Posted on 12/11/2023 2:20:20 PM PST by Olog-hai
Former Vice President Al Gore condemned the leadership of Harvard President Claudine Gay for her “tone-deafness” during last week’s congressional testimony on antisemitism.
Gore said he was “shocked” by the comments of his alma mater’s leadership, who testified that calling for the genocide of Jews would not constitute harassment, during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
“The presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT were before Congress this past week, and they were asked whether or not it — explicitly calling for the genocide of Jews on their campus would constitute harassment, and they seemed to struggle with that, although the presidents of Penn and Harvard issued clarifying statements,” CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Gore. “I was wondering what your reaction to it, as somebody who has been a strong supporter of the Jewish community, a strong supporter of Israel, and also, as I noted, a proud Harvard alum.”
“Well, I was shocked by the tone-deafness of those comments,” Gore said in response. “And I think they got bad legal advice in putting together what they were going to say … they certainly do need to clarify that.” …
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Is this the old Clinton Triangulation Trick
I’m shocked he’s right for a change.
Tone deafness?
The Ivy league standard response to questions from a Republican is snideness because Republicans are evil and don’t deserve the respect of a straightforward answer.
Agreed. He waited to see what everyone else’s reaction was.
“I think they got bad legal advice in putting together what they were going to say”
He thinks they needed a lawyer to tell them to condemn antisemitism?
Gore is as thick as ever.
Algore would know a thing or two about being tone deaf.
The new generation of Democrats are pro-Hamas.
TONE-DEAFNESS is what he’s shocked by?!
All these Democrats professing they are shocked, shocked I tell you, to learn of the true nature and heart of their Democrat comrades. Spare me the phony outrage.
LOL that you believe that any of them are pro-Israel.
Who was it that gave billions to Iran on 9/11/23? That directly contributed to 10/7.
And he’s super cereal, too!
Al Gore graduated from Harvard in 1969.
Back then, Jews were pretty powerful at Harvard. There was probably not a muslim in sight, and antisemitism was unheard of. This was pretty much the case until fairly recently.
So of course Gore is shocked. So am I (an old Harvard alum as well)!
Blind rabbit-carrot syndrome?
He is only shocked that the 3 evil broads were so clumsy and stupid with their comments. A-holes like Al Gore can stay dry in a rain storm dancing between the raindrops.
Hmm? President of Harvard in 1969 was Nathan Pusey, an Episcopalian.
What were the demographics of the student body in 1969?
I thought Gore flunked out of Harvard.
Don’t know if there’s a source that categorizes that, and I don’t see how that’s important.
1969 was also the year that the SDS nailed a list of demands to Pusey’s office door, anyhow.
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