In his own words (not just a spokesman), McCain claims to have invented Wi-Fi

[featherman]

John McCain: "UNDER MY GUIDING HAND, Congress developed a wireless spectrum policy that spurred the rapid rise of mobile phones and Wi-Fi technology that enables Americans to surf the web while sitting at a coffee shop, airport lounge, or public park."

http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=44

Wow...just wow.

[liberalmuse]

1. I thought Hedy Lamarr was the mother of cell/wi fi technology.

John McCain, you are NO Hedy Lamarr!

http://wifinetnews.com/archives/003302.html

[sakabatou]

2. And let me guess...

the RWers will say he REALLY DID invent wi-fi.

[nickgutierrez]

3. McCain's credibility on issues of science evaporated...

...the day he nominated Palin.

[silverweb]

4. Deja-vu.

Sounds like he's going for one-up on Gore's involvement in helping establish the internet.

Gore was vindicated and confirmed.

McSame... what do we know and what can we find out?

"McSame" suits him more every day. He's been consistently appropriating themes and phrases from Obama -- now Gore?

Maybe we should just call him McDitto?

[earthlover]

15. Gore never said he invented the internet....that was a hoax

[silverweb]

21. I'm aware of that.

Gore did, however, say that he took the initiative in promoting legislation that helped create the internet -- which is true.

[K Gardner]

5. I'd say that Obama ad.. you know, the one Morning Ho made fun of as too soft and said

wouldn't work (the one pointing out McCain was out of touch).. really DID get under their skin.

Barack Obama is brilliant. He's playing his hand in a carefully timed manner.. by the time debates roll around, McCain will be close to boiling and ready to BLOWWWWWW........ on prime time TV.

He (McCain) has a strangely blank affect and flat voice tone these days.. do you think they have him on something?

[FreakinDJ]

13. I was thinking the same thing today

I too wonder if McSame will be able to keep his cool or hold up under the pressure of a national televised debate.

Either he'll fall apart intellectually or Blow up emotionally

[LooseWilly]

17. I would soooo love to see McCain show off that legendary temper during the debates.. (n/t)

[darius15]

6. I think he's trying to win the youth vote

[chiefofclarinet]

7. Irony is lost upon them, eh?

They skewered Al Gore for "claiming to invent the Internet," which we know that he never said, but now McCain actually said that he "helped invent Wi-Fi."

:rofl:

He probably had an aide go on to wikipedia and look up the definition of half of those words, because his trusty Webster's Dictionary, probably a gift from Webster himself, doesn't have these "new-fangled" words.

[Marsala]

8. They can't admit a single mistake.

And now they are going to try and create their own reality.

[Zynx]

9. Who is the one claiming divinity again?

On the 18th year in the Senate, McCain saw the wireless spectrum grow, and saw that it was good.

[wanpete]

10. some moderator at a debate should ask him to tell what "wi fi" actually means

he'll have a "bush doctrine" moment. his desperation is really starting to smell bad.

[myrna minx]

14. Everyone knows it's a series of tubes. DUH!

:hi:Just ask Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens and Sarah Palin. Oh, wait, that was the internets! Wi-Fi is when storks, when they bring the babies to your home, also type morse code (also invented by John McCain!) into your computer, for you to read the gospel...the gospel of John McCain.

[myrna minx]

11. He also invented the color periwinkle, cola beverages, and the barter system.

:eyes: Oh, and McCain invented the jitterbug, electricity, and chick tracts.

[NorthwestNut]

12. And I invented the internets!!! =D n/t

[myrna minx]

18. Well, he did invent gold, and was the original Beatle.

That scamp! :hi:

[jberryhill]

16. He thinks that "WIFI" stands for something else....

I'll let you guess what.

[LooseWilly]

19. Let's see...

"What I Fucking Invented"?

[jberryhill]

20. "Wife Is Freaking Insane" /nt

[Not a robought]

22. that also played a part in HDTV

which is some kind of hubris - ever see Mc* in HD? No surprise his campaign doesn't float that one.

Look closely as he executes a telephonic dictation to someone on his Blackberry invention.