Political Punch

My friend on Orkut shared this link with me and I'm not dissapointed that I came here.

McCain has missed a golden opportunity to raise awareness of technology which allows persons with handicaps to use computers. I personally know parplegics,blind and otherwise disabled people who with the use of technology are able to use the internet with facility. Only unwillingness to learn will keep him from the internet and use of computers.

My six year-old can use a computer and in many ways is more qualified than Obama to be president. My grandfather can't use a computer and is far more qualified than Obama to be president. My neighbor can use a computer and thinks that America is responsible for 9/11. He and Obama have the same computer qualifications.

he probably doesn't need voice software for computers since he managed for decades without a computer anyway. he seems to get a lot of work done without it, so it isn't that big a deal. I know my e-mail isn't that important to me, most of it is spam anyway, and you can use snail mail or fax if you need real copies of official paperwork.

I'm a computer sci teacher in a high school that has a high percentage of disabled kids. Two points - first I don't believe for a second that his war injuries have anything to do with McCain not using a computer. Secondly, who cares?

Just because you can do something with a computer doesn't make it a good idea. McCain chooses not to use a computer - fine, that doesn't mean he's out of touch at all. There is quite enough technology out there that people don't really need despite the fact that marketers have convinced them that they do need it.

I'd never vote for anyone who lies as much as he does, but the computer issue is stupid.

McCain's computer still uses DOS.

I used the computer too long for "personal obligations" that now it hurts my right hand to type for extended periods of time, thus I can be president too. I have looked at a computer before and thought it was neat! (Im running for that CTO position btw)

The bare truth:

Sen. Obama doesn't have a record of public service as Sen. McCain has! He can’t even match Gov. Palin’s record. That’s fascinating!

Many, if not all, law makers on both sides of Congress as well as millions of Americans, have already known that Sen. McCain is a Maverick and is independent with his judgments on many national issues. He, from time to time, had to break rank with his own party to side with the Democrats, on many issues. He's brave man! He's the one this country needs to make a change, a REAL CHANGE.

The funny thing is that Sen. Obama and his campaign have been trying to paint a picture of a McCain who is so much in line with the Bush Presidency. That's absurd!

I wonder where Sen. Obama was living and what he was doing when Sen. McCain was living in a little prison cell in Vietnam?

So, knowing how to send (and probably READ an email…later) is not an issue in this campaign. Sen. McCain’s staffs handle his emails any way! The ad was an insult, not only to Sen. McCain, but many veterans who have given so much so that many of us can sit comfortably at home (or wherever it may be) to send and read emails.

The REAL ISSUE is WHO the people of this great nation can TRUST and want to send to the White House this January to make the REAL CHANGE that this nation needs.

The solution: McCain-Palin

A Vietnamese American

I don't understand how Stephen Hawking, paralyzed from the neck down, can publish half a dozen books using a computer but John McCain gets a pass on computer illiteracy because he was a POW.

I don't understand how John McCain can be photographed using the Blackberry--which apparently he invented!--and a cell phone, which he claims he's addicted to, but he gets a pass on computer illiteracy because he was a POW.

Come on, Jake. You can do better than this.

I have two words for McCain re. using the POW card to excuse himself from using computers.

Stephen Hawking.

i can send & recieve email but i am not ready to be potus eh maybe i can if OBAMA thinks thats all it takes heck here i am

I'm definitely not voting for McCain (or Obama), but you have to admire the physical and emotional sacrifices McCain has made for our country. And this report illustrates this.

You mean Stephen Hawking can use a computer and John McCain cannot?

Please. I know blind people, quadraplegics, multiple amputees, all who are able to use a computer. There has been excellent voice activation of personal computers for more than 10 years. There are dozens of companies who sell terrific alternative controllers for people who cannot use a regular keyboard and mouse.

This is complete nonsense and once again, John McCain is not only lying, but trying to play the victim card.

If McCain is handicapped and can't work with a computer, why did he tell Adam Nagourney of The New York Times the following?:
"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."

Maybe I missed it but did anyone listen to the rest of the ad? My concern is not about using e-mail, it's about the tax cuts. Excuse me you Obamaites, when was the last time a poor or middle class person gave you a job? Maybe if we give more tax cuts to corporations, small business owners and yes the hated rich, there would be more available jobs in the USA. And mabey, just mabey we could entice foreign companies to invest over here. The ad also mentions the tax cuts for the middle class. John McCain doesn't have to offer tax cuts because he doesn't plan on raising taxes on any class, while Obama has guaranteed tax hikes for everyone! Hello(knock,knock,knock)is anyone listening?

The ad will be ignored by those who really matter. The liberals who see and believe the ad are losers anyway. Only losers want Obama style socialism so they do not have to achieve anything in life, they just let the government do it for them.

You know... the business world is riddled with people who dont use a computer, the are called CEOs. They have people use the computer for them, they are called secretaries. Who cares if he doesnt know how to use a computer. Most of the small business owners I know dont know how to use one so they hire someone who does. For Obama to use this as an arguement is pretty weak..... laughable almost.

Computer technology is just one aspect of the modern world that John McCain is simply out of touch with. The fact is Barak Obama knows how to reach out to mobilize and energize people in a way that McCain does not. Obama is a true leader, a quality that is sorely needed given the state of world affairs that the Bush administration has created. To spin this that Obama has insulted people with disabilities is a ridiculous Rove-like political tactic that has no basis in reality. In fact, by claiming that McCain cannot use a computer because of his disability, his campaign has insulted the millions of people with disabilities who have learned to incorporate adaptive methods into their daily lives.

The possibilities:

If Senator McCain got elected: He perhaps may want to hire Sen. Obama (or one of his campaign staffs)as one of his staffs to handle the President's emails once Sen. McCain moved into the White House this January.

If Senator Obama got elected: American population may receive emails from the President. The best way is to prepare oneself on how to send and read an email. Perhaps one may be able to chat online one-on-one with the President too and that's so cool!

No, we need a president who knows how to run a country through his bold actions and not just plain talk.

A Clinton's supporter for McCain-Palin

Its ashame that wheather we use a computer or not is how we decide if a
canadate is good enough to be president.
From the time that Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator,to
the time he annonuced he was forming a
Presidential exploratory committee he
has served 143 days in the Senate. After
143 days of work experience, Obama beleives along with the rest of us he is
ready to be President. As our next President how often is he going to send
his own e-mails and who cares. On the
other hand I am glad he has at least
done something with his life. After all
writting e-mails is going to make him
a great President. Can't wait to see if
he gives us a daily report on his e-mail writting when he gets in. Whoops,
I forgot we could have a tie of the
electoral votes and neither would be
President it would be Nancy Pelosi. DO
ANY OF YOU KNOW IF SHE SENDS E-Mails. This race is very close and we do not
do overs for Presidental Canadates. It
goes to next in line. Better keep an
eye on Nancy she might be the President.