FEDERAL WAY - The school board in this suburb south of Seattle has restricted showings of Al Gore's movie on global warming, including requiring that it be balanced with an adequate opposing viewpoint.All in all, I'd rather have condoms in school than Al Gore, though both probably prevent pregnancy.
The board also required Superintendent Tom Murphy to approve when the former vice president's film, "An Inconvenient Truth," can be presented.
The decision was sparked by complaints from parents who said their child was taking the film as fact after viewing it at school.
"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher," said Frosty Hardison, a parent of seven who doesn't want the film shown at all.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Al Gore In the Balance
Some folks in Seattle are starting to wise up about Al Gore's agitprop global warming flick, An Inconvenient Truth. Turns out they're not so sure just how much truth is involved:
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