Al Gore has been demonized by the right. From a statement by the two computer guys who did "invent" the internet:
Al Gore and the Internet
By Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf
Al Gore was the first political leader to recognize the importance of the
Internet and to promote and support its development.
No one person or even small group of persons exclusively "invented" the
Internet. It is the result of many years of ongoing collaboration among
people in government and the university community. But as the two people
who designed the basic architecture and the core protocols that make the
Internet work, we would like to acknowledge VP Gore's contributions as a
Congressman, Senator and as Vice President. No other elected official, to
our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of
time.
You got the internet years earlier than without Al Gore because he saw what it could be right away. He was the leader of making it a public facility. He saw Arpanet and realized the potential of it, in a sense, he did invent it as a public facility.
I saw a ten year update on Gore's movie. It showed predictions from it, intercut with video of the predictions coming true. For example, the subways did flood, remember? Even if he got something wrong, he was right about the basic idea. Anyone who wants to continue to deny will have more and more to explain, just like FE.