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Al Gore, Dolly Parton to receive honorary degrees from Tennessee
Commercial Appeal.com ^
| February 26, 2010
| By Richard Locker
Posted on 02/27/2010 5:40:35 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
NASHVILLE -- Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore will join entertainer Dolly Parton and former senator Howard H. Baker Jr. as the only recipients of honorary degrees awarded by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
UT Board of Trustees voted to award Gore an Honorary Doctor of Laws and Humane Letters in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
"Vice President Gore's career has been marked by visionary leadership, and his work has quite literally changed our planet for the better," UTK Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek said.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: algore; hoax; riskyscheme; runslikeagirl
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Talk about a couple of boobs.
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:43:45 AM PST
by
pdunkin
(I feel more like I do now than I did this morning.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Recoginzing three boobs...
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:44:13 AM PST
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Al Gore, Dolly Parton to receive honorary degrees from Tennessee3 boobs
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:44:46 AM PST
by
Entrepreneur
(The environmental movement is filled with watermelons - green on the outside, red on the inside)
To: pdunkin
LOL. I was going to say that’s three boobs getting a degree.
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:44:49 AM PST
by
Carl LaFong
(Experts say experts should be ignored.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Gee, if I say the sky is falling and get implants can I get an award??? LOL
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:47:04 AM PST
by
hstacey
To: Entrepreneur
Two huge ones and one mega-boob
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:47:04 AM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Waste and fraud are synonymous with gov't spending)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:48:46 AM PST
by
kempster
To: Oldeconomybuyer
My husband noted that the degrees are going to a couple of giant busts.
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:51:57 AM PST
by
hocndoc
(http://www.LifeEthics.org (I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.) (RIA)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
too bad he could not earn a REAL degree... on second thought, if he did, he may come away indoctrinated in liberalism< /sarc >
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:52:35 AM PST
by
j_guru
To: Oldeconomybuyer
If I were Dolly, I’d have to turn this down. If I were in the vicinity of Al Gore, I’d have to resist the urge to spit on him.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
AlBore getting a PHD in BS???
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:53:44 AM PST
by
gwilhelm56
(OBAMA ... Orwell's 1984 was a WARNING ... NOT a TEXTBOOK!!!)
To: gov_bean_ counter
At least what Dolly is pushing is real.
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:54:28 AM PST
by
Recon Dad
( USMC SSgt Patrick O - 3rd Afghanistan Deployment - Day 129)
To: Clara Lou
If I’m correct, Dolly Parton has actually contributed to the economy by creating a large number of jobs. How many people work at Dollywood, for instance?
I doubt Al Gore has done a tenth as much.
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:55:47 AM PST
by
Judith Anne
(2012 Sarah Palin/Duncan Hunter 2012)
To: pdunkin
two boobs win the prize
not sure why Al did, though
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:56:52 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(We don't want everyone in Washington to get along, We want them to get out of the way)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
The title does not reflect the article (which is correct). Gore is receiving an honorary doctorate. Dolly Parton received on several years ago. Dolly has done a tremendous amount for her county, creating thousands of jobs and starting massive charity programs. She has been an excellent citizen who remembers where she came from.
Gore will be joining Dolly (and Howard Baker), who have already received their honorary doctorates.
Dolly is an entertainer. Al is a joke. There is a difference.
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:57:51 AM PST
by
TN4Liberty
(My tagline disappeared so this is my new one.)
To: Recon Dad
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:57:53 AM PST
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
To: Recon Dad
au contraire!....You seriously think those ‘things’ haven’t had a bit of Hollywood enhancement?
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posted on
02/27/2010 5:57:58 AM PST
by
Guenevere
(....)
To: Judith Anne
Not only has she created jobs, her music has given lasting joy. Al has provided us with an object of lasting scorn.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Must be “T & A” degree day at UT. One degree for the Ts, another one for the A.
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posted on
02/27/2010 6:02:35 AM PST
by
nesnah
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