Senator's slip keeps on truckin'

Iria · Jul 17, 2006, 03:37 AM

Source: News.com
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The word is spreading: The Internet is not a big truck. It's "a series of tubes."

Two weeks ago Sen. Ted Stevens, a Republican from Alaska, shared this information at a Senate committee hearing to explain why he voted against an amendment aimed at ensuring that traffic on the Internet be delivered equally, an idea known as "Net neutrality."

And while it is true that the Internet is not a big truck, the senator might feel as if he has been run over by one. His comments have been posted on blogs, lampooned on "The Daily Show" and have spawned musical spin-offs, including a folk version and a techno song with the senator's analogies mixed in. (A video for the latter, with shots of 1960's mainframes and big trucks, surfaced on YouTube.com on Friday.)

Jul 17, 2006, 03:37 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Senator's slip keeps on truckin' Source: News.com __________ The word is spreading: The Internet is not a big truck. It's "a series of tubes." Two weeks ago Sen. Ted Stevens, a Republican from Alaska, shared this information at a Senate committee hearing to explain why he voted against an amendment aimed at ensuring that traffic on the Internet be delivered equally, an idea known as "Net neutrality." And while it is true that the Internet is not a big truck, the senator might feel as if he has been run over by one. His comments have been posted on blogs, lampooned on "The Daily Show" and have spawned musical spin-offs, including a folk version and a techno song with the senator's analogies mixed in. (A video for the latter, with shots of 1960's mainframes and big trucks, surfaced on YouTube.com on Friday.)