Kerry says government invented Internet, cuts would stifle innovation

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http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/148071-kerry-says-government-invented-internet-and-gop-cuts-would-stifle-innovation

Kerry says government invented Internet, cuts would stifle innovation
By Alexander Bolton - 03/08/11 12:26 PM ET
Senate John Kerry (D-Mass.) warned Tuesday that spending cuts could wipe out future government achievements, like the invention of the Internet, which Kerry credited to Washington.

“A lot of people don’t think about that. But the fact is the government invented the Internet,” Kerry said in a 30-minute floor speech.

Kerry said the Internet was first conceived by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as a communications system in case of nuclear war.
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I have not seen the speech, but I love the "Kerry says". As we all know, Google and Facebook invented the Internet. Governement?