Sen. Ted Stevens (R), Alaska, who was made famous on the internet for his famous gaffes made while during the net neutrality debate several months ago. He compared the internet to a “series of tubes”, as opposed to a “big truck”, and ranted about how it took days for “an internet” his staff sent him to arrive. He also sponsored bill S.49, which was intended to block any site with user accounts from public schools and libraries. The FBI search is part of an ongoing investigation with the IRS of the senator’s ties to oil services companies. In his 80s Sen. Stevens is the longest currently serving senate member and the longest severing republican ever, this apparently makes him expertly qualified to deal with modern issues regarding the internet.
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