To: i-node who wrote (713529 ) 5/6/2013 12:11:16 PM From: bentway Read Replies (1) | Respond to Inside Al Gore's Crazy Richesnewser.com Bloomberg piece (for which he declined to be interviewed) and a New York magazine profile (for which he sat). Both compare his wealth to that of Mitt Romney (the former says Gore's net worth nears Romney's $250 million; New York says Gore is actually wealthier). The Bloomberg piece delves into the nitty-gritty of that money, tracking Gore from having a net worth of roughly $1.7 million in 1999 (a year in which, it notes, he sold $6,000 worth of cows) to making $100 million in January 2013 alone.New York piece takes us inside his "modest" 10,000-square-foot Nashville mansion, in which Steve Fishman sits down to a lunch of vegetable soup and fruit salad (Gore explains he's on a health kick). Highlights:on criticism of the deal.)Still, Gore says his own wealth doesn't matter much to him. "I've never cared that much about making money. I don’t own a plane. I own a houseboat—solar panels all over the top—my redneck yacht."On girlfriend Elizabeth Keadle, Gore says, "She has really been wonderful for me. We have a great relationship, for which I thank my lucky stars."In his heart, politics still trumps business: "I've never deluded myself. I miss most of all being able to grab the levers and push the buttons and have an impact on policy and lives."On Gore's horizon: "Gore tells me of his ambition to have another meeting with Rupert Murdoch," writes Fishman, "to convert him to the [global warming] cause. 'There is still hope that he will awaken to the reality of this,' Gore says. 'It would make a huge difference if he would.'"
