Report: Al Gore tried to buy Twitter; Users speculate how things would be different

Perish the thought, but it’s being reported that in 2009, Al Gore made an attempt to purchase Twitter:

https://twitter.com/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/388067702746537986

https://twitter.com/JohnGaltReport/status/388069415276658689

Why didn’t Gore end up owning Twitter? Here’s one theory.

Not tied close enough to Qatari oil. RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: SHOPPING: Al Gore Tried To Buy TWITTER…

— Razor (@hale_razor) October 9, 2013

Ha!

Users speculated how Al Gore owning Twitter might have changed their Twitter experience:

https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/388069162859249664

@hale_razor NO TWEETS FOR OIL!!

— Sarah (@sarah_wxtx) October 9, 2013

@sarahrstevenson "Where every time you RT Al Jazeera, an angel gets a carbon credit."

— Razor (@hale_razor) October 9, 2013

https://twitter.com/DicksTrash/status/388068462871846912

https://twitter.com/PagingDrFine/status/388070866329673728

https://twitter.com/bmxalienation/status/388074430053629952
https://twitter.com/NightShiftPol/status/388072162210242560

I GUESS GORE WANTED EVERY CONSERVATIVE IN THE TWITTER GULAG“@Drudge_Siren: SHOPPING: Al Gore Tried To Buy TWITTER… http://t.co/aMEVTCEp6P”

— GLENN (@GCGATOR24) October 9, 2013

https://twitter.com/BenSchulzey/status/388075454449864704

What if Gore had merged Twitter with Current?

https://twitter.com/ViralNgayon/status/388059538441904130

Would Al Jazeera have bought something called “Critter”?