wrote:

The actual verb he used was neither invent nor create.

What was it then? Took?

Yes.

If one wishes to understand Gore's statment, and clearly not everyone
does want to understand it, one needs to consider it in the context
of the question he was asked. He was asked about his qualifications
for political office. 'Inventing' or 'creating' the internet, in the
sense of the technological work, would be irrelevent to his
qualifications
for political office. So clearly, that is not what he meant.

It's so obvious... now.

What were you waiting for??