Claim: John McCain is having his very own Al Gore moment. McCain's top economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, waved his BlackBerry to a room full of reporters, explaining that "you're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create." Gore was widely mocked for his claim that "I took the initiative in creating the Internet," although anyone who reads the entire comment in context can easily discern that Gore was actually saying that he authored legislation which cleared the way for what we now know as the Internet.
Fact-check: Did McCain Invent the BlackBerry? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: john mccain is having his very own al gore moment. mccain's top economic adviser, douglas holtz-eakin, waved his blackberry to a room full of reporters, explaining that "you're looking at the miracle that john mccain helped create." gore was widely mocked for his claim that "i took the initiative in creating the internet," although anyone who reads the entire comment in context can easily discern that gore was actually saying that he authored legislation which cleared the way for what we now know as the internet.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Joe Miller
Date published: 2008-09-16T17:51:54