Sen Markey vs the Fax Machine

For John, BLUF:  These things happen from time to time.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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In yesterday's edition of The [Lowell] Sun was an article on page 2, by Reporter Andy Metzger, "Markey says he'll secure transit funds".  In the article, our Junior/Maryland Senator, Ed Markey, says:

A member of Congress since 1976 when he was first elected to the U.S. House, Markey put his D.C. longevity in perspective, noting that a once-futuristic piece of telecommunications technology had seen its dawn and dusk during his years in office.

"America had yet to invent a fax machine.  There were no fax machines," Markey said.  "I've now been in Congress and around so long, today there are no fax machines.  That's how long iI've been in Congress.

That quote suggests that either (A), Senator Markey has been in Congress much longer than he claims or (B), Al Gore had not yet invented the Fax Machine in 1976.  There is the alternative, that Senator Markey doesn't really understand the story of the Fax Machine, which raises the question of what else he doesn't understand.  But what would that say about Commonwealth voters?

Regards  —  Cliff

PS:  When I started typing up this item I had a PS that said that I would give you a link to the story in The [Lowell] Sun, but while their Tech folks say the site is up it isn't.  Reminds me of the story about Bill Gates at the rifle range, explaining not hitting the target.  "It's leaving this end OK."  The good news is the site is back up and running.