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.
There are at least four distinct uses of the phrase Gore effect - five if you count special effects. 1  The effect that Gore had on Clinton's candidacy, both in terms of balancing the character issue, and as a source of cred with environmentalists. 2  The effect Gore had on Democrats by speaking up against Bush's wars.