential canidate Obama sounds like the local County Commissioner who hands out jobs to political hacks in return for buying votes! Is this what he is down to! Is this the new politics he talks about! Well looks like the same old you support me and I give you a job politics thats been going on forever! Obama just another politician that he says he is against!
Posted by: russell | Apr 2, 2008 3:41:55 PM
Obama will "consider" Gore as a member of his cabinet. How very generous of him.
Posted by: countallthevotes | Apr 2, 2008 3:47:27 PM
He is going to run out of jobs before he can buy enough superdelegates to win! Well when he becomes president he can always create more jobs and expand the federal government like liberals usually do!
Posted by: russell | Apr 2, 2008 3:48:26 PM
Hillary will stoop to the lowest of lows to gain the Presidency. She is horrible.
She is definately NOT the one to become President of this great country!
Posted by: Mrs. Tiggywinkle | Apr 2, 2008 3:49:07 PM
Gore has too much pride to sit in an Obama cabinet!!! Is this a late April's fool joke?????
Posted by: Cali | Apr 2, 2008 3:49:36 PM
I think he is fishing for Gore's endorsement. I think he will get it. Al Gore will bite the bait I think.
Posted by: dave2008elect | Apr 2, 2008 3:49:48 PM
Hey Obama did say he was going to create more new jobs I just did not know that they were all promised to superdelegates!
Posted by: russell | Apr 2, 2008 3:49:54 PM
RosiMas-That's Obama's strong point. His surrogates don't know enough to know that Obama is a moron. The perfect marriage.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | Apr 2, 2008 3:50:14 PM
Is this Obama's new job now? Insulting Al Gore's following? You have to be so desperate and so ignorant and so insultant. Another one who Obama is putting down? Far from being a compliment, Al Gore can become the Democratic nominee. I hope he answers. From sexism to environtism? Shame !
Posted by: Miariam | Apr 2, 2008 3:51:05 PM
I know Al Gore would be great - I hope Obama will soon decide on his choice for Vice-president - if he's smart he'll choose John Edwards - I can see an Obama/Edwards ticket - very strong.
Posted by: Erica Chase | Apr 2, 2008 3:53:16 PM
That is an insult to Gore -He was a VP. why would he take a demotion? and why would he take a paycut from his lucrative global warming gig?
Posted by: geevill | Apr 2, 2008 3:53:21 PM
WhiteHouse Watcher--- you just gave more reasons to vote for Hillary---
She can knock out anyone in my book--- and that's what we need a President. Not some 3rd rate, smooth-talking, racially confused, arrogant copycat.
(nto only does he copy words from Patrick Deval, he copies ideas from Hillary)
Obama is a dufus and I hope Gore doesn't fall for the "Richardson Bait"
Posted by: carpenter.nyc | Apr 2, 2008 3:55:13 PM
Doesn't that beat all....{1}like Gore would consider it...{2}that Obama is going to win...{3}who does Obama think he is.. {5} Obama turns my stomach the way he prances around like he is a king..{4}he is an #######......."That's all Folks".....
Posted by: Jesse James | Apr 2, 2008 3:55:57 PM
Erica Chase-Perhaps you didn't know that yesterday Elizabeth Edwards gave a health care speech and kicked Obama's and McCain's health care policy back into the 16th century where they belong. Good luck on the Edwards thing.
Posted by: Dogsoldier | Apr 2, 2008 3:56:32 PM
This guy (Obama) who has sat on the sidelines as both McCain and Clinton did the bipartisan work he says he will do someday , is so arrogant it makes one want to puke. If I were Obama I'd worry more about winning the nomination first before I'd start doling out jobs.
I love his lies in PA about how he doesn't take money from the oil industry nor from the financial institutions implicated in the subprime mess. Check it out people - this isn't an embellishment of something that did actually occur (Bosnia) rather it's a lie and he's counting on you to take him
at his word. The information is public record and easily accessible. Obama is not going to win the general election anyway because you won't see Republicans move over to Obama as the fairydust disappears above him, but rather you'll see the blue-collar voters, women and Latino's of the Democratic party help put McCain in.
When Obama doesn't win the general not only will his chances for a future Presidential run be nil but the elitist
powers that be that pushed Obama upon the Democratic party before he had the experience and/or record to take on a McCain- will be looking at a party where too many of their traditional supporters will have cast their vote for a Republican for the first time and tthere's a good chance they won't be back.
Posted by: alpaig | Apr 2, 2008 3:58:32 PM
You people are something else. It doesn't matter what Obama say, you make somehting negative out of it. The best thing to do is vote for who you are going to vote for and hope they win. All this bashing has gotten old, talk about the issues. Both the candiates have faults.
Posted by: Emilianna | Apr 2, 2008 4:00:29 PM
Barack Obama takes the liberty to demote Al Gore and to demote America to his standards. So much arrogancy does not take you anywhere Senator Obama. Please concede already.
Posted by: JSmith | Apr 2, 2008 4:00:47 PM
To the people who said Clinton was the best Pres. Let me ask you this....which term? His first term...that was all George Sr., His second term...that was all Clinton. Every Pres. that first get's into office...truely wont know what they have done with the country until after their first term is over. Last I checked...the last 4 yrs of Clinton....werent so great...IMPEACHMENT anyone?
If Obama get's office...we wont know fully what he did or didnt do for our country until the next Joe Shmoe goes in or we re-elect him for a 2nd time.
Im still not sure whom I will cast my vote for...but it wont be for the pariah Hillary, or Old man River McCain...oops...I guess Im voting Obama.!
Either way the election goes...it comes down to new blood. We need new blood in office...wether it's inexperianced new blood or "experianced" blood....we need something new besides the Dictatorship that is the Bush/Clinton Era
Posted by: Michelle | Apr 2, 2008 4:01:17 PM
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