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There's lots about politics I don't feel comfortable with. To talk about the politics of future ideas is impossible in soundbite form.

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Al Gore
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 31
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Although I have a variety of obligations, the climate crisis is my central concern.
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There are many who would much prefer that the word 'climate' never be mentioned and that the issue be eliminated from our national conversation.
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Judge Roberts is a brilliant lawyer, a brilliant judge. He is a very careful judge, a thoughtful judge. I would agree with what the President said earlier. He is a decent man. I think everybody who knows him likes him.
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Global warming pollution, indeed all pollution, is now described by economists as an “externality.” This absurd label means, in essence: we don’t to keep track of this stuff so let’s pretend it doesn’t exist.
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I have always been fascinated with those who try to look over the horizon and see things that are coming at us.
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A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.
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Those who are quick to feel disrespected often have a spiritual vacuum in their lives, because they feel disconnected to the love of their Father in Heaven.
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Like an audience entertained by a magician, we allow ourselves to be deceived by those with a stake in persuading us to ignore reality.
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Feb. 9, 1999 Dear Friend, Without your previous support, Bill Clinton and I would not have won our victories for the American people in 1992 and 1996. ... And to win in 2000, I need you by my side.
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The golden thread of reason that used to be stretched taut to mark the boundary between the known and the unknown is now routinely disrespected.
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