Telegraph's Gore '08 'scoop'

Maybe Telegraph Washington correspondent Tim Shipman is worried his plum D.C. assignment could be in jeopardy.

In a major scoop, The Sunday Telegraph writer managed to re-hash a week-old, long-shot theory initially floated by Time hack Joe Klein, that Al Gore could unite a divided Democratic party in a brokered convention, stepping in as a compromise presidential candidate.

"Former Gore aides now believe he could emerge as a compromise candidate acceptable to both camps at the party's convention in Denver during the last week of August."

"Two former Gore campaign officials have told The Sunday Telegraph that a scenario first mapped out by members of Mr Gore's inner circle last May now has a sporting chance of coming true."

There's also a "sporting chance" that Mr Bean could get the Democratic nomination, but there's no chance at all that there was a single quote in the Telegraph piece from the alleged former Gore aides it cited as sources.

The only quote in the piece was an out-of-context citation from a Florida Democratic congressman, Tim Mahoney, who had been trying to make a case for seating Florida's now-excluded delegates at the convention, but had made no mention whatsoever of the former Vice President.

Westmonster extends its congratulations to Mr Shipman on his ace reporting.

Written by Andrew Levy on 31 Mar 2008 12:00 AM. Permalink