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Al Gore Position1 #5629 Obama should pick Al Gore as his vice-presidential running mate.

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Obama's Vice-Presidential running mate »

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Who should Obama pick? »

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Al Gore

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Al Gore would be popular with Southern voters »

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Al Gore would strengthen ticket's appeal to white voters »

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Exemplar of change »

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Experience »

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Al Gore wouldn't want the job »

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Author: Nora Ephron
Cited by: David Price 2:34 PM 14 July 2008 GMT
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nora-ephron/what-about-it-al_b_109922.html

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"What About it Al?

I know it's not a great job. And I know you didn't like it the first time. But that was because of Bill and Hill. They won't be there. I will.

Here's the deal: we'll redefine the job. I know, I know -- everyone says this, but I mean it. I'll throw every power in my possession behind you and together we'll attack global warming, save the environment, and create a twenty-first century energy policy. We'll be partners in every way.

In return, you'll be vice president of the United States and everything I need in a running mate:

You're white.

You're experienced.

You're older than I am and younger than John McCain.

You're qualified to be president, and yet I have no fear of being upstaged by you.

You were right on Iraq.

You're from the South.

You have an Oscar, an Emmy and a Nobel Prize.

And more than any politician, you're an exemplar of change because you changed yourself.

What about it, Al?"

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