JT,
Of course Gore is trying to make himself look great!! He is a politician, and that is how they get elected!
Sorry, I can't get to youtube at work - something about it not being work-related.
I'll try and look at those links this weekend.
I already read about the UK court decision on BBC the other day. I agree with it There is a lot of bogus science that he promotes as part of his environmental agenda. I do not defend any of that. It actually disgusts me.
However, I do believe in giving credit where credit is due.
Gores comments about the internet were a result of being asked why people should vote for him instead of his opponent. His opponent had very little interest in high tech issues (based on his voting record, anyway). Gore was talking about a lot of high-tech things back in the day that were pretty forward-looking. Even the guys who invented TCP/IP defended his contributions.
Would the internet have happened without him? Yep, but he did have a positive impact, and he was one of the first politicians to advocate for internet development.
Steve