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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Great! Let's hope the Sunday Fox show mentions it.
Expect it to happen. Even a number of Dems are keeping their distance if they want to get elected. Obama is like a burning necklace for them.
Can someone post the Obama ad??
"The beauty of being a liberal is that history always begins this morning."
-Ann Coulter
-PJ
This is not a slam at McCain or his injuries, so don’t start up.
Out of curiosity, does anyone kow exactly what the impairment is? I assume he can’t rotate his forearms at all, due to the injuries. Just looking at my arms and wrists while I’m typeing this, I can see that if his forearms won’t “rotate”, it would be impossible to type.
BTW, I wouldn’t do a commercial on this, I’d let Palin do it live at campaign stops. The word will get out.
I'm sure Sarah can bring it.
I have taught the wife to test and email, no small feat, so I have no qualms that McCain can do it to ...
Anyone know if Slow Joe can read?
First Chuck and now Sen. McCain. Seems the Obama/Biden are pretty insensitive to folks with disabilities.
I admire the way Sen. McCain and all the disabled vets carry themselves. They never complain and walk with grace and dignity.
Meanwhile, the casual revelation last month that Mr. McCain has never figured out how to use a computer and has never sent e-mail or Googled is rather startling. It's like admitting that you've never clipped your own toenails or that you didn't know that toothpaste comes out of a tube because your valet always did that for you. It's like being amazed at the sight of a supermarket scanner. What world does Mr. McCain live in? Where does he keep his sense of curiosity? My 94-year-old mother has sent e-mail. Does somebody plan to show him how it's done and will they explain to him what "LOL" means?
bttt
Well, as one who has been poly'd a number of times over the years I can tell you that obammy's inability to simply answer a question without stuttering and stammering with a ton of "ahs" would definitely preclude him from getting even a semi-clean ploy...
Way to take the gloves off, Barry. Make fun of a hero’s injuries!
I’m bringing this over from ATRW:
First, they slam Sarah Palin for seeing value in a less-than-perfect human;
Next, they tell a paraplegic to stand up (and walk!) and now;
They put down a war veteran for his injuries received at the hands of the enemy.
DemoncRATS, friends of Americans with Disabilities.
Obama makes fun of a man because he physically can’t use a keyboard.
Biden taunts a man in a wheel chair to stand up.
What’s next, sneek into a blind persons house and move their funiture around?
I’ve heard the Max Cleland won’t even walk across the room to feed a starving child.
Ping
Something for your ping lists- Obama makes fun of a POW’s injuries.
Not just seniors, but all patriotic Americans, the disabled, and not just war veterans but ALL veterans, disabled vets, cold war, etc.!!
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