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Should the U.S. President Be Technologically "Literate"?

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Unless the President is now writing code that controls the launch of the nuclear weapons, I'm OK with him not being able to access BGP.

 

 

Mercy, how would he truly know politics without logging in here every now and then?

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He has his People!

 

 

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

You just brought to mind the Amex commercial with Ellen DeGeneres....Now...how funny is that? :lol:

I hear Barack is never without his Blackberry and takes his laptop with him wherever he goes. Smart, young,energetic, dripping with charisma, and technologically relevant... is it any wonder this guy has the country abuzz with excitement and hope!!!

 

This reads more like a People magazine description of the latest Hollywood heartthrob than someone running for president of the United States. I suppose that's apropos since recent extemporaneous comments by Obama have revealed an awareness of political history befitting a Hollywood heartthrob.

I hear Barack is never without his Blackberry and takes his laptop with him wherever he goes. Smart, young,energetic, dripping with charisma, and technologically relevant... is it any wonder this guy has the country abuzz with excitement and hope!!!

 

How about the fact that McCain can fly a fighter jet, but Obama can't, does that mean Obama is not qualified to be President?

 

Maybe Obama should go for a screen test with with all those qualities you mentioned, as none of them qualify him to be President.

How about the fact that McCain can fly a fighter jet, but Obama can't, does that mean Obama is not qualified to be President?
Not to bash McCain, but technically, if he can't use a computer, would he be able to fly today's fighter jet?
Not to bash McCain, but technically, if he can't use a computer, would he be able to fly today's fighter jet?

 

He used to fly one, may have been older ones, but Obama has never flown one, old or new.

Besides my point is that neither is disqualified because they cannot fly or use a modern day computer.

Not to bash McCain, but technically, if he can't use a computer, would he be able to fly today's fighter jet?
The computers on modern aircraft assist the pilot much more than the in the older jets. It's more like the ECM, TCM, and Body computers in your car, not the laptop you're typing on.

 

This isn't Star Trek. Unlike every member of the Enterprise, I don't know any air force pilot that can tell me what microcontroller is running the guidance system, much less how it's internal programming works.

 

Actually, McCain would probably have an easier time than he did back in his day, when all that technology didn't exist to the extent it does now.

Actually, McCain would probably have an easier time than he did back in his day, when all that technology didn't exist to the extent it does now.

 

Exactly. If a pilot can't fly a jet if the electronic instruments go down then they aren't flying for us.

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How about the fact that McCain can fly a fighter jet, but Obama can't, does that mean Obama is not qualified to be President?

 

Maybe Obama should go for a screen test with with all those qualities you mentioned, as none of them qualify him to be President.

 

 

Maybe not, but it riles Republicans, and that's where the fun is.

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Bottom line: I dont think a person applying for the highest office in the land has to be a Bill Gates, but he should be computer literate. McCain needs to contact Devry Institute and take a couple of classes.

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Not only does Cindy have to show John how to turn the computer on and show him how to check messages on his cell phone, she occassionally has to remind the old man who the hell she is.

 

Watch the elderly gent momentarily forget who his wife is and shake her hand. Got to love the Geriatric OLD Party!!!

 

Not only does Cindy have to show John how to turn the computer on and show him how to check messages on his cell phone, she occassionally has to remind the old man who the hell she is.

 

Watch the elderly gent momentarily forget who his wife is and shake her hand. Got to love the Geriatric OLD Party!!!

 

 

I would much rather shake hands with Cindy than anyone on the stage...

Bottom line: I dont think a person applying for the highest office in the land has to be a Bill Gates, but he should be computer literate. McCain needs to contact Devry Institute and take a couple of classes.

 

In a crisis situation, I really don't want my president to have to Google something to find the answers.

 

I think this is really a non issue, just another way to call McCain old and out of touch...

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I would much rather shake hands with Cindy than anyone on the stage...

 

 

You and I both. When the old guy kicks the bucket, I'm contacting her.

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