After 40 years of marriage, two vice presidential terms, and an Oscar, Al Gore is separating from his wife Tipper. Which we’re reading as different from divorcing. It’s a “a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration.”
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Didn’t “Love Story” have a different ending?? :-p
josh
Which one of them is coming out?
AlwaysGay
Will Al Gore come out now?
Cam
Thats what happenes when Hetrosexuals marry. They just don’t take it seriously.
Tylertime
What went wrong after 40 years!!??!? Are people that stupid? I can tell by a 4th date if it is going to work out or not. Wonder if Bill and Hillary will be ending their sham of a marriage soon?
ousslander
Two huge mansions will really help lessen their carbon footprint
christopher di spirito
The real winner of the 2000 presidential election.
I often think about how different the country would be today if an activist US Supreme Court had not refused to count 7,000 ballots from Miami-Dade.
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@christopher di spirito: It also helps if your Brother is the Govenor of the state………..
the crustybastard
Assholes, bofum.
hephaestion
I totally adore Al & Tipper. They have both been long-time supporters of justice & equality for us gay folk, and their 4 children all turned out beautifully. Gore is possibly the greatest man ever in US politics to me. I wish them all well.
counterpoll
Sad news. After 40 years together *something* big probably happened, don’t you think? The tabs and MSM must be digging through all available sources to scoop this.
{I just hope Tammy Baldwin isn ‘t implicated in any way!}
I hope they are getting good counseling as they dissolve their union. And I don’t mean legal counsel.
Baxter
The worst thing about their split: having to watch the clip of Al eating Tipper’s face at the 2000 convention over and over on every news channel.
alan brickman
they ran a horrible campaign…and what gay support????
the crustybastard
@christopher di spirito: [Gore was t]he real winner of the 2000 presidential election. I often think about how different the country would be today if an activist US Supreme Court had not refused to count 7,000 ballots from Miami-Dade.
Al Gore’s vote to confirm Fat Tony Scalia really worked out for him, didn’t it?
Oops.
Rob Moore
@counterpoll: Not necessarily. After a while, one’s personality begins to reassert itself. Instead of the proverbial oneness wears off, your own identity reemerges. It leads to some independent movement and associations. After 34 years, we are not joined at the hip. We care about each other more than anyone else, but we also have interests that don’t coincide and interests that do. Personal tastes return. I don’t like Mexican food but tolerate it on occasion because my other half does. I like fruit-based ice cream, my other half prefers the kind with crunchy bits of candy. We diverge on religion (I don’t believe in gods). Often on politics we differ although both of us felt strongly that George Bush would be a disaster. We agree about our children and grandchildren 100%. I would rather have a dog than two cats. I don’t know if I would be comfortable on my own at this point, but I also know at least one of us will most likely live some amount of time without the other. Relationships always have a beginning and an end. With the right foundation and some careful work, the end will be very far into the future.