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br> -- C. Baker /p> p> READY FOR THE AL SHOW br> Re: Lisa Fabrizio's Is Al Gore Ready for His Close-Up? : /p>

Al Gore for President? Well, it's worth a(nother) try, I guess. Although I don't see how you can win an election while drowning in flop sweat.

Will Republican ads include Al's SNL guest appearances? I thought the one with Al and an actor playing Joe Lieberman in the hot tub skit was especially presidential. Then there was the famous 2000 debate with Al stalking George Bush, moving in to "take his measure" so to speak, -- "Hey, look, I'm taller than Dubya, and I am VP, so it follows that I should be the people's choice." All the while babbling "What about _______(I can't recall)-Dingle (some bill he was sure George Bush had never heard of). I will never forget the dismissive nod of the head George Bush gave Al -- leaving him no place to go but back to his podium. We could also re-live the Buddhist Temple visit, where he collected alms for Al.

Does this country need a manic depressive has-been who could not even carry his home state in the election? If he had managed that he wouldn't have needed Florida. Darn, though, it would have been so wholesome to have had a first lady with a name like a fox terrier's.

p>However, lest we underestimate Hillary -- what is the role she plays best? That of VICTIM. She can waltz into the primaries singin' "Why is evahbody pickin' on me?" and wind up with the nomination. Either way, we win. Keep hope alive, as our ol' friend, Jesse Jackson used to say when he could still find an audience. br> -- Diane Smith

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