Better get a trash receptacle handy just in case this turns your stomach: former Vice President Al Gore is rumored to be up for an honorary doctorate in climatology. As unbelievably reported by the Minnesota Daily (h/t Drudge):
Former Vice President Al Gore could pay a visit to the University [of Minnesota] in the near future to receive an honorary degree for his work in climatology.
University President Bob Bruininks spilled the beans at the February Board of Regents meeting, saying that "two of our colleges are working with Vice President Gore to provide, we hope, an honorary doctorate."
Amazing. This guy makes a science fiction schlockumentary creating unwarranted hysteria about an unproven theory, and an American university wants to give him a degree? You’ve got to be kidding?
Alas, it appears not:
Gore has been in the news lately for his 2006 documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," about global warming. University spokesperson Daniel Wolter said since Gore is an expert in the subject, several colleges at the University have expressed interest in inviting Gore to speak on campus.
"He's in the news and is a legitimate expert on a pressing issue of global concern, climate change, so this level of interest is understandable," Wolter said.
Just imagine, folks: in a period of a few months, this charlatan could win a Nobel Peace Prize, an Academy Award, and receive an honorary doctorate in climatology -- all for spreading fallacious and unproven theories around the world!
Can someone point me in the direction of the nearest water closet?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
Comments Policy
Just what we need, another
February 20, 2007 - 15:05 ET by MightyMouthJust what we need, another "Paper Climatologist".
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
He's in the news and is a leg
February 20, 2007 - 15:09 ET by rimskyHe's in the news and is a legitimate expert on a pressing issue of global concern, climate change, so this level of interest is understandable."
A legitimate expert, eh? Where's that trash receptacle?
And isn't it interesting how the phrase Global Warming has morphed into Climate Change? What, it's not warming anymore? It'll go back to Warming this week cuz the highs in parts of the NE are going to be in the mid to upper 40's.
An Honorary Doctorate.. Gags me!
Solar Warming
February 20, 2007 - 18:55 ET by TheTruthDon’t worry, by this summer the moonbats will be back to ‘global warming’ :-)
... and the insanity of the l
February 20, 2007 - 15:12 ET by JAB... and the insanity of the left marches on.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful ..."
Sometimes I think -- especi
February 20, 2007 - 15:18 ET by sarcasmoSometimes I think -- especially when I see things like this -- that if I'd had the internet in the early '80s, I'd have never gone to college...
JMR
Sarc, are you starting to fee
February 20, 2007 - 15:20 ET by JABSarc, are you starting to feel as though you wasted a whole lot of money? :-)
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
VA Voc Rehab - full ride!
February 20, 2007 - 15:23 ET by Eric TurnerVA Voc Rehab - full ride! Tuition, books, supplies, living allowance!
Yeah baby!
Yeah baby! You go Eric.
February 20, 2007 - 15:27 ET by acaiguanaYeah baby! You go Eric.
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
Eric, I'm just a dumb schmuck
February 20, 2007 - 15:32 ET by JABEric, I'm just a dumb schmuck that went to the school of "Hard Knocks" and spent a heck of alot more than Sarc did <big sigh>. Twenty years in business gives one plenty of time to "screw the pooch" when it comes to decision making.
I'm still in business though, so it must not have been all bad :-)
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Nothing wrong with "ha
February 20, 2007 - 15:37 ET by Eric TurnerNothing wrong with "hard knocks." Dad has a diploma from there. If it hadn't been for a back injury I would probably get a diploma from there.
A college degree doesn't make one smarter or classier - just able to say they put up with a bunch of bull for 4 years or so.
I've known plenty of idiots with a degree! Pelosi, Gore, Kerry, Clinton, et al...
Equivalencies
February 20, 2007 - 19:34 ET by CGatton"...put up with a bunch of bull ..."
BS <=> B)ull S)**t
MS <=> M)ore S)**t
PhD <=> P)iled h)igher and D)eeper
R/
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
degree
February 21, 2007 - 01:14 ET by JudithI disagree. Degrees make some people classier as they are exposed to much more in the world and are much more inquiring and challenged than someone who just accepts a "job" without additional learning. Its the snobs who try to equate degrees with being better than someone with lesser knowledge. I also agree about the boobs Piglosi, Cary, Cheeseburger Willie, and our King of Knowledge, algore.
AlGore
February 20, 2007 - 15:21 ET by SaseboSailorI have a question regarding this entire "global warming" dog and pony show. It's my understanding that AlGore and his cult are ginning everybody up over the possibility of a one-degree change in temperature over the course of 50 or 100 years. QUESTION:
Is there a margin of error built into this estimate? Could they be off by - say - two degrees??
In which case, we'd actually be facing "global cooling".
SS
February 20, 2007 - 15:37 ET by Noel SheppardSS,
Well, let's look at it this way. To begin with, the belief at this point is that the average temperature around the globe has increased by 0.6 degrees in the past 100 years.
Let's try to determine the differences in climate observation between then and now. For instance, how many weather reporting stations were there 100 years ago? Did they measure temperature in decimals or whole numbers? How often was temperature measured at each of these locations? Twice a day? Four times a day?
Today, most weather stations give information by satellite 24 hours a day, and do so in hundredths of a degree. If temperature 100 years ago was only measured in whole numbers, and only a few times a day, how accurate would the highs and lows be? Or, more to the point, how much more accurate might they be today?
NOAA reported earlier this year that 2006 was the warmest year on record in America. However, in 2007, they are adopting some new methodologies to their calculations. Using the new methodologies, 2006 was not as warm as 1998.
Furthermore, the last time methodologies were changed was in 1985. As such, the numbers in the past 21 years have been calculated differently than all the previous ones. And, most of the warmest years on record have occurred since the 1985 changes.
Connection?
In reality, as you state, since we are looking at only a 0.6 degree increase over 100 years, with huge changes in how data are observed and calculated, it is indeed quite conceivable that there has not been any warming at all outside the margin of error.
But, we don't want to talk about that as we convince the world of a scientific consensus regarding this issue!!! ns
IN THE BEGINNING mercury fill
February 20, 2007 - 16:16 ET by RackieIN THE BEGINNING mercury filled thermometers were used to measure temps. and now many have been replaced with electonic temperature gauges which instantly show any temp. changes making reading difficult to compare with the data from the slower changing mercury filled devices. And, those satellites that read the data "wobble" in orbit, further making readings difficult to interpret.
This is so unbelievable. We a
February 20, 2007 - 16:30 ET by midnight cowboyThis is so unbelievable. We are debating .6 degree of temperature change when fairly accurate temperature readings have been around for about 100 years, while the planet has been around for 5 billion. How can any person in their right mind even consider exptrapolating 100 years of record keeping to explain 5 billion years of climate history to less than 1 degree. .6 degree can be a historically low increase for this cycle of heating. Previous warming cycles could have swung in much larger numbers. Maybe we are not releasing enough CO2 in the air to help stimulate the warming cycle. We just don't know and no way we can determine to that small of a percentage. We can't even count 110,000,000 votes cast every 4 years to the exact number but we can determine the exact temperature over a 5 billion year time frame.
Plant life needs CO2 and thus release oxygen in the air, where the frig are the environuts claiming Gore is starving the rain forests.
Midnight cowboy - yes, and your point would be?
February 20, 2007 - 21:16 ET by acaiguanaMidnight cowboy - yes, and your point would be?
"How can any person in their right mind even consider exptrapolating 100 years of record keeping to explain 5 billion years of climate history to less than 1 degree."
These are poorly educated Liberals we are discussing here.
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
As an alumni of the UofM, I a
February 20, 2007 - 15:24 ET by contraryAs an alumni of the UofM, I am saddened the reputation of this University will forever be tarnished. Their new motto could read: "we give doctorates to loud mouths with money."
On a side note, if I know longer acknowledge the ramblings and actions of imbeciles and loud mouths, will my life be happier? I know they could affect my family's life down the road, it just seems pointless to waste time responding to this type of crap when noone can do anything about it.
Well, it is Minnesota, right Noel?
February 20, 2007 - 15:24 ET by acaiguanaWell, it is Minnesota, right Noel?
I'd think seriously about returning my degree if I was a graduate (but they cost a lot of money).
I've been musing this stuff over a bit, and I believe I have the answer; voted upon by my more rational Iguana Herd - the boyz.
Their idea was to issue 'Honorary' Peace Prizes, Prizes in Chemistry; Prizes in Physics; Prizes in Mathematics, etc. And they want to also have 'Honorary' junk closet awards, like the Acadamy Awards and the Universities with their Degrees.
So, I'm announcing by popular demand - and the boyz weren't really that snokered when they voted; The Iguana 'Honorary Award and Advanced Degree Show'.
The boyz will also be offering 'Honorary' Degrees that extend down to the Associate levels including Bachelor and Master level awards.
(that's because some of the boyz can't read).
We love 'em all though.
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
Nice, ACA. You wouldn't wan
February 20, 2007 - 16:01 ET by dahliatraversNice, ACA. You wouldn't want to endanger anyone's self-esteem.
Um, can you provide a list of your "graduates"? Not to hurt anyone's feelings but we'd like to steer clear of their professional work down the road.
How do I apply for one of
February 20, 2007 - 16:07 ET by Eric TurnerHow do I apply for one of these honorary Iquana degrees? Is there some sort of icon I can put on my website to identify me as a honored individual?
Is it hard to get one? What's the standard? Criteria man, criteria!
Iguanas
February 20, 2007 - 19:27 ET by Gary HallIguanas. Taste like chicken. A few more degrees warming - when all the chickens die from global warming - and Iguanas are going to start tasting like pheasants.
aca, no offense meant - to your dear friends.
Gary, don't be silly! All t
February 20, 2007 - 21:00 ET by MikeBGary, don't be silly! All the chickens will die of the bird flu pandemic long before they could die of global warming.
Also, expect to receive the wrath of Aca over that Iguanas taste like chicken comment. I made the same comment a while back, and the result was quite painful. ;-)
(Pssst! Hickory smoked.)
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Death to the Great Satan Iguana Eaters - and stuff...
February 20, 2007 - 21:07 ET by acaiguanaDeath to the Great Satan Iguana Eaters - and stuff...
Prime requirements for the 'Honorary' Iguana Awards will be the propensity to enjoy good cigars, pool lounging, Cribbage and Dice Games, and solid Adult Beverages after sun falls behind yardarm.
Must also have some skill at Pirate of the Carribean Sword fighting with cute hats and banana leaf boats (or at least betting on same).
:-)
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
Aca, you play Cribbage, too?
February 20, 2007 - 21:24 ET by MikeBAca, you play Cribbage, too? Excellent!
May I ask your opinion on fencing (foil and epee) and rock climbing?
Sorry, dude, I never could afford a "good" cigar. Or, rather, I wouldn't spend the money on one. I'll smoke an el cheapo once every 3 years or so.
And, my favorite adult beverage is Bailey's with milk, or on the rocks. That does not mean I don't enjoy a good Margarita or Pina Colada. Does that disqualify me for one of the Iguana Honorary Awards?
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
MikeB - I'm a man of many talents.
February 20, 2007 - 21:31 ET by acaiguanaMikeB - I'm a man of many talents.
And, naw, hardly anything disqualifies you for the 'Honorary' Award. They're worthless anyway.
I mean, its a buncha drunk adolescent Iguanas for Chrissake.
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
I'm not an alcoholic. I'm j
February 20, 2007 - 21:33 ET by Eric TurnerI'm not an alcoholic. I'm just a well-informed drunk!
gentlemen..
February 20, 2007 - 21:39 ET by Gary HallGentlemen.. glad I stopped back by... a real bunch of gents, with our friend 1/2 way down under, remaining a solidly good sport. (;~>
The boyz were weaving a rope. Glad to see ya back. He HE
February 20, 2007 - 21:46 ET by acaiguanaThe boyz were weaving a rope. Glad to see ya back. He HE
They get a little rowdy at times. Has to do with the egg laying cycle, I think.
:-)
(not that the boyz lay eggs, but the girlz do.)
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
As an alumni of the UofM, I a
February 20, 2007 - 15:26 ET by contrarydouble post
Everyone with a diploma from
February 20, 2007 - 15:27 ET by bassndudeEveryone with a diploma from this university better have a trash can ready. Thats what its going to be worth. The price of one match, (strike anywhere).
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
You would expect something th
February 20, 2007 - 15:30 ET by HumanEventsYou would expect something this surreal to only be in fictional things like "Green Acres". (Then again, everything Algore ever says about "the environment" and "global warming" and "climate change" is fiction [it would be a disgrace to even call it science fiction]).
What a joke calling someone as dumb as Algore an "expert". Also idiotic saying, "he's in the news a lot" as a qualification of a degree in climatology. I guess as long as you promote big government liberalism the left (whether it be the MSM, Hollywood, Academia) will consider you an expert. (Just as they would consider Hillary an expert in the health care field!)
Not only was the MSM heavily promoting "global cooling" in the 70's, they were warning that there would be a coming ice age with all kinds of catastrophes and calamities upon humanity. Now we're supposed to suddenly believe the opposite. Sorry liberals, I'll still stick to the facts and evidence.
Regardless of what happens,
February 20, 2007 - 15:38 ET by DyneRegardless of what happens, mankind will do what it's done the whole time it's been living: adapt.
Oh, c'mon, HE. Celebrities
February 20, 2007 - 19:36 ET by MikeBOh, c'mon, HE. Celebrities and politicians are "expert" in all sorts of fields. Has anyone forgotten the expert testimony in Congress of that bio-chemist Meryl Streep concerning Alar? "We're poisoning our children," she shrilled hyterically. And, we all know what an authority on foreign policy that Sean "Mr. Spicoli" Penn is. And, surely you are aware of the war-planning genius of Alec Baldwin, the civil engineering expertise of Spike Lee, and on and on...
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Al Gore is not a scientist.
February 20, 2007 - 15:30 ET by marvlAl Gore is not a scientist. He knows nothing about climatology. His movie is not a documentary, but closer to a drug-induced hallucination. Much of the content of it is speculation, false, politically motivated, wrong, and just plain nonsense.
Yeah, let's give the moron an honorary doctorate. And let's cancel the accreditation of any university that does so.
I love this, I really do.
February 20, 2007 - 15:35 ET by DyneI love this, I really do. I'm hoping he does get all of these awards, because in 10-20 years, when none of his predictions come true there will be no way he would be able to refute the fact that he did not earn them and would have to shamefully acknowledge that he was wrong.
Of course, Gore isn't one to willingly admit his mistakes or apologize for misleading the people. But history will not lie and he will only continue to live with the shame that he was wrong with the added shame of being a reputed liar to boot.
"Wicked men cannot hide the truth, nor cover their sin." - Helam, The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
This also goes to show how easily American universities are handing out doctorates. No wonder we're the laughing stock of education in the world.
Is this going to be a "B
February 20, 2007 - 15:36 ET by uc"Skilled with excessive hot air" Doctorate?
I guess he already as the &qu
February 20, 2007 - 15:38 ET by ucI guess he already as the "B.S" nailed.
Honorary is the ONLY way al
February 20, 2007 - 15:40 ET by 1sttofightHonorary is the ONLY way algored will ever get a degree.
Oh, come on, let Al have his
February 20, 2007 - 15:43 ET by dscottOh, come on, let Al have his moment in the sun. Clearly Al and his buddies have been manuvering in the background to get all these awards to lend credence to his views. The screeching always gets loudest at the end just before the bottom drops out. As the GAT (Global Average Temp) continues to drop from it's high in 1998, Al and his buddies are going to get a chilly reception in the future. TSI (Total Solar Irradiance) has been on a downward slope for the last 4 years and more importantly the forecast is for cooler GATs to come.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Al's already swelled head.
February 20, 2007 - 15:55 ET by Dave RGees, Noel, that's just what we need, something else to make that man's head swell even more. If that happens, they will have to fly him around in one of these.
I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman
I also just thought of some
February 20, 2007 - 16:00 ET by DyneI also just thought of something else. Don't the basic criteria of receiving a doctorate involve presenting something new within the field and being able to credibly defend your thesis with facts and research?
Global climate change isn't anything new. Algore isn't defending, he's pushing and not allowing for rebuttal. And I've yet to see any facts that haven't been debunked by real climatologists, or any scientist really.
There is, in fact, something
February 20, 2007 - 16:02 ET by GalvanicThere is, in fact, something quite surreal about all this.
Remember the Scarecrow in the Wizard Of Oz? He wanted a brain, but the Wizarrd merely gave him a diploma --- credentials which would make the Scarecrow seem smarter regardless of what he said.
So have we that situation here. Al Gore needs a brain, but they're going to give him an honorary PhD in climatology instead, to legitimize his babbling nonsense.
Just don't expect Gore to debate the issues now.
There's one major differenc
February 20, 2007 - 16:14 ET by DyneThere's one major difference though. If I remember correctly, the Scarecrow states, "The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side," something that has been mathematically proven for hundreds of years and never disputed for as long as I've been alive. Al Gore's ideas are being refuted and debunked from all over the place and he has no facts to back them up.
Therefore, doesn't this warrant the argument that the Scarecrow's brain works better than Gore's?
That's true, Dyne. Mr. Algore
February 20, 2007 - 16:29 ET by HumanEventsThat's true, Dyne. Mr. Algore who said, "A leopard doesn't change its stripes" would never be able to utter even a single sentence that reflects wisdom. But I still absolutely love the analogy by Galvanic. Great one!
And the MSM are like the Wizard. "THERE IS NO DEBATE!!!! WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!! oops, pay no attention to those scientists behind the curtain."
Perhaps U of M should also gi
February 20, 2007 - 19:47 ET by MikeBPerhaps U of M should also give him an honorary doctorate in American History for his question during a tour of The Hermitage when he viewed busts of Washington and Jefferson: "Who are these guys?"
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Oh, cut the fat blowhard a br
February 20, 2007 - 16:03 ET by the_red_stateOh, cut the fat blowhard a break . The only way he could manage to receive a post-graduate degree is for someone to give it to him. After all, he's been used to things being given to him all his life, so why is this any different?
Consider the role lower oil
February 20, 2007 - 16:38 ET by JDWConsider the role lower oil prices played in today's record DOW and ask yourself how this pinhead is contributing to either with his inanity.
JDW
Wounded skier. Corrections have been causing time-outs so mistakes will be made.
New pro-adoption dems, what about replacing abortions?
When I was in boot camp I s
February 20, 2007 - 16:38 ET by Right2thePointWhen I was in boot camp I served my term in kitchen duty.
Since I served so much sh** on a shingle can I please have my degree as a certified Proctologist. Hmm pretty please.
French Quarter potatoes?JDW
February 20, 2007 - 16:46 ET by JDWFrench Quarter potatoes?
JDW
Wounded skier. Corrections have been causing time-outs so mistakes will be made.
New pro-adoption dems, what about replacing abortions?
Somebody please tell Mr. Gore
February 20, 2007 - 16:40 ET by Al CzervikSomebody please tell Mr. Gore that staying at a Holiday Inn Express does not make you a climatologist. Maybe he can hang this degree next to the one for inventing the internet.
Maybe Mr. Bruininks would lik
February 20, 2007 - 17:01 ET by skeptic1Maybe Mr. Bruininks would like to hear from everyone;
bruin001@umn.edu
So far he hasn't responded to me....
Sheptic 1, I'll let you know
February 20, 2007 - 21:22 ET by JABSheptic 1, I'll let you know if I hear from him, I too sent him an email. Yes, it was polite and professional. I don't want be the black sheep here at the NB's site.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
PHD = Piled higher and deeper
February 20, 2007 - 17:02 ET by mattmPHD = Piled higher and deeper?
Com'on everyone, lay off. She
February 20, 2007 - 17:42 ET by ThisnThatCom'on everyone, lay off. Sheesh! He is an expert. Climatology is his life. He's recognized as such everywhere. Not only is he an expert, he invented Climatology. Don't believe me? Look it up -- you can find it on the internet, which he also invented.
Stop raggin on da man. Sheesh!
Now, I wasn't born here, bu
February 20, 2007 - 19:11 ET by BigBNow, I wasn't born here, but I live here now...have since Ventura was Govenor...Give me a break!!!...First, we get the stunnng news that Al Franken is going to make a senate run..and now this....Mebbe the BigWyo ain't so bad after all...or Chicago. I hear they got a real tall building down there.
Now, this might sting just a little bit.....
Liberalism
February 20, 2007 - 20:34 ET by acumen"Liberalism -- If you make the most of it and flunk out of divinity school, and don't do your homework, and you simply make an effort to be smart you can do well. And even if you don't, you get stuck with an honorable Doctorate.
Acumen, thanks for the fit of
February 20, 2007 - 20:39 ET by JABAcumen, thanks for the fit of mirth, I needed that this evening. Good sense of humor on your part, keep it up :-)
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
your comment
February 21, 2007 - 01:33 ET by JudithFunnee! I'm still laughing.
". . an honorary degree
February 20, 2007 - 20:59 ET by 10thAmendment". . an honorary degree for his work in climatology. "
Just remember, like all things leftist. an honorary degree is fake.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
It's a "non-binding"
February 20, 2007 - 21:03 ET by Roger the ShrubberIt's a "non-binding" degree then?
stop
February 21, 2007 - 01:37 ET by JudithStop Stop I am laughing so hard my eyes are watering and my false eyelashes are coming loose. Al should try prune juice, that would be non-binding.
My favorite so far is the qui
February 20, 2007 - 21:56 ET by dahliatraversMy favorite so far is the quick label change from "global warming" to "climate change". Yep, the climate changed; we were right. See?? It was all that co2.
And the icing on the cake is that Al Gore's honorary degree is now completely safe.
U of Minn has just announced
February 20, 2007 - 22:06 ET by NeoConfirmedU of Minn has just announced more such honors:
Bill Clinton for his work on the importance of fidelity
Bin-Laden for his reaserch on inner mountain dwellings
Baghdad Bob for his ground-breaking report on honesty
and
Keith Ulbermann for just being a swell guy
Howard Dean for Articulatene
February 20, 2007 - 22:15 ET by dahliatraversHoward Dean for Articulateness on the Campaign Trail.
Al Ghore for correcting the s
February 20, 2007 - 22:24 ET by JABAl Ghore for correcting the spelling of kids in grammer school: kid spelles "potato", Ghore adds an "e" to correct him.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Dan Quayle, Perhaps
February 20, 2007 - 22:33 ET by CGattonI believe it was Dan Quayle who committed this particular gaffe.
R/
Clyde
"...the aspirants to tyranny are either the...men of the state, who in democracies are demagogues,... or those who hold great offices, and have a long tenure.." - Aristotle, Politics, c350BC
CG, I stand corrected. I had
February 20, 2007 - 22:36 ET by JABCG, I stand corrected. I had a nagging thought in the back of my mind when I posted that it was wrong. Thats OK though, we shall let your post stand in tribute to the continuing thread.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Since this site is dedicated
February 20, 2007 - 22:42 ET by Chicago RepublicanSince this site is dedicated to exposing Leftist bias in the media, the comparison of Gore to Quayle will serve as a classic case study here. Gore, if we'll recall, invented the internet, had his mother sing him lullabyes at the age of 27, struggled to identify the busts of the founding fathers, and got lost hiking in the woods. Mention in the media? None substantive that I recall.
Quayle? According to his Autobiography, Potato was spelled incorrectly on the cue card. And, how long did the Useful Idiots rub that in our faces?
Al Gore is one of the biggest booger eaters to ever hold public office, but the media makes him out to be Jacque Cousteau without the swimmer's ear.
CR, (chortles all around for
February 20, 2007 - 22:55 ET by JABCR, (chortles all around for everyone (with a sense of humor)) just courious though, so what's that make the MSM out to be? LOL.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
JAB, remember that guy that w
February 20, 2007 - 22:59 ET by Chicago RepublicanJAB, remember that guy that wore parachute pants in junior high, had a mullet, and was a white guy that tried to breakdance? And there was that group of girls, no matter how much of a mouthbreather the guy was, they still loved him? Those girls are the perfect analogy of the Useful Idiots of the MSM.
Cr, No, I don't remember it b
February 20, 2007 - 23:06 ET by JABCr, No, I don't remember it but I can picture it with your description. "A white guy that tried to breakdance" is funny enough but seeing a picture of him attempting it is an out loud belly laugh.
<edit> Must sign off for this evening, later. Thanks for the chortles.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Don't forget
February 21, 2007 - 01:40 ET by JudithDon't forget one for Shrillery for hiding big fat legs in a pantsuit.
Makes sense to me. A fake d
February 20, 2007 - 23:17 ET by Iron LadyMakes sense to me. A fake degree for a fake climatologist.
Seriously, the entire granting of honorary degrees bugs me anyway. Takes away the honor that a real degree, earned with real brains and work, should bring. This particular one just illustrates how ridiculous such a thing is. OTOH, they can probably be sure he'll speak at their graduation, right?
Just like he's spending $500,000 to make sure he gets his Oscar. He'll do anything for honors, evidently.
Fiction
February 21, 2007 - 01:08 ET by JudithBut see, current life is mostly fiction in this country. Every day we find someone like algore doing nothing worth noting and getting major awards for it. We must wrest the chokehold the liberal MSM has on influencing what is happening. Many ideas expressed but nothing seems do dent them. Example: CBS, should have been closed down for election fraud.
Election fraud?????
February 21, 2007 - 01:10 ET by ownedElection fraud?????
Election Fraud
February 21, 2007 - 01:43 ET by JudithElection Fraud: Dan Rather using the news media with false data to try to sway the 2004 election away from the President.
Doctorate
February 21, 2007 - 09:16 ET by iveseenitallAll Honorary Doctorates are phony. Those of us who worked and paid for doctorates should recent this and deep down we do. But this is modern liberalism--- dumb everything down. From high school diplomas to doctorates, the libs have made so many degrees not worth the paper they're written on. Just another nail in the coffin of a once-great nation. Sad.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
You paid to get a doctorate
February 21, 2007 - 09:38 ET by Rupert CadellYou paid to get a doctorate?!?!
Tuition
February 21, 2007 - 09:51 ET by iveseenitallPretty dumb ,eh. But tuition was cheap in ancient times.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Good point. And if it was in
February 21, 2007 - 09:53 ET by Rupert CadellGood point. And if it was in the sciences or engineering, it was probably worth it. For us humanities folks, fellowships are crucial, because it's perhaps the worst financial investment one could make.
Right
February 21, 2007 - 10:33 ET by iveseenitallRight. And, while scholarship has its own rewards, I do resent liberals for not appreciationg people like you and for having made a truly educated person have to fight so hard for his/her financial rewards while dummies like Algore get undeserved praise and money. What a message for our children.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Iveseenitall, I appreciate
February 21, 2007 - 11:44 ET by Rupert CadellIveseenitall, I appreciate that. As far as I'm concerned, you don't have a doctorate unless you've taken qualifying exams, written and defended a dissertation (that step alone usually takes 5 years, Mr. Gore), and spent at least two years on coursework and research assistantships. And this criteria even excludes those overworked people who spent 7 years in a doctoral program but just never managed to finish their dissertation.
Ooooh, the failed presidential candidate made a documentary. Let's give him a degree!
Honorary my ass. And University of Minnesota is an otherwise fine school....
resent
February 21, 2007 - 10:39 ET by iveseenitallresent (sp)
February 21, 2007 - 10:39 ET by iveseenitallresent (sp)
Election fraud: the news medi
February 21, 2007 - 11:09 ET by MikeBElection fraud: the news media called Florida for Gore an hour before the polls closed in the panhandle, which is in the Central time zone, whereas the rest of Florida is in the Eastern time zone. This little stunt is estimated to have cost Bush over 10000 votes in the panhandle, which would have made the entire recount debacle not happen.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Why not another honorary degree?
February 21, 2007 - 13:50 ET by ecscottWill the University of Minnesota also be granting Al Franken an honorary doctorate in medicine, for diagnosing Rush Limbaugh as a "Big Fat Idiot"?
The Wizard of Oz, speaking to
February 21, 2007 - 14:25 ET by RackieThe Wizard of Oz, speaking to the scarecrow :