"I have teleported here over the Internet," he told the audience, showing an understanding of technology that should send shivers down any technologically aware US citizen's spine.
Markey is chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. He is also chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. We've covered his various Capitol Hill exploits here before, as he battles for Network Neutrality and the right for purveyors of Internet radio not to be forced to cede all profits to SoundExchange.
His heart is generally in the right place, but he tends to display a lack of understanding when it comes to free market economies and the proper roles of government (not to mention the proper technology terminology). Still, it is interesting to watch the increased role Second Life is playing for governments worldwide, not to mention actually being used for something legitimate.