I admit it means nothing, but it is a cute bit of irony.  My Environmental, Al Gore nearly flunked Natural Sciences at Harvard. 

Al Gore Got a D in Natural Sciences at Harvard

Want to know why Nobel Laureate Al Gore likely doesn’t want to debate any of the myriad of scientists and politicians that have challenged him to such a tête-à-tête regarding his manmade global warming theories?

Could it possibly be because Gore was a terrible science student, and clearly never excelled at anything relating to what folks in Norway and in the media consider him to be so expert at?

The following was reported by the Washington Post on March 18, 2000 — and conveniently ignored by media ever since Gore began lecturing the world about subjects he practically flunked as a student! — in an article marvelously titled “Gore’s Grades Belie Image of Studiousness” (h/t NBer dscott, and tangentially Greenie Watch):

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.

Yet, this is the man liberals and dolts in the media are willing to bet their very lives on when it comes to complex scientific issues surrounding meteorology and climatology. On a regular basis, such folk have the nerve to suggest that Gore is more knowledgeable when it comes to these matters than scientists who have spent their entire lives studying and educating others at the finest colleges and universities around the world.

Interesting hypocrisy, wouldn’t you agree?

In fact, when it comes to the more complicated sciences specifically involved in matters relating to the atmosphere and climate, Gore was practically a dunce:

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.

The Berkleey Recruiting Office story is heating up.  If you recall, this story started earlier this month when Code Pink vandalized a Marine Corps Officer Recruitment station in Berkeley. 

Via Sister Toldjah:

The “pro-peace” (uh huh) movement strikes again 

(CBS) BERKELEY Marine Captain Richard Lund recruits college students and graduates as candidates for officer positions in the marines. But carrying out that job in Berkeley is not always an easy task.

He has listened to a variety of complaints from members of the anti-war group Code Pink in recent weeks.

“We are so shocked and horrified that the Marines have come to Berkeley to prey on our children,” said Zanne Joi, a Code Pink member.

Last week, the Code Pink group protested by defacing the recruiting center and calling the recruiters liars.

…

The Marines did receive a couple of visitors who approve of their presence.

“It seems to me by trying to shut down recruiting on or near college campuses, you’re really violating the principles of free speech. And I find that repugnant,” said Berkeley resident Nancy Klein. “But we have to be a little bit crazy here, it’s kind of our persona.”

Yeah, that’s for sure.

The Recruiter fought back with a well written letter, which I will post below.

Lund wrote this letter to Code Pink after they defaced the recruiting office.

If you want to see unhinged peace activists, Gateway Pundit has photos of their accomplishments.

Now, the story continues with dueling protesters:

Supporters, protesters wage a war of words over Berkeley recruiting station

Dozens of flag-waving military supporters squared off boisterously with peace activists Wednesday in the first major showdown over a U.S. Marine Corps recruiting station that until recently had been operating below the radar in downtown Berkeley.

Demonstrators led by conservative radio talk-show host Melanie Morgan shouted down members of Code Pink, a group created by Bay Area women, and other peace and social justice groups. The two sides stood on Shattuck Avenue near Addison Street just outside the recruiting station, which was closed Wednesday

I don’t know much about her, but I found her comments very cutting.

MLK’s niece: Pro-choice is pro-murder

“When we say we’re pro-choice, we’re saying we’re pro-murder,” an advocate against abortion told an audience of about 50 on Thursday at Valparaiso University School of Law.

Alveda King, a former member of the Georgia state Legislature and the niece of Martin Luther King Jr. promoted abstinence and adoption as alternatives to what she called “womb lynching” of unborn children. She encouraged efforts in state legislatures to reduce abortions.

A woman can do what she wants with her body, King said. “The baby is not her body. That’s not a blob of tissue, that’s a person.”

King claimed the abortion industry is targeting African-Americans, saying that more than one-third of an estimated 49 million abortions since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision have been performed on blacks. She characterized Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger as “a devout racist.”

Abortion in cases of rape was not justified, King said. Rape is a violent act and an abortion forces further violence on the victim, she said.

King, who had two involuntary abortions as a young woman before taking a pro-life stance, called the sexual revolution of her generation a “disaster” that broke down the family.

If her uncle were alive, he could not condone abortion, King said.

“He absolutely couldn’t,” she said.

Here is the money quote:

“How can the dream survive if we murder the children?”

Ouch.

I have long believed that MLK would be appalled at how his dream has been twisted.

Maybe I am right.

I found this to be interesting.   Rush raises some very good points.

  Meanwhile the infamous letter is up for auction on Ebay, bids up over 2 Million.

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She’s back, and coming to California.  God help you.

McKinney registers in Calif., where some want to nominate her 

Former congresswoman Cynthia McKinney has registered to vote in California, where some want her to run for president as a Green Party candidate.

McKinney posted a letter on her Web site last month saying she has no interest in the Green Party nomination. But in recent weeks, she has appeared at fundraisers in California, where a group called Run! Cynthia! Run! is trying to draft her as the party’s candidate in California.

McKinney’s name already is on the ballot in California, along with six other Green Party candidates, including Ralph Nader. She and the others were nominated by a Green Party convention in September.

The fact that McKinney’s name remains on the ballot has given supporters hope, said John Morton, a California Green Party delegate.

“She’s got us all guessing, but she hasn’t removed her name, and that’s a good sign. I talked to her last week and she said she’s very interested but not ready to make an announcement.”

McKinney, who served five terms as a U.S. congresswoman representing a district east of Atlanta, has been registered to vote in Marin County, Calif., since May 4, 2007, according to records at the Marin County Registrar of Voters. Marin County is north of San Francisco.

McKinney served in Congress from 1993 to 2003, and from 2005 to 2007. She lost in the 2006 Democratic primary several months after she had a headline-grabbing scuffle with a Capitol Hill police officer.

Michelle Malkin adds:

Her location of registration? Marin County, naturally.

Of course.  Captain Ed says:

She follows the Truthers into thinking that the government aided the 9/11 attacks. She rails against the supposed Jewish influence on American politics. She slaps DC police for doing their job. She can’t even win in her own district anymore. Why not have Cynthia McKinney run for President — and what better party to represent?

I noticed a trio of articles about congress today, and they all really had the same theme:  Our leaders are in trouble in the court of opinion and they are frantically spinning damage control

 Voters unhappy with Bush and Congress

The Reuters/Zogby Index, which measures the mood of the country, also fell from 98.8 to 96 — the second consecutive month it has dropped. The number of Americans who believe the country is on the wrong track jumped four points to 66 percent.

Bush’s job approval rating fell to 24 percent from last month’s record low for a Zogby poll of 29 percent. A paltry 11 percent gave Congress a positive grade, tying last month’s record low.

“There is a real question among Americans now about how relevant this government is to them,” pollster John Zogby said. “They tell us they want action on health care, education, the war and immigration, but they don’t believe they are going to get it.”

The dismal assessment of the Republican president and the Democratic-controlled Congress follows another month of inconclusive political battles over a future path in Iraq and the recent Bush veto of an expansion of the program providing insurance for poor children.

More info about this at: MoJoBlog, Washington Wire, The Swamp, Simply Left Behind, Roger L. Simon, Conservative Belle, First Draft, The Strata-Sphere and Pensito Review

While the left may chortle at Bush’s depressing numbers, they should be more concerned about the mood swing in the country over their performance in Congress.  When the  Democrats engineered their Washington DC regime change in 2006 they promised a new era.  And not only has that new era not come to pass, they have fallen squarely back into the self serving gridlock that they claimed they wanted to cut through.  Earmarks, corruption, back room deals and a complete lack of promise fulfillment has made the New Direction Congress a farce.

Bush himself was on the defensive in a press conference today, and leveled direct accusations at congress for playing games and not doing their jobs.  This editorial however gives that speech a failing grade and accuses Bush of being a Bully: