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Posted: Feb 11th 2008 8:34PM (Unverified) said

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Signs you are not smart enough to post for Massively: you trot out that tired and thoroughly discredited Republican smear that Al Gore claimed to have invented the internet.

Posted: Feb 12th 2008 7:34AM (Unverified) said

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No offense, but as a public figure making a ludicrous statement his gaffe on Larry King Live was ripe for criticism.

http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/03/18390
http://sethf.com/gore/

He was a champion of the "information super highway" and for that he should receive praise...but he did say what he said and for that he received due ridicule. Even today it makes for an occasional funny joke and that's about as far as it should go.

...I would like to hear him say that he invented Earth Day though. =- )
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 9:29AM (Unverified) said

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Republican, Dem, Indy... they're all corrupt. So it has nothing to do with politics. Leave that staid political crap at home and bring something fresh next time please. The reason I said it is: it's to this day - funny. Period.
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 10:55AM (Unverified) said

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You're damn straight they're all corrupt. However it has to do with politics when you use an old Republican misquote.

... wait ... you want ME to bring something fresh? Sunshine, that joke dates back to 1999.

Posted: Feb 12th 2008 11:06AM (Unverified) said

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I find it "funny" that out of that entire post you decide to take the time and effort to talk about something that has absolutely nothing to do with the actual topic of said post.

I'm thinkin' that should go on Sanya's list since I'm fairly positive it's S.O.P. for forum trolls.

Hope you have a bright "sunshinny" day... Sunshine. ;)
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Posted: Feb 12th 2008 12:58PM (Unverified) said

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Alright, I'm back to take my lumps. I sincerely apologize for the tone of my original posts. This is a particular beef of mine. I very much feel that mischaracterizing that gaffe was the beginning of a trend that has brought us to "John McCain has a black baby" and Swiftboating. These are the most disgusting new features in political "discussion", and they're now being exported around the world.

Secondly, it drives me nuts that so many tech blogs insert swipes at progressive figures that have nothing to do with the post. I've actually written Yahoo Pipes filters to remove authors from group blogs since so many of their postings took that route.

As to being a troll, I'm demonstrably NOT, since I've contributed positively in the past to this and other Weblogs Inc blogs. Furthermore I did respond to something in the post.

Now I don't apologize for everything, Eli, since the tone of your reply was less than professional, but I do apologize.

Anyway, whatever: I just didn't want to descend into total d-baggery. I could use some blasted sunshine.

Posted: Feb 13th 2008 8:15AM Ghen said

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Personally I read blogs for a distinctly non-professional look at the news. Same reason I watch the Daily Show.
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