Penetrating Insights into the Obvious
Posted on 09/12/2008 4:08:56 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo
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.
It was before Monica's time, back when Clinton was keeping Gennifer Flowers in the Quapaw Towers apartment.
Somebody said earlier ...Obama was looking to score negative poll numbers with this latest attack.
“Hasn’t Obama shaken McCain’s hand several times now...?”
Ummmm... yesterday? ;} Somewhere, Barry is having another meltdown.
Tatt
Did he tell him he could get porn on it? Could have saved him a lot of trouble...
Obama is an ass.
God bless Sen. McCain
The Obama team are idiots. No a$$h0le$, the world does not revolve around Al Gore’s invention.
“Hasn’t Obama shaken McCain’s hand several times now...?”
Ummmm... at the WTC yesterday? ;} Somewhere, Barry is having another meltdown.
Tatt
They're talking about it now.
I sent them an e-mail about that. I ask if it ever occured to either of them that he CAN’T stand with his hands clasped behind his back. Sheesh...some people.
LET’S KEEP THIS SNOWBALL ROLLING DOWN THE HILL UNTIL IT IS THE SIZE OF ALASKA!!
Obama is a handicappist!
It’s one Howard Dean Moment after another, isn’t it?
That would be funny if BJ Clinton did that.
And, as Paul Harvey would say, "the rest of the story" is that it was to Helen Thomas asking if she still respected him that following morning...
Uh...yeah. Probably why Jonah Goldberg wrote the piece. He was answering the Obama ad about McCain not using a computer.
"Say goodnight, Joe." . . . . "Goodnight, Joe!"
Malicious no... Clueless yes.
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