Crossposted to:Progressives for Al Gore
In Mr. Gore's magnificent treatise on government and the excesses of Presidential power on January 16 of this year, he used the phrase, "the consent of the governed." He called those of us who are the governed to seek within us the same spirit that streared our Forefathers through the tossed and stormy seas of great change to birth a nation, to now guide us to a new "golden age." His words were daring, bold, brave, visionary, and at the same time reminiscent of that very spirit that first saw Colonists fighting an empire and changing the course of history. They were words that made me proud for the first time in a long time to be an American, and made me proud to be a supporter of this Patriot. And it is that same spirit that is the other truth in his movie An Inconvenient Truth. He isn't just talking about climate change here, he is talking about saving our country from Fascism and renewing the spirit of true Democratic debate in this country.
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