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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts) Mon Jun 17, 2013, 09:41 AM Jun 2013

For all of those who think that CNET story must have been true [View all]

and that Nadler's walkback is dishonest and due to pressure from the White House, I have two words:

Declan McCullagh. That's the author of that CNET story.

I have three more words for you:

Al gore Internet.

Yes, the infallible Mr. McCullagh is the chap who started the whole myth that Al Gore claimed to have invented the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_McCullagh

Suckers.

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For all of those who think that CNET story must have been true [View all] geek tragedy Jun 2013 OP

but they insist the POTUS is spying on every american sigmasix Jun 2013 #1

People who are paranoid are generally incapable of believing any geek tragedy Jun 2013 #2

Whatever the truth might be, we have just hit the start of the spin cycle............ wandy Jun 2013 #3

Whuh....wha!? These people are perfectly innocent dangit!! They can't have an alternative motive!! uponit7771 Jun 2013 #4

LOL Scurrilous Jun 2013 #5

Uh oh! HappyMe Jun 2013 #6

DUers were attracted to that story like flies attracted to shit Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #7

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