Dear David-- that is certainly possible. Things out of context are easily
misconstrued. All I have heard is people SAYING he said that, and then
today on NPR mention of the statement of the 2 scientists in Ann Arbor (U.
of Michigan) stating what they knew he *really* said. I forget their
names, but that were said to have been involved in the development of the
net.
To say one has "initiated efforts" in a certain direction, i.e. to get
legislation passed in Congress as a member of that body, seems to me to be
different from saying one has "invented" something. I think too that Gore
knows the origin of the net was for military and scientific use, now
greatly expanded to include our discussions here . FWIW
>Camilla,
>
>I heard his say he invented the Internet. Of course it was just a sound
>bite on the 11 PM news ....... would my interpretation have been different
>if I had heard the whole context?
>
>David Meigs
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Camilla Flintermann" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 10:44 AM
>Subject: Re: Politics--PD related !
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>
>> Dear Jo Ann-- Just to say that you have repeated the error many have made.
>> In fact, Gore NEVER SAID he "invented the net"......what he said was that
>> he had initiated the drive to push internet stuff through Congress when he
>> was there, and I heard this correction confirmed on the radio today, by
>> two U. of Michigan scientists who were involved in the early days of the
>> internet.
>>
>> Express your feelings about Gore if you wish, but PLEASE DON'T repeat this
>> distortion.....PLEASE
>>
>> SNIPPED
>> Then on the other hand, look at the lies Gore told about
>> >inventing the Net,
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>>
>>
>>
>> Camilla Flintermann,
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>> On PDWebring at :
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>>
>> " Knowing when to insist, and when to let be,
>> is, perhaps, a lifetime learning experience ."
>> --Mary McCurry
Camilla Flintermann, <[log in to unmask]>
On PDWebring at : http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm
" Knowing when to insist, and when to let be,
is, perhaps, a lifetime learning experience ."
--Mary McCurry
