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Retrograde

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4. Sort of, kinda

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 10:33 PM

Jul 2014

While Al Gore had little to no technical influence on how DARPAnet and today's internet developed, he was instrumental in getting Congress to fund the research that went into it. So I'll give him credit for being one of several parents.

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Watching Stephen Colbert....Al Gore DID invent the internet!!!!! [View all] a kennedy Jul 2014 OP

And Love Story was a movie about him. WhiteTara Jul 2014 #1

and sadly people here still tell us that Gore ran a lousy campaign dsc Jul 2014 #3

KKKarl Rove is a master of deceit and manipulation. WhiteTara Jul 2014 #6

He did run a lousy campaign... lame54 Jul 2014 #7

really if it was so lousy dsc Jul 2014 #9

I was there in real time... lame54 Jul 2014 #16

Lieberman gained votes in Florida by increasing Jewish turn out dsc Jul 2014 #21

That was my impression at the time, too, unfortunately. deutsey Jul 2014 #22

good grief, you seriously don't think your "impression" was influenced by a slanted media? unblock Jul 2014 #26

People also forget that he WON the popular vote Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #8

We don't elect our president and vice-president based on the popular vote. Jenoch Jul 2014 #12

The more important thing was, he won Florida. bullwinkle428 Jul 2014 #18

If he won Tennessee, Florida would have been irrelevant. Jenoch Jul 2014 #19

People who shake their heads and wonder why Al Gore lost his home state, Aristus Jul 2014 #23

He did run a lousy campaign. I was there. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #17

That segment with Cerf was great. nt valerief Jul 2014 #2

Sort of, kinda Retrograde Jul 2014 #4

That's all Al Gore was talking about, his legislative achievements while in the Congress in opening Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #10

He said he took the initiative edhopper Jul 2014 #5

He wrote the legislation Samantha Jul 2014 #11

To create it? It was already 'created'. Jenoch Jul 2014 #13

I think it's more like he put it the public domain instead of just Govt & Educational Institutes Ghost in the Machine Jul 2014 #14

Not as it is today, to all the people, and that's what Gore was talking about. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #15

Yes, edhopper Jul 2014 #20

I worked on a global computer network that had absolutely fuck all to do with the INTERNET. ieoeja Jul 2014 #25

FYI: ARAPNET users "cerfed", not "surfed", the net because of Vinton Cerf. n/t ieoeja Jul 2014 #24

beyond the parsing of words and the lies about his, politicians always take credit unblock Jul 2014 #27