{"id":2121031,"date":"2023-12-10T12:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-gore-says-he-was-shocked-by-the-tone-deafness-of-harvard-president\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T12:37:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T17:37:47","slug":"al-gore-says-he-was-shocked-by-the-tone-deafness-of-harvard-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-gore-says-he-was-shocked-by-the-tone-deafness-of-harvard-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Gore shocked by Harvard president&#8217;s tone-deafness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fal-gore-says-he-was-shocked-by-the-tone-deafness-of-harvard-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2121031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Al Gore Criticizes Harvard President&#8217;s Testimony<\/h2>\n<p>Former Vice President Al Gore expressed his shock and disappointment \u200cat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propaganda-congressional-testimony-and-political-activist-jose-vega-joins\/\" title=\"Propaganda, Congressional Testimony and Political Activist Jose Vega Joins!\">recent congressional testimony<\/a> of Claudine Gay, the President of Harvard University. Gay appeared before the House Education and Workforce Committee, where she evaded \u200dquestions about students advocating for the &#8220;genocide of Jews&#8221; and whether it violated the school&#8217;s code of conduct. Instead, \u200dshe condemned any mention of genocide as &#8220;abhorrent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gore, an alumnus of\u200b Harvard, strongly criticized Gay&#8217;s comments, stating, &#8220;Well, I \u200dwas shocked by the tone-deafness of those \u2064comments, and I think they got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-jack-smith-subpoenas-mike-pence\/\" title=\"Special Counsel Jack Smith Subpoenas Mike Pence\">bad legal advice<\/a> in putting\u2062 together what they were going to say.&#8221; He shared\u200c his thoughts on the matter \u2063during an interview on State of the Union \u2063Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Following her testimony, Gay issued an apology to the campus newspaper, expressing regret and acknowledging the importance of words. Gore agreed with the \u200cneed for clarification, not only from Gay but also from Liz Magill, the former President of the University of Pennsylvania, who also testified before the House committee.<\/p>\n<p>Gore emphasized the importance of mutual respect in\u200b the country, stating, &#8220;And we need to respect one\u2062 another in our country. And when statements of the kind they were asked about come out, we need to stand against them and stand firm as\u200b Americans for respect for all of the communities that make up America. E pluribus unum. We \u2062need to be one country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magill has since resigned as UPenn president\u200c due to the\u2064 fallout from her testimony, while\u200b Gay continues to face calls for her resignation. Gay was appointed as Harvard&#8217;s president in July. Earlier this fall, 36 student groups from Harvard signed a letter \u200bblaming the Israeli regime for violence, which led to \u2064an Israeli couple leaving Harvard&#8217;s board and a loss of donations for the university.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2062 important issues does Al Gore&#8217;s criticism raise about university leaders and their handling of controversial matters<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Al\u200d Gore Criticizes Harvard \u200dPresident&#8217;s Testimony<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Al Gore has expressed his shock and disappointment at the recent congressional testimony of Claudine Gay, \u2064the President of Harvard University. Gay\u200d appeared before the\u200c House Education and\u2064 Workforce Committee, where she\u2064 evaded\u200d questions about students advocating for the &#8220;genocide of Jews&#8221; and whether it \u200dviolated\u2064 the school&#8217;s code of conduct. \u2063Instead, she condemned any mention\u2062 of \u2063genocide as &#8220;abhorrent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gore, an alumnus\u200d of Harvard, \u2062strongly criticized Gay&#8217;s \u2063comments,\u2063 stating, &#8220;Well, I was shocked by the tone-deafness of those comments, and I think they got bad legal advice in putting together what they were going to say.&#8221; He shared his thoughts on the matter during \u2063an interview on State of the \u200cUnion\u2063 Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Following \u2063her testimony, Gay issued an\u2063 apology to the campus newspaper,\u200c expressing\u200b regret and acknowledging the \u200cimportance of words. Gore agreed with \u2062the need for \u2062clarification, not only from Gay but also from\u2063 Liz Magill, the former President of \u2063the \u200dUniversity of Pennsylvania, who also \u200btestified before the House committee.<\/p>\n<p>Gore emphasized the importance \u200bof mutual respect in the country, stating, \u200c&#8221;And we need to respect one another in our country. And when statements of the kind they\u2063 were asked about come out,\u200d we\u2064 need to stand against them and stand firm as Americans for\u2062 respect for all\u2062 of the communities that \u2064make up America. E pluribus \u200dunum. We\u2062 need to be one country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magill\u200c has since resigned \u200das UPenn\u200d president\u200c due to the\u200d fallout \u2063from her testimony, while Gay continues to \u200cface calls for her resignation. Gay was appointed as Harvard&#8217;s president in July. Earlier this fall, 36 student groups\u2062 from Harvard signed \u200ca letter blaming the Israeli regime for violence, which led\u2062 to an\u200d Israeli couple \u2063leaving Harvard&#8217;s \u2063board and a loss of donations \u200bfor\u200b the university.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Al Gore&#8217;s\u200c criticism of Claudine Gay&#8217;s testimony highlights the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-reyes-reacts-to-allegations-against-tim-ballard-by-avoiding-endorsement\/\" title=\"Sean Reyes responds to allegations against Tim Ballard without endorsing him.\">addressing sensitive issues<\/a> and promoting respect across all communities. It also raises concerns \u2062about\u2064 the \u2063repercussions for university\u2064 leaders who fail to effectively address controversial matters. As the debate continues,\u2063 it remains to be seen how Harvard\u200d University\u2064 and\u2064 its \u2062President will\u200b respond to the \u200bcalls for accountability and the\u2062 need for \u200bclarification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Al Gore responded to Harvard President Claudine Gay&#8217;s testimony before the House Education and Workforce Committee. Gay evaded questions about students advocating &#8220;genocide of Jews&#8221; and violating the school&#8217;s code of conduct. Instead, she expressed her belief that any form of discrimination should not be tolerated on campus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2121032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2121031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2121031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2121032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2121031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2121031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2121031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}