Why do journalists suddenly love Al Gore?

After they tempt him into the presidential race, they'll probably try to destroy him again. And he knows it.

The sudden fashion for favorable comment won't influence any thoughtful American's opinion of Gore, but it should remind us of the dismal media performance that did such a terrible disservice to him and to the nation. Although Gore himself certainly deserves a measure of blame for the catastrophic conclusion of the 2000 presidential election and the events that led up to it, his hateful treatment by the press slanted the campaign against him from the ... Full Story »

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Teddi Curtis
4.7
by Teddi Curtis - Oct. 1, 2008

The references to Dowd are priceless. I signed up for NY Times Select so I could read her columns. Guess I'm getting my money's worth if I can read the ramblings of the "king maker" at the Times. Had no idea her trendy columns were so vital to the defeat of Gore in 2000. Silly me, I thought we were given Bush by the Supreme Court and the Republican Party's dirty tricks. Joe Conason did an excellent job of explaining why journalists love Al Gore now. He's no threat, he's declined to run again.

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