Gore to Cheney: I waited two years to attack Bush!
posted at 8:29 pm on May 15, 2009 by Allahpundit
Well, no, he didn’t. And in all likelihood, the only reason he waited as long as he did was because it would have been bad form to knock Bush while he was dealing with 9/11. And, as Ace notes, unlike Cheney, Gore wasn’t being threatened with prosecution by Bush for his actions while in office. And also unlike Cheney, Gore’s criticisms of Bush were gratuitous policy disagreements, not matters about which he had inside information and felt obliged to correct the record as Cheney does vis-a-vis whether torture works.
But aside from those things, it’s exactly the same situation. Hey, let me know when Cheney shows up in Saudi Arabia to pummel Obama in front of the Wahhabis, okay? Click the image to watch.
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He makes Joe Biden look GOOOOOOD
originalpechanga on May 15, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Because Al Gore was irrelevant as the vice President and after he left office.
Exept to the global warming truthers.
William Amos on May 15, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Hey Al, just count your “green” money from your moron followers and STFU.
RobCon on May 15, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Down grade!
christene on May 15, 2009 at 8:35 PM
It appears CNN has slimmed Gore digitally. Who knew media bias went that far?
Kralizec on May 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Why anyone in their right mind would listen to a single word AlGore has to say is beyond me.
This is the guy who invented the internet, was a combat veteran of Vietnam, was a poor tobacco farmer (hard to do when living in the exclusive Fairfax Hotel in DC nine months out of the year), and on and on and on…
He has made a fortune from selling non-regulated securities (carbon credits) and has a personal carbon footprint the size of many nations.
Why give AlGore any kind of forum at all?
coldwarrior on May 15, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Who’s Al Gore?
Seriously.
wccawa on May 15, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Boy, Cheney really really got under their skin with his media blitz, didn’t he? For a guy who is an irrelevant liar, and harmful for the GOP, he sure can shake the political landscape. Go get ‘em, Cheney.
Weight of Glory on May 15, 2009 at 8:38 PM
This guy is clown
I now know how to write haiku
Five seven five is how
blatantblue on May 15, 2009 at 8:40 PM
The reason Gore took two years to attack Bush is because Gore didn’t (still doesn’t) have any brains.
john1schn on May 15, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Maybe we should start a Cheney Fan Club. Just need the shirts and bumper stickers with some pet slogans on them to get it started……
DL13 on May 15, 2009 at 8:41 PM
The wheels are coming off the Global Warming train so al Gore needs to find a new way to pretend to be relevant.
Stephen Macklin on May 15, 2009 at 8:43 PM
My mouse won’t cooperate….every time I slide it up there to “click” the “little rat” bites my hand while reminding me that the last time I clicked on a photo of AlGore I had carbon credit nightmares for weeks.
Rovin on May 15, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Comparing Gore to Cheney is like comparing RuPaul to Stone Cold Steve Austin.
fogw on May 15, 2009 at 8:45 PM
That, and he was busy getting DUI’s
Al. Get.Over.It.
bluelightbrigade on May 15, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Does AlGore go to Joe B’s plastic surgeon. Eyebrow lift?
clorensen on May 15, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Did he buy carbon offsets for his appearence?
ThePrez on May 15, 2009 at 8:49 PM
If I recall correctly Gore spent those years trying to figure out what he was going to do for the rest of his life after blowing what should have been a cake-walk election.
He got fat, grew a beard, thought about teaching college and then made a little movie.
29Victor on May 15, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Seriously? Ummm well he cried in his beer for two years and doesn’t remember them more likely. Remember how horrible he looked for awhile. He was a wreck.
petunia on May 15, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Not counting the Florida re-re-recount?
SouthernGent on May 15, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Bring back the beard!
Mallard T. Drake on May 15, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I just saw ManBearPig run by.
Gore’s falling down on the job.
MadisonConservative on May 15, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Algore is a turd.
Zorro on May 15, 2009 at 8:52 PM
The two year free pass al Gore gave to Bush was more than likely due to the fact that no one gave a damn what he had to say. Much like today.
Stephen Macklin on May 15, 2009 at 8:52 PM
/rage
Midas on May 15, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Stick a hero cookie up Al’s gluteus maximus where the
sun doesn’t shine,while Al’s cohorts savaged President
Bush!!
The MSM,Liberal Party,Lefty Operatives are all on the
same team,————————please!!!!
canopfor on May 15, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Poor Al…he’ll never be able to live down the fact that the only reason he lost the election in 2000 was because he was rejected by the voters of his own home state of Tennessee.
They obviously were smarter than the rest of the country. Thankfully.
Del Dolemonte on May 15, 2009 at 8:58 PM
World class tool.
FireBlogger on May 15, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Why doesn’t someone tell Fat Albert that he’s had his 15 minutes and it’s time to get off the stage.
GarandFan on May 15, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Gore sucks! Make him go away!
vapig on May 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM
A break from saving the world and lining his pockets
Kini on May 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM
He makes a pile of **** look good.
LibTired on May 15, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Let’s just say every time he smiles he gives himself a wedgie.
Patrick S on May 15, 2009 at 9:10 PM
It took Al Gore two years to stop sucking his thumb.
itsspideyman on May 15, 2009 at 9:11 PM
I’m so glad Gore didn’t win in 2000. Sorry but Bush is just a much more classier guy.
terryannonline on May 15, 2009 at 9:13 PM
As irrelevant today as he was as VP.
txag92 on May 15, 2009 at 9:14 PM
As much as Bush let us down on some things I always remember that Al Gore was the other choice… and Bush looks so competent! And now look at what replaced him… Bush looks better all the time. I think history will be kind to him.
petunia on May 15, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Shmuck.
myrenovations on May 15, 2009 at 9:19 PM
George H.W. Bush did not even give a speech until June 1996. And he did not say one word about Bill Clinton or his policies. So Al Gore can STFU.
rockmom on May 15, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Well, his whole “Inconvenient Truth” thing is a lie, why would anyone expect him to be truthful about anything else. The guy has no credibility at all to anyone capable of even a basic examination of anything he calls a “fact.”
Paradox Drive on May 15, 2009 at 9:22 PM
More Goooooooooooooooooooore! I love the baptist preacher Gore. The Gore that spoke with the fire in the belly. The Gore that was unhinged in the most beautiful way. The Gore whose sweaty brow could cool the northern hemisphere.
daesleeper on May 15, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Gore can’t tell the truth……… nor can Pelosi …Obama…and the rest of the @#$%!@%$ politicians in Washington.
SC.Charlie on May 15, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Two thoughts in one head.
1) Cheney is an incompetent dirtbag
2) Speaking out on the subject of nation’s security > stupid artificial traditions
radiofreevillage on May 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Searial
cobrakai99 on May 15, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Gore would need to grow at least 1,000 feet taller to be able to look down on pond scum. Here’s Gore in his natural state:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SJ6Dgm5CSY&feature=channel_page .
Jim
Jim Wrenn on May 15, 2009 at 9:33 PM
I’ve read that if you make any facial gestures while they’re giving you the botox injection, your face can get stuck that way. But I’d never actually seen it…
Tanya on May 15, 2009 at 9:36 PM
You’ve never sat in on a democratic caucus.
Rovin on May 15, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Gore took two years off to get fat and grow a beard while he huddled with his cronies scheming to steal trillions from the people of planet Earth.
I shall make a trek to his grave and piss on it.
darwin on May 15, 2009 at 9:57 PM
The guy is just not “right” upstairs. He’s just another self-important Dem who thinks their purpose in life is to enlighten the world with their profound wisdom. Cack.
pjean on May 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM
I just hope one day the American people wake up again, but I’m starting to doubt it. These lying snake-oil salesmen and saleswomen have taken over this country. It’s easier to lose it than get it back.
AUINSC on May 15, 2009 at 10:03 PM
That says it all.
jgapinoy on May 15, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Thanks for sharing that.
Now, before we send you off to bed, your assignment for Monday’s 8 AM class is to write a term paper about the decades-long association between (Democrat) President Lyndon Johnson and Halliburton/KBR.
And be sure to add the no-bid contracts Bill Clinton gave to Halli during his own non-UN sanctioned War of Choice (TM).
Speaking of which, Bill Clinton promised us that those troops would be home “by Christmas”. That was 10 years ago.
When is O’bama going to bring home the troops from Clinton’s quagmire?
Del Dolemonte on May 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
What was all that whining about that Gore was doing on the day after the election way back in November, 2000?
I’ll bet whenever Al Gore, Sr. asked his staffers to feed the plant they’d ask whether to water the flowers or buy little Albert a hamburger.
viking01 on May 15, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Huge win for you dude…in the lefty universe you inhabit. Here, not so much. You are the HA Pelosi.
AUINSC on May 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM
GoreBull warming is totally man made, just like the internet.
Geochelone on May 15, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Even if that were true, I’d find it hard for a lefty to stay out of the camera light that long…
Who wants to see Cheney take on Pelionosi, Goracle, and Mr and Mrs. Edwards — in the same night!?! I don’t care if it’s Pa or daughter…
Upstater85 on May 15, 2009 at 11:06 PM
No thank you…………..
….. but thanks for the effort.
Seven Percent Solution on May 15, 2009 at 11:18 PM
You should see the McLaughlin Group replay this evening where Larry O’Donnell is desperately trying to suggest in the same breath that what is okay for Obammy to do against terrorism today was completely unacceptable for Bush to do as predecessor. Even if it’s doing exactly the same thing. Pat Buchanan looked at O’Donnell like he was crazy and that’s saying something.
viking01 on May 15, 2009 at 11:29 PM
WHO in the hell is Al Gore?
byteshredder on May 15, 2009 at 11:50 PM
Gore lied again. He will wait 2 minutes to lie again.
Geochelone on May 16, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Gore lied about Florida recounts too.
Geochelone on May 16, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Algore needed those two years of sequestering carbon (in the form of Twinkies) in order to build up his strength so that he could begin spewing his globalist hysteria, seditionist political hackery, flimflam “theories”, and also to learn how to pronounce the “ecological” words that he never got right when he was barely passing his college science courses.
May a passing polar bear flense some of his bilious blubber.
profitsbeard on May 16, 2009 at 12:21 AM
If Gore had won in 2000 would we have elected a Conservative in 04?
Speakup on May 16, 2009 at 12:22 AM
GORE LIED when he said he and tipper were models for Love Story. What a howler that was.
Geochelone on May 16, 2009 at 12:23 AM
Here we go. Bush is Rhino, non-conservative…. got it. Let’s move on.
terryannonline on May 16, 2009 at 12:25 AM
I thought he blew!
jdkchem on May 16, 2009 at 12:34 AM
There certainly wouldn’t have been a guarantee, Gore might even have been as bad Obama but then GW did help set us up for the current radical left disaster.
Speakup on May 16, 2009 at 12:50 AM
Ain’t gonna watch the jerk. . . Can’t stand him.
Carbon boy makes Bubba tolerable.
Texyank on May 16, 2009 at 1:18 AM
Good job on the analysis and write up Allah. Gore is such a putz anymore.
Goodale on May 16, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Had he started attacking Bush earlier, Gore would have been called out for his failure to defend the U.S. on his watch. President Bush had the good grace and sense to not blame the previous administration for the work he had to do.
poplicola on May 16, 2009 at 2:03 AM
bwaa haa haa!! Al Gore…. HA!
Ampersand on May 16, 2009 at 3:27 AM
Doesn’t Gore have some Polar bears or snail darters or something to rescue from global warming at the North Pole?
Kjeil on May 16, 2009 at 3:30 AM
Didn’t “attack” him!
Bush wasn’t even sworn in yet when Owl Gore accused him of stealing the Presidency.
The month’s long PR coup attempt that followed his lame and classless concession & subsequent un-concession, was a concerted campaign of attack that damaged the new President greatly.
You’ve got no room to cry about ruining a new President’s “honeymoon”, Mr Gore.
Bob Mc on May 16, 2009 at 3:34 AM
Gore is making millions over the global warming fraud. When will the American people hold him accountable?
afotia on May 16, 2009 at 6:39 AM
Gore = Inconvenient Twit
petefrt on May 16, 2009 at 7:04 AM
2 years my foot!
Gores 9/23/02 speech against the idea of the Iraq War (which wouldn’t happen for another half year), was one of the turning points in this nation’s history! It is THE moment when it became PC to attack the Bush Admin over Iraq rather than just fringe or campaigning.
scottm on May 16, 2009 at 7:05 AM
So….Hot Air is willing to peddle waiting 20 months instead of 24 months as a big fat lie – but you won’t touch the Biden coke scandal or the birth certificate issue with a ten foot pole.
…and ocourse you are nowhere to be found promoting the ACORN story Beck and O’Reilly have been talking about.
Instead we are pummeled with Meghan McCain stories and Allah trying to diminish Republicans he doesn’t agree with.
MM needs to do a little house cleaning at HA.
Mr Purple on May 16, 2009 at 8:12 AM
What exactly is it about the Democratic party that they attract scuzbuckets like Gore, Clinton, Biden, Pelosi, Murtha, Frank, Dodd, Reid, and other various forms of lowlife and pond scum?
pilamaye on May 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Al Gore is just like the toilet he mandated, you gotta keep flushing to get the turd to go away.
hip shot on May 16, 2009 at 9:08 AM
I was wondering when he lost 60 pounds!
Jaibones on May 16, 2009 at 9:21 AM
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Dude…
Jaibones on May 16, 2009 at 9:22 AM
If Apple computer had any intelligent investors, they would be voting Steve Jobs and the rest of the Board out on their ears.
They stole $75,000,000 of the corporation’s money and gave it to this c*nt.
Jaibones on May 16, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Yet another absolutely worthless, corrupt and incompetent Democrat who needs to shut his pie hole.
NoDonkey on May 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Absolute nonsense. Bush did not set anybody up for Obama. Times change. Elections are snapshot of the time period. 2008 reflected a leftward drift in our country.
Obama has done nothing but condemn Bush. Obama supporters hate Bush. So I’m not seeing how lyou ogic goes here. Obama and his supporter hate everything about Bush = Bush’s fault.
terryannonline on May 16, 2009 at 9:49 AM
gore = stupid
notagool on May 16, 2009 at 9:58 AM
George Bush didn’t come into office claiming he had a mandate to change America as we know it, as the Obama administration has done. George Bush didn’t set out to undo every policy of the previous administration in the first hundred days. George Bush didn’t have an ambitious plan to spend trillions while denouncing debt, or federalize whole industries, or threaten to create an internal security force equal in size and scope to the military.
In short, America doesn’t have the luxury of waiting to see what this current president is going to do. He is doing it now, in blitzkreig style, and GOP is too disorganized and demoralized to mount an effective defense. \
Dick Cheney is doing yeomans work pointing out the potential risks of Obama’s policies, and is rightly defending his administrations decisions from attacks by the current president himself (who apparently will never stop campaigning).
Bear in mind that when the currnet liar-in-chief says that we need to undo “the failed policies of the last eight years”, he really means to undo the successful policies of the last 233 years.
As long as Dick Cheney is given public forum to speak out, I hope he continues to do so. Where do you suppose we will be in two years, if there isn’t at least one voice of reasonable dissent?
OneEyedJack on May 16, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Al Gore lives here (I will not mention his neighborhood) in Nashville. I have met him on a few occasions. I never question what his motives are (they are so obvious), but do question his sanity. His perception of reality have long been in question since the 2000 debacle. The democrats had the Florida election so rigged that they failed because some democrats could not go through with it. Daley stole the 1960 election and is very responsible for getting his puppet elected this time. Politics has always been corrupt and our country will only suffer more as the corruption increases.
volsense on May 16, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Whats wrong Manbearpig? Too many inconvenient truths to keep straight?
These scum are criminal.
csdeven on May 16, 2009 at 10:50 AM
As curious as I am,I can’t listen to that jerk.Can’t we have a transcript instead?
DDT on May 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Dick Cheney was probably the best VP ever…Goricle on the other hand was just a useful(I think useless is more apropos)idiot. I want the whole GREEN thing investigated. It will be the downfall of the corrupt Obama regime and the Democrat Socialists…….
adamsmith on May 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Al, you’re a bore. Don’t you have some naive, gullibles, to convince, that global warming exists, and the only way to battle it, is to make you a multi billionaire? Skeedaddle, and don’t let the door hit you, on the way out!
capejasmine on May 16, 2009 at 12:14 PM
What a bunch of revisionist tripe.
Al “I’m not a moron” Gore stayed out of the public eye while growing a beard and getting obese because he was a disgrace and the Dem party wanted nothing to do with him for having lost a “sure” thing.
Literally no one wanted to see or talk to him. The last thing they wanted was his advice.
patrick neid on May 16, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Wasn’t Gore paid $300K for his attack on the US speech in the Kingdom?
And we wonder why Dems oppose drilling in the US! Much easier to get rich sucking up to the oil ticks.
PattyJ on May 16, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Not to be nit-picky, but the question of whether “waterboarding” does or does not constitute torture has not been answered definitively one way or the other.
I think it would be more fair to phrase the question; does waterboarding work?
Puddleglum on May 16, 2009 at 3:02 PM
He’s that guy who ruined the direct-to-DVD Futurama episodes with that greeniness kick they’re on now.
Blacksmith on May 16, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Maths.
20 Jan 2001 – 10 Jan 2002 is (drumroll) 355 days?
(I pray I did not just make a fencepost error here)
fronclynne on May 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM