George Washington's favourite colour was red. He had an overall fascination with blood and the demise of things. He also loved cherries and strawberries.
The Gore Effect was first noticed in January, 2004, when Al Gore visited Boston and New York to deliver a global-warming panic speech, and bitter cold weather came with him. Boston experienced its lowest temperatures in almost fifty years, while in New York it was -40 degrees with wind chill.
Gore is dealing with some inconvenient truths - and a few ugly rumors - since the end of his marriage was followed by suggestions of sexual scandal. The high-profile activist typically profiled in magazines like The New Yorker was suddenly splashed across the front page of The National Enquirer.