on 3/21/03 12:54 PM, Gregory S. DeLozier at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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? Nope Clinton led the way in the "anything goes" 90's. > > 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.
I'm not, 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. No it's not. > > 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? Nope, didn't mention it. > > 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. No it wasn't. He merely did what an aide suggested might be to his advantage in the future. > > Best wishes, > > -greg > -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
