Hi, R.A. writes...
> Worldcom is one of the very worst of the Clinton era scandals that are only > now coming to light. You might want to check and see just how "invested" > Worldcom and Gore are (or were) in each other. 1. Not everything "Clinton era" was Clinton-caused. Even less Al-Gore-caused. Perhaps it was really the Gingritch era? 2. What's Clinton got to do with anything we're talking about? He frequently acted like a jerk. So what? I'm talking about the then Congressman Gore's contributions to getting the Internet funding going. Period. 3. Vincent Cerf is not a business executive, he's one of the most respected computer scientists in the world. The fact that he worked at some point at MCI is irrelevant. And the other two quoted references certainly didn't work there. Or are you claiming that everyone who says something nice about Gore is somehow bought and paid for? I was programming back when it was called DARPANET, and it was a bunch of academics talking to each other about various things on Unix boxes using old protocols nobody will ever see again. Virtually nobody was sitting around imagining Travelocity and Yahoo and online banking. Seeing the commercial possibilities and making the funding available took insight and some considerable work. The fact that in Congress, Al Gore did that is just not compatible, apparently, with some versions of reality, and that's too bad, because it was a valuable contribution and he deserves some credit for it. Best wishes, -greg -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
