Microsoft Hatred FAQ
David Schwartz
davids at webmaster.com
Tue Oct 18 23:36:26 EDT 2005
"Roedy Green" <my_email_is_posted_on_my_website at munged.invalid> wrote in
message news:lddbl11ns8i3pdh8i7dh98e0dsufkrpfab at 4ax.com...
> On 18 Oct 2005 13:21:19 -0500, joe at invalid.address wrote or quoted :
>>Yes, he deserves credit for what he did. He nevertheless created a
>>false impression in what he said. If he hadn't created that false
>>impression, there would not have been any jokes about him. If all he
>>said was what he actually did, this would never have been an issue.
> It is standard procedure to twist another politician's words and tease
> him like a gang of 4 year olds.
I agree. Gore made an very unfortunate choice of words that left him
open to pot shot type ridicule and abuse. There's really no reason to think
he was actually trying to take credit for the creation of the Internet
itself.
DS
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