Al and Tipper Gore announced today that they were separating after 40 years of marriage.

The announcement came in the form of an e-mail message. Friends described the decision as mutual.

“We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought we have decided to separate,” the couple said. “This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together, following a process of long and careful consideration. We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further.”

The existence of the e-mail message was first reported by Politico. A spokeswoman for Mr. Gore, Kalee Kreider, confirmed its authenticity.

There is a global warming joke here someplace. Any ideas?




  1. Improbus says:

    Really, who gives a crap?

  2. Personality says:

    You do. You took the time to comment.

  3. Floyd says:

    It’s their life, and I don’t really think this is news I care about one way or another.

  4. raddad says:

    She can do better.

  5. Marc Perkel says:

    Maybe the climate of their marriage has changed?

    You know – in 2000 Gore didn’t want to be seen with Clinton because of their marital situation. Yet now the Clintons are still a couple and the Gores aren’t.

    There’s a word for that but ironically I can’t remember what it is.

  6. Derek says:

    I guess she got tired of his lies, misinformation, and his profiting on both.

  7. Manic Street Preachers says:

    Cool – groovy – morning – fine

    Tipper Gore was a friend of mine

    I love a free country

    The stars and stripes and an apple for mommy

  8. angry says:

    Now she has all the time in the world to censor musicians…Yea freedom!

  9. GigG says:

    #5 The Clinton haven’t been a couple since Chelsea was conceived. And it wouldn’t surpise me if a turkey baster wasn’t involved then.

  10. UncDon says:

    He was hot on global warming, but she went frigid.

  11. Benjamin says:

    Maybe she wasn’t warming to him anymore.

    Al Gore once said Love Story was about him and Tipper. Love Story didn’t work out too well for the people who Love Story was actually about.

  12. god says:

    Um – predictable.

    The post, I mean.

  13. Skeptic says:

    An impotent truth.

  14. The_Tick says:

    As a god, everything should be predictable though. But it’s nice to see the clarity though, much better than the bible where you left everything up to wild interpretation. Kudo’s on the evolution.

  15. The_Tick says:

    @12

    As a god, everything should be predictable though. But it’s nice to see the clarity , much better than the bible where you left everything open to wild interpretation. Kudo’s on the evolution.

  16. MR says:

    She wanted his equator to melt, but his north pole shrunk instead?

  17. qb says:

    I’m thinking Al and Tipper would be good names for Celine’s twins.

    Just sayin’.

  18. sargasso says:

    I shook Al Gore’s hand, the man is an aristocrat. A wig and overcoat, he would step right into the 18th century. This would be difficult for both of them.

  19. yankinwaoz says:

    Must be difficult being married to a man without principals who will say anything to get a vote.

  20. WmDE says:

    Legal Notice
    I will no longer be responsible for any carbon debits incurred by Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore.

    Albert Gore

  21. Benjamin says:

    #17 sargasso said, on June 1st, 2010 at 11:12 am

    “I shook Al Gore’s hand.”

    Difference between you and me: I coughed in my hand and I had the flu that day before I shook Al Gore’s hand. I still like to tell that story.

  22. admfubar says:

    now someone else will warming their globes..

  23. denacron says:

    Looks like he will have to find somewhere else to deposit his carbon credits.

  24. Chuck says:

    Looks like his global warming wasn’t enough to melt her ice caps.

  25. Marc Perkel says:

    I’m just waiting for the rest of the story. WHY?

  26. Obamaforever says:

    [Comment deleted – Violation of Posting Guidelines. – ed.]

  27. qb says:

    Twitter: #GorePickUpLines is trending

  28. deowll says:

    Breaking up after forty years? Sad

  29. Dallas says:

    If you’re going to split as a couple, this is about as respectable as it gets.

    A typical Republican marriage split usually involves some bathroom story involving a minor or a whore.

    Wish them both well

  30. FRAGaLOT says:

    Tipper Gore is a cunt, she was the poster-bitch for trying to pass bills in congers that would censor music.


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