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McCain Can't Send An Email

Mike

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Friday, September 12, 2008



Wondering No More [Jonah Goldberg]


Yep. The day after 9/11, as part of its "get tough" makeover, the Obama campaign is mocking John McCain for not using a computer, without caring why he doesn't use a computer. From the AP story about the computer illiterate ad:

"Our economy wouldn't survive without the Internet, and cyber-security continues to represent one our most serious national security threats," [Obama spokesman Dan] Pfeiffer said. "It's extraordinary that someone who wants to be our president and our commander in chief doesn't know how to send an e-mail."

Well, I guess it depends on what you mean by "extraordinary." The reason he doesn't send email is that he can't use a keyboard because of the relentless beatings he received from the Viet Cong in service to our country.

From the Boston Globe (March 4, 2000):

"McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain's encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He's an avid fan - Ted Williams is his hero - but he can't raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball."
In a similar vein I guess it's an outrage that the blind governor of New York David Paterson doesn't know how to drive a car. After all, transportation issues are pretty important. How dare he serve as governor while being ignorant of what it's like to navigate New York's highways.

Update: Well, now the story is up on Drudge (You heard it here first!). Re: Mark's point about how the supposedly web-savvy Obama campaign can't handle Google, here's another story confirming he has difficulty using a keyboard. Ironically, it's from one of the most pro-Obama journalists out there, Jacob Weisberg, in an article in Slate in 2000:

"Six months ago, no one would have pegged McCain as the most cybersavvy of this year's crop of candidates. At 63, he is the oldest of the bunch and because of his war injuries, he is limited in his ability to wield a keyboard."

Now, in response to some angry criticism already coming in: Feh.

Some say, So what if he was handicapped? He could still learn how to send email.

Sure, but why would he? Bill Clinton sent two emails during his entire presidency and often admitted he didn't know squat about the internet.

One reader says "Steven Hawking knows how to use a computer!" Yes, because if he didn't he couldn't do his job or communicate. McCain, like Clinton, didn't have that problem. Here's a more sane version of t he same complaint:

You are ridiculous about this. While of course McCain probably can't type for long periods or in the manner in which many of us do, there are a tremendous amount of people that peck with just their index fingers. He also can surely use a mouse. How much typing do you really have to do to send emails and use the internet. Plus, when he was asked point blank about it he never said he couldn't type. I am sure he can't use a blackberry, but there are tons of people with far worse injuries than McCain that use a computer.

That's absolutely true, I'm sure. But they need to use computers to get through life. McCain doesn't. And the fact that he's not blaming his disability hardly sounds like a serious indictment. If he did blame his disability, many of the same folks yelling at me would be complaining that McCain's whining.

Now, I'd hardly be surprised if McCain could type for short stretches and all that. The point is, that it's perfectly understandable why he wouldn't get in the habit of it.

Oh one last point for now: Lord knows I think the chicken-hawk arguments are stupid. And I don't think the fact that Obama never served in the military should count against him in and of itself. But how stupid is it for the Obama campaign to claim that McCain is unqualified to be president because he can't grasp cyber-security issues based on the fact he has never sent an email when the McCain campaign can just as easily say Obama can't understand first order national security issues because he's never fired a rife, flown a plane, commanded men in battle, or faced an enemy? I mean which prepares someone to be commander in chief better, hitting "send" on AOL or fighting a war?

Update II: On the other hand: I don't know what to make of this interview with the New York Times. He sounds awfully web savvy in it, which makes the Obama ad sound unfair. And if you read it closely, it sounds like he knows how to surf with a mouse, but doesn't do much by way of typing.


09/12 06:42 PM
 

aplusmnt

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Not sure how I would handle things if I was running the McCain campaign, it would be an awesome TV ad to answer Obama with the reason he can not type. But then you do not want to become some sort of whiner like Obama has.
 

per

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Someone should let Obama know that once you become president, you have "People" to send emails etc for you.
 

Steve

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Yep. The day after 9/11, as part of its "get tough" makeover, the Obama campaign is mocking John McCain for not using a computer, without caring why he doesn't use a computer.

yet the day before, Obama scolded us for not sticking to the issues.. :roll: :roll:
 

Larrry

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Who types above their shoulder level anyway?
Maybe if he had been a community organizer he wouldn't have hurt himself and then he could type above his sholders. I am sure he is sorry that it bothers you he can't lift his arms that high. But then he is not an elitist snob.
 

VanC

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kolanuraven said:
Who types above their shoulder level anyway?

"McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes."

McCain's injuries prevent him from doing many simple things that most of us take for granted, including tying his shoes. Do you think he's trying to tie his shoes above his head? Don't be insensitive.
 

hopalong

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VanC said:
kolanuraven said:
Who types above their shoulder level anyway?

"McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes."

McCain's injuries prevent him from doing many simple things that most of us take for granted, including tying his shoes. Do you think he's trying to tie his shoes above his head? Don't be insensitive.

Kolo"s shoes are so expensive the come with a person to tie them for her!!He!! she probally has some one typing all her responses for her on the internet because she does not want to dirty her fingernails :roll: :roll:
 

jigs

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not sure where ol Kola has her hands,when she types, but I think I know where her head is when she thinks!!! :???:
 

Steve

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kolanuraven said:
Who types above their shoulder level anyway?

One has to wonder if anyone at the Obama campaign knows how to use a search engine.

If mocking John McCain’s disabilities that he obtained during his captivity in war, is how they plan to fight the big issues, then Obama’s campaign has more problems than just sagging poll numbers.

Perhaps some lesson on how to use a Google search engine should be in order for the Obama campaign members responsible for creating these latest types of ads.

instead of buying stocks a few google searches would have kept your foot out of your mouth.. I hope you didn't slobber all over your expensive shoe..



David Plouffe, who is Obama’s campaign manager, says they are heading into the final stretch and continues on to say, “We will respond with speed and ferocity to John McCain’s attacks and we will take the fight to him, but we will do it on the big issues that matter to the American people. We will not allow John McCain and his band of Karl Rove disciples to make this big election about small things.

nope, it looks like Obama and his crew of thugs has done hijacked that theme.. while Palin and McCain have hijacked the Change theme... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

Larrry

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Who types above their shoulder level anyway?
I've thought on this more and more. I can not see how an American can be so ignorant of the facts and so Disrespectful
Oh well the terrorists love you.
 

hopalong

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kolanuraven said:
Who types above their shoulder level anyway?
Just proves kolo and the libs only read what they want to read, and post HALF truths or try to post dis-information to further their agenda of hate and dis respect for the american public.
That is so sad.
 

Ben H

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I didn't see it, maybe I missed it in another post, but people high up in the Government down't use email anyway. Email is not 100% secure, it's a record, they just don't do it.

How long before we decide that diplomacy hasn't worked with the left and we have to overthrow them?
 
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