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Tag: Tubes

‘The Internet Must Die’

The guy behind the brilliant techno remix of Sen. Ted Stevens’ “Series of Tubes” speech has released another pro-Net Neutrality song inspired by the Alaska senator’s rantings.

Posted on Aug 14, 2006 READ MORE | 1 COMMENT

Sen. Stevens Open to ‘Daily Show’ Appearance

The Alaska senator whom Jon Stewart (and much of the world) has mocked mercilessly for his infamous “series of tubes” diatribe on Internet fundamentals, says he’d consider appearing on “The Daily Show” to defend himself. Stewart has yet to extend the offer….

Posted on Jul 28, 2006 READ MORE | 1 COMMENT

Defenders of Ted ‘Series of Tubes’ Stevens: He’s Really Tech-Savvy

Sen. Ted Stevens’ near-incoherent speech before Congress last week about Internet fundamentals (“It’s a series of tubes”) quickly made him a national laughingstock. But his defenders say Stevens simply used imprecise language, and that he really knows his Net stuff. You decide:

Defenders speak out

Jon Stewart clip

Techno remix of Stevens’ speech

Posted on Jul 14, 2006 READ MORE | 3 COMMENTS

Sen. Stevens’ Internet Ignorance Goes Viral

Check out a glorious techno mash-up song of Sen. Ted Stevens’ instantly infamous speech last week on Internet technologies, in which the 85-year-old chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee—which is debating Net Neutrality—betrayed his woefully inadequate grasp of Net fundamentals.
(h/t: Crooks and Liars)