Sep. 17th, 2008

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I have to chuckle, and, at the same time, I have to stop myself from getting enraged. Why? Because a few months ago, Al Gore made a silly convesational faux pas. He meant to say that he was part of the process of starting off the Internet and, unfortunately, for him, it came out as if he had said that he invented the Internet.

Now, Republican politicians went to town with that remark. Al Gore was ridiculed. Now, McCain is in a similar situation and nobody makes waves. Honestly.

Here's a pretty amazing claim from a McCain staffer: John McCain invented the BlackBerry. Yes, that's right, the senator who doesn't know how to use email invented the BlackBerry, a device known for letting you check your email on the go. Move over, Al Gore, there's a new "inventor" in town!

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a top McCain policy adviser, waved his BlackBerry around and talked about McCain's work as a senator, telling reporters Tuesday, "You're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create."

His argument was, like Gore's, that by working on bills that dealt with the telecommunications industry, McCain helped facilitate conditions that allowed the BlackBerry to exist. I'm pretty sure that's not the definition of an inventor.

When asked for comment, Obama's campaign spokesman Bill Burton said: "If John McCain hadn't said that 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong' on the day of one of our nation's worst financial crises, the claim that he invented the BlackBerry would have been the most preposterous thing said all week." Oh snap, Bill Burton! [Comcast; Thanks, Matt!]


SOURCE:  Gizmodo.com

  
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Here's the video:





GAITHERSBURG CITY, Md (WUSA) -- A vehicle operated by an elderly couple attempted to go over a rail road track at Chestnut Avenue when when it collided with a northbound Marc train that was unable able to stop. For unknown reasons, the driver of the vehicle stopped as the gate was coming down.

There were two minor injuries. One individual was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The police and fire departments promptly responded to the accident removing the vehicle from the scene allowing train service to resume shortly after.

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Source: www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx


 
 

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