Al Gore Gets an Oscar, Jokes About 2008 Run

Al Gore drew laughs at the Academy Awards when he joked about his presidential ambitions. Watch video of Gore's appearance with Leonardo DiCaprio, plus read about Gore's big night and his rock star status.

More Oscar Laughs
"America didn't vote for Jennifer Hudson on American Idol and she's here tonight with an Oscar nomination... And America did vote for Al Gore and he's also here tonight..." --Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres

"I was just backstage with Jack Nicholson and Vice President Gore drinking. I don't think he's running for president." --George Clooney, at the Oscars

"Even though I honestly had not planned on doing this, I guess with a billion people watching, it's as good a time as any. So, my fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now to formally announce…" --Al Gore, before being drowned out by the orchestra at the Oscars (Watch video clip)

Late-Night Jokes
"Congratulations to Al Gore. His movie won an Oscar. Today it got reversed by the Supreme Court. ... Al Gore announced last night that for the first time, the Academy Awards had a green theme. Which is not really true. It's always had a green theme -- money and envy." --Jay Leno

"The big winner of the night was global warming. Everyone jumped on the hybrid bandwagon. But if you ask me, any lowering of emissions they achieved with the limos was canceled out by the amount of smoke they blew up Al Gore's ass." --Stephen Colbert

"If any of you at home are wondering about the former vice president's seeming largess, I will have you know, he has not gained weight. He is so passionate about saving this Earth, he is trying not to exhale. ... Here's an inconvenient truth: cake isn't a food group" --Jon Stewart (Watch video clip)

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