Some of Al Gore’s close family and friends obviously decided to go to extremes when they banded together and talked him out of running for office again.  They went so far as to tell him with straight faces and sincere voices that his honest face, top notch PowerPoint presentation skills, and faux grey hair were perfect for social activism.

Joining the ranks of Pam Anderson, Paul McCartney, and Edward Norton, Al Gore is on the Environmental Trail.

I haven’t seen the movie yet, so I can’t speak first hand, but word on the street is that Al is pretty convincing and persuasive.  I guess I just wonder if a) his motives are pure, or if this is a great way to build some goodwill and press clippings for another presidential run, and b) his success is due to his undying passion for the environment and all things "global cooling", or the PPT jockey who whipped together his hypnotic presentation.