[Am-info] Down the River

[Mike Stephen]

On Sat, 03 Nov 2001 13:32:13 -0500, Geoffrey wrote:

>Mike Stephen wrote:
>> 
>> On Sat, 03 Nov 2001 11:40:29 -0500, Geoffrey wrote:
>> 
>> He never did say he created the internet. That was a badly misquoted comment
>> made by an idiot wired reporter.  I think it was ..... Declan....
>> 
>> Get the exact statement (not the one mangled by Declan.....)
>
>Exact wording:
>
>"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative
>in
>creating the Internet."
>
>So you tell me what that says to the average person?

Well first, you quoted Declan's remarks, and Declan has no credibility as an unbiased 
reporter, and second, I assume you are above average.  Perhaps I was wrong though.......

Gore was one of the earliest political supporters of the internet.  The internet existed 
before that, but remember it was knitted together via Telebit Trailblazer 9600 BPS 
modems.......  I know... I was one of the members at the time.  The local university 
here (University of British Columbia (UBC)) had a direct connection to the 
Earthquake centre (the original hub). 

>> 
>> >Mark Hinds wrote:
>> >>
>> >> John J. Urbaniak wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >I supported George W. Bush.  I voted for him.  I must say I'm very
>> >> >disappointed in this.
>> >>
>> >> How can one be dissappointed by a predictable outcome
>> >> such as this? If one voted for bush then one voted for
>> >> this outcome.
>> >>
>> >> I voted for Gore because he had the brass to stand up at
>> >> the MS campus and tell employees that he supported anti-trust
>> >> enforcement.
>> >
>> >Yeah, and he also created the internet.  Let's face it folks,
>> >politicians lie to get whatever they want.  Stupid lies, (like claiming
>> >to create the internet) are worse though.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Until later: Geoffrey          esoteric@denali.atlnet.com
>> >
>> >"...the system (Microsoft passport) carries significant risks to users
>> >that
>> >are not made adequately clear in the technical documentation available."
>> >- David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin, AT&T Labs - Research
>> >- http://www.avirubin.com/passport
>> >_______________________________________________
>> >Am-info mailing list
>> >Am-info@lists.essential.org
>> >http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/am-info
>> 
>> >From the Desk of Mike Stephen
>
>--
>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric@denali.atlnet.com
>
>"...the system (Microsoft passport) carries significant risks to users
>that
>are not made adequately clear in the technical documentation available."
>- David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin, AT&T Labs - Research
>- http://www.avirubin.com/passport
>_______________________________________________
>Am-info mailing list
>Am-info@lists.essential.org
>http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/am-info

>From the Desk of Mike Stephen