Dragaera

Humans and the Cycle

Fri Jan 16 15:22:36 PST 2004

On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 04:57:35PM -0600, Matthew Hunter wrote:

> Reason a isn't terribly accurate; you've just done the same thing 
> you are complaining about.  The "internet thing" was overhyped by 
> conservatives trying to discredit Gore, and is overhyped by 
> liberals trying to defend Gore.  Saying Gore "invented the 
> internet" is a misquote, but what Gore actually said, in context, 
> was a fairly clear (and typical of just about any politician) 
> attempt to take credit for the creation of the internet.

http://www.sethf.com/gore/
has part of his original statement, the original articles which jumped on
Gore, and another later one by the same writer putting things in perspective.

-xx- Damien X-)