Reply #1: I think you are 100% correct [View All]

[Atman]

Many of these old farts in power had no idea about "the internets" prior to 2000. I've read that Rummy, et al, don't use e-mail, and if they don't use e-mail, you know they've never spent five minutes searching around the web. So they went about their business thinking they could just issue press releases as they've always done in the past, but didn't realize that anything they said would be researched and debunked faster than Tweety could rip the talking points from the fax machine. So they're playing catch-up. They need to get a handle on this new-fangled technology. They thought a few jokes about Al Gore inventing it would suffice. But they're serious as a heart attack now.

Think about it...if DU/the web went down tomorrow, maybe via a "electromagnetic pulse" device from those evil doers, where would you get your news? You'd be back to relying 100% on CNN and MSNBC and the networks. And we all know what team they're playing for. (Hint: Not the home team!).

This is something to be VERY concerned about.