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October 18, 2007
Al Gore's Scientific Aptitude
Other than hostility to Western Civilization, not much seems to be asked of Nobel Peace Prize laureates these days. Al Gore was just awarded the prize for promoting the global warming hoax, despite being a conspicuous energy hog whose glaring hypocrisy undermines the whole swindle. He certainly didn't get the prize for knowing much about science, as anyone familiar with his fabulous predictions of apocalyptic doom can attest. WaPo once reported on the Goracle's scientific aptitude:
For all of Gore's later fascination with science and technology, he often struggled academically in those subjects. The political champion of the natural world received that sophomore D in Natural Sciences 6 (Man's Place in Nature) and then got a C-plus in Natural Sciences 118 his senior year. […]
When John C. Davis, a retired teacher and assistant headmaster at St. Albans, was recently shown his illustrious former pupil's college board achievement test scores, he inspected them closely with a magnifier and shook his head, chuckling quietly at the science results.
"Four eighty-eight! Terrible" Davis declared upon inspecting the future vice president's 488 score (out of a possible 800) in physics.
"Hmmmm. Chemistry. Five-nineteen. He didn't do too well in chemistry."
It's a shame they didn't give out scores for posturing, bloviating, and fear-mongering — no doubt the Goracle would have produced more impressive results.
Hat tip: NewsBusters, on a tip from Cheetah.
Posted by Van Helsing at October 18, 2007 8:49 AM
Comments
Yoosed to be I koodent spel sighintisth butt now I r one.
Posted by: CharlieDontSurf at October 18, 2007 10:18 AM
"Not quite Albert Einstein."
Yeah, more like Albert Einstein's cousin, Frank Einstein.
Posted by: Eneils Bailey at October 18, 2007 11:17 AM
Good one!
Posted by: Freedom Now at October 18, 2007 3:24 PM
"Alarmist of the Year Tim Flannery has called for our population to be cut by up to a third,"
Will he be the first to volunteer to be culled?
Posted by: dpt at October 18, 2007 8:39 PM
I just read a great column on Gore. I loved it. I think the author has some good insight.
http://joeleonardi.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/the-man-the-myth-the-legend-nobel-prize-winner-al-gore/
Posted by: dee at October 19, 2007 8:52 AM
