"Looking out on all these great signs, I saw one that said, 'Mower for Gore,' and that was my freshman dormitory," the vice president told the crowd.
While most of the speech drew strong support from the crowd, a small group of demonstrators positioned behind the press area briefly disrupted the rally.
Gore had to pause after thanking Kennedy for his opening remarks when the protest group began chanting, "Al Gore's a corporate puppet." But they were quickly drowned out by cheers of "Go, Al, Go" by supporters.
Gore regained control of the crowd, saying loudly, "Let's hear it for the first amendment! Let's hear it for freedom of speech!"
"As soon as I try to say something nice about Ted Kennedy, a demonstration starts," Gore quipped once the crowd had quieted. "He's really a polarizing figure."
After focusing on education, Gore and Lieberman discussed issues from social security reform to health care to economic policy.
Lieberman pledged to shy away from personal attacks while differentiating the Democratic ticket from the Republican challengers.
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