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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Mal Burns
4.4
by Mal Burns - Oct. 1, 2008

As Al Gore wins accolades for his environmental stance, a likely nobel prize and an Oscar of all things for his film, he has suddenly become the darling of some parts of the press. There are still those who seek to censor him (Fox?) but this piece at least has the decency to address the current journalistic hypocrisy for what it is. The author contends that Gore probably now knows full well just how fickle the media are and that they'll turn on him again if he allows them the chance. A good selection of links illustrate the point and, rather sadly, the writer reaches a less-than-optimistic conclusion. Personally, I suspect Gore is now far more savvy to the ways of his political opposition and the media stooges alike, having learned to express his idealogy in ways different enough to not fall foul of those who conspired to cheat him in the past.

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