kallend 2,182 #1 July 3, 2006 From AVWEB today: It's now been almost five years since American Airlines Flight 587 went down in New York City, which the FAA sees as the last "major" airliner crash in the U.S. In 1997, not long after TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island and ValuJet 592 plowed into the Florida Everglades, Al Gore headed a White House commission that set the goal of reducing accidents by 80 percent over the next decade. According to a USA Today report (http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-06-29-air-safety-side_x.htm), we've almost reached that goal. In fact, if you accept USA Today's methodology, your chances of being killed while flying on a domestic airliner within the U.S., Canada, Europe or Japan in the past five years dropped to zero. ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #2 July 3, 2006 Heck John that would be the same as you being responsible for no accidents at the DZ for a year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #3 July 3, 2006 QuoteHeck John that would be the same as you being responsible for no accidents at the DZ for a year. Hey, I didn't write the article. Anyway, what with inventing the internet, saving the environment and preventing plane crashes, it's a surprise he couldn't prevent a few of his supporters' votes from being stolen in 2000.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #4 July 3, 2006 > Anyway, what with inventing the internet, saving the environment and preventing plane crashes, it's a surprise he couldn't prevent a few of his supporters' votes from being stolen in 2000. Who stole his common sense? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #5 July 4, 2006 QuoteAnyway, what with inventing the internet... I'm sure you know this and were just being facetious, but he never claimed to have invented the internet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #6 July 4, 2006 "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #7 July 4, 2006 Letterman's Top Ten: Top Ten Other Achievements Claimed By Al Gore 10. Was first human to grow an opposable thumb 9. Only man in world to sleep with someone named "Tipper" 8. Current Vice President - Moesha fan club 7. He invented the dog 6. While riding bicycle one day, accidentally invented the orgasm 5. Pulled U.S. out of early 90's recession by personally buying 6,000 T-shirts 4. Starred in CBS situation comedy with Juan Valdez, "Juan for Al, Al for Juan" 3. Was inspiration for Ozzy Osboune song "Crazy Train" 2. Came up with popular catchphrase "Don't go there, girlfriend" 1. Gave mankind fire Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenneth21441 0 #8 July 4, 2006 And with that we must also acknowledge that the US Airlines is the worlds safest in that no we dont let passengers carry box cutters and every where else in the world's airlines are dangerous. Ok this was pre-9/11 but then again the ideal was the same to carry out such attacks. Was he not also at the helm (sort of speaking) when the bombings happened in Africa in 99 and the USS Cole in Yeman. What did we do there? Enough to say that we as a whole were not ready for him or anyone else for that matter. What about that former VP Qualye who was underscored by a 14 year old in a spelling match??? I just love those out of office VP's. Sure cant wait for the book and/ or movie deal. Ill have to get a copy to heat my home this winter. Bet you can get it at a great discount a few months after its release.....70% off....... Dont waste a vote= Vote for Homee the Clown. At least you know are getting a good old fashion screwing. Dont take this to heart its just the way it is. If you dont like it then you should run for office as I am sure that you could not screw it up that much..... Like it is now..!! Paid for and brought too you by those who Don't care for a politian or such. thanks..Kenneth Potter FAA Senior Parachute Rigger Tactical Delivery Instructor (Jeddah, KSA) FFL Gunsmith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #9 July 4, 2006 Quote"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." exactly. he did not claim he invented the internet. do some fucking research. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jpjc2000 0 #10 July 4, 2006 Sooooooooo...in YOUR context, if you're religious, God didn't invent air...he created it!!! LMAO! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #11 July 4, 2006 QuoteSooooooooo...in YOUR context, if you're religious, God didn't invent air...he created it!!! LMAO! Screw the air...it's oxygen that I'm hooked on, from my first breath, I've not been able to let go. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #13 July 4, 2006 QuoteQuote"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." exactly. he did not claim he invented the internet. do some fucking research. That was the research. I didn't think much of the dismissive claim that create and invent had no similarity. If people are going to give Shrub shit for his bad phrasings, we can continue to make fun of Gore for this one. Gore overclaimed credit for a lot of things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeakMindedFool 0 #14 July 4, 2006 ReadFaith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves. -Eric Hoffer - Check out these Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #15 July 4, 2006 QuoteGORE: Well, I will be offering - I'll be offering my vision when my campaign begins. And it will be comprehensive and sweeping. And I hope that it will be compelling enough to draw people toward it. I feel that it will be. But it will emerge from my dialogue with the American people. I've traveled to every part of this country during the last six years. During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system. During a quarter century of public service, including most of it long before I came into my current job, I have worked to try to improve the quality of life in our country and in our world. And what I've seen during that experience is an emerging future that's very exciting, about which I'm very optimistic, and toward which I want to lead. Sounds to me like he claimed to have "created the internet."witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #16 July 4, 2006 Jason - these long winded defenses (Snopes has one too) seem to be trying real hard to make it look obvoiusly false, but it all comes down to the phrase "created the internet." He should havre said he was a major force in *funding* the creation of what became the internet. Doesn't sound as good, important as it was. Hope you're having a good summer out at Davis. Wish I weren't grounded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,132 #17 July 5, 2006 >Sounds to me like he claimed to have "created the internet." If this board had existed back then, conservatives here would have been blaming all the problems of the Internet (spam, congestion, lack of privacy etc) on "Al Gore's Internet" - as many conservatives back then did. Now that it's wildly successful, no conservative wants Gore associated with it. Can't have it both ways. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #18 July 5, 2006 Quoteno conservative wants Gore associated with it. So if we found one conservative you'd be wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #19 July 5, 2006 QuoteSo if we found one conservative you'd be wrong. I'll claim to be one for about 5 minutes.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #20 July 5, 2006 QuoteQuoteSo if we found one conservative you'd be wrong. I'll claim to be one for about 5 minutes. Like shootin fish in a barrel, eh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #21 July 5, 2006 I request a bigger barrel.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeakMindedFool 0 #22 July 5, 2006 Long winded perhaps, poorly expresed, maybe, but it is undeniable that the man was forward thinking and did much to help build one of our favorite playgrounds. I'm no more a democrat then I am a republican, in the choice between two bad choices I will choose the evil that provides me with more freedom. Bring back the republican party that tried to legalize weed (Newt 1984) and I'll vote for that evil. They are all full of shit and I love to watch evryone stick up for their team as if these folks give a shit about you and not the power your support provides. I threw that link out there because the facts go some ways towards supporting what Gore said. In 1988 the man was supporting the internet...the first http site went on line in 1991. the dude was definitely working towards the future. Davis has been good. Heal up and get back up! ETA?Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves. -Eric Hoffer - Check out these Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #23 July 5, 2006 QuoteLong winded perhaps, poorly expresed, maybe, but it is undeniable that the man was forward thinking and did much to help build one of our favorite playgrounds. He did, though I had trouble matching that with the work Tipper was doing with the PRMC. http came on so fast, sweeping away gopher, veronica, and nntp amazingly quickly. My lab went for it in 93. Quote Davis has been good. Heal up and get back up! ETA? September if I'm lucky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,132 #24 July 5, 2006 >Sounds to me like he claimed to have "created the internet." Sounds to me like he claimed he took initiative in creating it. The people who developed the basic protocols that allow the Internet to function agree: ------------- Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the Internet and to promote and support its development. No one person or even small group of persons exclusively "invented" the Internet. It is the result of many years of ongoing collaboration among people in government and the university community. But as the two people who designed the basic architecture and the core protocols that make the Internet work, we would like to acknowledge VP Gore's contributions as a Congressman, Senator and as Vice President. No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time. (Robert Kahn/Vinton Cerf) --------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #25 July 5, 2006 Quote The people who developed the basic protocols that allow the Internet to function agree: ENOUGH FACTS ALREADY! Stop bugging us with truth. We don't need any truth. This forum is not about truth -- it's about *ZINGERS* First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
