Quotes Quotes: Al Gore and Tipper Gore Separating By Dan Fletcher June 01, 2010 Share Read Later Send to Kindle Jennifer Cooper/Corbis “We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate.” — AL AND TIPPER GORE, in an e-mail obtained by Politico, announcing their separation. The couple has been married for 40 years. (via Swampland)