Gore goes on the record as supporting same-sex marriage.

Although Gore's support would've meant something when he was running for office or actually in office, I guess it's better late than never.

January 23, 2008
Al Gore: Gay Men and Women Ought to Have Marriage Rights
Al Gore has gone on record saying that same-sex couples should have the right to marry. He put out the message via a video posted on Current TV, the former vice president’s news and information network, and it was picked up by Andy Towle at TowleRoad.com.

Here is the statement in its entirety: “I think it’s wrong for the government to discriminate against people because of that person’s sexual orientation. I think that gay men and women ought to have the same rights as heterosexual men and women -- to make contracts, to have hospital visiting rights, to join together in marriage, and I don’t understand why it is considered by some people to be a threat to heterosexual marriage to allow it by gays and lesbians. Shouldn’t we be promoting the kind of faithfulness and loyalty to one’s partner regardless of sexual orientation? Because if you don’t do that, then to that extent you’re promoting promiscuity -- you’re promoting all the problems that can result from promiscuity. And the loyalty and love that two people feel for one another when they fall in love ought to be celebrated and encouraged and shouldn’t be prevented by any form of discrimination in the law.”

Many Democrats hoped Gore, who lost the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush, would run for president again this year. The three top Democratic candidates -- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards -- support civil unions for gays and lesbians but not full marriage equality. (The Advocate)

Well, maybe he'd have come this realization while in office had it not been STOLEN from him in 2000. But better late than never. And just think, he has an Oscar and the Nobel Prize, rather than having to sit in the Oval Office and grapple with crazy Republican nuttiness and the wacko "mainstream" media 24/7/365. I'm sure that's added a good 10 years to his life.

BTW, NONE of the Republicans running for office agree with gay marriage, and several don't even agree with civil unions. Either at the local level or as a federal principle.

At this point, I wish Gore would have run. I'm beginning to understand why Hillary grates people's nerves so much.

I'm not optimistic that he would've supported marriage equality if he were POTUS. If he was running for a 2nd term, he probably would've pulled a Bill Clinton & did something DOMA-esque.



IMHO, Gore ran a terrible campaign. Only Kerry did worse.

Out of the Dems, I trust Hillary the least. Check that, I don't trust her at all.