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[Double Orange]

I too was suckered into believing that Al Gore Internet story, until I happened to hear something to the contrary years after it first surfaced. "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story," seems to be the modus operandi for most of the US media these days. We are a poorer nation for it.

My grandson asked me...Pop Pop, do all fairy tails start with

ONCE UPON A TIME?

I said NO.. Some start

I'f I'm elected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Soundguy]

Al Gore sure gets picked on for that "Invented the Internet" statement of his, even if he didn't say exactly that, and what he did say was a poor choice of words for what he intended to communicate, that he sponsored legislation that lead to the growth of Internet, as we know it today.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Al Gore Invented the Internet

Yeah.. and in his position.. with all the paid speechwriters resources he could have had.. it was that very poorly worded statement that has earned him infamy with the ' I created the internet' type quotes that get thrown up at him.

Being in the lime light may be nice.. but make sure you are glib and have a good staff... that PROOFreads.. cuz only the pope's infallable ex cathedra


Soundguy

 

[N80]

I think there is more to it than that. When a politician makes a statement like that they are trying to get in on the glory and take credit for something for his own political gain. So when he says he 'enabled' the internet it isn't a far cry from 'I invented it' in regard to the credit he's trying to grab. So myth busting aside, Gore's hubris (which is well known) has been appropriately labled. And to keep things fair and balanced (hah!) I think this is true of ALL politicos.

 

[SnowRidge]

All politicans, yep. But Gore's claim is legit. His legislation had a lot to do with enabling the growth of the Internet. It used to be something call DARPANet, which stood for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, and it couldn't have expanded beyond the government sector without Gore's legislation.

 

[N80]

I'll have to do some research, but in every 'popular' history of the internet that I've read there has been no mention of either Gore or any politicians in general. The internet, and its ascension was much larger than any one politician, one government, one bill. So to me, it still sounds like hogwash.

Nevertheless, I'm always open to being educated so could you give us some evidence that Gore's legislation was even remotely pivotal in the birth of the internet?

 

[N80]

Here is what Gore actually said:

"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."

He was referring to this:

High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For which he is given much credit by the designers of Mosaic, the first web browser.

There is no mention of this bill, nor Gore in the Wickipedia history of the internet. And by the time the bill was passed, the internet was well on its way. Gore's contribution facilitated the emergence of the WWW which is a vastly different thing from the internet. He is given credit for being the most helpful politician in this regard.

It remains a far cry from:

"I took the initiative in creating the internet."

This statement deservedly remains one of the silliest and most arrogant things any politician has ever said and ranks right up there with 'potatoe'.

 

[SnowRidge]

"I took the initiative in creating the internet."

This statement deservedly remains one of the silliest and most arrogant things any politician has ever said and ranks right up there with 'potatoe'.

You and I will just have to remain in disagreement about that. As far as I am concerned, a lot of politicians have said many things much sillier and much more arrogant than that, some of which have cost a lot of money, and some a lot of lives.

 

[N80]

You and I will just have to remain in disagreement about that. As far as I am concerned, a lot of politicians have said many things much sillier and much more arrogant than that, some of which have cost a lot of money, and some a lot of lives.

Amen to that.

 

[Spiveyman]

Can a thread be locked for just being off topic , or does it have to wonder into forbidden territory?

My grandson asked me...Pop Pop, do all fairy tails start with

ONCE UPON A TIME?

I said NO.. Some start

I'f I'm elected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HA!!!!! LOL! That was great. It's hard to look like I'm working when I read something that funny.

Very true about being misinterpreted. Thats why I tend to liberally use the emoticons, although some people don't like that either

Not using them gets me in trouble all the time. I have a buddy who keeps telling me, NEVER forget the . It can be the difference between you being a complete and total jerk, or actually being funny sometimes.

This statement deservedly remains one of the silliest and most arrogant things any politician has ever said and ranks right up there with 'potatoe'.

Thanks for the research on that internet deal, but are you serious with the "potatoe" deal? You can't hold spelling over a man's head when we're using the English language!!! I am a chemical engineer by formal training, and did quite well in school. I have 34 US Patents, some granted/some pending, I even installed my own digging teeth on my FEL , but I can't spell worth a lick in this sorry excuse for a language. Granted I didn't tend towards the literary-type subjects in school, so there may be a logic out there that escapes me when it comes to spelling, but C'mon there's no rhyme or reason some times. Take for instance the following words:

apprentice
apology
apparatus
apartment
appointment
apothecary
appendix

How can you keep straight which ones have a double "p" ?!?! Seriously, phonetic doesn't even spell the way it sounds! Even "women," is pronounced more like "wemon." Double letters, silent letters, letters with the wrong sound!

I just don't think you can lump "Potatoe" in with "Internet."

Edit: I forgot the

 

[Bird]

You can't hold spelling over a man's head when we're using the English language!!!

I don't disagree at all with the point you were making, but yes, in many instances, spelling errors actually are held against you. I learned early in my law enforcement career that many years ago, when I started, spelling and/or punctuation errors on police reports were not tolerated by supervisors, and of course, if they made it past supervisors, they just might come back to haunt you in court. Errors were especially hard on clerk/typists in the police department because I started in the days before computers, word processors, and copy machines. If any error was made, the entire page, if not the entire report, had to be re-typed and there were usually 4 to 6 onionskins (copies).

I don't suppose I ever made any grade but an "A" in an English class from grammar school through college, won a few informal spelling bees along the way, and had an English professor who tried to get me to major in English in college, so I think I'm well above average in spelling ability; not the best by any means, but above average. And I still make liberal use of a dictionary; would be lost without one. So, as I said, I understand your point about the English language.