Up until now, everything he's done has been largely an engineered one-man show, with almost no opportunities for real back-and-forth on his ideas in the context of his presentations.
Sure, others have mounted their disagreements in other venues, "off stage" as it were, so it's not like debate has been actually suppressed, but Gore seems somewhat allergic to forums where someone can disagree with him on his own turf.
In other words, I'll believe his dedication to "a free marketplace of ideas" when he goes one-on-one with someone in a serious way.
Even Michael Moore gets into interviews now and then where an actual opponent is present. He obviously doesn't like it, but he does.
Gore is still vulnerable to hypocrisy in his issues, having dined on Chilean Sea Bass at his daughter's wedding.
To quote Glen Reynolds, "I'll start acting as if it's a crisis when the people who are telling me it's a crisis start acting as if it's a crisis."
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Someone might want to tell Gore "debate" needs more than one person.
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