Excellence in Academia
From
The Minnesota Daily:
Gore may get doctorate
The U is in the confidential stages of considering an honorary degree for Al Gore.
Former Vice President Al Gore could pay a visit to the University 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."
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. "However, no plans have been set and it's unlikely that would occur this spring."
Emphasis mine -- christ on a corn dog. Gore is a politician, not a climatologist and if he ever actually made a study of the field, he would find lots of data that contradict his statements.
Here is the main webpage for the
Univeristy of Minnesota
Nice to see such stunning work at a US University. The article also lists a few of their other Honorary Degree recipients, here is the full list from the UM website:
Honorary Degrees.
An odd combination with Winona LaDuke, Madeleine K. Albright, Hillary Rodham Clinton, musician and sleep aid Yanni Chryssomallis and Archbishop Desmond Mplio Tutu on the flaming moonbat side and people like John Bardeen, Norman E. Borlaug, M. Joycelyn Elders and Jane Goodall in the lineup of people who actually did solid work in their fields... An interesting list to check out and nice to see that there is not one single voice when recommending nominations.
Posted by DaveH at February 20, 2007 5:02 PM