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To: Lane3 who wrote (19422)	5/22/2006 5:14:55 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) of 543686

>>and that he has a messianic streak << Makes sense to copy the full text since "messianic streak" is a minor point in that paragraph. That may be true when it comes to the science: Gore’s presentation is lucid, empirical, and scarily persuasive. But when it comes to Gore himself, it’s impossible not to be struck by impressions with political implications. Two of those impressions come as no surprise: that Gore is a classic pedant or pedagogue, depending on your tastes (I know more about this than you do, so please listen closely), and that he has a messianic streak (The world is about to end unless you follow my lead). But overriding both is something less expected and more alluring: the image of Gore as passionate, funny, full of conviction, free of contrivance—utterly authentic. As I've posted here, I've heard about this latter side of Gore--funny, authentic, etc.--but it never appears in public. I'm waiting.

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