Al Gore is pretending to not like the electoral college in an attempt to allow reporters to photograph his sexy new beard. Feigning a newfound interest in ending the system that denied him the presidency, Gore was quick to pose for photographers, letting them capture his beard from dramatic angles. Looking more like Ron Swanson or a mountain man than a former Vice President, Gore has taken the last 12 years to come to the decision that he really would have liked to have been president in 2000.

“I supported the idea of the Electoral College because the logic is, it knits the country together, prevents regional conflicts, and it goes back through our history with some legitimate concerns,” Gore quipped through a sheet of man hair adorning his face. “But since, I’ve given a lot of thought to it and I’ve seen how these states are just written off.”

Obviously at the time, he couldn’t be a sore loser by complaining that he had lost, but now that he’s finished inventing the internet and solving global warming, Gore has decided that rocking a beard and righting the wrongs of 12 years ago are his next targets. Well sir, Beard Rocking has been accomplished!