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Blogger Conference Call with Al Gore

By Lowell | May 23, 2007

Late yesterday afternoon, I had the privilege of participating in a blogger conference call with former Vice President Al Gore. To listen to the call, click here. The main focus was Al Gore’s new book, “The Assault on Reason.” Besides Al Gore, participants included Jerome “The Blogfather” Armstrong (“MyDD”), Chris Bowers (”MyDD”), Jonathan Singer (”MyDD”), Taylor Marsh (“Taylor Marsh”), James Boyce (“Smoking Politics,” “Heading Left”), Dave Johnson (“Seeing the Forest” and “Smoking Politics”), David Roberts (“Grist”), Tom Schaller (“The American Prospect”), and Kalee Kreider (Al Gore’s office).

Classic quote by Al Gore, in response to a blatant lie by White House press secretary Tony Snow: “This book, unlike the President’s State of the Union Address, has been fact-checked.”

[more extensive notes/rough transcript here]

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