quade 4 #1 September 13, 2003 Hooknswoop or skybytch please feel free to move this entire branch of this thread off to Talk Back. QuoteWell, I wish Gore would come out with Internet 2.0! The following is completely true. You can find all of this information in the Congressional record -- or you can believe what you want to believe or what Rush tells you to believe (which, unfortunately, a lot of people do). In the 1980s Gore was one of a handful of leaders that saw the potential of Arpanet, an emergency military computer network. As both a Congressman and Senator, Gore fought for the funding that would turn Arpanet into what is now the internet. Gore said to Wolf Blitzer in a 1999 interview, "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the internet." What do you suppose he meant? That maybe late night in his office after the other Senators had gone home he wrote the code that would allow for packet switching? I don't think so. What he seemed to be doing was what members of Congress do -- he was taking credit for a program he championed and got funding for. One that pretty much changed the face of communications throughout the world. So, yeah, I guess he is kind of an asshole and ought to be misquoted by the likes of Limbaugh at every turn. That's the great thing about people like Rush and all propaganda -- if something is said enough times, the masses will eventually believe it -- even if it's not anywhere near the truth.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
