Driveby media: let's cover this silly stuff and leave alone the fact that William Ayers and Obama's paths crossed in New York City in the 1980, when they have the same radical college Prof, Edward Said. At that time Ayers was the treated like a celeb in NYC for being in hiding for 10 years, and beating the G-men.

The U.S. government did not invent
the computer!
If Obama and Biden are elected we will
be the laughingstock of the world!

Posted by: reaganfan | Oct 8, 2008 12:56:59 PM

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Reaganfan, you should look up the facts before spouting off!

You are misinformed, and your ignorant, misplaced confidence makes YOU the laughingstock. Kind of like Sarah Palin.

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FACT:

The U.S. government was deeply involved in developing both the computer and the internet.

1. The First Operational Computer:

Developed by research scientists working for the U.S. ARMY'S BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABORATORY.

ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, was the first general-purpose electronic computer. ENIAC was designed and built to calculate artillery firing tables for the U.S. ARMY'S BALLISTIC RESEARCH LABORATORY.

2. The Invention of the Internet:

Developed by academic researchers working for the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

The ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) developed by ARPA of the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, was the world's first operational packet switching network, and the predecessor of the global Internet.

S Adams | Oct 8, 2008 1:20:24 PM
geevill | Oct 8, 2008 1:38:26 PM

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Glad you McCainiacs are amused by the occasional trivial gaffe.

Meanwhile we "Obamabots" are laughing all the way to the White House!

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Remember: He who laughs last laughs best. LOL

blakec; You shouldn't call someone stupid unless you're sure of it. The FACT is that the first digital computer was the Mark I, developed by Howard Aiken of Harvard in conjunction with IBM. ENIAC didn't come along until a year later.

Although the Army paid for the development of ENIAC, the government did not design or build it.

Colonel Reb: so true... lets do.. after all McCain today was vented for being on some committee with him also.. funny how what goes around comes around....

geevill

Proof that Obamabots are brainwashed dopes.

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at least we have a brain!

John; DARPA stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects AGENCY. The network they developed was called ARPAnet, not DARPAnet.

m@chiavelli; See my response to blakec above. Calling someone misinformed and then posting inaccurate information makes you look like a fool.

Posted by: Bob | Oct 8, 2008 1:59:26 PM

Although the Army paid for the development of ENIAC, the government did not design or build it.

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Of course THAT is why Obama mentioned ENIAC, he was arguing that the government can sponsor cutting-edge, revolutionary technological research projects: ENIAC and ARPANET are examples of how this has be done successfully in the past.

Bob:

You are an arrogant a$$!

I did not say that the government designed ENIAC, I said that the government financed the research. In fact, research scientists at the University of Pennsylvania actually designed ENICA.

I did not say ENIAC was the first digital computer, I said it was the first fully operational computer. "

Follow your own advice and read the posts before commenting on them.

classic Freudian slip---Joe believes in McCain as president.

go geevil--you're great!!!

Why is anyone surprised that those attending the rally didn't really notice the mistake?

If they were interested in the facts and details in this election, they likely wouldn't be Obama-Biden supporters!!

Dan - Tampa, FL

Good to have you back, Joe. Without you it's been nothing but a steady stream of pit bull****.

Did someone finally tell Biden that we did NOT kick Hezzbollah out of Lebanon as he claimed in the debate??

Perhaps the same person can inform Obama that we attacked Afghanistan after 911. Iraq as 1 1/2 years later.

The left has been obsessed with trivial gaffes ever since Bush was elected.

Biden is the Moron who won less than 1% in the Iowa caucus.

I don't understand the polls because Palin's getting very big crowds some over 20K whereas it says Biden was 3K.

We've got to impose term limits on every incumbent running for Congress or the Senate in this election. They all deserve to be fired! We don't need a constitutional amendment to do this, just vote against every incumbent running, Democrat or Republican. Fire every one of them. Doing this could very well force whomever is elected President to sit down with all the new faces and come up with real solutions to the serious problems we're facing...and maybe even putting the long term interests of our nation first.

SEEMS TO ME THAT 3,500 PEOPLE SUDDENLY RE-AWOKE FROM THEIR DELUSIONAL STATE AND REALIZED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SET FREE AND CHEERED AT THE MENTION OF MCCAIN.......

Theresa: Rigged crowds in notoriously Repub states and not battleground states does not mean the person is a better candidate. Besides, when did the size of the crowd have anything to do with the issues at the heart of the majority of Americans? Until McCain and Palin can provide me with some concrete solutions, as Obama has, I will not be able to vote for them. I don't buy into the rhetoric from M/P.

didn't Michelle play that character in Planet of Th Apes? I think it was Zera?