Al Gore on SNL
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Sadiesmom

Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 11:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
There was one scene where you could see that they surprised Gore. (I say that after having benn to the shows - easy to get into if you take a chance and show up and stand on line to replace noshows).
Anyway it was when Poco Loco said he had a picture of the woman's uncle (she looked a little surprised though), and he turned and dropped his drawers and showed a picture of a chimp named uncle arbusto. Arbusto was GW's first company - the first of many failed companies. ALso, there was a website during the elections comparing a chips face to GW's face.

This is not hard to do as I have noticed since 5th grade how some faces are very similar to chimp faces when the boy in my class sat under a chimp picture and it had the same profile as he did. I felt badly for him because it did not take to long for us to notice it, it was so startling in it's resemblence. Unfortunately this follwed the bot through high school.

Back to the topic, I thought it was quite brave of Gore to appear on this show live in virtually every sketch and I think the show went well for him, even if he did make a lot of jokes about himself. Ford suffered for being on this show and McCain was good, but was only in two sketches and none of those sketches were about him personally.

Moondance

Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 11:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am looking forward to seeing it!:)

I like Gore and love it when people can poke fun at themselves!

<Moon said poke... oh no>

Whit4you

Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 11:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You know I was never a gore fan... but - I'm seriously seriously impressed with his williness to 'lvie a little' - have fun at his own expense.. his acting abilities ... his sportsmanship... frankly - I am impressed.. he's doing a heck of a job on this show. Clinton and his sax for a few votes... is nothing compared to this... He really is doing a great job of laughing at his own expense and 'living for the moment' - 'living a little' - livving a little is a biggy to me and he's doing it. He just went from a 3 in my book to a 6 (that''s prolly the best anyone claiming any political affliation could ever get from me LOL)

Car54

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 12:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I lived in Tennessee for a long time when he was Senator. He is a smart, funny guy. I am glad this past 2 years has helped him find that part of himself and show it. I think his years in Washington kind of buried the real person under a lot of ambition and politics.

If he runs again, I hope this is the man who runs.

Whit4you

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 12:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
OMG this is great .. Al Gore..deserves an A + for 'living a little" :)

Gotta say outta the worst of all evlis... him being this willing to laugh at his own expense and do such a GOOD job at it.. he's got my vote - lol.

Chiparock

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 04:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Though I'm not a Gore fan, I agree with everyone above. Moreover, his acting was completely natural; his scripted lines were memorized and not read from cue cards.

His performance was much more professional than that of Robert DeNiro, who was a huge disappointment. DeNiro mostly read his lines awkwardly; it seemed as though he had no rehearsals whatsoever. And I am a HUGE DeNiro fan! Guess live acting isn't his thing. Hope he avoids it in the future.

Gore, if he chooses not to run again for President, would be a very watchable TV presence and should seek more screen work.

Hmm, how about a sitcom with Gore, Dole, and Giuliani....

Kaili

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 07:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm so sad I fell asleep a few minutes beore it was on! I have been watching him on the talk shows lately and he is so good at laughing at himself/the situation. I give him a lot of respect for that. He has been letting his personality show and seems like a fun guy to me. Then again, I never considered him a robot...

Chiparock

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 08:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Also, I thought I would pee my pants when Gore played Trent Lott; at first I thought it was the REAL Lott!

Webkitty

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 09:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Drat! I missed it. I love Al Gore!

Twinkie

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 09:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought the opening where Al and Tipper kept passionately kissing endlessly was such a hoot. What a great take-off!

Moondance

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 09:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Al is my man!

All those speeches with teleprompters paid off! He delivered those lines so smooth!!! He had so much fun and you are so right Car, he is back! He found that fun Gore again!

Moondance

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 09:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Chip, I know! He pulled off Lott perfectly. I was on the floor!

Twinkie

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 09:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The Lott bit was hilarious!!! I was laughing so hard I scared my kitties!!! LOL

Aussiedeb

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 04:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I so wanted to see that show, but I was down visiting hubby and by the time I got to bed last night I was so tired.

I think Gore is funny. Even though I lean to the dems, I got to see Bob Dole live at our college when we had the name change this year in June. He came as a guest speaker and I managed to get in to witness it. He was so funny too.

Whit4you

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 04:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wish I had taped that last night - I really was impressed with his acting abilities!

Guess I should give credit to whoever wrote all his lines and stuff - but he really pulled it off well.

He should go into acting and get out of politics he really seemed to be enjoying himself.

Oregonfire

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 05:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw it, was so glad because I thought it was on last week. I've always liked Gore, and can relate to coming off a little stiff at first. It sometimes takes me a while to warm up too. I liked the crack about the meaning of "condescending" in the opening monologue. (It reminded me a bit of Roddy <snork!>)

Bravo!

But overall, SNL's writing/skits seem to have gone downhill. It's lame this season.

Demeter

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 06:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I missed the show and it sounds like it was fun, although I've never been a Gore fan.

Maybe he enjoyed the stint on SNL. CNN reported today that Gore made a shocking announcement today that he will NOT run for president in 2004.

Bastable

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 06:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Interesting that a day after his appearance, he announced that he doesn't plan to run in 2004. Very smart... he's planning to take his time and slowly build himself into a modern politician (read: ironic and funny) worthy of being a President to a grown-up Gen X.

Zachsmom

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 09:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't see the show..:(

I agree with Aussie about Bob Dole..he's a hoot and a holler..if he would have shown that side of himself when he was running for president I would have voted for him..LOL..:)

Bastable

Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 09:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Let the record show that Ralph Nader was first on SNL in the late '70s. And Paul Simon was on in the '80s. So Al Gore is still way behind the curve as far as presidential candidates go.

Sadiesmom

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 10:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
so Bastable, are you proscribing to the philosophy that if you can't say anything nice, just say it? I don't understand you point. If you don't like Gore, why don't you like his decision not to run. When I saw his face saying that he would not run and when I saw that scene in the West wing on Saturday, I saw someone who wanted something, but also wanted the greater good. The greater good would leave him behind. It is sad when you see events overtake a persons life and force chioices they don't want to make. I feel that way about Nancy Reagen today, having to cope with the events of her husbands illness, or with the amazing racers Jill and John Vito, where the tragedy of her brothers death is inexorably interwoiven with their relationship.

And for the facts, McCain was on this season, also. But no other politico was in virtually every scenes and carried it off so well and no other one allowed for so much self spufing. The man had grace on this show and faced everything with good humor.

Babsbunny3

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 11:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am just glad he is in Hollywood where he and Bill belong. Kudos to him for finally making it to the big time!

Bastable

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 12:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Who said I didn't like Gore, Sadiesmom? I have no particular problem with him. I just said he wasn't the first presidential candidate to appear on SNL.

(And McCain was never the Republican Party's nominee, so whether he was a true candidate is more of a fuzzy issue.)

Fluff

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 01:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay Mr. Gore!

I hope he does become president one day.

Moondance

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 01:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Me too Fluff!

Gore Rocks!

Suitsmefine

Monday, December 16, 2002 - 03:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
SNL comes to us from NEW YORK......a long way from Hollywood.

Cricket

Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 07:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, I just didn't think he was funny. He reminds me of Howdy Doody and I thought he was reading from the cue cards. He had a lot of makeup on.

Guess I just see him differently than the rest of you.

Hummingbird

Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 10:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
As I posted elsewhere, I have seen enough of Al Gore for a lifetime. Hope is means it when he says he's retiring!!!! Wonder who pulled the plug on him? He was everywhere campaining up until Sunday night. I doubt that he made the decision to bow out willingly.

Whit4you

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 11:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ding ding ding..back to your corners..

lets put it THIS way

"Gore was the first former vice president to appear on SNL"

how's that?

If that won't work how about

"Gore was the first dem former vice pres to appear on SNL"?

That still not working (I'm not into SNL so wouldn't know)

How about lets see..

I bet THIS one will work:

"Gore was the first former VP who was VP when a president was impeached to be on SNL"

Now tell me that one won't work!

LOL.

ding ding ding....

round 17