Sen. Klobuchar, Al Franken, Vice President Gore

Vice President Al Gore joined DFL leaders like Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Congressmen Tim Walz and Keith Ellison at the University of Minnesota on Saturday for a DFL Founders Day rally to support Al Franken for Senate. Vice President Gore spoke to a crowd of almost 1500 people about the importance of this election, and the importance of working hard to get Democrats up and down the ticket elected this November.

From the AP:

All Democrats need to do well in next month’s election is for voters to consider the state of the country after the past eight years, Vice President Al Gore said Saturday as he campaigned for U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken.

Ticking off the state of the economy, the decision to invade Iraq, the lack of what he believes is significant government action on climate change and other issues, Gore blamed “the people who have been in charge in the White House and their supporters in the Senate.

“It’s time to kick them out of there. It’s not that complicated,” Gore said at a fundraiser for Franken’s campaign and DFL candidates held at the University of Minnesota. Organizers said about 1,500 people attended.

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Gore and Franken, the former “Saturday Night Live” comedian, referred to each other as longtime friends. Gore said he urged Franken long ago to enter politics because “he’s not really funny.”

Then Gore added: “It’s a joke, Al.”

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