Very Presidential McCain “Aware of the Internet”

Monday, 14 July 2008 Clay Burell Print This Post

Just kill me. From the Telegraph:

Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, has admitted that he never uses email and that his staff has to show him websites because he is only just “learning to get online myself”.

When asked if he went online himself, the Arizona senator responded: “They go on for me. I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself.” . . . .

“I don’t expect to be a great communicator, I don’t expect to set up my own blog, but I am becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need – including going to my daughter’s blog first, before anything else.”

And the poor guy who has to cover McCain’s gaffes? No whiz himself, as this attempt shows:

“John McCain is aware of the Internet. This is a man who has a very long history of understanding on a range of issues.”

You can’t make this stuff up. He makes Bush look geeky for using “the Google.”

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4 Responses to “Very Presidential McCain “Aware of the Internet””

Louise writes:
No. 1 — July 15th, 2008 at 5:18 am
At least he’s not claiming that he invented the internet, like another candidate a few years back who will remain nameless.

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Bill Farren writes:
No. 2 — July 15th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Maybe he’s trying to avoid this video:

McCain’s YouTube Problem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

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Paul C writes:
No. 3 — July 15th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Doing a little research:
“McCain seeks high-speed Internet access for every school, but suggested requiring filtering software for all public school and library computers as a way to keep children from potentially harmful Internet sites.”

So much for a comprehensive look at how schools could use the Internet to transform education.

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noname writes:
No. 4 — August 2nd, 2008 at 9:43 am
maybe he’s worried about being *accused* of claiming to have “invented the internet”…

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