I found the same quote, I interpreted differently. He could have modified the verb created a little. In a friendly way it's open to humor, but it's not damning in the way his antagonists think it is. Gore was one of the politicians who championed the technology we make good use of today, in some aspects of its inception he seems to have played a key role. Isn't that enough? The link I provided is clear and even handed, and if it's good enough for Vint Cerf, it's good enough for everyone else.
E. On May 6, 2010, at 3:47 PM, Austin Franklin wrote:
Hi Allen, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnFJ8cHAlco (And I quote:) "I took the initiative in creating the Internet" (0:53)OK, so he didn't say he invented it, but he clearly did say he "created" it.It really wasn't that hard to find, if you wanted to. Regards, Austin-----Original Message----- From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Allen Zak Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 3:34 PM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Electronic Connectivity On May 6, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Marc James Small wrote:At 12:09 PM 5/6/2010, Allen Zak wrote:Ridiculing Al Gore is its own kind of fun, but he never claimed tohaveinvented the internet.Well, no, the portly and energy-wasting Algore did directly claim to have invented the Internet. He did so around 1996, long before he became the ANTHROPOGENIC global warming monotheist he later became. The video clip of his making the claim is widely available on the 'Net. MarcCould you provide a URL, please? I can't seem to find the video clip.Anthropogenic and monotheist in the same sentence? Kewel. Allen Zakmsmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
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