Editorial Cartoon: The Gore’s Divorce

Bearman Cartoon - Al and Tipper Gore Divorce

It was shocking last week to learn that after 40 years, former Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper were finally calling it quits.  It just goes to show, you never know what people are going through. 

For the uninformed, since leaving office, Al has become the Poster Boy for Global Warming and back in the 80’s when Al was just a senator, his wife Tipper headed up the Parent’s Music Resource Center (PMRC).   Ultimately, their fight led to warning stickers on records and a Capitol Hill showdown with rockers including Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister.

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64 responses to “Editorial Cartoon: The Gore’s Divorce”

  1. Carnaporto Avatar

    Indeed, you never know what goes on behind the screens of a marriage!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Sure don’t. Good to see you. Thanks for stopping by.

  2. susispice Avatar

    its not nice to hear of marriage breakups… its very depressing. I keep wanting to believe that good marriages still exist..but the world makes it so hard to have faith in it.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Mine is one Susi..that’s all that matters.

      1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

        Mine too! It takes a lot of hard work but it is worth it.

        1. lynn Avatar

          i third that comment. keeping in mind, it takes a lot of great sex to make a good marriage last, but if he play one more black sabbath song i swear i’ll kill him!

          1. Bearman Avatar

            What if he plays Black Sabbath during Sex??

          2. Chris W. Avatar

            You can’t hold that against the man! Wait, the Dio years, or Ozzy?

      2. Tracy Brady Avatar
        Tracy Brady

        Al Gore truly is a smart man. He waited to do a divorce AFTER his kids were grown, the house and car were paid off and the wife had a fat bank account, meaning NO ALIMONY, UPKEEP OR CHILD SUPPORT, SUCKAHZ!

  3. Roland Avatar
    Roland

    I thought it was cause she heard him singing old N.W.A songs

    1. Bearman Avatar

      worse…Frank Zappa

  4. Brad Avatar

    I think it was in ‘Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey’ where I saw Dee Snider reminiscing about his testimony in front of the PMRC. Funny stuff!

    Too bad about the split though. 40 years? Wow.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      So you and I both watch VH1 Classic

  5. Byron Avatar

    That Twisted Sister video featured the ROTC guy from Animal House yelling at his “son” in the video. “Is that a Twisted Sister pin on your uniform?!” Then the kid spins around and becomes Dee Synder and basically kicks the father’s ass for the rest of the video.

    That actor has quit playing those roles anymore… cant’ figure why. 🙂

    Yes, too bad about Al and Tipper, but you never know how folks are in “real life” and they did go through a lot. Politics is not an easy career… even for “good guys” like Al Gore.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      He was in the other Twisted Sister video and Stephen Furst (also from Animal House) ends up the principal squirting seltzer on him.

  6. Ron-Yves Avatar

    Tipper’s not gonna’ take it—NO, she ain’t gonna take it…

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Sing IT!!!!

  7. Nate Fakes Avatar

    He probably kept leaving the toilet seat up too. That sets any woman off

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Not as much as leaving it down and peeing.

  8. Duncanr Avatar

    40 yrs, Huh ?

    well no-one can accuse them of not giving it a fair go

    Hopefully, they can remain friends and support one another even if they can no longer live together as man and wife

    1. Bearman Avatar

      True true. Sadder to see when people get a divorce and can’t stand each other.

      1. Dave Hambidge Avatar

        I hate my ex… nothing complicated…

        1. Bearman Avatar

          You just got lucky the second time around.

          1. Dave Hambidge Avatar

            amen brother, say it again!

  9. DadaHyena Avatar

    Did she know about his secret affair? Someone must have tipped her off!

    Yuk yuk yuk!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      That was so bad I don’t have a response..hahah

  10. Friggin Loon Avatar

    Damn, more inconvenient truths!!!

    Psst I bet he leaves the toilet seat up and uses the full flush button!!!!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      pssst. We don’t have half flush buttons on our toilets

      1. Friggin Loon Avatar

        That is even funnier 🙂 Another inconvenient truth!!!

    2. nursemyra Avatar

      haha… inconvenient truths… you’re evil FL

      1. Friggin Loon Avatar

        Thanks NM, I try 🙂

    3. lynn Avatar

      is a full flsuh more effective than a semiflush? i’m confused..

      1. Bearman Avatar

        In some places they have toilets that have two flushers. One for pee and one for poop. Don’t need as much water to push the pee down the pipe.

  11. George Avatar

    Man, you figure if you could make it thru forty years, you could go another forty. There must be a lot of irreconcilable matters going on in their marriage.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      80 years is my goal. I have a long way to go.

      1. lynn Avatar

        i thought you were already 80… damn. 🙁

  12. Scott Oglesby Avatar

    I still say that any middle aged couple that has to flaunt PDA’s that hardcore is trying to fool people… maybe even themselves. It’s just not natural at that age.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I’ll be one of those couples when I am there. My wife can’t keep her hands off me.

      1. Friggin Loon Avatar

        Hmm, from around your neck I am guessing 🙂

      2. Scott Oglesby Avatar

        You are a lucky guy then!

        But would she really plunge her tongue down your throat on stage in front of thousands…. especially when the event didn’t call for it?

        If so…. You are a lucky guy then! hahaha

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Find me a venue to be in front of thousands and we’ll see. hahaa

  13. SpilledInkGuy Avatar

    I had a hunch something was amiss after witnessing that awkward 2000 DNC make-out session. It still gives me nightmares.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      You dream weird.

      1. SpilledInkGuy Avatar

        No wonder I have such a difficult time falling asleep! 🙂

  14. G Avatar

    Frankly, I’m very surprised that your readers here actually remember the PMRC from the early 80’s. I remember all of the pointless media coverage about this.

    Turned out to be much ado about nothing and ultimately, it backfired.

    Lets face it, people will buy stuff, no matter how good or how bad it is, if it has a warning label on it.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I have no problem ultimately with the warning label. But these days it means nothing with kids downloading everything.

  15. bschooled Avatar

    Ha!

    FYI, “Twisted Sister” used to be my safe word.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      What is it now? “Michael Buble”??

  16. FJ Avatar

    Despite warnings of higher temps, apparently there is not enough heat in the Gore house.

      1. Bearman Avatar

        Good one FJ.

  17. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    There might not be any truth in this rumor but I heard that Al had been hugging more than trees.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Really? Do tell.

      1. Friggin Loon Avatar

        Yeah, give us all the Gore 🙂

  18. David Avatar

    HA! My response would be, “Why can’t you turn out the lights when you ENTER a room?” Let it sink in.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I got it..haah

  19. Dan Avatar

    You know, you’re always dogging your caricatures of celebrities, but i think you nailed Gore! (Al, that is!)

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Usually I can do an entire cartoon start to finish in an hour. This one took me 4 hours b/c of stupid Al not looking right

  20. WriterDood Avatar

    I was stunned and shocked when I found out.
    I mean, he invented marriage.
    Oh, wait, did someone already use that joke?
    Crap.

  21. Corve Avatar

    LOL
    So sad about this…wish they could work it out. I have a problem how you want to solve the world’s issues if you can’t solve small problems at home.

  22. 25BAR Avatar

    You can never tell, can you?

  23. Tony Avatar

    I hate when the womenfolk leave the light on too…

  24. blunt delivery Avatar

    al gore. no one should have to stay married to a nutcase.

    or someone named tipper.

    i’m happy for both of them.