Finally touched down at SFO, after brilliantly forgetting my passport and rebooking to a later flight.
Apparently, one must continue trudging along through the exit, rather than pulling over to the side to make a phone call. Reason? “There’s an exit.” Frightened people I suppose.
Not that I need to be in a rush. I got to the gate in time to sit around for an hour and a bit. Thank goodness for the Internet.
I’m in the Q&A session, so I can type a bit now. I would recommend everyone to go see him speak; he’s a very powerful, charismatic speaker. I haven’t seen his movie yet, but given the way he injects current events and and uses impromptu wit, I think a recording would be a reasonable, but imperfect solution.
I went into the event, I was wondering if Mr. Gore was being lauded on the back of signifcant preparation and research. Clearly it is not, especially seen in his handling of questions, some of them doozies.
I think the world would have been much better and interesting if he had been President. I can see why so many people would like to see him run again.
[Updated 2007/04/29 19:50] To be clear, watching Al Gore present is interesting as an experience on two levels. One is as part of the audience, being convinced by a well polished presentation. The other level is watching an experienced speaker manipulate and move people, to handle unexpected questions, etc; dissecting his style basically. The latter was probably the more interesting for me.
