Gort on the trail for The One:

Al Gore in Florida on the Economy: “I was the First One Laid Off” Al Gore returned to West Palm Beach in Florida on Friday for the first time since he lost the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush by 537 votes. Gore’s speech and presence in Florida suggested a stark contrast between the directions he would have taken America and the difficult position the country currently holds.“Eight years ago,” Gore said, “our nation had the strongest economy ever . . . And now eight years later, here we are and you know the story: The economy started going downhill when the policies were changed and it started on January 20, 2001. I know. I was the first one laid off.” Gore’s joke about his loss in 2000 was received with laughs and applause, but was also a serious theme of his appearance, namely: Don’t let that happen again.
Tipper Gore also appeared and reiterated that theme more explicitly. AP reports she said, “come on, Florida, let’s finish the job that you started eight years ago.”
It should be noted that although Gore’s joke about being “laid off” in 2001 is somewhat funny, the economy had not started it’s downhill trajectory yet in January of that year and it is a bit crude to suggest that losing the presidential election is like the job loss predicament of most Americans. Of course if we start fact-checking all politician’s campaign jokes we’re going to need a lot of red ink.

See the video here. Yeah, Al. We weren’t at war on January 20, 2001.

Actually, we were. It’s just that you (and the candidate you’re stumping for) are incapable of ackowledging it.