Gore divorce? Al Gore, Tipper Gore announce that they have separated no word on whether they will divorce. (VIdeo)
Former Vice President Al Gore is separating from his wife, Tipper, according to the Associated Press. The couple have been married 40 years. According to an e-mail sent to friends that was sent to the Associated Press, the break up was "a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration."
A spokesman for Gore confirmed the statement but declined further comment.
George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election. Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his environmental work to draw attention to global warming. He also won an Oscar for his documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.”
The breakup was already generating a lot of talk here in the San Francisco Bay Area. The popular Armstrong and Getty Show, broadcast locally on KNEW radio, reported the story when it broke. Host Joe Getty suggested that Gore "going Hollywood" and the accolades that Gore got following his Oscar award may have ultimately led to the couple’s breakup. Getty noted the deference that Hollywood celebrities such as actor Leonardo DiCaprio showed Gore, who is regarded as a deity by some in the environmental movement. Getty noted that DiCaprio literally bowed before Gore.
The hosts also noted the Internet speculation that Al Gore was having an affair with CBS 60 Minutes reporter Leslie Stahl.
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh, broadcast locally on San Francisco station, KSFO, quipped, "Regarding the Al Gore divorce, who gets the Internet?"
Limbaugh was referring to Gore's reputed claim that he invented the Internet.
According to Politico.com, The couple wrote in an e-mail to friends:
“We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate.
“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.”
Tipper and Al Gore celebrated their 40th marriage anniversary just last month.
Tipper Gore is known for her work on mental heath issues.
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Comments
No surprises here.I suspect he has a younger woman, perhaps she wont be so green, I mean gullable.
I'm surprised it took her this long. putting up with all that bs for so long. obnoxious...
Sad after such a long time, but it's not that surprising, after all very few other animals stay together for life (yes, I know, swans....)
I think Tipper just got tired of Big Al's global warming schtick. And she probably got tired of him being an overall blowhard.
They will need another Federal stimulus payout to keep her quiet.
Writer's note, I am aware that Rush Limbaugh is now heard on KSFO, not KNBR, but the darn Examiner.com publishing tool won't let me correct the mistake.
Marriage is a lifelong Covenant
"A wife is married to her husband as long as he lives."
1 Corinthians 7:39
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I hope they will get some good marriage counceling and stay together. Since when is "growing apart" grounds for a divorce??
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