*****McCain Admits He Doesn't Know How To Use A Computer****
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Unelectable.
And this guy wants to be POTUS?
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Banned
and this matters because???
are you guys serious right about now???
half of adults cant deal with computers.. they might know the basic stuff but they still function in society..
just cuase your life revolves around computers doesnt mean others didnt live without it and others cant currently live without it.
are you guys serious right about now???
half of adults cant deal with computers.. they might know the basic stuff but they still function in society..
just cuase your life revolves around computers doesnt mean others didnt live without it and others cant currently live without it.
are YOU serious. This is a leader here, not Aunt Wanda who just bought her computer from Best Buy just to have one. Shouldn't you be growing, and educating yourself as time changes? I don't want a Senator who can't operate a computer, let alone a President. This ain't about half of adults. Half of adults aren't running to be the president of the "free world."
I would love to be in his position to not know but still be informed. It is a wonderful thing to have people at your beck and call when you need information.
My mom doesn't know how to use the computer either. She says "thats why I send three sons to college"
Learning how to use a computer is not high level. There are lots of CEOs running major companies who don't know to use a computer and have no interest. That's what underlings are for.
Why bother to worry about using a computer when you have a whole country to dig up the relevant information and bring it to you. When you need something typed you have your secretary type it. Shit you have your secretary find what ever information you need and bring it to you. If the information is on the laptop she can just bring it to your desk and show you or project it on the projection screen in the office.
Come on people stop thinking so small.
As the President, wouldn't you WANT to know? Shouldn't you WANT to know? Maybe it's just me, but I want to grow with the times. I don't feel comfortable being in the dark. As a President, you wouldn't want to know?
cosign. now in twenty years if a presidential candidate is computer illiterate I can see it being an issue but for an old ass man who didn't have computers growing up.....it isn't really an issue in my opinion. Fuck him anyways though.
Just because you can operate a computer doesn't make you smart, just look at some of the posts made by people on this very site! That being said, the leader of the free world doesn't need to look at porn, download free music or buy stuff from TigerDirect.com he just needs to be able to protect America from attacks and carry out our rights as laid out in the Constitution, neither of which requires a computer!
A lot of people might be surprised to learn that people were able to function without computers, cell phones, pdas or ipods, go figure!
and?????????????????? i'm sure not many people his age do.
That's if he isn't already using "adult diapers"
Yeah, and that's fine if you live in the 20th century . . ya see . . . . . we live in the 21st Century . . . see, we need somebody who is in tune with the current generation . . . and anybody who's not a retard would KNOW THAT!!!
A couple of years back when I used to work at the Help Desk for a bank consisting of 120,000 employees worldwide, it was always the same 50 dumbfucks calling about something being wrong with their computer, most of them upper management positions. I felt like telling them....."Its not the computer...ITS YOU!!"
I told one dude to press the power button on their desktop.......dude press the monitor's power button...WTF
And he gets upset when people say he's out of touch?
Just WOW!
Just WOW!
I love those people. You get paid big bucks to help them do simple shit.
A couple of years back when I used to work at the Help Desk for a bank consisting of 120,000 employees worldwide, it was always the same 50 dumbfucks calling about something being wrong with their computer, most of them upper management positions. I felt like telling them....."Its not the computer...ITS YOU!!"
I told one dude to press the power button on their desktop.......dude press the monitor's power button...WTF
I don't think the concern is, does he have the skills to use a computer but:
1. Does he want to stay abreast of the current times, trends, and solutions inherently required for the office he is seeking. One can not consider themselves literate when there skills do not address the demands and requirements of the time.
2. The obvious disadvantage it creates to have to rely on others for every bit of information. Not having computer skills or even average computer-user literacy does not make a person incompetent, but lacking these skills seriously handicaps a persons abilities to be affective in there duties and current in there knowledge base with respect to those duties. Specifically for McCain it makes it nearly impossible for him to reconcile any of the information / instructions being given to him by the countless number of minions around him if he is not computer literate.
I mean damn, if this is not the epitome of cronyism, are we going to elect another below average, C- student, to the highest office in the country!!!!!!!
Imagine him giving a speech
"To help stimulate the economy, I propose...uh hold on America...I uh...had a little accident. Can I get a little assistance here? Ima need some new depends."
EXACTLY.
Ol Johnny may not be Bush part 2 but he aint too far away either. He's a war hero. POW. Veteran arrogance is his swagger. His heart and soul are never lacking but his ability to staff off these concerns about his age and mental state are shining through.
Truth is, not a one of those cats are as smart as Clinton or Hillary let alone Obama.
The key is having an intelligence that is measurable beyond and besides your wisdom. Keeping up with technology and knowing about economics and listening to the younguns is what we need right now.
This is a key issue. Watch the legs on it.
oNE
You guys think OUR PRESIDENT doesn't need to KNOW how to use modern technology?
Are you serious? THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
See, in my opinion this type of mindset is EXACTLY WHY...
- USA is SO far behind other countries in terms of technological advances.
- there are SO MANY problems with the govt's infrastucture.
- our schools are falling apart.
- a 'C'-level student becomes POTUS.
Because 'mediocrity' is HIGHLY acceptable by MANY U.S. citizens.
Since they also believe in 'trickle down' leadership, the underlings are MUCH less efficient than the boss.
Then the 'bosses' surround themselves with 'YES MEN' ... instead of 'competent' professionals.
Do you think the political leaders of Japan DO NOT know how to use a computer?
Why should Japan's leaders be 'computer literate', but OUR OWN POTUS does NOT have to meet the same 'basic standard'? That's crazy.
At the very least, McCain should have asked AL Gore for some Powerpoint lessons
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On a side note ... I personally can't stand when people say "I don't even know where the POWER button is on a computer ..."
Coming from people who actually know what the fuck they're doing, and can get by surfing the 'net at moderate capacity.
Coming from people who actually know what the fuck they're doing, and can get by surfing the 'net at moderate capacity.
The President(and any representative) is supposed to be EXCEPTIONAL. I dont expect him to be able to script LUA but to not be able to use a computer period? Thats pathetic. Even the most ghetto, no access to a computer, barely can read, people i know can get on a computer to check emails or chat with friends.
This is as bad as Bush' not knowing what the fuck is going on and saying "I dont read the news". Its getting to the point where its looking like theyre purposely trying to make this guy lose.
