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  • rahamm, on 06/11/2008, -23/+680This is how all of us who use a computer get f-ed in the A we elected someone who knows nothing about them. His policies on the Internet, and other media will reflect just that. Please Diggers consider this.
    • Sfenton, on 06/11/2008, -80/+17I have no clue how a gun works, or how it is made but I clearly understand the second amendment that we deserve and honor to protect. Just because I have never used one, doesn't make me an idiot on the subject.

      Compare Obama's policy to McCain's policy on technology and business. You will find McCain's policy much more favorable to business, LESS TAXES.
      • rahamm, on 06/11/2008, -3/+64You compare Obama's policy to McCain's on Internet privacy and net neutrality and you will find Obama's honours the 4th Amendment while McCain does not. Don't quote the Constitution at me not only that but but McCain has done nothing to the but NOT honoured the Second amendment either.

        He is the one who voted to limit the number of bullets per clip to ten and he is the one who voted to make trigger locks mandatory. He has not been a friend to gun owners. Gun Owners Association grades him a D-. If McCain by some fluke, gets elected, we'll all be clinging to our religions. It will be all we have left. He already made inroads into our first amendment right and has also voted to shut down gun sales at gun shows. He and Lieberman co authored a bill to shut down gun shows altogether but it failed...for now.

        I would not expect you to know that because you have never used a gun much like McCain and computers thanks for proving my point. Could you have set me up better with your example? In the end he doesn't understand them so can I expect him to make an educated decision about them. Much like you and your Second Amendment and McCain.
        • mechnoch, on 06/11/2008, -0/+36Oh snap!
          Also, I don't get people who think that the only possible thing that could benefit business is "LESS TAXES". Sure, taxes are one component, but doing things to spur competition and innovation should also be taken into consideration.
          (NET NEUTRALITY, FTW!)
        • gn0stik, on 06/11/2008, -1/+8Agreed JM is no Darling of gun owners. I also agree that the US should pass no law restricting access to internet content. However the internet is not purely an American phenomena, and is therefor not strictly subject in any way to the US constitution. We can only watchdog ourselves on this.
        • masterm1nd, on 06/11/2008, -17/+4I know I'll be buried, but to be fair, Obama supports the second amendment even less than McCain.
        • rahamm, on 06/11/2008, -2/+13At least he supports the 4th Amendment, as well as the first, and the 14th, McCain has nothing on those. In fact we could down the list I think the Constitutional Law Prof (Obama) might know a little more about the Constitution then a man who, as I see it, does not respect a word written on it.
        • masterm1nd, on 06/11/2008, -12/+1Rahamm, the founding fathers would be rolling in their graves at the thought of both candidates. Socialism is the antithesis of America.
        • rottencod, on 06/11/2008, -2/+13masterm1nd: no, America is defined by the American People. If the American People decide to elect Obama as our president, then that choice IS American, by definition. There is no such thing as the American People doing something "unAmerican." It's called self-government. You should check it out sometime.
        • thirteenthcor, on 06/11/2008, -2/+2Define socialism rahamm
        • zombies187, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3Apparently it would really help out the repubs if Obama endorsed socialism. Hmmm that seems like a negative strategy. I think it would be great if McCain had something to endorse. I haven't seen it.
        • DavidBGie, on 06/12/2008, -5/+1George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, JFK, Ronald Reagan. All the great presidents (and ones not mentioned) didn't know how or even know what a computer was. That doesn't mean they didn't know how to lead a country. At the top level of managing a country computers are just trivial. Lower administration and lawmakers can take care of those details. The president needs to worry about the big picture. Is this not common sense?
      • daebat, on 06/11/2008, -5/+20you're a f*cking idiot sfenton. people like you get george bush into office and then wonder why you're bitching 4 years later.
        • Sfenton, on 06/11/2008, -7/+1How am I an idiot? I voiced my honest opinion, if you would like to talk about Gun control and which candidate is for the second amendment, that will easily go to McCain. If you would like to argue with me, compare legislations passed and voted on by each candidate. You want to talk about net neutrality? Do you really want the government to have more control of our lives, remember what we did with AT&T? Have you seen how it is almost the same as it was before? That was called government intervention.
        • rahamm, on 06/11/2008, -2/+2I think the candidate for second amendment rights is Bob Barr. Not only that McCain has Pissed on the 4th Amendment your argue is moronic that is the problem. You want to vote on the Constitution the vote would go to Obama, you want to vote on the second Amendment the vote goes Barr. McCain loses all around.
        • MWeather, on 06/11/2008, -1/+4"How am I an idiot? I voiced my honest opinion"

          You just answered your own question.
      • Ebonsteel, on 06/11/2008, -7/+17Holy ***** - all you mindless GOP-bots know how to do is gurgle "LESS TAXES!"

        ***** idiot.
      • Mohdoo, on 06/11/2008, -6/+13You got owned really, really, really, really hard. Consider this next time you choose to post.
      • cwmather, on 06/11/2008, -8/+8Wow, you all are brutal. Someone has an opinion that doesn't match yours and now he's a f***ing idiot?

        Self righteous pricks.
        • MacEnvy, on 06/11/2008, -1/+4Welcome to the Internets. Pull up a chair, grab yourself a Molotov Cocktail.
      • TheTaoOfBill, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Quite frankly we need to RAISE TAXES. Even if it does cause a recession. If we don't do something to curtail our national debt soon we will be in a lot worse situation than a recession. Someone needs to pay for our wars.
      • JumpingJack79, on 06/19/2008, -0/+1Sfenton, Obama would exempt startup companies from tax, to promote business growth and innovation, i.e. he would cut taxes for those who really NEED that. McCain would not do that. He would only cut taxes for the ALREADY RICH companies. How does that help "business"?

        Also, do you realize that taxes are used for government services? Currently the country is spending A LOT more money than it "earns" (for the Iraq war among other things). The US is already 9 TRILLION dollars in debt to other countries (most notably China). If China alone stops lending money, the US can no longer function. Do you want to be that dependent on foreign countries or would you want your country to finally stand up on its own feet?

        Sure, "lower taxes" sounds great, but it is terribly short-sighted. It's like buying a house on a loan that you can't pay off. And you know what happens then, don't you...
    • sockpuppets, on 06/11/2008, -23/+52Actual photo of McCain using a computer:
      http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/i ...
    • CannedMango, on 06/11/2008, -0/+127I don't think Digg is the target demographic you need to worry about voting for McCain.

      • Albear89, on 06/11/2008, -4/+6True
      • blakecr, on 06/11/2008, -4/+2Most agreeable.
      • bradysdaman, on 06/11/2008, -24/+4I will be voting for him as Obama will raise taxes and take away more of our liberties. Don't speak for diggers as a whole
        • rahamm, on 06/11/2008, -3/+15Wow nice talking points not supported by any facts.
        • DangerMouse9, on 06/11/2008, -1/+8If you mean the liberty to get shot at in an unjust war, or the liberty to get ***** in the ass by Papa Gov't, then I don't want those liberties.

          It'd be nice to know specifically what the ***** you are talking about, but I suppose that's too much to ask for.
        • laserdog, on 06/11/2008, -2/+12Obama will only raise your taxes if you make more than 600k a year.

          http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/news/economy/candi ...
        • MWeather, on 06/11/2008, -0/+8"I will be voting for him as Obama will raise taxes and take away more of our liberties."

          And mccain will just raise spending and take away more liberties. Our kids will pay for it, though. So he's got that going for him. ***** the little crotch droppings, anyway.
    • seomike, on 06/11/2008, -9/+26When is he going to admit he's just plain clueless...?
      • blakecr, on 06/11/2008, -2/+27This is an enigma. If he admitted his cluelessness he would not be clueless about his clulessness anymore.
        • jackal42, on 06/11/2008, -1/+11^Schrödinger?

          p.s hows ur cat?
        • blakecr, on 06/11/2008, -3/+8Cat?
        • skidzilla, on 06/12/2008, -1/+5His clueless-ness is in a super-positional state, existing outside of space time. ;)
        • anothrnbdy, on 06/12/2008, -1/+3McCain is so clueless that if we stripped him naked, soaked him in clue musk, and dropped him into a field full of horny clues, he still would not have a clue.
    • funkedup, on 06/11/2008, -2/+44I think a president should be required to use a computer, in this day and age there is NO excuse not to. I don't think they need to learn any complicated programs but basic computer skills are essential.
      • diggrnumber1, on 06/11/2008, -1/+35he wouldn't be able to graduate from high school today without knowing basic computer skills. i guess he needs to go back.
      • hahafaha, on 06/11/2008, -13/+9Why on Earth should that be a requirement? He has absolutely no need for one. That is precisely what aides are for.

        Don't get me wrong, I'm an avid computer user, but it's absolutely not necessary to do a good job as president.
        • yohnstoppable, on 06/11/2008, -1/+18Not knowing basic computer skills is about the equivalent in this day and age to not knowing how to drive.
        • selrahc, on 06/11/2008, -6/+6Is knowing how to drive a necessary skill for a president? I honestly don't care if the president knows how to use a computer, drive, swim, or fly a helicopter as long as he can and will consult more knowledgeable people on those things if an issue ever arises.
        • cramtod, on 06/11/2008, -0/+24Let me guess, his aides are going to carve his email into blocks of stone for him to read so he can use a technology he's comfortable with?

          Computers are a handy tool. His lack of computer skills doesn't disqualify him for president. His lack of curiosity and willingness to expand his skills should.
        • DangerMouse9, on 06/11/2008, -0/+10@selrahc

          You want him to make policy based on what his aides tell him about computers, or worse yet what the RIAA/MPAA/etc. lobbyists do?
        • guitaristanyc, on 06/11/2008, -0/+11My father is a little older than McCain and he only started learning how to use a computer about 7 or 8 years ago - if he can do it, McCain sure as f**k can.
        • lisaawesome, on 06/12/2008, -0/+7Shoot my dad is just a few years younger than McCain and recently got his very first laptop. He can't do a lot on it but he knows how to check e-mails, get on MySpace, and play online poker at least. I thought it was pretty cool until my dad asked me one day if you had to be truthful when making a MySpace account.
        • Spudster, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1While the president isn't REQUIRED per se to be good at using a computer or knowing how to drive, it's something you would certainly expect them to have if you're choosing the most important job in the world.
        • oldgal, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1I am an old fart and I have been a technician since I got out of college in the mid 60s. Although I am recently retired, I worked mostly on the edge of state-of-the-art stuff. Never has it been so important for the leadership in this country to understand the potential of new technologies. The younger generations understand the newer technologies intuitively and will take it places us old farts (who have to struggle to learn it) would never dream of. This is called the future. If the U.S. wants to remain competitive it needs leadership that understands the younger generations and their technologies. It is particularly crucial as infrastructure is being built and standards are being established. All of the folks I know 65 and older believe McCain is just too old in world-view and in technology-view.
        • JumpingJack79, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1This is like saying that a president doesn't have to know how to read and write - he can have aides for that. Technically that's true, but it is very inefficient and certainly I'd say that a person lacking such basic knowledge is not fit for a president.

          And then, what ARE the requirements for a president? Just the willingness to push the red button?
    • JayG25, on 06/11/2008, -12/+5Bill Clinton, Master of the Interwebs, And Demortaic HEro, Sent Two Emails:
      http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/28/clinto ...
      • MacEnvy, on 06/11/2008, -1/+23I suspect there are a lot of people on Digg who hadn't sent 2 e-mails 16 years ago when Bill took office. Most especially those who are younger than 16.

        Nowadays it's a bit more important, don't you agree? And I'd guess that Bill has sent his fair share of e-mails over the last 8 years since he left office. I'd bet that McCain still hasn't.
        • laserdog, on 06/11/2008, -1/+9Digg is no place for nuanced and accurate responses!
    • stark2051, on 06/11/2008, -7/+2you're kidding, right? (to the top)
    • ouzome, on 06/11/2008, -8/+1Please show me his internet polices that are going to destroy the intertubes?!?... please sister
    • FriedMoose, on 06/11/2008, -7/+1John McCain supports the elimination of Internet taxes.


      http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/4dbd2cc ...


      That really reflects how he can't use a computer, right?
      • rahamm, on 06/11/2008, -1/+8http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/december2006/ ...

        That reflects how McCain Understand the Internet. You are misinformed on the subject and look stuipd becuase of it.

        That is just one example of how McCain is out of touch BTW.
        • FriedMoose, on 06/11/2008, -2/+2Prison planet as your source? The bill requires sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses online so they can be tracked. It also requires websites with knowledge of child porn on their site to report it. Stop posting the prison planet sensationalism.

          Read the actual bill

          It states that companies that WILLFULLY do not report child porn will be fined. It also states NEGLIGENT companies will be fined. Negligence=The failure to use reasonable care. The doing of something which a reasonably prudent person would not do, or the failure to do something which a reasonably prudent person would do under like circumstances. A departure from what an ordinary reasonable member of the community would do in the same community.
        • rahamm, on 06/11/2008, -2/+6That is right just attack the source and dismiss it.

          http://news.cnet.com/SenatorIllegalimagesmustberep ...
          That better

          Also McCain scores a 31% to Obama's 50% on technology related proposals.
          http://news.cnet.com/Technology-voter-guide-2006-- ...

          Facts I got them you don't
        • FriedMoose, on 06/11/2008, -2/+1http://politechbot.com/docs/mccain.child.sex.offen ...


          Read the damn bill. Maybe then you will understand.
          It says negligent companies will be fined. Not if some random bozo posts an image on your forum. That article from prison planet even states they cannot be monitored fully, therefore they wouldn't be considered negligent.
        • jcm267, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3Every last person who dugg up someone who used Prisonplanet as a source shouldn't be voting.
      • MWeather, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4There are no internet taxes on the federal level, so yes.
        • FriedMoose, on 06/11/2008, -1/+0So enacting a permanent ban is a bad thing?
        • MWeather, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1That seems to be his position on Net Neutrality.
    • jerrycurley, on 06/11/2008, -9/+0So...it is THEIR fault that they don't let you commit copyright infringement? So...rather than it being your compelte lack of the law, it is their lack of computers that makes it think that it is NOT OK for you to distribute other people's creative works without their permission?

      You are the ***** ignorant one. Not them.
    • yevkasem, on 06/11/2008, -3/+5i'd rather have a president who admits to not knowing enough but who is smart enough to seek competent help (that's what advisers/cabinet members are for) than one who insists s/he knows everything about everything and screws it all up.

      that being said, john mccain needs quite a bit of help.
      • warrenterr, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1I don't think his help would be that competent...
      • oldgal, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1If you look at the subject-matter advisers for McCain, it is pretty obvious what his stand will be on any given issue - the solution is set, all they have to do is find the problem. If you look at Obama's, it is not at all obvious. Obama likes to hear all points of view - gives me more confidence in creative solutions that identifies problems and solves them.
    • DustinHill, on 06/12/2008, -0/+13I know that this is a bit off topic, but does anyone else find it odd that McCain's favorite movie is Viva Zapata!?
    • Owwmykneecap, on 06/12/2008, -2/+2fed in the ass?

      [calculon voice]no i don't like that, I don't like that at all[/calculon voice]
    • fatjoe, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2I wonder what this big red button labelled 'EMERGENCY USE ONLY' does....
    • snoopdogg, on 06/12/2008, -1/+3Holy *****, you're right. How can he even make a rationale decision about an internet / computer issue if he has no idea? This is huge!
    • BadgerDigger, on 09/04/2008, -0/+1Big deal. I work with a number of people who have tons of issues with a computer yet they still can get their job done.
    • JumpingJack79, on 06/19/2008, -0/+1This is A LOT more important than just the net neutrality question! Would you want a president that doesn't know how to read and write? This is basically the same as that!

      And it shows that he is incapable of learning! If he can't learn how to use a computer (not even to send an email, a very simple task), how can he learn to run a country?!?!

      He only knows what he has learned in his youth, that is how to drop bombs on other countries, and that is NOT the job of a president.
  • alapoet, on 06/11/2008, -22/+573You know what?

    If computers were the only things McCain is clueless about, I'd be a lot less worried about him.

    Having said that, it is pretty sad that he's this out of touch with modern reality.
    • theaceoffire, on 06/11/2008, -4/+31>.> considering Viva Zapata came out in 1952, yeah, he is a tad out of touch with even 80's reality.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva_Zapata!
      • IndigoMoss, on 06/11/2008, -0/+10Great movie by the way, but just watching how McCain answers that question reminds me of how grampa would answer it. That's not a good thing. I love my grampa, but I sure as hell wouldn't elect him president.
      • tyywebb, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3VIVA ZAPATA!!!!
    • masterm1nd, on 06/11/2008, -11/+5Do you mind listing what else he's 'clueless' about? Not using a certain product doesn't necessarily make you "out of touch with modern reality". I have a friend who doesn't watch TV, but he is in no way "out of touch with modern reality"
      • elrac, on 06/11/2008, -2/+15If you had said that your friend doesn't know 'how to use' a TV, then yes he would be "out of touch with modern reality".
      • masterm1nd, on 06/11/2008, -6/+3Sorry to burst your bubble, but even you had to first learn how to use a computer before you knew how to use a computer. If he had been taught to use a computer and attempted for years, and still couldn't get it, then you guys would be right. This is very typical for a person his age to not even attempt new technology and will apply to you at his age with a different technology.
        • blakecr, on 06/11/2008, -2/+7Clay tablet etchings?
        • MWeather, on 06/11/2008, -2/+13And if the technology I don't know is reshaping the fabric of modern life and will be a major source of legislation coming across my desk, I'd be unqualified for the office, too.
        • masterm1nd, on 06/11/2008, -4/+2Dude, I could list tons of other technologies which are "reshaping the fabric of modern life and will be a major source of legislation" like, stem cells, nano tech, robotics, new energy tech etcetera etcetera. I take it Obama is an expert and has experience in all of that, right. Face it, you just don't like McCain. Which is fair, but you have a moot point. There is a reason presidents have specialists designated in specific areas.
        • lisaawesome, on 06/12/2008, -1/+4I don't know what kinda old people you hang around with but I know plenty of old people who all have computers. The group I happen to know could be described as your stereotypical deep south, uneducated, white trash. And they all e-mail each other to tell them which child/grandchild is in jail or knocked up. If you want to run this country in 2008 and beyond you had better goddamn know how to work a computer. It's one thing to be an old retired man with no interest in today's world or its technology, but it's an entirely other thing to be the leader of the United States of America and have no interest in today's world or its technology. There is nothing to be said that can excuse the potential leader of the free world from being absolutely withdrawn from one of the biggest social and technological revolutions of all time.
        • masterm1nd, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Ok, well that makes sense if you are a single issue voter and your mostest importenest issue is the presidents computing abilities.
        • MWeather, on 06/14/2008, -0/+1"I take it Obama is an expert and has experience in all of that, right."

          You really need to stop drinking the two-party kool-aid.
      • Gerz1219, on 06/11/2008, -1/+21"The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should." - John McCain

        John McCain is surprisingly candid about his cluelessness with economic matters. He expected this to be another national security election, and just figured he wouldn't have to bother crafting an economic plan after eight years of the most fiscally irresponsible administration in American history. Now he just says the words "tax cuts!" reflexively, without proposing any realistic way to cut spending (pork barrel spending is a fraction of the budget, which McCain doesn't seem to know, and he wants to stay in Iraq indefinitely at infinite cost).

        He's also clueless about Iraq, constantly mistaking different ethnic groups and forgetting which factions are allied with each other. When it was pointed out to him that his policies completely contradicted the will of the American people, McCain sneered, "Well, again, I disagree with what the majority of the American people want." [translation: "I am stubbornly out of touch with reality."]

        It's inexcusable for a president in the 21st century to be unable to use a computer. McCain will need to have any technology-based legislation explained to him by lobbyists and power brokers, which means he won't be able to exercise his own independent judgment and he could be talked into anything. That could have a major impact on the global economy for decades to come.
        • masterm1nd, on 06/11/2008, -7/+1Definition of clueless: totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring.

          As you can see, clueless is an exaggeration and completely inaccurate regarding both your examples. If you guys wouldn't embellish so much I wouldn't have much of a rebuttal...
        • Gerz1219, on 06/11/2008, -1/+7That's not a very firm rebuttal. You are essentially arguing that instead of being *totally* uninformed about what is going on, McCain is merely dangerously ignorant about the most serious issues facing the country.
        • masterm1nd, on 06/11/2008, -6/+1Gerz, if it's not true it's not true. In case you haven't realized, each candidate has there own areas of expertise and lack in other areas. On the two things that matter most, the war and economy, McCain scores a 1 and Obama scores a 0. I can guarantee you exaggeration and overstating of your case is counterproductive, but something tells me you want to learn it the hard way.
        • MWeather, on 06/11/2008, -1/+3War doesn't matter. The only countries that pose a threat to us have nukes. Even if we cut military spending in half, that would still be true.

          I don't think our choice of president is going to matter to someone prepared the end all life as we know it.
    • Gephoria, on 06/11/2008, -3/+11he's not even in touch with the 70's
    • coffeebaby, on 06/11/2008, -5/+7He's a puppet. they don't want him sending out any emails on his own.

      wonder if he even knows how to type...
    • textrant, on 06/11/2008, -4/+1To be fair, does anyone know anyone his age who can read off a monitor let alone use a computer?
      • bushout, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2A massive social and economic change has occurred in the last ~10yrs, and this guy just sat by, not interested enough to learn?!
        • coffeebaby, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2apparently he missed the entire civil rights era as well, so i'm not surprised.
      • spikedblade, on 06/11/2008, -0/+6Peter Oakley aka geriatric1927 is 80 years old and uses a computer quite nicely and is very active with the Silver Surfers whom promote and teach others his age how to use a computer. Past articles on Digg have shown grandmothers that loved to play video games on the xBox. McCain can do neither and is in his early 70s.
        • coffeebaby, on 06/11/2008, -0/+11my dad... who recently called me for a tutorial on how to use a keygen. i was so proud.
      • lisaawesome, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4My dad as well. He mostly uses it for e-mail/myspace/online poker but if he ever called me regarding a keygen I think I would tear up a little.
    • julianvs, on 06/11/2008, -0/+8Ted Stevens is our governments expert on these matters... What does he have to say you ask?

      "[...] They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material."
    • jnosanov, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Computers are not modern. They have been around for fifty years.
      • pensel, on 06/12/2008, -0/+0It would *not* have been a strike to not have used a computer in the 1960's or 70's. lol my god technology was funny then.
    • sodoh, on 06/12/2008, -0/+110 years ago or more I would say the same. But the computer for the most part has become a part of the furniture as it where. Almost as common as a TV.

      Considering my son is 3 years old, can switch on, log in and find the related game he wants to play in my computer does not make McCain look good.
    • nyirendac, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1And I really wonder why the Republicans nominated McCain overwhelmingly ahead of the likes of Ron Paul.Does that suggest something about the state of the Republican Party???
  • KLBP, on 06/11/2008, -17/+700Given how important computers and the Internet are to our society and economy, having a computer illiterate President should be as unacceptable as having an illiterate President.
    • DalamarArgent, on 06/11/2008, -1/+24Yet people will and have voted for both, within the last 4 years and the coming 1.
      • Rammy912, on 06/11/2008, -6/+2Those people are illiterate, too. There was story on Digg about how Bush's approval rating and the country's illiteracy rate are the same. I think it was around 25%?!
        • diggrnumber1, on 06/11/2008, -0/+9the country's illiteracy rate is less than 1%. I don't know where you're getting your numbers from.
        • Rammy912, on 06/11/2008, -2/+2yea after i wrote that i realized something was off!!! my bad... i'm probably mixing articles... dam digg!
        • FlyingSpaghetti, on 06/11/2008, -0/+5Don't dam Digg. Let the waters flow!
    • NotSoHotPink, on 06/11/2008, -3/+42Bush is illiterate and even he can use a computer.
      • HenvY, on 06/11/2008, -0/+9yeah, I hear he loves to browse the internets.
        • Firehed, on 06/11/2008, -0/+5Well McCain doesn't how to take a ride in the dump truck... so Bush is still better.

          God I thought I'd never say that.
        • tyywebb, on 06/11/2008, -0/+14"Hehehe.....hey Laura, come look at this. This kittie cat's riding an invisible bike! I tell ya what will they come up with next?"
        • xkorbin, on 06/12/2008, -0/+5"hey Laura, check the ceiling why don't ya? I think this cats watching me masturbate!"
        • lisaawesome, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Holy ***** tyywebb you made me spit my beer out.
      • pensel, on 06/12/2008, -0/+0What evidence is there that Bush has used a computer?
    • ahawks, on 06/11/2008, -5/+1@dalamarArgent:

      I'm confused about who you're talking about as illiterate. I would assume you mean bush, but then it would be the past 8 years and coming 1.

      Or are you taking a jab at one of the other 04 candidates?
    • GerbilKing, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Wow .. I don't even know how to react to this. This needs to be known by everyone. Just .. wow.
    • macfan93, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2We just had an illiterate president. I guess it is not too unlikely.
    • cambob76, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3McCain's generation needs to just give it up already... Time for the old-folk's home.
    • poortiming, on 06/11/2008, -0/+0Though I agree that a certain degree of computer familiarity should be a requirement for someone competently running any organization, much less a country, it is a necessary but not always sufficient condition. Case and point:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb7iOvS7Akc
    • laserdog, on 06/11/2008, -1/+5No kidding, I mean, how does he masturbate?

      Playboys hidden in the closet of the Lincoln bedroom?
    • timo1teo, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2amen
  • Phooey42, on 06/11/2008, -15/+138Computers are the way of the world. Government, business, schools, and just about everything else rely heavily on them. Having a President who cannot use them would be a terrible mistake.
    • icebane, on 06/11/2008, -9/+0Problem is, most of the public think of computers as another helpful 'tool' instead of thinking of computers as truly part of life. Maybe if Microsoft didn't spearhead the poor teaching of computers to the world, many wouldn't be so intimidated.
    • madeingermany, on 06/11/2008, -1/+3At least for McCain there wouldn't be any emails to lose....
    • fajitamelt, on 06/11/2008, -14/+6Did Lincoln use a computer? I thought not.

      Seriously, what does a President NEED a computer for? Sure, sending and receiving messages at a fast speed would be good, but there is also mail or the telephone. The President also has staffers doing all the little things for him.

      Pretty much, the President is just the guy who makes all the decisions. He does not need a computer to do that. Frankly, I find it disgusting that one would think it "would be a terrible mistake" to elect someone who cannot use a computer. It just shows how dependent they themselves are on one.
      • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -3/+3Indeed. I respect the wisdom and knowledge of my grandparents, and they have trouble sending and receiving emails. If I had grown up in the absence of computers, it would be hard for me to pick it up too. Frankly, I find it presumptuous and disrespectful to say that, because someone is computer illiterate, they are incapable of running the country. Running the country involves experience, leadership, good decision making skills, and a solid moral foundation.

        And honestly, I'm not surprised McCain went back in time to pick a favorite. Aside from a very small handful of recent movies, everything that Hollywood produces these days is absolute crap. And the fact that he can rattle off the entire cast after 50 years? That's impressive to me.
      • MidnightRealism, on 06/11/2008, -2/+4Direct use of computers may not come into play, but being able to make reasonable judgments in regards to the technology therein based on a good understanding of how they work would surely be a positive, wouldn't you say?

        Just some food for thought.
        • fajitamelt, on 06/11/2008, -5/+3I know how airplanes work. But I can't drive one.
        • xkorbin, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Your argument isn't logical, as McCain admitted he has no clue how computers work. He can't operate or understand one.
      • MacEnvy, on 06/11/2008, -1/+6"Did Lincoln use a nuclear bomb? I thought not. Seriously, what does a President need to know anything about nuclear bombs for?"

        The world changes. Those leading the world must keep pace.
        • fajitamelt, on 06/11/2008, -4/+1Those leading the world today need to know how to lead the world from centuries ago.

          It's basically all the same *****.
      • wastelander, on 06/11/2008, -1/+6Did George Washington use a telephone? I thought not.
        Seriously, what does a President NEED a telephone for?

        Did King Ramses know how to read? I thought not.
        Seriously, what does a President NEED reading for?

        Did Bush Jr. have a brain? I thought not.
        Seriously, what does a President NEED a brain for? ..oh wait ..that didn't work out too well did it?
        • Joshuarr, on 06/16/2008, -0/+1Not quite sold -- can I get one more example please?
      • nickvdk, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1A presidential candidate SHOULD have skills more than or equal to an AVERAGE citizen. He/she should be able to drive a car. Solve simple math problems and able to use a computer. A candidate without that knowledge cannot represent the average citizens in that country
    • Smuikas, on 06/11/2008, -0/+5And while McCain doesn't know the first thing about 'em -- Obama at least knows that bubblesort is definitely the wrong way to go when sorting millions of integers!
  • IdigObama, on 06/11/2008, -51/+148He is clueless about more important issues then computers.


    Obama! 08 & 12
    • w00kiekrisp, on 06/11/2008, -3/+26issues more important than computers?
      Blasphemy!
    • kaplanfx, on 06/11/2008, -3/+64Ok, I'll give you Obama 08, but shouldn't you at least wait and see how he performs before calling for a second term?
      • DavidGX, on 06/12/2008, -3/+5Regardless of how bad he does, I'd rather see him in '12 than a republican.
        • UltamateAddict, on 06/12/2008, -7/+2why is that? Ron Paul is much better than Obama, just didn't get the general media's attention. I want Ron Paul '08 and '12 still. Republicans aren't so bad. I like McCain over Obama, why? Because I don't think he has the experience and he definitly lost some respect over that church thing. I probably won't be voting at all, maybe for McCain. Overall, Ron Paul '12!
        • DavidGX, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4"why is that?"

          Because republicans suck.

          "Ron Paul is much better than Obama"

          How's that?

          "I want Ron Paul '08 and '12 still."

          I swear ron paul fanatics are actually worse than the hillary fanatics. He's never going to be president. Just get over it already.

          "Republicans aren't so bad."

          Bush's first and second term say hello.

          "Because I don't think he has the experience"

          What experience? Obama has far more experience doing good for the people of America than McCain has. Nobody can deny the greatness of McCains military service but that doesn't make him a great president. He's got the wrong ideas about.. almost everything.

          "and he definitly lost some respect over that church thing."

          The preachers than McCain has associated himself with are FAR, FAR nuttier than any that Obama has ever been involved with. Who cares what their preachers say, anyway? I'm voting for Obama, not his preacher.

          "I probably won't be voting at all,"

          That's probably for the best.
    • houndeyex, on 06/11/2008, -2/+27I think selling yourself on 2012 is probably a ***** horrible idea. Let's see how he does in 2008, if he goes into office.
    • erichw1504, on 06/11/2008, -11/+1& 16
    • cambob76, on 06/11/2008, -2/+4He is clueless about more important issues.... wait for it.... then COMPUTERS(verb... something something)!!
    • UltamateAddict, on 06/12/2008, -1/+6Ron Paul '12
    • brad3378, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2What do you think about Obama's $845 Billion global poverty act costing more than McCain's War? Which candidate do you think will bankrupt our country faster?

      http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=o ...
      For the record, I don't support either of these big spenders.
      • dellegazze, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1while I don't agree with big spending either way (or government, for that matter), i'd rather end global poverty, than, you know, blow up *****.
  • weavrmom, on 06/11/2008, -12/+301This is why McCain constantly contradicts himself: he apparently doesn't realize that his prior statements and policy pronouncements can be easely googled in a few seconds.
    • garg, on 06/11/2008, -0/+15Only by people who know how to google.
    • marvin69, on 06/11/2008, -15/+9"constantly contradicts himself" = politician

      Obama speaks at a PA town hall praising their governments health care policies. He then travels to CA and points to PA's failing health care policies On The Same Day!

      Just heard it on XM POTUS08. Heard both clips of Obama. Talk about contradictions. They all do it and then they don't do anything the said once in office.
      • MacEnvy, on 06/11/2008, -0/+17I heard it to. The specific policies he praised and denounced were different policies.

        I'm not sure why it's so difficult to understand that an immense project can have both positive and negative aspects.
  • MrSarcasm, on 06/11/2008, -12/+174"I'm illiterate"

    Weeeell he said it himself.
    • marvin69, on 06/11/2008, -11/+5Look at where you graduated (if you ever left your mom's basement) then compare it to where he did. Then factor in his first real job and the results.

      I'm not a fan of the AZ Senator but I do understand he's joking when asked dumb questions.
      • jjcool430, on 06/11/2008, -1/+4Just FYI

        John McCain graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958, I'm sure Computer Apps 101 would have included a stick and a toaster around that time.

        Hell, he RETIRED in 1981, the same year that the IBM PC was released.
      • DigDugDigger, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2We've had enough jokes for the last 8 years.
    • Fludd777, on 06/11/2008, -3/+12What? Graduating from the naval academy 894th out of 899 students?
    • friday1970, on 06/11/2008, -0/+11MrSarcasm, ever read McCain's detailed story of his experience in a prison camp? This is something you truly need to read.

      We may not like his policies, but please, don't lower yourself by disrespecting someone who, even in that prison camp, was considered a hero.

      He was given the chance to be released due to his father's status as a promoted admiral, only to deny it so that others who were there in the prison camp before him, along with the enlisted were release before him. From there, he was beaten nearly for 4 years straight.

      You need to find it in yourself to not lower yourself by disrespecting others.
      • Spliced88, on 06/11/2008, -4/+1Yeah if he would have decided to leave his military career would have been over. At least his captors gave him preferential treatment when McCain collaborated with them. I'd like to see any of you go through what he did an tell the unembellished truth
      • metaliq, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Being a war hero doesn't make you a good president.

        That being said, your point about his non-illiteracy is valid..
    • eviljolly, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1“I am a…illiterate who has to rely on my wife for all the assistance I can get”

      That about sums it up...yeah....
  • Sfenton, on 06/11/2008, -63/+28Since when was being able to use a computer a requirement for being a president? Last time I checked all the previous presidents were able to do their job without the use of a computer. I know it may seem hard to digg, but there are people in the USA have not use a computer or find no need to use one. I remember the stat that 1 in 5 have never emailed before.

    Why can't we actually argue about the issues such as NET NEUTRALITY rather than arguing about his lack of using a computer and sounding like assholes about people who have never used a computer.

    It's like saying I have never used a gun but I can't have an opinion about the second amendment.

    "McCain is senile and senseless, I can't believe he has never used a Xbox360 before or a PS3. Hes probably too old to learn how to use a Wii. Wow I can't believe this guy wants to become our president. Shame on Him." /SARC
    • Dumbledorito, on 06/11/2008, -10/+69"Why can't we actually argue about the issues such as NET NEUTRALITY..."

      Because the Republican candidate doesn't know a ***** thing about computers.
      • Sfenton, on 06/11/2008, -2/+4Well he obviously understands the conservative policy of less government intervention.
        "His take: there should be as little government regulation of broadband as possible. The market should be allowed to solve the Net-neutrality issue: 'When you control the pipe you should be able to get profit from your investment.'"

        "I’m all for the government encouraging competition, but I’ve found over time that less government involvement is better. Unless there is a clear-cut, unequivocal restraint of competition, the government should stay out of it. These things will sort themselves out. "

        We need a government that should stay out of our lives as much as posible
        • suttercain, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2"Well he obviously understands the conservative policy of less government intervention. "

          Except when it comes to abortion, the legalization of drugs and also homosexual marriage. Hmm... the Republican conundrum, less government except in personal freedom issues, we through that statement out the door.

          Vote Libertarian... of wait, Bob Barr's a douche too. I am voting for "Nobody!"
    • mechnoch, on 06/11/2008, -5/+27Ok, so given the fact that he does not know how to use a computer, we can infer that he probably doesn't understand how the internet really works. How can you expect him to make responsible and intelligent executive decisions on issues like NET NEUTRALITY when he probably can't understand the jargon?

      Also, I think that people who don't understand how to use a gun, should avoid second-amendment arguments. You can have your opinion, sure, but it's just that, opinion.
    • Lagger, on 06/11/2008, -8/+34Being able to use a computer is pretty much a requirement to work at McDonalds.

      and no;
      it's like saying You don't know what a gun is or does - and you want to make an opinion.
    • retr0grade, on 06/11/2008, -9/+5Your point is a good one, but it doesn't make Johnnie Walnuts any less of an anachronism.
    • thetzfreak, on 06/11/2008, -13/+7I'm gonna have to agree with Sfenton here, guys. Just think about it... we're not in a monarchy here; it's not just him running the country. He has many helpers, and I'm quite sure at least one of them can handle a little "computer illiterate" problem. This doesn't make him a bad candidate at all, and won't cause America to suffer. I'm upset he is getting bad publicity because of such an unimportant thing.
      • jboettcher, on 06/11/2008, -3/+3what if he'd never taken the time to learn how to drive?? Would that reflect any differently? Just wondering....
    • Jo9100, on 06/11/2008, -5/+12jo9100: never used a gun, know what it does
      John McCain: never used a computer, with absolutely no idea on net neutrality

      your comparison is rubbish
    • licnyc, on 06/11/2008, -1/+13"Since when was being able to use a computer a requirement for being a president? "

      Are you high?!?! How is that even a serious question? Who gives a flying fig about net neutrality, how could you possibly vote for a person who doesn't even know how to use a computer. A 6 year olds know how to use a computer, the terrorist are using computers, you are using a computer. Its 2008 for the love of Christ.

      Personally I am voting for the guy who can send a email when he needs to get a message of importance to a foreign diplomat. But thats just me, I am silly in assuming the president of the US is suppose to be a competent intelligent and savvy person.
      • Latimer, on 06/11/2008, -8/+4"The terrorists are using computers"

        Yeah because part of what our next President will be doing is manning a supercomputer from the hours of 2 AM - 4 AM every night in order to combat the terrorists in cyber land.
        • licnyc, on 06/11/2008, -1/+5yeah nice try- how about making informed decisions and being part of the 21st century. The fact is not knowing how to use a computer is incompetence no matter how you may try to shift focus and blow the argument out of proportion.
        • FrenchAnarchy, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1But dontcha know, all my Republicans say McCain will stop every terrorist act with a blink of an eye!
    • ...---..., on 06/11/2008, -1/+10Being able to read is also not a requirement of the presidency - nor is the ability to do simple addition. But... would you elect a guy that couldn't do these common things?
    • Gemfinder, on 06/11/2008, -1/+6Like another poster said, if he didn't know a pixel from a hole in the ground, and was clued-in on everything else, this wouldn't be an issue. Computer illiteracy is easily amended.

      But given McCain's general temperament and his apparent mental state, he's probably clueless for keeps, as in "Doesn't know, doesn't wanna know."

      Do you really want a President who doesn't understand 80% of the people he's governing? And yes, he'd be a pushover to the anti-Net Neutrality brigade.

      And since he's a Republican (read: anarchic capitalism), during his tenure we'd probably see the 'Net completely monopolized by...take your pick. Fox News? Comcast (with the ***** customer service record in corporate America)? Walmart?!?
      Wanna pay $299.99/month for Internet service — and only be able to access "recommended sites" that spoon-feed you what they want you to see and nothing else, regularly crash your machine three times an hour and are riddled with sloppy code?

      It would happen, Amigo. The monopolists in media would salivate at the thought of a clueless President who wouldn't know bugger about what they're doing right under his nose. And they'd have free rein to shaft the Buying Public because nobody at the top level would lift a finger against them.

      Illiteracy is illiteracy. He doesn't have to use a computer if he doesn't care to, but for the sake of our personal lives let him be at least conversant when his aides and Congress warn him about a massive hacker attack, rampant censorship or a hostile takeover in the corporate sector.
      • sassip, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3Gem, I agree. I had a friend who was 87 when I taught him to use a computer. He was by no means proficient, but he did have a curiosity about the emerging world around him. I would think that is a pretty useful attitude for a president of the US.
    • anbublackops, on 06/11/2008, -6/+1It's funny how biased Diggers are. Any anti-Obama or pro-McCain comment is buried in seconds.

      • getsk3wled, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3you don't get it do you?
        it's not that it's anti-mccain. it's that the person in question [mccain] is ignorant and he's TRYING TO BE OUR PRESIDENT.
        yes, we diggers have a PROBLEM with someone who's illiterate and trying to run our country.
        it's funny how much you don't care about what this means to americans. oh wait, i meant depressing.
        • anbublackops, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1You say American like I'm not one. You say illiterate like he can't read. I think people should be able to voice their opinions without being buried into the ground.
        • mechnoch, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1McCain himself said "I'm illiterate" when he was asked what kind of computer he used. RTFA. (Or WTFV, rather.) In the 21st century, being computer illiterate is almost as bad as being book illiterate.
    • thetzfreak, on 06/11/2008, -3/+2Ok, what about everything else this man has gone through? Putting computers aside, this guy has a ***** more experience in politics than Obama. I'd say that his experience is worth 1000 times more than knowing how to use a computer (which, like I said, can just be handled by someone else, not necessarily him...).
      • abby11, on 06/12/2008, -1/+1WRONG!TRY AGAIN LATER
      • btattersall, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2As Obama has stated countless times, there was never an administration with more political experience than the second Bush white house...

        That is of course, the first term, before most of them were fired, arrested, summoned, questioned, or forced to quit to avoid scrutiny.

        I would say that having a strong understanding of prevailing cultural forces, and the ways and means of the people would have as much, if not more importance for a candidate to the presidency.
      • mechnoch, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1I offer the converse argument. Obama has a firm grasp on reality, and has a clear vision of what the future holds. I believe that this is 10^1000 times more important than 'experience in politics', since Obama can surround himself with people who have more 'experience in politics' to get the ***** done that he knows needs to get done. Obama has enough experience in politics to know how the system works. He has a law degree and taught at Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago before becoming an Illinois state senator, and then a US senator. He's been studying politics for pretty much his entire life, and knows how politics works. McCain, on the other hand, has been in racking up 'experience in politics' for his entire life, and doesn't even know how the modern world (ie computers) function.

        That's why I'm voting for Obama. He gets it.
    • flumkin, on 06/12/2008, -1/+4You can't argue with sfenton.

      The bar is pretty low for conservatives these days. Republican candidates only have to be smarter than a hamster for their party to support them. Bush proved that.
    • grungegbunny, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Maybe you should use a gun before forming an opinion on the 2nd amendment.
  • rebrane, on 06/11/2008, -9/+101Leadership for the early 20th century has arrived at last!
    • shoook, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3I can't wait to switch over and start working on a Mrs. McCain as well.
  • whiterice0, on 06/11/2008, -27/+8That's pretty funny. He's such a likeable, down-to-earth guy.
    • EvilGunOwner, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1"No-no-no-no-no-no-no."
      "No-no-no-no-no-no-no."
      "Was that a motorboat?"
  • Tag89, on 06/11/2008, -12/+3In all fairness he's probably the last person you'd see on facebook. Mock-up, anyone?
  • ahatter, on 06/11/2008, -15/+27Notice he doesn't say 'computer illiterate' he says
    'I am a illiterate' and favorite movie Viva Zapata?
    Really showing his age in that interview..
    • jdhoover, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2Yeah, but Zapata, Steinbeck... can't really fault the writing at least... off topic, sure...
    • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -6/+1Show some respect, asshat. Age doesn't imply uselessness. Hitchcock films are all incredibly old, and they're amazing.
      • sassip, on 06/11/2008, -1/+2Some folks age... some just - get old.
        • dafunkmonster, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1And others are just born...stupid.

          your point?
        • peterdangit, on 06/12/2008, -0/+0You tell us, you're the bright one...
    • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -7/+2Wait, someone who supports BOTH Obama and Ron Paul is insulting a candidate's intelligence? Oh, that's rich.
    • narcofiche, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2I was hoping someone would have said their favorite movie was The Passion of Christ.
    • Kzoo, on 06/11/2008, -1/+0Generally, wisdom comes with age; age by itself shouldn't be an issue (except -maybe- if the candidate is so old that dying during his term is a real concern, even without the added stress of the job). That's why there's a -minimum- age limit for the president and not a maximum.
  • timsline, on 06/11/2008, -16/+28Ask him where he thinks the words on the teleprompters come from.
    • fakekevinrose, on 06/11/2008, -3/+8a quantum rape machine
    • po43292, on 06/11/2008, -1/+6Go ***** yourself San Diego.
    • Paul101590, on 06/11/2008, -2/+2Who are you talking to?
    • H1tchh1k3r, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1A wizard constantly updates it.
    • krc1, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Shhhhhhhhhh......he thinks God floats them in the air for him.
    • Armageddon3k, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1"I can't read this... those are not words!"
  • mazerrackham, on 06/11/2008, -10/+276I'd respect him more if he campaigned in a top hat and monocle. You know he wants to.
    • Spartycus, on 06/11/2008, -0/+19Despite my dislike of him politically, that would be f-in awesome!
      We need to bring back top hats and monocles!
    • ChokingVictims, on 06/11/2008, -0/+13That would make him an elitist.
    • yohnstoppable, on 06/11/2008, -0/+13He needs a twirly mustache to go along with it.
    • Gemfinder, on 06/11/2008, -1/+7Steampunk President! [laughing]
      Let's get him a brocade waistcoat and pocket watch, too!
    • stfucupcake, on 06/11/2008, -0/+8And a silver-tipped black cane.

      I'm flooded with images of the 'Putting on the Ritz' dance scene from Young Frankenstein.... :)

    • tyywebb, on 06/11/2008, -0/+7http://classytrilogy.ytmnd.com/
    • warlokaz2004, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2and an ascot and a cigarette holder!
    • userperson, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3Yeah ... but who doesn't?
    • praetoriansword, on 06/12/2008, -0/+5Monopoly Guy/Mr. Peanut 2008!
    • TheFinaleofSeem, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Professor Fate/Max in 2008! PUSH THE BUTTON, MAX!
    • Gemfinder, on 06/13/2008, -0/+1Don't let's forget the spats!
    • agentsarahjane, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1I love it! I could see the whole outfit coming together... he would change his name to Oswald Cobblepot and have hench-penguins....
  • rufusdog, on 06/11/2008, -15/+44If he isn't smart enough to figure out how Cindy connects to AOL then how the hell is he going to run our country? Throwing temper tantrums and threatening people will only get him so far.
    • ChokingVictims, on 06/11/2008, -1/+7The thought of AOL makes me think of the sound of dial up connecting which feels a little like nails on a chalkboard.
    • marvin69, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4Could Bill Clinton do this? He was unable to open e-mail and had to have them printed out. Hell GWB can do that!
      • dellegazze, on 06/12/2008, -0/+0He can't open them, just delete them.
    • ender7074, on 06/11/2008, -5/+0Funny... this country ran for a couple of hundred years without computers. I think it would survive just fine with a leader thats not computer literate. More elitism from the libs. No suprise there.
      • Flashypoo, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Wrong. This isn't liberal elitism. It's 2008. Basic computer skills should now be required for a job like being the U.S. President.
      • worthy215, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Yeah but todays world is different than the world for the past hundred years. Todays world is dominated by technology so wouldn't be important for the leader of country to understand a tool that is probably used in almost every aspect of his job.
    • joegibes, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1It's easy; just goggle it on ALO.
  • mywhitenoise, on 06/11/2008, -11/+30Every time I see a picture of him I think "Man...that is one old mother *****!". He looks like the dying man at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
    • inigomntoya, on 06/11/2008, -6/+1You are going to need to supply a link. I never got to the end of that too damn long space movie...
      • fireinhole8, on 06/11/2008, -1/+4wow...that's...just wow. go watch it now you failure of a nerd.
    • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -2/+1Wow. I've come to the conclusion that diggers have neither class nor taste in film.
    • CrunchyDeluxe, on 06/11/2008, -5/+2Please. People thought that Reagan was too old... and he turned out to be one of the best presidents in our nations history. Ageism will get you nowhere.
      • mywhitenoise, on 06/11/2008, -2/+1Dude, the guy is SEVENTY ONE YEARS OLD. He'll be 75 by the time he's out of office (if he isn't dead by then).
        Age isn't the only reason I'm against him, though I'm more inclined to agree with the views of a younger person, than a senile old man.
        • CrunchyDeluxe, on 06/11/2008, -1/+2Seventy one... and your point is? Whatever happened to respecting ones elders, anyway? The guy has seventy one years of experience behind him. As long as he's got a decent head on his shoulders (which I firmly believe he does), then there is no reason to be afraid of him.

          By the way, he shows absolutely no signs of senile dementia.
        • Technohamster, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3He called his wife a ***** and said we should give hot water bottles to dehydrated babies.
      • asdfkane, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2How has no one attacked the ridiculous premise of this comment?? (The "greatness" of Reagan's presidency)

        I swear to God, if you're going to make me dig through my links to debug the notion that Reagan caused the collapse of the USSR...............(1) grain prices, everyone starved (2) OPEC sanctions due do Russia pumping over quota driving down gas prices globally.

        Period.
  • newstart, on 06/11/2008, -37/+26McCain has a very good chance of winning because he is White and Obama is not. Like it or not, there are racist bastards out there who still cannot accept a Black man as their president and most of them live in West Virginia, ASS#$@#$@
    • mywhitenoise, on 06/11/2008, -9/+16Doubt it. Obama is going to win, no contest.
    • forcedfx, on 06/11/2008, -7/+6They'd all vote republican anyway.
      • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2How can you be sure? It was only 70 or so years ago that the Democratic party was keeping blacks out of the primary process by calling themselves a "private club".
    • ligyron, on 06/11/2008, -4/+4Naa, if McCain wins it wouldn't be because he's white. It'd be because Americans are scared of change and the same reason they elected George Bush twice
      • ender7074, on 06/11/2008, -2/+0Or maybe they dont want the "change" that Obama is offering. I, personally, have no use for expanding government control over my life, pouring tons of money down the sinkhole that is the global warming farce, and having my taxes raised by around 20%. Maybe thats why people wont vote for him.
    • skidooer, on 06/11/2008, -1/+3But McCain is balding. I've read before that the public would never vote in a president that didn't have a full head of hair. Then again, I've also heard they would never vote in a black person or a woman.

      Maybe the speculation from years ago that Bush would somehow get a third term will come true. It's the only option.
    • reaper527, on 06/11/2008, -6/+2then factor in the people who legitimately don't like obama's tax and spend policies. obama is screwed ;)
    • Taiyoryu, on 06/11/2008, -1/+4half-black

      /fixed
      • r00tus3r, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2It's weird how someone with a white parent and a black parent is just accepted as black and nothing else. It's as if the fact that his mother is white is completely ignored.
        • JayTee44, on 06/11/2008, -1/+0...Not to mention that his white mother gave him an excellent upbringing
    • Albear89, on 06/11/2008, -1/+3Obama's not black. He's Bi < --- =p
    • MattB123, on 06/11/2008, -1/+8Those are probably the same people who see being computer illiterate as a plus.
      Computers are "elitist" and possibly the tools of the devil.
    • Spartycus, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3Racist or not, if the entire state of WV votes McCain, that still leaves 49 other states...
    • DaDrake, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Hasn't WV been control by democrats since Regan?
    • buddhistMonkey, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1West Virginia only has 5 electoral votes.
  • monsieurginger, on 06/11/2008, -12/+49Would you want an old fart picking up the phone at 3:00 AM?
    • jzuska, on 06/11/2008, -1/+46As long as he's already up to pee, might as well.
    • rhodesman, on 06/11/2008, -1/+283:00AM!!??? That's early morning to him, try calling him at 8:00PM, see if he answers then!!!
      • atomic811, on 06/11/2008, -2/+1as long as it wasn't a silent but deadly one.
  • Funpolice2050, on 06/11/2008, -14/+429McCain is a douchebag. I can say this because I know he won't be reading it.
    • blakecr, on 06/11/2008, -0/+15This is my favorite so far. Keep up the good work!
    • userperson, on 06/11/2008, -3/+2True, but they're all douche bags. Win a popularity contest -- boss everybody else around.
    • DroppedGT, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4Yeah, but his wife might. Well apparently she would be more likely*
      • AzureRise, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1He'll make his wife reply to the post with a stuttering temper tantrum!
    • parrothead87, on 07/01/2008, -0/+0LMAO. I seriously just laughed really, really hard out loud. About your comment & the one about him being the "old *****" at the end of Space Odyssey". Hahaha. McCain is old as hell & can't use a computer. That's as funny as Bush not being able to read.
  • Philmer, on 06/11/2008, -9/+85are you one the desktop sir?
    yeah
    so open up the file
    wait, i gotta get back off, i hit my head against the ceiling lamp.
    ...
  • OffPiste, on 06/11/2008, -13/+27Makes one think about ALL the politicians that can't or don't use a computer. Clinton is famous for being computer illiterate. Somehow he always got a pass though. The most liberal leaning members on the Supreme Court don't own computers or answering machines because they can't figure them out.

    The truth is that older people give up wanting to learn new technology once they hit 50.
    • haxsk8, on 06/11/2008, -7/+3Yes the truth.
      Over-generalizations and Reality with a capital R. Absolutist truths. Every old person is the same.
      • OffPiste, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2Works for the Left when describing ANY Conservative. They never get called on it. I thought I'd try it on for size.
    • jdhoover, on 06/11/2008, -2/+9Yeah, but Clinton's VP invented the Internet... shows why Clinton got the free pass, right?
    • mabs0, on 06/11/2008, -1/+6Computers weren't nearly as important as they are now when Clinton was elected. Same goes for all the members on the Supreme Court. Besides, hate to point out the obvious, but as important as being on the SC might be, it's not the same as running a country.
    • kerowack, on 06/11/2008, -1/+3You're a moron if you actually believe that the reason that a lot of the Supreme Court justices don't use computers or answering machines is because they can't figure them out.
    • Oea420, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4What are you talking about? Do you take bong tokes with Supreme Court justices while discussing their computer literacy?

      Less old people bashing imo

      My gramps is the reason I got INTO computers, the internet, et al...

      He was pirating stuff off BBS's when you were most likely in diapers!

      And guess what? He's 76 and still using computers. He reads Slashdot almost daily, I have him on my instant messenger...

      give me a break
      • peterdangit, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1Cool grandpa!
      • UglyBunny, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Yeah its not the age, its the willingness to explore new technology vs. stay in your old ways. McCain's politics and actions have mirrored this attitude.
    • pyg13, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4Yep, 62 and still going strong. Of course I don't spend all that much time on Digg, Slate, and Wired...it cuts into my CS:S time! ;-)
    • agentsarahjane, on 06/15/2008, -0/+1My grandparents are McCain's age (in their 70's) and definitely use a computer. I know so many folks in their age group who can and DO use a computer just fine. That being said, the rest who do not use one don't have an interest in it ... it's understandable because it's not easy learning to use them long ago, however today's computers are more user friendly and don't require too much in the way of technical know-how and so many community colleges, community centers etc teach people how to use the computer. The avoidance in spite of these resources and advances looks to me that they do not want to have any part of what the world now offers and have no interest in trying anything new. Computers are a sign that the world has changed and McCain is trying to hold onto old fears and beliefs.
  • urbanight23, on 06/11/2008, -5/+13well, at least we dont have to worry about his finger on the button....wont know how to use it.
  • Dumbledorito, on 06/11/2008, -6/+127Don't worry; He'll have Ted "series of tubes" Stevens to advise him.
    • sulthernao, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4Alaska is going to kick him out this year. So yeah probably.
      • digitallysick, on 06/11/2008, -1/+2At least Ted tries, thats all that matters
  • jphillips1, on 06/11/2008, -9/+12Dugg for blowing my mind... Not only can he not use a computer, but A Street Car Named Desire is one of his favorite movies? Serenity now.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 06/11/2008, -8/+4He probably wanted to name one of those new flicks the kids talk about. He was born in the 1930's FFS.
    • owenkun, on 06/11/2008, -4/+11I hear he likes that newfangled "Charleston" dance too. What a whippersnapper.
    • RRJackson, on 06/11/2008, -0/+16Have you ever seen, "A Streetcar Named Desire"? Know anything about Method Acting? Brando played Stanley Kowalski in the Broadway production of the play, where his acting drew the attention of everyone who saw the show. Later he starred in the movie and it went on to win four Academy Awards and establish Brando. That started a whole generation of actors dedicated to The Method, including people like Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman. In a very real sense, you could say that "A Streetcar Named Desire" was indirectly responsible for movies not sucking in the 70's. Because those Method actors brought a sense of realism to their work that hadn't really been part of the Hollywood aesthetic before they came along.

      Yeah...silly old man. He likes old people movies.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1A0p0F_iH8
      • Dumbledorito, on 06/11/2008, -5/+1So will it come as a complete shock to him that movies are now in color?
      • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -0/+9Thank you! You are the only digger I've come across who has good taste in movies, and understands what makes a quality film. All these ignorant sons of bitches talking about "well if it isn't in 1080p, i want nothing to do with it, omg, B&W FTL" were starting to piss me off.
      • jphillips1, on 06/11/2008, -3/+1Thank you Wilford Brimley.
    • badger500, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2And he sees Viva Zapata!, Streetcar Named Desire, and On the Waterfront as somehow comprising a "trilogy". Huh?
      • RRJackson, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3Well, they're all Elia Kazan movies. I don't see a real connection there other than that, but all of Kazan's films from that era were kind of thematically intertwined, so maybe there's something I'm not picking up on. Kazan isn't exactly a popular name in Hollywood because he cooperated with HUAC in the 50's. In fact, the Academy honored him in 1999 and there were protests outside the venue. The WGA issued a letter condemning the Academy for honoring him. It actually got really ugly. He died a few years later and there were even people with signs and stuff outside his funeral. Despite that, his style is unmistakable. He almost always worked with method actors and he never seemed to fall back on convention.

        One of my favorite movies of all time is a Kazan film called, "Wild River" that was finally released as a Region 2 DVD a couple of years ago, but still hasn't been released here in the States. It's about a TVA project to build a dam. Montgomery Clift plays a TVA official who comes to clear people off the land that will be flooded by the project. We see newsreel footage at the opening of the movie showing how violently the area floods every year, so the audience understands that the displacement to new homes is probably in the best interests of the locals. But we also see how hard it is on them to abandon their lives. Kazan doesn't give anyone an easy way out. Basically the movie just shows how progress and change tears up lives sometimes and you don't get to feel better by making the TVA man evil or the locals saints. In fact, my sympathies went back and forth through the whole thing the first time I saw it. Kazan's work was like that.
  • retr0grade, on 06/11/2008, -5/+38He should embrace it- make is new slogan "Vote for me- I'm OLD!"

    He doesn't need a computer to attract the chicks, he just ties an onion in his belt, it was the style of the time.
    • owenkun, on 06/11/2008, -0/+23I paid 50 bees for that onion.
    • Albear89, on 06/11/2008, -0/+12Local man shouts at cloud.
    • yohnstoppable, on 06/11/2008, -0/+4You couldn't get white onions, because of the war. All you could get were those big yellow ones...
    • ender7074, on 06/11/2008, -6/+0So we should vote for someone because he's young? What an even dumber opinion. There in poor english so I dont have to make you think.
  • jstohler, on 06/11/2008, -11/+13He can't use a computer, but he sure as hell knows how to push The Button.
  • cavie2002, on 06/11/2008, -15/+10But he does know how to use the wheel because he invented it
    • icebane, on 06/11/2008, -2/+1True, he has been around long enough...
  • jzuska, on 06/11/2008, -20/+5Great. I don't know how to use Obama's Learjet.
    • Jareth86, on 06/11/2008, -0/+8Learjet? I don't have one of those! Why, Obama must be one of them damn elitists I've been hearing about!
    • buddhistMonkey, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1One thing John McCain DOES know about is jets. He uses his wife Cindy's corporate jet for his campaign, even though he has to exploit a loophole in his own campaign finance reform legislation to do it. Of course, he put that loophole in there himself, so that he could skirt the letter of the law for his own benefit.

      http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/us/politics/27pl ...
  • btraxx, on 06/11/2008, -10/+21McCain not knowing how to use a computer + Digg = Sit back and watch the comments flow in.
  • saqer, on 06/11/2008, -35/+12who the ***** cares...

    you people pretend that the president the one responsible for net neutrality and that it takes an experienced computer user to understand those types of issues...

    buried
    • saqer, on 06/11/2008, -12/+5bury me..

      it only goes to show...u diggers are just a bunch of sensationalists waiting for the next anti-[insert name, idea, etc] article to digg
      • MadCactus, on 06/11/2008, -2/+2You're free to add your own sensationalist articles to Digg, ya know. And while you're at it, you can add a completely inflammatory title to said article as well. YAY DIGG!
      • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -1/+1Yea, I'm about ready to block digg from my router, effective until december.
    • katieedwards, on 06/11/2008, -5/+6Net neutrality is not the only issue here. People are commenting on the fact that one of the presidential candidates is so out of touch with the times that he can't even operate a computer. The Internet has a huge presence in the media and the daily lives of the people. How many people do you know in high up positions anywhere that have no computer skills?
      • saqer, on 06/11/2008, -4/+1u pretend as if it's too late for him to learn and that he can never learn...
        • katieedwards, on 06/11/2008, -2/+2On his abundance of free time???
          Just like my grandma did???
          Just sayin'
        • HowboutBBQribs, on 06/11/2008, -1/+1I would expect the leader of the country to already possess these skills, not be learning them during his presidency :. Not having basic computer skills in this day in age is not acceptable unless he plans on being just a regular average joe senior. Not that all seniors are computer illiterate.
  • Dil11, on 06/11/2008, -4/+87Time to call the video professor Mr. McCain
    • lordgibbon, on 06/11/2008, -1/+29McCain / Video Professor '08
    • TheVirus, on 06/11/2008, -1/+2Should do a campaign to get the discs sent to him; much like the nuts/Jericho campaign.
    • solid12345, on 06/11/2008, -1/+12Please, try my product!
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      • sagien, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1You need to say 'product' at least 15 more times for your comment to be viable.
  • NJPENSO, on 06/11/2008, -24/+19huffingtonpost.com sure knows how to milk obama-loving digg crazys for page views.
  • owenkun, on 06/11/2008, -11/+20See, this is McCain showing us how he's not a namby-pamby ELITIST like Mr. Barack "Osama" Obama! ^_^
    • peterdangit, on 06/12/2008, -0/+0Or the rest of us reading this...
  • GorfTron, on 06/11/2008, -5/+42He drank too muck hot bottled water.
  • astronautje, on 06/11/2008, -9/+11Holy crap this is going on and on and on and on, why are we even supporting and funding this idiot????
    • frisk415, on 06/11/2008, -1/+3*****, man I'm not.
    • parrothead87, on 07/01/2008, -0/+0I'm not funding this fossil! Just carrying on in the madness because it's 1,30am & can't sleep. I only support one man and that man's Dr. Ron Paul!!!
  • Inohavehalos, on 06/11/2008, -5/+13...and promises that we WILL bring down those nazi bastards!
    • Gemfinder, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3Nazis? No, he's talking about those pesky Saracens and Huns.
  • NinjaPig, on 06/11/2008, -17/+11Maybe he uses Linux and doesn't want to admit it!!!
    GIVE HIM A CHANCE GUYS!!
    • john2kx, on 06/11/2008, -5/+2title says he doesn't know how to use a computer..
      One would think that would encompass all operating systems, no?
    • buenit, on 06/11/2008, -1/+8One would think you would pick up on sarcasm, no?
    • coreyb42, on 06/11/2008, -2/+1Yeah, if he used Linux, he would have said the word "Microshaft" at least once, and spewed out a diatribe about open source being the best thing ever. I don't think I've ever met anyone who's ashamed of using Linux...
    • HowboutBBQribs, on 06/11/2008, -0/+3Lol wow guys, he clearly was joking, note the obnoxious caps.
  • twoifbysea, on 06/11/2008, -14/+2At least he can bowl more than a 30...

    I'm sure Obama is a real l33t hacker......
  • Jareth86, on 06/11/2008, -14/+195Ron Paul uses windows. Where is your god now?
    • Godlike, on 06/11/2008, -24/+15Ron Paul = Irrelevant.
    • Callik, on 06/11/2008, -8/+36Well technically speaking he only said PC without mention of OS. So it could be linux! Really!

      >.>

      • imbob, on 06/11/2008, -1/+16becasue its free ;)


        get it????
        libertarians=freedom???
        ummmmm nvm
      • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -2/+16No. Ron Paul uses windows. I would bet my life on it.

        And no, using linux does not make you cool. If it did, you'd be getting laid right now instead of commenting on a digg video showing old white guys explaining their favorite hardware platform.
      • nebkiwi, on 06/12/2008, -0/+1dream on..
    • ronaldst, on 06/11/2008, -2/+34McCain is a Mac user. I mean Apple told us, in their TV ads, that Mac users can't do video, plug cables and turn things on.
      • dafunkmonster, on 06/11/2008, -3/+10I'm torn between digging you up or buring you.

        But, you insulted mac users. I must therefore digg you up.
      • meishme, on 06/11/2008, -0/+7MACcain
      • flip0615, on 06/12/2008, -1/+0Go have fun with Vista you whores....

        Windows < Mac

        Steve Jobs has got all technology on lock down.
        O wait...gotta go play with my iPhone.
    • AnarkeIncarnate, on 06/11/2008, -1/+5He said he has a PC not that he doesn't know how to use *Nix
    • ssawyer06, on 06/11/2008, -12/+13Anyone who still supports Ron Paul doesn't realize that he doesn't believe in evolution.
      • s1mph0ny, on 06/12/2008, -1/+4Yeah, that's what I look for in a president. Who gives a ***** about international politics, we should interview everyone over historical politics.

        Mr. Obama, do you believe that Abraham Lincoln was justified in invading the south when their secession didn't involve slavery?
    • nebkiwi, on 06/11/2008, -0/+8I was under the impression that on digg, Steve Jobs is God.. ah well, my bad.
      • ZeRux, on 06/11/2008, -4/+7He was...back in the days when digg was mainly a tech-news website. Today, digg is mainly a pro-Obama political website.
    • DutchGuilder, on 06/11/2008, -0/+5Dugg for the Conan reference, whether intentional or not.
    • waterdrop, on 06/11/2008, -1/+4What's wrong with using Windows?
      • etoreo, on 06/11/2008, -0/+2Everything, unless you like playing the latest video games on a machine that's simple to setup for an every-day user.

        ~A Linux and Windows user
    • RussellDovey, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Of course he uses Windows - San Andreas runs slower on WINE.
      • pensel, on 06/12/2008, -0/+0LOL good one!



        edit: oh wait none of that is funny.
    • Gioleb, on 06/12/2008, -0/+9***** you, I'm an anteater!
  • mdmiamifl, on 06/11/2008, -23/+7Honestly, who cares if he can't use a computer?! Does that really matter in leading this country? Ask yourselves that.
    • mabs0, on 06/11/2008, -2/+10Yes, it does matter. Think about it. The simplest job today requires that you have some minimal computer skills. With the complexity of today's world, can you imagine the President of US attempting to run the country using the good-old pen and paper style?
    • Grova, on 06/11/2008, -1/+1Uh....are you serious?

      Oh, I get it. That was sarcasm.
    • licnyc, on 06/11/2008, -1/+4Counter terrorist expert: President McCain- the terroris