These days former Vice President Al Gore says he wants to set up a liberal alternative to the Fox News Channel, which, according to Gore, is too right-wing.
But less than a year ago, then-presidential candidate Al Gore was singing a different tune, when he considered appearing on Fox's "O'Reilly Factor" to try to gin up some enthusiasm for a Gore-Bush rematch.
In his new book, "Who's Looking Out for You?" Bill O'Reilly describes the surprise phone call he got from Gore in early December.
O'Reilly said he was stunned when the voice on the other end of the line announced, "This is Al Gore."
One of his producers had called the former veep's office a few days earlier, but they did that regularly and had never gotten a positive response before.
"For ten minutes," the Fox talker writes, "Gore and I batted around the idea of his letting it all hang out on 'The Factor.'" O'Reilly said he was his "usual obnoxious self."
He told Gore that his appearances on Larry King weren't helping him politically, arguing: "That's like calling your mom. How many opinions are you going to change on that program?"
When Clinton-loving Rosie O'Donnell appeared on his show, O'Reilly argued, his mostly conservative audience reacted favorably.
Gore's reaction to O'Reilly's pitch? "He asked specific questions and promised to think about appearing."
Five days later, however, the ex-veep decided to throw in the towel, telling "60 Minutes" he was out of the race.
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