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"Our economy wouldn't survive without the Internet, and cyber-security continues to represent one our most serious national security threats," Pfeiffer said. "It's extraordinary that someone who wants to be our president and our commander in chief doesn't know how to send an e-mail."

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ORIGINAL: empyrealsymphony

As an Obama supporter I think this was a weak attempt by Barack's team and they need to chill on the attacks. They are being told by the publica they need to strike back and IMHO Barack has always been above that and i hate to see him stoop down to the level of ordinary politicians. he is better than that.

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I'm actually glad that Clinton also didn't appear to be able to operate a computer. Otherwise, he might have been up all night on internet porn sites run by the commies.

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Just exactly as happened over the invasion of Georgia.

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Barack has always been above that and i hate to see him stoop down to the level of ordinary politicians. he is better than that

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ORIGINAL: rlj
RC we did nothing in Georgia but wait for the Russians to pull out and talk big afterward. I'm not sure I get what you mean on this one.

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We have as much business in Georgia as the Russians have in say the Bahamas.

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ORIGINAL: empyrealsymphony

As an Obama supporter I think this was a weak attempt by Barack's team and they need to chill on the attacks. They are being told by the publica they need to strike back and IMHO Barack has always been above that and i hate to see him stoop down to the level of ordinary politicians. he is better than that.

However, I will say that the following statment from his campaign does make a good point:

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"Our economy wouldn't survive without the Internet, and cyber-security continues to represent one our most serious national security threats," Pfeiffer said. "It's extraordinary that someone who wants to be our president and our commander in chief doesn't know how to send an e-mail."

TMeeks,
You are talking about national polls. Please remember the election is decided on state by state electoral votes.

Not all the post-convention polls are in yet, but for all the talk of McCain's post-convention "surge" (the way the media describes it, it's much more than a bounce) McCain's only gained 7 EVs in the last week (as of Sept. 10, actual leaners only). Even more telling, he's actually 31 EVs below where he was on Aug. 21, just a few days before the Democratic convention started. Since that same date, Obama has actually gained 17 EVs.

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From the Boston Globe (March 4, 2000):

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes.

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Jacob Weisberg, in an article in Slate in 2000:

"Six months ago, no one would have pegged McCain as the most cybersavvy of this year's crop of candidates. At 63, he is the oldest of the bunch and because of his war injuries, he is limited in his ability to wield a keyboard."

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In certain ways, McCain was a natural Web candidate. Chairman of the Senate Telecommunications Subcommittee and regarded as the U.S. Senate's savviest technologist, McCain is an inveterate devotee of email. His nightly ritual is to read his email together with his wife, Cindy. The injuries he incurred as a Vietnam POW make it painful for McCain to type. Instead, he dictates responses that his wife types on a laptop. "She's a whiz on the keyboard, and I'm so laborious," McCain admits.

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ORIGINAL: kimberlysfrog

It would have been nice if Obama and his campaign had done some research:

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From the Boston Globe (March 4, 2000):

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes.

and

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Jacob Weisberg, in an article in Slate in 2000:

"Six months ago, no one would have pegged McCain as the most cybersavvy of this year's crop of candidates. At 63, he is the oldest of the bunch and because of his war injuries, he is limited in his ability to wield a keyboard."

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Original empyrealsymphony
You are talking about national polls. Please remember the election is decided on state by state electoral votes.

Not all the post-convention polls are in yet, but for all the talk of McCain's post-convention "surge" (the way the media describes it, it's much more than a bounce) McCain's only gained 7 EVs in the last week (as of Sept. 10, actual leaners only). Even more telling, he's actually 31 EVs below where he was on Aug. 21, just a few days before the Democratic convention started. Since that same date, Obama has actually gained 17 EVs.

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ORIGINAL: empyrealsymphony

As an Obama supporter I think this was a weak attempt by Barack's team and they need to chill on the attacks. They are being told by the publica they need to strike back and IMHO Barack has always been above that and i hate to see him stoop down to the level of ordinary politicians. he is better than that.

However, I will say that the following statment from his campaign does make a good point:

quote:

"Our economy wouldn't survive without the Internet, and cyber-security continues to represent one our most serious national security threats," Pfeiffer said. "It's extraordinary that someone who wants to be our president and our commander in chief doesn't know how to send an e-mail."

TMeeks,
You are talking about national polls. Please remember the election is decided on state by state electoral votes.

Not all the post-convention polls are in yet, but for all the talk of McCain's post-convention "surge" (the way the media describes it, it's much more than a bounce) McCain's only gained 7 EVs in the last week (as of Sept. 10, actual leaners only). Even more telling, he's actually 31 EVs below where he was on Aug. 21, just a few days before the Democratic convention started. Since that same date, Obama has actually gained 17 EVs.

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ORIGINAL: kimberlysfrog

It would have been nice if Obama and his campaign had done some research:

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From the Boston Globe (March 4, 2000):

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain's severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes.

and

quote:

Jacob Weisberg, in an article in Slate in 2000:

"Six months ago, no one would have pegged McCain as the most cybersavvy of this year's crop of candidates. At 63, he is the oldest of the bunch and because of his war injuries, he is limited in his ability to wield a keyboard."

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ORIGINAL: kimberlysfrog

Yet another item to disprove Obama's latest ad:

From Forbes.com:

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In certain ways, McCain was a natural Web candidate. Chairman of the Senate Telecommunications Subcommittee and regarded as the U.S. Senate's savviest technologist, McCain is an inveterate devotee of email. His nightly ritual is to read his email together with his wife, Cindy. The injuries he incurred as a Vietnam POW make it painful for McCain to type. Instead, he dictates responses that his wife types on a laptop. "She's a whiz on the keyboard, and I'm so laborious," McCain admits.