Thanks for the reply!
I wound up going to a save i made right before talking to cartman and kyle which would trigger me starting the first "girls" mission. Went back to that save, turned the defibrilator to Al Gore, then started up the girls mission... then left my system on and went out for a few hours. The mission triggered at some point while i was away. So i was able to complete everything.
Again, thank you for the reply... at least i know i am not crazy (for this).