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Why can’t McCain e-mail? Boston Globe explained it in 2000
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| September 12, 2008
| Ed Morrissey
Posted on 09/12/2008 4:19:12 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Earlier today, Barack Obamas campaign released an ad attacking John McCain for not knowing how to send an e-mail. Their crack research team apparently never heard of Google or Lexis-Nexis, but Jonah Goldberg does. He discovers why McCain doesnt use a keyboard his torturers made sure he couldnt. The Boston Globe reported it eight years ago:
McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCains severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCains encyclopedic knowledge of sports. Hes an avid fan - Ted Williams is his hero - but he cant raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election08; electionads; electionpresident; mccain; mccainpalin; obama; obamabiden; obamatruthfile
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To: mnehrling
Trouble is, the media will never make Hussein pay for this.
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:26:38 PM PDT
by
Libertarian4Bush
(HEY OBAMBI - SARAH PALIN IS MORE OF A MAN THAN YOU ARE, AND MORE WOMAN THAN MICHELLE!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Both GW Bush and McCain can fly jets. Why can’t Obama fly a jet?
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:26:43 PM PDT
by
WilliamofCarmichael
(If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
To: Sloth
“Well, there’s a disqualifier right there. How can a man be President and be unable to throw out the first ball at a game?”
No Prob. Sarah can do it.
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:26:49 PM PDT
by
bluecollarman
(This post could be considered spam , capitalism, Idealism, or something else.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
If anyone in the McCain campaign is reading this:
Please, please do not respond to this smear!.
Let the blogosphere take this and run with it. The crescendo will build and the Obama campaign will have egg all over their faces.
The MSM will probably ignore this, but maybe someone will eventually spill it. Let them confront Obama with this.
24
posted on
09/12/2008 4:27:35 PM PDT
by
justlurking
(The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
To: Tarpon
Some body ought to gift McCain a blackberry.Heck no! The guy has enough debilitating injuries let alone Black Berry thumb!
25
posted on
09/12/2008 4:27:39 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Drink your beer, damn it. There are people in Africa sober!!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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 Patterson 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. 09/12 06:42 PM
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:27:43 PM PDT
by
Lady GOP
To: darkwing104
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:28:00 PM PDT
by
BARLF
To: Free ThinkerNY
oh boy.. Obamamessiah is sinking faster by the minute. This is going alienate the Senior block, and War Veterans. way to go O! lol who the heck is running his campaign? I get this mental picture of the Obamacamp: alots of headless chicken running around and flapping their wings.. lmao
To: DouglasKC
I hate to admit it, but it’s the other way around...McCain’s the one doing the gaslighting.
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:29:08 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Pretending that the Admin Moderator doesn't exist will result in a suspension.)
To: Sloth
"How can a man be President and be unable to throw out the first ball at a game?" Easily enough. Like any good executive, he will delegate the task to his Vice President. I think Sarah can probably throw well enough.
To: Tarpon
The sad part about this is that there were some “conservatives” here on FR this past summer, IIRC correctly they were members of the “Juan McCain” list, who said the same thing.
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:29:57 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Sen Robert Byrd - Ex community organizer)
To: Free ThinkerNY
McCain can’t bend down to tie his shoes, but he can still lay a flower at a 9/11 Memorial with grace and respect.
To: bluecollarman
Well, theres a disqualifier right there. How can a man be President and be unable to throw out the first ball at a game? No Prob. Sarah can do it.
My thoughts exactly!
I bet she could throw it farther and better than Nobamma could....
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:30:08 PM PDT
by
dirtbiker
(The MSM is preparing to imPALIN themselves)
To: WilliamofCarmichael
Both GW Bush and McCain can pass security clearance tests — so can Oh, Mama!. Why cant Obama pass a security clearance test?
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:30:32 PM PDT
by
WilliamofCarmichael
(If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
To: Sloth
"Well, there's a disqualifier right there. How can a man be President and be unable to throw out the first ball at a game?
Same way all effective leaders deal with tasks outside their knowledge or abilities. Send a subordinate who can better perform the task. I'm thinking Gov Palin could put an 80 mph fast ball right over the plate while in four inch heals. Heck I'd even pay to see that.
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:31:06 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: WilliamofCarmichael
Both GW Bush and McCain can fly jets. Why cant Obama fly a jet?He can, but only into buildings (like others of his faith....)
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:31:56 PM PDT
by
dirtbiker
(The MSM is preparing to imPALIN themselves)
To: bluecollarman
Well, theres a disqualifier right there. How can a man be President and be unable to throw out the first ball at a game? No Prob. Sarah can do it.
With a high, hard one ... inside, of course ;)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Uh oh...
Last week their #2 said, "Chuck, get up so every body can see you!" Not realizing that Chuck was on a wheel chair.
Now, their #1 basically said, "McCain, why don't you use e-mail?" Not realizing that McCain's physical difficulty prevents him from using keyboards...
They surely are very sensitive to others...
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:32:49 PM PDT
by
paudio
(Nobody cried 'racism' when Swann, Blackwell, and Steele lost to white guys in 2006)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
09/12/2008 4:32:57 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - McCain/Palin'08 = http://www.johnmccain.com/)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Be sure to send this commentary to all of your senior friends and veteran friends.
Obama is stuck on stupid!!!!
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