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July 19, 2008
I Love You Al Gore
I'm at Netroots Nation watching the king of the nerds, Al Gore.
Everyone knows that he's really smart, but I even I (a pretty big fan) am always impressed by what a good speaker he is. Yes, he's wonky, and that may well be why he's not President right now, but he's following a long Q&A session with Speaker Pelosi, and the difference is pretty stunning.
She obviously has her own political strengths (one doesn't stumble into third highest office in the nation) but as a speaker she's always pretty cringe-worthy. The room is poorly set up (huge, and only two-thirds full) and just about everyone this weekend has fallen pretty flat.
Gore has people routinely on their feet. I think it's time to retire the "boring Al Gore" meme.
Photo from Flickr user Neeta Lind.
Posted by Drew at July 19, 2008 11:15 AM