Al Gore Gets on Board

(Photograph source: NY Times)

Al Gore endorsed Barack Obama tonight in Detroit, giving a heartfelt and rousing speech which touched on all of the most important reasons it is so important to elect Obama in November, including the war, the economy, the environment, the Supreme Court, and many other key issues.

DH and I caught it from the beginning on MSNBC tonight and we were both very impressed. We couldn't help but think if Al Gore had been this good 8 years ago we wouldn't be in the situation we're in now.

Some people are wondering whether Gore may be Obama's choice of VP. It's certainly food for thought.

As for whether it might be Hillary, Obama just hired the campaign manager (Patti Doyle) whom Hillary had fired during her own campaign, to be the chief of staff for his future VP. Some commentators wondered if this was a signal to Hillary that she won't be the VP (since she and Doyle are not on speaking terms now); or whether it might be seen as a positive for Hillary as a possible choice. Time will tell.

Haiku for the Occasion:

Obama's smiling
Gore has given his blessing
Now we're on a roll.

As for the VP,
Hillary could be the one,
Or maybe Al Gore.

Polls are looking up
Women want him, not McCain
Pundits were all wrong.

Party unity
Will be a reality
Democrats unite!

A Cat's Eye View

Baxter here. My Female Human has not gotten around to returning to any kind of a Schedule to allow Me to Post, but what can I do? I'm dependent on Her to type! I sit Here in front of Her and Dictate my Words while she tries to see through my Beautiful Self to the Screen.

So, let's see...where were we with this Political stuff? Oh yes. Reverend Wright. It never ends, does it? Here we thought the whole thing was SO Over, and instead Reverend Wright Himself gets on TV and starts acting like a Dog - that is, acting all Excited and Wanting to be the Center of Attention. Now mind you, we Cats like to be cosseted and catered to, but we don't like to Call Attention to Ourselves in a such a Blatant Manner.

I'm really not sure why Reverend Wright did all this, but it hasn't helped the Obama Human much in this Primary Race. In my Surfing of the Net, which I am able to do, since I can use the Mouse myself, I found an interesting Article by one Roland Martin, of CNN. In this Article he is giving the Obama Human some advice on how to get past the Reverend Wright Issue. Some ideas he has:

"Let voters know that you will be calling the shots, not Wright. I've seen e-mails from voters who say they will not vote for Obama because of Wright. The junior senator of Illinois must challenge them directly.

Tell them flat out that Wright will not keep their homes from foreclosure.

Tell them that Wright has absolutely nothing to do with gas prices doubling under the presidency of George W. Bush.

Make it plain that your name is on the ballot and not his, and you're the guy who has the right plan to transform the country."

He goes on to say:

"Then you must back that in-your-face campaigning with an economic message that speaks to the masses, especially those blue-collar voters. Show them that the Bush tax cuts that McCain wants to continue will benefit those same business owners who are shipping their jobs overseas.

Tell blue-collar voters that the hedge fund owners that are snapping up companies and slashing their jobs don't care about them, and will be happy to fund the campaign of McCain."

Then, a Very Important Point that should Appeal to Hillary Supporters:

"Make it clear to women, especially white women, that Roe v. Wade will be extinct if McCain wins. The next president is going to choose three Supreme Court justices."

Now, I don't know why it would only be White Women who would care about this issue, but that's what the Man said.

So go, read the rest of the Article, and see what You think. I think his Advice is pretty good. Of course, I'm only a Cat. Some of you may have some more Ideas.

In better news for the Obama Human, former Clinton supporter Joe Andrew switched his support to Obama. This Andrew Human was once a Democratic Party leader under the Hillary Human's husband's Administration, and is one of those Superdelegates, so this is a Good Thing.

He explained his Decision as follows:

"Andrew said the Obama campaign never asked him to switch his support, but he decided to do so after watching Obama's handling of two issues in recent days. He said Obama took the principled stand in opposing a summer gas tax holiday that both Clinton and McCain supported, even though it would have been easier politically to back it. And he said he was impressed with Obama's handling of the controversy surrounding his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright."

So that's the News in the Political Arena. I'm going to try to Lighten Up a bit here, as it's been awhile since I posted something Frivolous.

My Female Human is a member of a pet network called Dogster, and they send her e-mails. She got one inviting her to take quizzes to see what Celebrities That Dog and I would be. It was Amazingly Accurate. Here is what it said about That Dog:



So then she did it for Me. I am Proud to be considered Al Gore!



I'm sure You will be interested in trying this Quiz for your Pets.

I would also like to share a couple of my Favorite Comic Strips. I have Noticed lately that many Comics are getting Political even if they are ordinarily not. Do you think maybe Cartoonists tend to be Democrats? I do!


And now I will close with one more Amusing Tidbit or two for You. Some LOLCats!

Now here is the First One. This does look VERY tasty:


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And here is a Sad Commentary on the Way it Is Today:


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This morning I had to tell my Female Human about my Dish. It was Empty. I had to remind Her at 5 a.m. So I can identify with this one:


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Let me tell You, I would NEVER do THIS to That Dog:


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And with that I will say So Long for Now. Have some Catnip, enjoy your Weekend, and I will see You Next Week!