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Politicub

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33. I give a lot of credit to Gore and the telecommunications act

Reply to RATM435 (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 01:02 PM

Apr 2016

It's unfortunate that he was tarred with the thing he never said, that he invented the internet.

He did write the bill that set the Internet free. It's effects continue to transform nearly every sphere of life.

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Right on, brother! ReRe Apr 2016 #41

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Again.. totally agree with everything you said! ReRe Apr 2016 #45

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+1 ReRe Apr 2016 #42

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I give a lot of credit to Gore and the telecommunications act Politicub Apr 2016 #33