[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
Actually, he was trying to say as much as possible not as little as possible. If he had just taken the extra second to say 'I took the initiative in the legislation that created the internet." he'd have been completely correct -- he was a primary sponsor on both major 1970s and 1980s bills that made the Internet what it is today. In that case this ridiculous controversy would never have occured.

I don't think that is correct Baron. I have looked, because I do try to be as accurate as possible on these things rather then just spouting off conservative propaganda. The only Internet related bill I can find that he sponsered and became law was the US High Performance Computing Act in 1991. I am sure this bill had an impact on the development and expansion of the internet, particularly the establishment of several governmental agency websites. But does it give Gore the right to claim that he took the iniative in creating the internet?

Geoschmo