Not Oscar-worthy?

In light of the "climate-gate" scandal, 2 Hollywood conservatives have called for Al Gore to have his Oscar for "An Inconvenient Truth" rescinded.

For those who haven't heard of "climate-gate", private e-mails from researchers at the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit have surfaced showing an apparent effort to manipulate climate change data. This manipulation was allegedly done in an attempt to show greater warming, while ignoring potential cooling trends. These e-mails have led to the resignation of the director at the East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. My understanding is that the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit is one of the foremost climate research centers in the world.

An aside...why is every scandal called "something-gate"? I mean it was the Watergate hotel! That was it's name. They didn't throw gate on the end to make it sound more dramatic or evil! Seems like a misuse of the "-gate" to me.

Okay, back to the topic at hand. In all of this I feel bad for Al Gore. First, it was discovered that he didn't actually invent the Internet. Next, he loses his bid for the Presidency and doesn't even win his home state. Then he goes off the deep end with his "he betrayed this country!" rant. Now some Hollywood types want to take away Gore's Oscar. Poor guy...what's next? Are they going to go after his Nobel Peace Prize that he won for making a movie that is completely unrelated to peace? Come on people, let the man keep some shred of dignity!