McCain and the BlackBerry

Further, as Jonah Goldberg points out, "In 2000, Forbes magazine called him the 'Senate's savviest technologist.' That same year, Slate's Jacob Weisberg gushed that McCain was the most 'cybersavvy' of all the presidential candidates that year, a crop that included none other than Al Gore. Being chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Weisberg explained, 'forced him to learn about the Internet early on, and young Web entrepreneurs such as Jerry Yang and Jeff Bezos fascinate him.'"

Get the facts: McCain can't type or use a mouse without pain due to his Vietnam injuries.

Wow - Wow - WOW! Is this story 100% off base... the news is NOT the embelishment of the blackberry the NEWS is that a potential presidential candidate doesn't know how to use a computer or send and receive emails!!! The spin is that his "AIDE" does it for him. That's B.S.!

Does anyone truly want a President who doesn't understand the basical principles behind current technology???? WOW - nothing has effected me nearly as much as this simple, seemingly innocuous admission.

Thank you James for bringing up mine safety.

Is there anyone but me who is troubled by the fact that the "wardrobe malfunction" received a fine more than the total fines imposed by OSHA for all coal mining deaths in places like Sago for all years combined 2000-2006?

Unfortunately, I have real work to do, Mr. LIAR, so rather than detail
each of these one by one, I'll let you do some research yourself on a
a few more Senate bills that Obama wrote and/or sponsored. A partial list follows, but hopefully it will teach you not to lie in public so much.

Promote relief, security and democracy in the Congo (2125)

Develop democratic institutions in areas under Palestinian control (2370).

Improve mine safety (2803)

Increased breast cancer funding (597)

Reduce preterm delivery and complications, reduce infant mortality (707).

Strengthening the Freedom of Information Act (2488)

Full disclosure of all entities receiving federal funds (2590)

Amend the Patriot Act (2167)

Wave passport fees to visit graves, attend memorials/funerals of veterans abroad (1184).

Suspend royalty relief for oil and gas (115)

Reduce dependence on oil; use of alternative energy sources (133)

Increase fuel economy standards for cars (767, 768)

Auto industry incentives for fuel efficient vehicles (1151)

Reduce green house gas emissions (1324)

Establish at NSF a climate change education program (1389)

Increase renewable content of gasoline (2202)

Energy emergency relief for small businesses and farms (269)

Strategic gasoline and fuel reserves (1794)

Alternative diesel standards (3554)

Coal to liquid fuel promotion (3623)

Renewable diesel standards (1920)

Reducing global warming pollution from vehicles (2555)

Fuel security and consumer choice (1994, 2025)

Alternative energy refueling system (2614)

Climate change education (1389)

Low income energy assistance (2405)

Oil savings targets (339)

Fuel economy reform (3694)

Plug-in electric drive vehicles (1617)

Nuclear release notice (2348)

Passenger rail investment (294)

Energy relief for low income families (2405)

21 addressed Health Care

Drug re-importation (334)

Health information technology (1262, 1418)

Discount drug prices (2347)

Health care associated infections (2278)

Hospital quality report cards (692, 1824)

Medical error disclosure and compensation (1784)

Emergency medical care and response (1873)

Stem cell research (5)

Medical Malpractice insurance (1525)

Health centers renewal (901, 3771)

Children”s health insurance (401)

Home health care (2061)

Medicare independent living (2103)

Microbicides for HIV/AIDS (823)

Ovarian cancer biomarker research (2569)

Gynological cancers (1172)

Access to personalized medicine through use of human genome (976)

Paralysis research and care (1183)

20 addressed Public Health:

Violence against women (1197)

Biodefense and pandemic preparedness and response (1821, 1880)

Viral influenza control (969)

End homelessness (1518)

Reduce STDs/unintended pregnancy (1790)

Smoking prevention and tobacco control (625)

Minority health improvement and disparity elimination (4024)

Nutrition and physical education in schools (2066)

Health impact assessments (1067, 2506)

Healthy communities (1068)

Combat methamphetamines (2071)

Paid sick leave (910)

Prohibit mercury sales (833, 1818)

Prohibit sale of lead products (1306, 2132)

Lead exposure in children (1811, 2132)

14 address Consumer Protection/Labor

Stop unfair labor practices (842)

Fair minimum wage (2, 1062, 2725, 3829)

Internet freedom (2917)

Credit card safety (2411)

Media ownership (2332)

Protecting taxpayer privacy (2484)

Working family child assistance (218)

Habeus Corpus Restoration (185)

Bankruptcy protection for employees and retirees (2092)

FAA fair labor management dispute resolution (2201)

Working families flexibility (2419).

Another lesson for LIAR. Obama, unlike McCain, took some initiative in helping to punish guys who do things like enslave children soldiers:

In July 2005, the Senate passed legislation co-sponsored by Obama to provide $13 million for the Special Court for Sierra Leone to use in the prosecution of former Liberian President Charles Taylor

Second installment for LIAR's edification:

This one has to do with reducing the threat of modern weapons getting into the hands of terrorists (unlike say, Cheney, who with McCain's blessings helped send weapons to the terrorists who then used them to attack us):

In January 2007, the president signed Obama and Lugar’s legislation "Extend Terrorist Risk Insurance" (467) aimed at improving nonproliferation efforts, including eliminating stockpiles of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles.
Later that year, Obama proposed creating an internationally monitored uranium reserve that would guarantee fuel would be available for commercial nuclear reactors and dissuade countries from building their own uranium enrichment capability

Well, Carly Fiorina is out (again, getting the boot before her job is finished), and next will probably be this dude that claimed McCain helped create the BlackBerry, when if fact he voted against the legislation for de-regulating telecommunications. WOW, as if Black Monday wasn't enough for McCain. Guess they were getting a lil too cocky not letting Palin answer questions, but McCain still has to.

You're welcome Pat. Just a good ole fact check for ya. It's easy with the internets that Al Gore created back in the 1990's.

As a progressive liberal, I don't get it. I appreciate the poster who points out that McCain personally voted against the telecommunications bill touted as supporting use of the Blackberry, etc. McCain's committee was certainly slow on the uptake as 15 nations have better, higher speed systems than ours right now. Harkening back to the '80s, our own Al Gore led the way with legislation that harnessed a US government invention and led to the creation of the worldwide internet as we know it. The Republican Party is contolled by corporate interests that block progress they see as competition. This never changes. To develop new ideas and inventions, to evolve and make our economy and businesses survive and thrive requires progressive, proactive, common sense officials elected by and answering to their grassroots constituencies. McCain isn't it. His record proves it.

hawk,

Furthermore, I can see why that Bill failed...IT WOULD HAVE GROWN GOVERNMENT!!!

hawk,

McCain did not co-sponsor S. 190, Hagel, Dole, and Sununu sponsored it. J-Mac simply attached a statement of support to it. Come on now, that almost as bad as J-Mac invented the BlackBerry.

McSame invented the Blackberry! WOW!!!

Hey, We thought he invented the wheel, the steam engine, and what not!

The GOP can only cook up stories, stories, stories and whole bunch of LIES!!! They are supporting the sleazy Mccain campaign! Shame.

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.....get John McHanoi elected president. Talk about dumb things to say?!?! McCain "did this"...yeah right!

do your own research. i did mine. that is why he can't lift his arms.

John McCain cosponsored a bill in 2005 to create an oversight board for Fannie May and Freddie Mac because he saw warning signs of trouble. He cosponsored the FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 2005. In words that now sound like prophecy, McCain said: "I join as a cosponsor of the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, S. 190, to underscore my support for quick passage of GSE regulatory reform legislation. If Congress does not act, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system, and the economy as a whole." Unfortunately, the bill was blocked by democrats who complained that the oversight would prevent lenders from giving out risky loans to those who couldn't afford them, and the bill was killed.

McCain can't use a computer because of his war injuries...Heeeheee haaahaaa, you made a funny!!! Why is it, McCain can do everything under the son good because he was a "war hero", but can't do anything bad because he was a "war hero", and we should elect him President because he was a "war hero"??? The "war hero" bid, is wearing a little thin these days. I mean, "war heros" come a dime a dozen in J-Mac's 100 year war-era we're living in.

The only one I checked was my next door neighbor. She's in forclosure, so she gave to nobody at all. The rest, I'll have to have my staff get back with you. I'll have my...yeah, I'll just have my staff get back with you, I promise. Hey, that seems to go nowadays!!! Did we ever hear from the staff how many houses J-Mac owns?

"What's the criteria? ... AIG, yes. Lehman Bros., no. Bear Stearns, yes. Ford/GM/Chrysler, no. Fannie/Freddie, yes. My next door neighbor, no."

Has anyone checked the political contributions of all these companies?

kevin,

Did you hear the news? McCain camp lawyers sue to stop Troopergate. Palin won't meet with investigators. Subpeonas issued to Todd Palin, and Gov. Palin's aides. E-mails, phone conversations and other documents appear to be "damaging" for Gov. Sarah.