8/09/2008

Mccain and Technolgogy....Duhhh

I just find it humorous that John Mccain is running for President yet has no idea on how to use the internet. He has admitted himself that he is "illiterate" when it comes to computers and goes to his wife for help. Here is a piece of an article from huffingtonpost.com.

With his Democratic rival Barack Obama making headlines with his tour of the Middle East and Europe, the McCain campaign felt that they needed to "come up with something equally bold for John to do," according to one advisor.
McCain aides said that the senator's journey to the Internet will span five days and will take him to such far-flung sites as Amazon.com, eBay and Facebook.
With a press retinue watching, Sen. McCain logged onto the Internet at 9:00 AM Sunday, paying his first-ever visit ever to Mapquest.com.
"I can't get this [expletive] thing to work," Sen. McCain said as he struggled with his computer's mouse, causing his wife Cindy to prompt him to add that he was "just kidding."
Having pronounced his visit to Mapquest a success, Sen. McCain continued his tour by visiting Weather.com and Yahoo! Answers, where he inquired as to the difference between Sunnis and Shiites.
Sen. McCain said that he had embarked on his visit to the Internet to allay any fears that he is too out-of-touch to be president, adding that he plans to take additional steps to demonstrate that he is comfortable with today's technology: "In the days and weeks ahead, you will be seeing me rock out with my new Walkman."


I geuss I just don't understand how one can run for President, yet have no knowledge on what goes on in the majority of American households (it is said that 73% of Americans use the internet). One of our country's problems is that our law system is so outdated with technology/internet and electing a guy like this only makes the problem worse. I think to be elected leader of the free world, such qualifications of acknowledging the presence of the internet is a must. Just my opinion of course.

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