Tech challenge: Obama has trouble with iPhone

The Washington Times ^ | September 9, 2012 | Dave Boyer

[george76]

On the campaign trail, President Obama is constantly talking about the importance of technology, but he met his match in an iPhone Sunday.

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But when White House trip director Marvin Nicholson handed the president his personal iPhone, Mr. Obama couldn't get it to work. A reporter who witnessed the scene said the president looked "befuddled."

"It's not clear he knows how to dial on an iPhone," the reporter wrote in a pool report.

[PghBaldy]

Yep. People still talk about GHW Bush & the supermarket scanner,

[SkyPilot]

Interesting that you say that, because if you follow that article to the end, it's pretty interesting what Obama's final remarks were: The president then has more trouble dialing. When the call didn't go through, he blamed Mr. Nicholson for having an insufficient cell phone plan. A volunteer called out, "I'll give you my phone, call my wife." "I'll call her and tell her that you're messing around here in the office, giving the president …." Mr. Obama said, his voice trailing off. Giving the president what, Mister Obama?

You picked up on that too, eh?

Related:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2928960/posts

[Fresh Wind]

Isn’t there a rotary dial app for the iPhone?

[DrC]

Maybe it’s been done, but some enterprising cartoonist needs to draw Obamacare talking on his iPhone: “Siri, how can I fix the economy?”

Using iPhones clearly is not the only thing this guy is clueless about....

[Nachum]

Good links, thanks.

[alexissy]

Using iPhones clearly is not the only thing this guy is clueless about....

LMAO