Back in April, GMD front pager Brattlerouser posted the following:
In a Lost TV exclusive …
Insiders at Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection told Lost Nation TV that the former vice president and Oscar winner will announce his candidacy for president sometime between August 18th and 21st.
I called Editor Jack McEnany to confirm and he said, “yes.”
To nobody's surprise, the report wasn't taken seriously, but B'rouser had some compelling connections. And since then, this tidbit from the Taipei Times made the rounds, round-about June 27th (emphasis added):
Former US vice president Al Gore will not be able to make it to Taiwan this September to address the issue of global warming, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tien Chiu-chin (???) said yesterday. Tien, who invited Gore to visit Taiwan to promote awareness on global warming, told reporters yesterday that she received an e-mail from the Harry Walker Agency, which has the exclusive right to arrange Gore's speeches, saying that Gore had canceled all his scheduled events in the next six months. The visit to Taiwan had been postponed to next year, she added. Tien said the reason for the cancelation was that Gore was considering a presidential bid.
Curious (see update below). There is some renewed mumbling among the netroots in places such as HuffPo and dKos. It's possible they've all read the reports and have them in the back of their minds. It's also possible there's something in the air they're all picking up on.
In any event, Brattlerouser's time window begins anout 2 hours from now. I know I'm watching (poll after the fold):
Quick Update first – Al Gore's people denied the Taipei Times bit back at the end of June. I missed that at the time, sorry…
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