Al Gore, Dolly Parton to receive honorary degrees from Tennessee

Commercial Appeal.com ^ | February 26, 2010 | By Richard Locker

[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.

[basil]

I seem to remember Howard Baker fondly—but I can’t remember why—LOL!

A couple of the comments left at the end of the article are really sad-—way too many folks bought this GW nonsense......

[Dem Guard]

Two Ti*s and a Dic*!

[hflynn]

Right, real silicone.

[GailA]

Dolly I can see, she does a lot of good things, especially for kids.

But the fraudster prince althe bore????? UT must not read the news papers!

[scooby321]

another to hate UT.

Go Gators

[Mobties]

What's the Intrade.com over/under betting line on the temperature on the day these degrees are handed out? My guess is it will set a new record low.

[bytesmith]

One would think Tennessee could find someone of real value to honor from their state instead of algore? Sort of as if NY were to honor Bernard Madoff. Really, not much difference.

[GWMcClintock]

You would think that the University of Tennessee would avoid paring these two together, as it cheapens their degrees and makes them more “Booby Prizes”!

[CrappieLuck]

My son has really enjoyed her imagination library program.
She’s an asset to TN. Gore, on the other hand is just an ass.

[PGalt]

The POS Al “No Controlling Legal Authority” “HE PLAYED ON OUR FEARS” Gore should be getting several degrees. Things should be really heating up for this con-man.

[Recon Dad]

Dolly’s came before silicone!

[Tex-Con-Man]

Just another stiff for the “Body Farm”.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

At least Dolly has some globes I wouldn’t mind warming up.

[bmwcyle]

This college run is by complete idiots.

[Reily]

to all

Shouldn't Dolly receive two honorary degrees?

[capt. norm]

Of all the musical instruments Dolly can play, I’ve never seen her play an accordion.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Talk about a couple of boobs.

Yeah, I hope it's real cold when they show up!

[Las Vegas Ron]

Right, real silicone.

Nope, she's au natural.

[Zakeet]

AlGore earned his degree from the University of Tennessee the hard way -- by inventing the Internet

[Iron Munro]

For their work preserving the Grand Tetons?