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<p>Why exactly do we “have to” determine who’s at fault?</p>
<p>There is a world of a difference between Elizabeth and John and Tipper and Al. The former is along the lines of what’s his name in S Carolina, Mr. Wide Stance, Spitzer, etc. I see the latter (thus far) as a no-fault split.</p>
<p>Destroying Family Values:</p>
<p>Focus in the family now means = Destroying Family Values!</p>
<p>So far we have:</p>
<p>Spitzer: Felled by Scandal, Spitzer Says Focus Is on His Family
Sanford: Mark Sanford Re-Unites With Argentine “Soul Mate”
Edwards: Edwards admits fathering child with mistress
Al Gore: Al Gore And Tipper Separation: Focus On The Family </p>
<p>Focus in family? Why they didn’t focus in their family before destroying it?</p>
<p>Oh, honestly, grow up, Greenery. An amicable, mutual separation isn’t the same thing as cheating on a spouse and being caught. There’s no comparison between the Gore situation and Edwards, Spitzer, Sanford.</p>
<p>You forgot Thomas Jefferson. THIS JUST IN! DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WRITER SLEEPS AROUND, FATHERS CHILD WITH SLAVE! MORE AT 11! </p>
<p>Yet somehow, SOMEHOW the nebulously defined “family values” have survived.</p>
<p>Family= “a social unit living together;” " family is a group of people who are important to each other and offer each other love and support, especially in times of crises"</p>
<p>Are they living together? Did they overcome their crisis? No… well they have destroyed the “family” concept.</p>
<p>They lived together for 40 years. They overcame crises and succefully raised their children to become contributing citizens. For whatever reasons, they decided to go their separate ways after having done what a marrage supposed to do. I think this is a success story of two evolving individuals.</p>
<p>Here is a distraction from the real story:
Picture of the distraction to the real story:
<a href=“http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loren-Legarda/65086690729?v=photos#!/pages/Loren-Legarda/65086690729?v=info[/url]”>http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loren-Legarda/65086690729?v=photos#!/pages/Loren-Legarda/65086690729?v=info</a></p>
<p>Al Gore-Loren Legarda ‘love team’ emerges on Twitter
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 06/06/2010 11:05 PM | Updated as of 06/06/2010 11:52 PM</p>
<p>MANILA, Philippines - He’s on the heels of his separation from his wife, and she had her marriage annulled years ago. Both of them suffered defeat after seeking electoral posts, and have a strong passion for climate change and the environment. </p>
<p>But will they make a good pair?</p>
<p>It’s the current hot topic in Twitter town – users are waiting for the so-called romance between former United States Vice President Al Gore and vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda as the former is set to arrive in the Philippines for a leadership conference.</p>
<p>They christened the two as “LeGoreda,” and were likened to Hollywood couples and local celebrity love teams. A video was even put up in YouTube to pay tribute to the so-called couple.</p>
<p>Mixed reactions</p>
<p>Just like any other love team, the LeGoreda tandem got its share of fans and critics.</p>
<p>Users tried to play cupid on Twitter, saying that a romantic relationship between Gore and Legarda will be good not only for the people, but also for Mother Earth given their green advocacies.</p>
<p>“Dear God, I want Al Gore and Loren Legarda to fall in love. Will entertain millions with few negative consequences. Please make it happen,” said Twitter user ageofbrillig.</p>
<p>Twitter user heyessa added: “I can almost imagine it: Al Gore meets Loren Legarda on stage during Manila talk. Audience will collectively go, 'Yihee.” Seeds planted.</p>
<p>The newly created romantic tandem, however, didn’t sit well with some Twitter users. User ninaterol, for one, said: “Gore and Legarda” OMG, heaven forbid. Please spare Al from Loren. Let’s give the guy some peace."</p>
<p>“I wonder how Al Gore will react when he arrives in Manila tomorrow and discovers he’s in a love team with Loren Legarda,” added Twitter user overlordtrainee.</p>
<p>Loren reacts</p>
<p>If most Twitter users found the LeGoreda tandem interesting, Legarda herself said it’s “funny and embarrassing.”</p>
<p>Quoting Legarda, ABS-CBN News reported RG Cruz said, “Pinoys are really creative on the Internet. The whole thing is amusing. Gore will not even see me because I will only be in the audience.”</p>
<p>She admitted, however, that Gore is a “great man with a great passion for the environment and humanity.”</p>
<p>Will the LeGoreda tandem continue to sizzle upon Gore’s arrival in the Philippines? We’ll soon find out.</p>
<p>& I thought * I was * good at procrastinating on the internets.
;)</p>
<p>God, Greenery, aren’t you ashamed of yourself for posting such twaddle? These two haven’t even MET apparently, but they’re some hot couple?</p>
<p>I blame the whole thing on Dick Cheney. :-)</p>
<p>^^and the voters down here in Palm Beach County, Florida…guilty as charged</p>
<p>^Ok, I admire you for coming clean. :-)</p>
<p>;-D</p>
<p>clarification~I did not leave any hanging chads,really it wasn’t me</p>
<p>I think the story emerging is a really interesting one. Those of us who are healthy and affluent are divorcing in far larger numbers after long marriages. We expect to live a long time and we want to live happily. Many more can now afford to divorce and maintain lifestyle. The NYT blogs have many experts weighing in. It’s a whole new world. It’s OK to want love and romance, even at 60 like the Gore’s. Some are lucky enough to get it in their first spouse. Some are lucky to get it later.</p>
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<p>Greenery, WTH?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!</p>
<p>This thread has been so interesting! I won’t touch the politics threads – I get enough republican vs democrat drama at home – but I’m getting a taste of it with some of the reactions to the Gore’s separation. I doubt that many people other than the Gores would have caused the “Al Gore-Loren Legarda ‘love team’” fiction to be written in the first place, much less to be posted here in its entirety.</p>
<p>This story makes me sad. I don’t know why, but IMO you ought to have a pretty big reason to get divorced–not just “we’ve grown apart.” Even though their kids are grown, they (and grandkids) are not unaffected by divorce. I guess the Gores can afford to live apart–unlike most other older couples who have “grown apart” over the years.</p>
<p>Not sure what they’re going to find in love and romance after 60.
I predict he finds himself a gold-digger.</p>
<p>I agree. </p>
<p>I still think people need to do a better job choosing their future spouses (and to consider the opinions of some fair and objective outsiders).</p>
<p>"Pizzagirl"G: I did not write the story. It was published in “abs-cbnNEWS.com.”</p>
<p>Pizzagirl… You need to learn how to disagree with other posters.</p>