Obama mocks McCain as computer illiterate in ad

Associated Press ^ | 09/12/08 | NEDRA PICKLER

[snarkytart]

They have got to be absolutely roaring with laughter and high-fiving over at McCain's campaign headquarters. They have been trying to put a big psych case on Bambi and his capos and this is proof that they've done it. These guys are out of control and will just make forced error, after forced error.

This as is shocking bad, and offensive. I cannot believe this is what they have less than two month from an election where they are sliding in the polls.

[StAntKnee]

Say so-long to the Bill and Melinda Gates vote.

[Cobra64]

Does this mean McCain does not know what OMG, LOL, or BAMF mean?

Of course, McCain could always respond to Barry thusly:

[Corin Stormhands]

The newest ad showcasing their hard line includes unflattering footage of McCain at a hearing in the early '80s...

Shall we talk about what Obama was doing in the early 80s?

[SW6906]

"McCain “wearing giant glasses and an out-of-style suit, interspersed with shots of a disco ball, a clunky phone, an outdated computer and a Rubik’s Cube.”

So I suppose our response ad would be the picture of Barry Obama in a large afro and a quasi-leisure suit? Almost everyone looked stupid in the 70’s and 80’s."

Can you imagine the cries of racism and bigotry that would be leveled at McCain were he to run an ad showing Obambi in an afro and a leisure suit?!!?

[Darren McCarty]

The newest ad showcasing their hard line includes unflattering footage of McCain at a hearing in the early '80s, wearing giant glasses and an out-of-style suit, interspersed with shots of a disco ball, a clunky phone, an outdated computer and a Rubik's Cube.

This will go over like a lead balloon. I remember the 80's. I remember clunky phones. I used to have a TRS-80 computer. I once wore glasses. I actually liked Saturday Night Fever.

And I'm in my 30's. How will this go over with 65 years olds who view Obama as a punk to begin with? They vote too.

Who the hell is advising this campaign.

[zeaal]

What year did Biden go to Washington?

[mvpel]

I used to have a VIC-20, and a friend had a Timex Sinclair. Hell yeah!

[anoldafvet]

Maybe McCain doesn’t know how to use a computer, but I’m pretty darn sure he knows how many states there are.

[dirtboy]

A word of advice dirtboy. NEVER EVER refer to your staff as "underlings". That smacks of the kind of condescension that only a democrat would stoop to.

Spare me. I have had exactly two jobs where upper management did more than pretend they gave a damn what the rank-and-file felt like, let alone listened to them for guideance. I call myself an underling because that is exactly how most companies actually view staff. And the two companies benefitted immensely from the innovations I developed for them. Most companies look for conformism, not mavericks.

[rattrap]

OH NOES!!! McCain doesn’t know what lolcatz are and he’s missing thousands of male enhancement ads!

[Verginius Rufus]

How many of the Presidents on Mt. Rushmore, or on our currency, ever used a computer?

They were discussing this Obama commercial on Fox & Friends this morning. Steve Doocy encouraged people to e-mail their reactions, "if you know how to use a computer."

[SW6906]

I believe Biden started in DC in 1972. While McCain was still in Vietnam prison, IIRC (oops, there’s one of those code thingies!).

[antiRepublicrat]

So Obie and Ahmanutjob are BFF?

[lionheart 247365]

Here’s a chap who can’t take a stand 130 times attacking a man who could master the pc computer in three weeks or less if he wanted . I’m 63 and put it off way too long but in no way did it hurt me not to . I’ll bet 0bama can’t field strip an M-16 in bright day light , but I wouldn’t bet against Sarah .

[Thinkin]

McCain isn’t trading text messages with Scarlet Johansson (sp)????????….......just d@mn...

Deal breaker…..can’t vote for him now……so sad….s/

[Darren McCarty]

Shall we talk about what Obama was doing in the early 80s?

sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifff.
(cue Eric Clapton song..Cocaine)

[SW6906]

Wait a minute. You're telling me McCain doesn't know what a LOLcat is?

That's it. I'm not voting for him.

Do I really need a sarcasm tag?

[antiRepublicrat]

The only thing I care about on this issue is whether the president can understand the concepts of computers and networks enough to make the right decisions where they are concerned. I don’t care if he has ever actually touched a computer.

Computer-ignorant legislators, judges and executives have already caused enough damage. It’s kind of like how Democrats who know nothing of guns pass gun legislation.

[ModelBreaker]

The interesting thing about BO’s ad is that it is a look into what he thinks is important and what he thinks his base is important.

I’ve always viewed him as, essentially, a pop phenomenon—a 20th century tulip bubble if you would. That’s why the Brittany Spears ad hurt so much. There was a core element of truth.

Obama apparently thinks that being “with it” is an important qualification for president. Maybe the ad helps with the youth vote. I can’t imagine it helping with us old farts, many of whom looked as silly as McCain in that era and many of whom don’t use email.