Al Gore Never Loved Your Dumb Corn Gas, Iowa 3.34K Jim Newell 11/22/10 05:37PM Filed to: mea culpas mea culpas Al Gore Ethanol Corn Farmers Presidential Candidates Gettypic Tweetv Tweetg Al Gore has admitted that his early, critical support for corn-based ethanol subsidies — which he now admits is "not a good policy" — was designed to curry favor with Iowa farmers before his presidential run. Shameful! Enjoy liars' jail.