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Old 08-25-2008, 01:12 PM   #104
Ghoulish Delight
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I disagree. As BtD says, it's not about a lack of knowledge about the technology or about policies regarding the technology that bothers me about McCain being completely internet ignorant. It's not even about not himself being able to actively communicate with it. To me, it really is the equivalent of a Presidential candidate saying, "I've never picked up a newspaper in my life." It paints a picture of someone entirely out of touch with the country he's trying to lead, making decisions for all of us without even an inkling of what any of our lives are actually like.

McCain is 3rd generation military. He has essentially never had to provide for himself. Nor had his father. Nor did his grandfather. I find that a life even more out of touch with the average American than George Walker Silver Spoon Bush. His family has not, for generations, seen a medical bill, an education bill, had to worry about a mortgage. His disconnection from the single most vital communication tool on the planet right now is just another symptom of that.

I'm not saying that makes him a bad human being or citizen. I am saying it is not the kind of person I consider to be qualified as President.
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