Did Obama invent the Internet?
One thing that really pisses me off is the persistent belief that Al Gore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore) said he invented the Internet. In reality, those words never came out of his mouth, but the claim was repeated so often that it became an accepted belief.
Well, here it comes again, this time as claims that Barack Obama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama) wants to bomb Pakistan. Laying out the lies are President Bush (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W_Bush) (no surprise there) and straight-talkin' John McCain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain). In fairness, Bush is an idiot and McCain is really old, so they might not know they've lying, but that doesn't change the fact that Obama never said he wanted to bomb Pakistan. Of course, Gore never said he invented the Internet either, and we know how that turned out.
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Did Obama invent the Internet?
posted by Sumocat at 2/20/2008 08:07:00 PM
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Al Gore said he "took the initiative in creating the Internet." Not quite the same in meaning, but just as dishonest a statement as if he had said "invented."
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Anonymous, at 2/20/2008 08:31:00 PM
First, the meaning is quite different. Second, he did take the initiative in creating the Internet. The High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991, a.k.a. The Gore Bill, is a key piece of legislation that led to the Internet, which he crafted working alongside the actual architects of the Internet. Nothing dishonest about stating a fact.
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Sumocat, at 2/20/2008 09:16:00 PM
Just like how because of a SNL skit people have come to believe that Dubya actually used the word "Strategery"
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James A. Morman, at 2/20/2008 11:04:00 PM
The difference being the SNL skit was not done maliciously and poked fun equally at his then-opponent Al "lock box" Gore. Still, I'm not pleased "strategery" took root when there are so many dumb things he actually said.
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Sumocat, at 2/21/2008 06:34:00 AM
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