This week’s Liberal Media Scream features Meet the Press host Chuck Todd egging former Vice President Al Gore into another bid for president, this time as a green candidate.
On his Sunday show, Todd proposed that Gore lead “a climate change presidential campaign in the future.” He asked, “Why not you, Al Gore?”
The former Democratic vice president appeared rightly perplexed and said, “Oh, well, thank you for making the suggestion. You know, I’m a recovering politician. And the longer I go without a relapse, the less likely one becomes.”
From the July 24 Meet the Press on NBC:
CHUCK TODD: I’m not going to let you go without asking you this: Australia’s election was a climate change election. And you talked about, “In order to get that political will.” Jay Inslee tried to run a climate-focused campaign, and it didn’t get off the ground. Why not you, Al Gore?
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE: Why not me, as a candidate?
TODD: Leading a climate change presidential campaign in the future.
GORE: Oh, well, thank you for making the suggestion. You know, I’m a recovering politician. And the longer I go without a relapse, the less likely one becomes.
TODD: But the idea of climate change and making it the issue, would you like to see more presidential candidates do it?
GORE: Absolutely.
Brent Baker, vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center, explains our weekly pick: “Liberal dreams die hard for Democrats, and Chuck Todd can’t let go of what could have been — and what he imagines could be in the future. Thanks to his television show, we are all let in on what animates Todd’s political fantasies. Hard to imagine Todd ever yearning for another presidential run by any conservative.”
Rating: THREE out of FIVE SCREAMS
