Al Gore Fakes Announcement of Presidential Candidacy

When Leonardo DiCaprio walked on stage for a special announcement at last night's Academy Awards, he was accompanied by former Vice-President of the United States, Al Gore.

DiCaprio announced that this year's Oscars ceremony had officially gone green.

"Green" is a semi-recent term, used to describe that which is environmentally-aware. In light of the recent debacle concerning global warming and the newfound interest in the environment, "green" has become a common staple of knowledge.

This year marked the first time in history that, as Vice-President Gore acknowledged, the entire Academy Awards process has "gone green."

Then something odd happened. Completely with regard to convenience, DiCaprio mentioned how perfect the current moment might be for either of them, had they been planning on making some other big announcement to the millions of viewers. He posed the question to Vice-President Gore.

Vice-President Gore's demeanor suddenly turned to that of utmost seriousness, as he began addressing the nation in a manor similar to what follows:

"Fellow citizens of the United States of America, I would like to take this opportunity to formally announce my intent to..."

As his speech continued, it quickly became obvious that the Oscars ceremony is not the time to announce presidency, however. Just as he was about to speak the words so many long to hear, the familiar music was turned on, which signaled that Vice-President Gore's time at the microphone had expired.

A former leader of our country, Al Gore was unable to find the time to complete his announcement.

This was all, of course, planned. Does Al Gore have a sense of humor? It seemed as though he did last night.

There was still hope for many that Gore would gain take the stage to accept an Oscar, and that wish came true. But still, there was no completion of the earlier tease.

A classy decision to leave politics to another time and place, Vice President Gore allowed the Oscars to remain solely as they were intended: A celebration of the art of film and its virtuosos.

And not only did the Oscars go green, but Gore's film won two Oscars - one for "Best Documentary Feature" and another for "Best Song," an honor that was awarded to Melissa Etheridge for her original song, "I Need to Wake Up."

As evidenced last night, it seems the nation is ready to listen to the truths about global warming, and with the insinuation of a possible big announcement from Al Gore, many continue to hope a series of specific words will soon be uttered from his lips. However, we must all wait to see.