Gore Likely to Host Obama Fundraiser In Nashville
Posted on July 18, 2008 at 1:04 pmThose Obama supporters out there feeling left behind by Barack Obama’s lack attention to Tennessee may be in for some excitement relatively soon. Post Politics has learned that a conference call took place this morning to make arrangements to bring the Democratic Presidential nominee to Nashville.
On the call were operatives in the Chicago campaign office of Barack Obama, Obama supporters here in Tennessee as well as a representative of former Vice President Al Gore, Beth Alpert.
The purpose of the call was to discuss the possibility for a Gore-hosted Obama fundraiser right here in Nashville, Tennessee before the Democratic National Convention in late August.
Preliminary plans call for two events. One would be a private high dollar affair possibly at the home of Al & Tipper Gore, the other a more public event at bigger location such as the Ryman Auditorium.
While Obama came within a hair’s breath of Tennessee just a few weeks ago when he kicked of his general election campaign in Bristol, Virginia, he has not visited the state in a public way since June 2007.
Obama’s wife, Michelle, was in Tennessee for fundraiser this past May. The trip was made infamous when the TNGOP came out with a viral video on YouTube to “welcome” her to the state.
The video, which spliced regular folks discussing their reasons for being proud of being an American with Obama’s famous quote, “For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country,” was roundly denounced by Democrats and Republicans in the state and made national news when Barack Obama denounced the state party on Good Morning America telling the party to “lay off my wife.”
The prospect of an Obama fundraiser at Al Gore’s Belle Meade home is likely to inspire the creative juices of the same crowd who “welcomed” Michelle Obama. Gore’s Belle Meade home was made famous in February 2007 by libertarian think tank, The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, when they asserted that the home’s energy use was out of step with his persona as an environmental activist.
Most recently, that same libertarian think tank teamed up with a national group to fly a hot-air balloon over the Gore home after claims that Gore’s “green” renovations to the domicile did not result in a precipitous change in the house’s carbon footprint.
Gore, who has remained largely an apolitical figure of late, endorsed Barack Obama only after he had mathematically secured the nomination but did take the rare step of soliciting funds for him on his website coinciding with the endorsement.
Post Politics is told that final plans for the Gore hosted Obama fundraiser could be made as early as next week.
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ZOMG I am so there!!!!!
Can we throw rotten fruits and vegetables at him?
Where in the world did you get *Libertarian* on Drew Johnson’s “think” tank? The guy is a conservative Republican, whose org is fiancially backed by wealthy, conservative Republicans.
Also, in repeated mentions of Johnson’s NON-news story re: the Gores’ NES utility bill, the fact that Gore is the single largest buyer of TVA green power blocks in the entire state never gets included. Also, the second NON-news nit-picking story Johnson issued looked at a year’s worth of power from NES that was still *prior* to aaalll the recent renovations to the Gore residence. The home has been retrofitted with all sorts of green power technology, including a roof full of solar panels. WHY are y’all still giving credence and credibility to such juvenile conservative propaganda? It really shouldn’t even come up anymore. I thought the post was better than that!
Republicans, like Drew Johnson and Robin Smith, embarrass our state at the national level. And yet, here we have half of this story devoted to their recent “accomplishments.”
Al would be crazy NOT to host a local fundraiser for the Democratic nominee, as Obama represents our nation’s ONLY shot at taking BOLD ACTION on climate change ~~ before it’s too late, the ice caps are a part of the ocean, and cities that are now home to MILLIONS of people are buried under the oceans.
The Republican’s at the National level embarrass me!
AC, I have a suggestion for you. Why dont you,Braisted, and our pals Joe Lance in Chattanooga and LWC in Mempho make it a boys day out when Obama comes to town? You all could go out to Wal Mart and buy you some new underwear and make up and get your nails done while your at it so you can look “purty” for Barack. I can just picture you four driving out to Belle Meade or down to the Ryman to meet him all “dolled up” acting like four teenage girls on your way to see that Efron kid from High School Musical.
Wow MB! Thanks for sharing that….I needed a good laugh. Talk about being blinded by partisanship…wow MB your something else.
Dan,
Why buy new stuff when I’ve got a great selection at home?
You’ve mis-quoted Michelle Obama. She said, “For the first time in my adult life, I am REALLY proud of my country.” Big difference. Get it right.
That misquote of Mrs. Obama is a serious error and reads far different than her actual comment. You need to issue a correction asap.
Barrack Obama is a very greedy politician. He doesn’t care about issues, he only cares about fundraising events. When will be the limit of how much money he needs.
Ralph Nader has an optional charge of $10 or for students $5 for every event and he speaks of substantive issues, and answers many questions. Online they usually ask for $5 or $10 donations with each new issue brought to the table so they’re donating for a cause.
Supporters of Nader will get there value for money. Supporters of Obama are taken advantage of and once he’s elected taxpayers money will be wasted on a further expansion of the military under Obama rather than invest in US public services and infrastructure like Nader wants to do when cuttng military spending.
Any voter in TN who wants more of the same needs to get a reality check really soon and before it is too late. How can one have anything but admiration for the devotion Al Gore has demonstrated for the common good and after being cheated in 2000. Kudos!
A vote for Ralph Nader shows a complete lack of reality. What is his purpose? What have been the effects of his unreal political voyage? Florida in 2000 was decided by about 500 votes. Do you know the Nader spoiler vote count? So one can reasonably say that Nader is responsible for the Bush/Cheney disasters. Now, how can any rational person support Nader? It is unbelievable!
OMG! OMG! OMG! HE’s coming here?!?!?!? NOOOOOO waaaaay! Seriously???
It’s time for the OBAMA-GORE 2008 ticket.