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Al Gore blames Denver altitude for Obama debate performance [VIDEO]

Taylor Bigler Entertainment Editor
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Al Gore thinks that the altitude in Denver, Colo., is to blame for President Obama’s lackluster debate performance.

During post-debate analysis on Current TV which is still an actual television channel taking up airspace, the former vice president postured that the thin air could have messed with Obama’s brain cells.

“I’m going to say something controversial here. Obama arrived in Denver at 2:00 p.m. today, just a few hours before the debate started,” Gore said. “Romney did his debate prep in Denver. When you go to 5,000 feet and you only have a few hours to adjust — I don’t know, maybe … [inaudible].”

Clearly, that explains it.

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