Al Gore gets award: for the Internet

All five of you who've ever heard of the Webby Awards will be glad to hear that they're giving former VP Al Gore an award for his Internet work. The award will be presented by Vint Cerf, who was (in our sphere of reality, not Big Wooden Al's) in fact one of the inventors of the Internet:

Setting the record straight on one of recent history's most persistent political myths, The Webby Awards will present Former Vice President Al Gore with The Webby Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the pivotal role he has played in the development of the internet over the past three decades. Vint Cerf, widely credited as one of the "fathers of the internet," will present Vice President Gore with the award.

Let's go to the tape. Here's what Al Gore said March 9, 1999 on CNN:

...During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet...

Fast forward to Vint Cerf's thoughts on giving Al an award:

"He is indeed due some thanks and consideration for his early contributions," Cerf said...

But after joining Congress eight years later, he promoted high-speed telecommunications for economic growth and supported funding increases for the then-fledging network, according to the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which presents the annual awards.

He popularized the term "information superhighway" as vice president.

Wow.

WackyHumor · Thu, 05/05/2005 - 10:19 · · Importance: 1