Postscript to Gore's appearance

The questions that Al Gore answered from the audience - he took several following his riveting talk about The Assault on Reason - were as follows:

• How do you engage people who don't believe in global warming? Gore replies: You have to enagage them. If they're willing to discuss facts, that's huge. Introduce them to An Inconvenient Truth.
• How do you feel about the potential sale of the Wall Street Journal to Rupert Murdoch? (and its impact?) Gore's reply: Not enthusiastic, doesn't like the (extremely right wing) editorial page but worries the newsroom and the quality reporting will be harmed.
• Why wasn't more done on global warming during the Clinton Administration in the 1990s? Gore's reply: I respect the decision we took, but I wasn't in charge of setting it. It just didn't become a priority.
• How do you change behaviors, not just minds? Gore's reply: We are close to creating a critical mass for solutions. We all have to be a part of the push for change - that means reaching out to our neighbors and family first.

It was an fantastic, fun, and well attended event. I enjoyed it immensely. Those of us that went were thrilled to have the opportunity to listen to the man who should be serving his second term as President today. (As Al said...you win some, you lose some, and then there's that little known third category).

Two commenters have asked if there was a Draft Gore presence. Yes, there certainly was. Lots of people wore buttons and drove to the event with bumper stickers. Nobody interrupted Gore's talk to urge him to run for president.

The audience displayed controlled passion. Many of us want Gore to run, but we can communicate that to him without having to yell it.

The P-I has an article about the Draft Gore activities at the event.